Ioba 14
1 O KE kanaka i hanauia e ka wahine. He hapa kona mau la, a ua piha i ka popilikia.
Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
2 Puka mai no ia me he pua la, a ua okiia aku; A holo aku no ia me he aka la, aole ia e mau.
As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 A ke kau anei oe i kou mau maka maluna o ka mea like me ia, A e lawe mai ia'u i ka hookolokoloia ana e oe?
And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
4 Owai ka mea e unuhi ae i ka mea maemae mai o ka mea haumia? aole kekahi.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
5 No ka mea, ua heluia kona mau la, A ia oe no ka huina o kona mau malama, Ua hoonoho oe i kona mau mokuna, i hiki ole ai ia ke ae aku;
If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.
6 E nana ae oe mai ona aku la, i hoomaha iho ai ia, A hauoli ia i kona ia, me he mea hoolimalima la.
Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
7 No ka mea, a i kuaia ka laau, He manao no nona, e ulu hou auanei, Aole hoi e pau na lala hou.
Though there is—for a tree—hope, —if it should be cut down, that, again, it will grow, and, the tender branch thereof, will not cease;
8 Ina ua elemakule kona aa ma ka honua, A ua make hoi kona kumu ma ka lepo;
If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
9 Aka, no ka honi ana i ka wai e kupu ae ia, A e hookupu aku i na lala, me he laau kanu la,
Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
10 Aka, o ke kanaka, e make no ia, a e nalowale aku; Oia, e make ana no ke kanaka, auhea la oia?
Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
11 E like me ka maloo ana o na wai, mai ke kai aku, A me ka emi ana o ka muliwai, a maloo iho;
Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
12 Pela e moe iho ai ke kanaka, aole ku hou ae; Aole lakou e ala hou mai, a pau aku na lani, Aole hoi e hooku hou ia, mai ko lakou hiamoe ana.
So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.
13 E pono e waiho iho oe ia'u iloko o ka luakupapau, A e huna oe ia'u, a hala aku kou huhu, A e hoakaka mai no'u i ka manawa pono, a e hoomanao mai ia'u! (Sheol h7585)
Oh that, in hades, thou wouldst hide me! that thou wouldst keep me secret, until the turn of thine anger, that thou wouldst set for me a fixed time, and remember me: (Sheol h7585)
14 Ina e make ke kanaka, e ola hou anei oia? O na la a pau o ko'u kaua ana ka'u e kali ai, A hiki mai ko'u manawa.
If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: —
15 E kahea mai oe ia'u, a e hoolohe aku no au ia oe: A e aloha mai no oe i ka hana a kou mau lima.
Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
16 No ka mea, ano ke helu nei oe i kuu mau kapuwai; Aole anei oe e kiai mai nei i ko'u hewa?
For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
17 Ua hoopaaia kuu hewa iloko o ka aa, Ua imi hala oe i kuu hewa.
Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.
18 A he oiaio, o ka mauna e hiolo ana, moe mau no ia, A ua hooneeia ka pohaku mai kona wahi aku.
But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:
19 Ke anai nei na wai i na pohaku; O kona wai nui, ua hoopau aku ia i ka lepo o ka aina; Pela oe e hoomake nei i ka manaolana o ke kanaka.
Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:
20 Ke lanakila mau nei oe maluna ona, a hele aku no ia: Ke boopahaohao nei oe i kona maka, a hoouna aku ia ia.
Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
21 Ua hoohanohanoia kana keiki, aole oia i ike: A ua hoohaahaaia lakou, aole ia i noonoo no lakou.
His sons, come to honour, and he knoweth it not, Or they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not of them.
22 Aka, e hui kona io maluna ona, A e uwe kona naau iloko ona.
But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
