Job 41
1 “[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
E HOOPAA anei oe i ka leviatana me ka makau? A e kaomi i kona alelo me ke aho?
2 Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hookomo i ke kaula kaluha i kona ihu? A me ka makau e hoolou i kona iwia?
3 Will they plead with you to act mercifully toward them or (use sweet talk/speak to you nicely) [in order that you will not harm them]?
E hoomahuahua anei ia i ka nonoi ana ia oe? E olelo anei ia i na mea hooluolu ia oe?
4 Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
A hoopaa anei ia i ka berita me oe? E lawe anei oe ia ia i kauwa mau loa?
5 Can you cause them to become pets like you cause birds to become your pets? Can you put a leash/rope around their [necks] so that your servant girls [can play with them]?
E paani pu anei oe me ia me he manu la? E hoopaa anei oe ia ia no kou poe wahine opio?
6 Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
E hana anei na makamaka ia ia i mea ahaaina? E mahele anei lakou ia ia iwaena o ka poe kuai?
7 Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hoopiha i kona ili i na mea oi? I kona poo hoi i na o-ia?
8 If you grab one of them with your hands, it will fight you in a way that you will never forget, and you will never try to do it again!
E kau oe i kou lima maluna ona, E hoomanao i ke kaua, a e hooki iho.
9 It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
Aia hoi, o ka manao e paa aku ia ia ua make hewa: Aole anei e hina ilalo ka mea e nana aku ana ia ia?
10 No one dares/tries to (arouse them/cause them to be angry). So, [since I am much more powerful than they are, ] (who would dare to cause me to be angry?/no one would dare to cause me to be angry!) [RHQ]
Aohe mea aa e hoala ia ia: A owai la hoi ka mea e hiki ke ka imua o'u?
11 Also, everything on the earth is mine. Therefore, no one [RHQ] is able to give anything to me and require me to pay [money] for it!
Owai ka i hana mua mai na'u, a e uku aku au? O na mea a pau malalo o ka lani, no'u ia.
12 I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
Aole au e huna i kona mau lala, Aole hoi i ka ikaika a me ka nani o kana mea kaua.
13 (Can anyone strip off their hides?/No one is able to strip off their hides.) [RHQ] (Can anyone try to put bridles on them?/No one can try to put bridles on them.) [RHQ] (OR, Can anyone pierce their very thick hides?)
Owai ka mea e wehe ae i ke alo o kona kapa? Owai ka mea e komo iloko o kona mau a palua?
14 (Can anyone pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them?/No one can pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them!) [RHQ]
Owai ka mea e wehe ae i na pani o kona maka? O kona mau niho a puni he mea weliweli ia.
15 They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
O kona haaheo, o kona mau palekaua paa no ia, I hoopiliia i ka mea kapili paa.
16 The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
Ua pili kekahi i kekahi, Aole e komo ka makani iwaena o lakou.
17 The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
Ua pili pu kekahi me kekahi, Ua hui pu ia lakou, aole e hiki ke hookaawaleia'e.
18 When crocodiles sneeze, [the tiny drops of water that come out of their noses] sparkle in the sunlight. Their eyes are red like the rising sun.
Ma kona kiha ana alohi mai la ka malamalama, O kona mau maka ua like me na lihilihi o ke kakahiaka.
19 [It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
Mailoko mai o kona waha hele aku na lapalapa, A lele aku na huna ahi.
20 Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
Mailoko mai o kona mau pukaihu puka aku ka mahu, E like me ko ka ipuhao wela, a me ka ipuhao lapalapa.
21 Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
Hoa aku kona hanu i na lanahu, A mai kona waha puka aku ka lapalapa.
22 Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
Maloko o kona a-i ke noho la ka ikaika, A lelele ka weliweli imua ona.
23 The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
O na wahi lewalewa o kona io ua pilipaaia, Ua paa ia ia, aole e hoonaueia.
24 [They are fearless, because] the inner parts of their bodies are as hard as a rock, as hard as the lower millstone [on which grain is ground].
O kona naau ua paa, me he pohaku la, A ua paakiki e like me ka pohaku lalo o ka wili.
25 When they rise up, they cause [even] very strong people to be terrified. As a result, people (fall back/run away) when crocodiles thrash around.
I kona ea ana iluna, makau ka poe ikaika; No ka weliweli pihoihoi lakou.
26 [People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
O ke kau ana o ka pahikaua ia ia aole ia e paa: O ka pahi o, o ka ihe, a me ka pololu.
27 They [certainly are not afraid of weapons made of] straw or rotten wood, but [they are not even afraid of weapons made of] iron or bronze!
Ua manao no ia i ka hao he like ia me ka mauu maloo, A i ke keleawe me he laau popopo la.
28 [Shooting] arrows [at them] does not cause them to run away. [Hurling] stones at them from a sling is like [hurling] bits of chaff at them.
Aole e hiki i ka pua pana ke hooauhee ia ia: O na pohaku o ka maa, ua like ia me ka opala.
29 They are not afraid of clubs [any more than they would be afraid of men throwing] bits of straw [at them], and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins [being thrown at them].
Ua manaoia ka newa e like me ka opala; Ua akaaka no ia i ka naue ana o ka ihe.
30 Their bellies are covered with scales that are as sharp as broken pieces of pottery. When they drag themselves through the mud, their bellies tear up the ground like a plow.
Malalo ona na apana ipu lepo: Hohola aku ia i ka mea oi maluna o ka lepo.
31 They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
Hoopohapoha no ia i ka hohonu, me he ipuhao la: Hana no ia i ke kai me he ipu mea hamo la.
32 As they go through the water, the (wakes/trails in the water behind them) glisten. People [who see it] would think that the foam in those wakes had become white hair.
Waiho no ia i ala malamalama mahope ona; Ua manaoia ka hohonu, he poohina.
33 There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
Aohe mea like maluna o ka honua, Ka mea i hanaia me ka makau ole.
34 They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
Nana mai no ia i na mea kiekie a pau; Oia ke alii maluna o ka poe haaheo a pau.
