Job 30

1 “But now men who are younger than I am make fun of me— men whose fathers I greatly despised, with the result that I would not even have allowed them to help my dogs guard my sheep.

“Ka ko eni, ʻoku manukiʻi au ʻekinautolu ʻoku mui ʻiate au, ka ko ʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻanautolu ne u fehiʻa ke lau fakataha mo e fanga kulī ʻo ʻeku ngaahi fanga manu.

2 They were men who were old and (weak/worn out); so (what could I gain from them working for me?/I would have gained nothing from them working for me.) [RHQ]

‌ʻIo, ʻe ʻaonga fēfē kiate au ʻae mālohi ʻa honau nima, ka kuo ʻauha ʻenau motuʻa lelei?

3 They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.

Ko e meʻa ʻi he masiva mo e honge naʻa nau ʻi he fakapoʻuli ʻo hangē ko e pō; ʻo feholaki ki he toafa kuo masiva mo siʻaki.

4 They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.

Naʻa nau tuʻusi ʻae ngaahi ʻakau kona, pea keli aka ke nau kai.

5 Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].

Naʻe kapusi ʻakinautolu mei he kakai, (pea naʻa nau kalanga ki ai ʻo hangē ki ha kaihaʻa; )

6 They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.

Ke nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi lilifa ʻoe luo, ʻi he ngaahi ʻana ʻoe fonua, mo e ngaahi maka.

7 In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.

Naʻa nau tangi mei he ngaahi ʻakau, pea nau fakataha ʻi lalo ʻi he ngaahi ʻakau talatala.

8 They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].

Ko e fānau ʻae kau vale, ko e hako ʻoe kakai meʻa vale; naʻe kapusi ʻakinautolu mei he fonua.

9 “And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.

“Ka ko eni, kuo u hoko au ko ʻenau hivehivaʻanga, ʻio, ko ʻenau lea manukiʻanga au.

10 They are disgusted with me, and they [usually] stay away from me, [but when they see me, ] they are happy to spit in my face.

‌ʻOku nau fakaliliʻa kiate au, pea nau hola mamaʻo ʻiate au, pea ʻikai te nau manavahē ke ʻaʻanu ki hoku mata.

11 Because [it is as though] [MET] God has cut my bowstring, [he has caused me to be unable to defend myself, ] and he has humbled me, and my enemies have done to me whatever they wanted.

Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene vete ʻeku afo, ʻo tautea au, ko ia kuo nau tukuange ai foki ʻae noʻo ʻi hoku ʻao.

12 (Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.

‌ʻOku tutuʻu ʻae kau talavou ʻi hoku toʻomataʻu; ʻoku nau tekeʻi hoku vaʻe, pea ʻoku nau fokotuʻu hake ʻo angatuʻu kiate au ʻae ngaahi hala ʻo honau fakaʻauha.

13 They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).

‌ʻOku nau maumauʻi hoku hala, ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi heʻeku mamahi, ʻoku ʻikai hanau tokoni.

14 [It is as though I am a city wall and] [SIM] they have broken through the wall, and they have come crashing down on me.

Naʻa nau feʻohofi mai ʻo hangē ʻi ha potu fālahi: pea ʻi he maumau naʻa nau filifilihi ʻakinautolu kiate au.

15 I am very terrified; My dignity/honor has been taken away as though [SIM] [it has been] blown away by the wind, and my prosperity has disappeared like [SIM] clouds disappear.

Kuo tō kiate au ʻae ngaahi ilifia: ʻoku nau tuli hoku laumālie ʻo hangē ko e matangi: pea ʻoku mole atu ʻeku lelei ʻo hangē ko e ʻao.

16 “And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.

“Pea ko eni, kuo lilingi hoku laumālie ʻiate au; kuo puke au ʻe he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe mamahi.

17 My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.

‌ʻOku mahuhuhuhu ʻa hoku ngaahi hui ʻi he poʻuli: pea ʻoku ʻikai ke mālōlō siʻi hoku ngaahi uoua.

18 [It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.

Kuo fetongi hoku kofu ʻe he mālohi lahi: ʻoku ne nonoʻo takatakai au ʻo hangē ko e kia ʻo hoku kofutuʻa.

19 He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.

Kuo ne lī au ki he pelepela, pea kuo u tatau mo e efu mo e efuefu.

20 “I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.

‌ʻOku ou tangi kiate koe, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ongoʻi au: ʻoku ou tuʻu hake, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke tokangaʻi au.

21 He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.

Kuo ke liliu ʻo taʻeʻofa kiate au: ʻoku ke tuʻu kiate au ʻaki ho nima mālohi.

22 He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.

‌ʻOku ke ʻohake au ki he matangi mo ke fakaheka au ki ai, pea ʻoku ke veteki ʻeku meʻa.

23 I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.

He ʻoku ou ʻilo pau te ke ʻomi au ki he mate, pea ki he fale kuo tuʻutuʻuni ki he kakai moʻui kotoa pē.

24 “When people experience disasters, and they sit on a pile of ruins and cry out for help, others surely [RHQ] reach out their hand to help them.

“Ka ʻe ʻikai te ne mafao atu hono nima ki he faʻitoka, neongo ʻoku nau tangi ʻi heʻene fakaʻauha.

25 [That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.

‌ʻIkai naʻaku tēngihia ia ʻaia naʻe mamahi? ʻIkai naʻe mamahi hoku laumālie koeʻuhi ko e masiva?

26 But when I expected good things [to happen to me], evil things happened; when I waited for light/happiness, all I experienced was darkness/unhappiness [MET].

‌ʻI heʻeku ʻamanaki ki he lelei, naʻe hoko mai ʻae kovi: pea ʻi heʻeku tatali ki he maama, ne hoko mai ʻae fakapoʻuli.

27 I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.

Naʻe lili hoku fatu, ʻo ʻikai toka: naʻe taʻofi au ʻe he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe mamahi.

28 I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.

Naʻaku ʻalu mamahi pe ʻi he taʻeulo ʻae laʻā; ne u tuʻu hake ʻo tangi ʻi he fakataha.

29 My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.

Ko e tokoua au ʻoe fanga talākoni, mo e kaumeʻa ʻoe fanga lulu.

30 My skin has become dark/black and is peeling off, and I have a fever [which causes my body to feel like it is] burning.

Kuo ʻuliʻuli hoku kili ʻiate au, pea kuo velehia hoku ngaahi hui ʻi he ʻafu.

31 Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”

Kuo liliu ʻeku haʻape ko e tangi, pea ko ʻeku meʻa ifi ko e leʻo ʻokinautolu ʻoku tangi.