Job 40

1 And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: —

Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,

2 Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”

3 And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: —

Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,

4 Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.

5 Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”

6 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: —

Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,

7 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.

8 Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?

9 And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?

10 Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.

“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.

11 Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.

12 See every proud one — humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.

13 Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.

Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.

14 And even I — I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.

15 Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:

16 Lo, I pray thee, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.

17 He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

‌ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.

18 His bones [are] tubes of brass, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.

Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.

19 He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.

20 For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.

21 Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

‌ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.

22 Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.

23 Lo, a flood oppresseth — he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.

24 Before his eyes doth [one] take him, With snares doth [one] pierce the nose?

‌ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.