Ioba 14
1 O KE kanaka i hanauia e ka wahine. He hapa kona mau la, a ua piha i ka popilikia.
Man, who is born of woman, lives only a few days and is 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.
He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down; he flees like a shadow and does not last.
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?
Do you look at any of these? Do you bring me into judgment with you?
4 Owai ka mea e unuhi ae i ka mea maemae mai o ka mea haumia? aole kekahi.
Who can bring something clean out of something unclean? No 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;
Man's days are determined. The number of his months is with you; you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass.
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 away from him that he may rest, so that he may enjoy his day like a hired man if he can do so.
7 No ka mea, a i kuaia ka laau, He manao no nona, e ulu hou auanei, Aole hoi e pau na lala hou.
There can be hope for a tree; if it is cut down, it might sprout again, so that its tender stalk does not disappear.
8 Ina ua elemakule kona aa ma ka honua, A ua make hoi kona kumu ma ka lepo;
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground,
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,
yet even if it only smells water, it will bud and send out branches like a plant.
10 Aka, o ke kanaka, e make no ia, a e nalowale aku; Oia, e make ana no ke kanaka, auhea la oia?
But man dies; he becomes weak; indeed, man stops breathing, and then 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;
As water disappears from a lake, and as a river loses water and dries 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 people lie down and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor be roused 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 you would hide me away in Sheol away from troubles, and that you would keep me in private until your wrath is over, that you would set me a fixed time to stay there and then call me to mind! (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 dies, will he live again? If so, I would wish to wait all my weary time there until my release 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.
You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.
16 No ka mea, ano ke helu nei oe i kuu mau kapuwai; Aole anei oe e kiai mai nei i ko'u hewa?
You would number and care for my footsteps; you would not keep track of my sin.
17 Ua hoopaaia kuu hewa iloko o ka aa, Ua imi hala oe i kuu hewa.
My transgression would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover up my 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 even mountains fall and come to nothing; even rocks are moved out of their 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.
the waters wear down the stones; their flooding washes away the dust of the earth. Like this, you destroy the hope of man.
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.
You always defeat him, and he passes away; you change his face and send him away to die.
21 Ua hoohanohanoia kana keiki, aole oia i ike: A ua hoohaahaaia lakou, aole ia i noonoo no lakou.
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; and if they are brought low, he does not see it.
22 Aka, e hui kona io maluna ona, A e uwe kona naau iloko ona.
He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns for himself.
