Ioba 30
1 A NO hoi, ua henehene mai ia'u ka poe opiopio ia'u, Ka poe nona na makuakane a'u i hoowahawaha ai, Aole e hoonoho pu me na ilio o ka'u poe hipi.
“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.
2 Oia hoi, o ka ikaika o ko lakou lima heaha ia ia'u, Ka mea i pau ka ikaika?
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]
3 No ka ilihune a no ka pololi ua wiwi lakou; Holo lakou i ka waonahele, I ka po he mehameha a neoneo.
They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.
4 Uhuki lakou i ka maluha ma ka nahelehele, A me ke aa o ka laau iunipera i ai na lakou.
They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.
5 Maiwaena mai o kanaka ua hookukeia'ku lakou; Kahea nui aku mahope o lakou e like me lakou i ka aihue;
Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].
6 Maloko o na awawa weliweli e noho ai lakou, Maloko o na lua o ka honua a me na pohaku.
They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
7 Mawaena o ka nahelehele, me he hoki la lakou i uwe ai, Malalo o ka laau kuku lakou i hoakoakoa ai.
In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.
8 He poe keiki a kanaka lapuwale, He poe keiki a kanaka inoa ole; Ua hookukeia lakou mai ka aina aku.
They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].
9 Ano hoi, ua lilo au i mea e mele ai lakou; A ua lilo hoi au no lakou i mea e olelo nane ai.
“And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.
10 Ua hoopailua lakou ia'u, a holo mamao lakou mai o'u aku la, Aole lakou i uumi i ke kuha mai i kuu maka.
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.
11 No ka mea, ua kuu aku ia i kona kaulawaha, a ua hookaumaha mai ia'u; Ua kuu aku hoi lakou i ke kaulawaha imua o'u.
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.
12 Ma ka akau ku mai ka poe opio, a hoonee aku i kuu wawae, Hoouka ae lakou i na alanui no kuu make.
(Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.
13 Ua hana ino lakou i kuu ala, Ua kokua lakou i kuu hina ana; Aohe o lakou kokua.
They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
14 Hele mai lakou me he poha nui mai la: Ma kahi nahae, hookaa mai la lakou maluna o'u.
[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.
15 Ua hiki mai na mea hooweliweli maluna o'u: Hoomaau lakou i kuu lokomaikai e like me ka makani; A me he ao la, ke hele aku nei kuu pomaikai.
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.
16 Ano hoi ua nininiia kuu uhane iloko o'u, Ua lalau mai na la kaumaha ia'u.
“And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.
17 I ka po ua oia kuu mau iwi iloko o'u; Aole i maha kuu mau eha aai.
My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.
18 No ka ikaika loa o kuu mai, ua ano e kuu aahu; Ua puliki mai ia'u e like me ka a-i o kuu kapakomo.
[It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.
19 Ua hoolei mai oia ia'u iloko o ka nenelu, A ua like au me ka lepo a me ka lehu.
He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.
20 Ua uwe aku au ia oe, aole oe i hoolohe mai ia'u; A ku au iluna, aole oe i manao mai ia'u.
“I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.
21 Ua lilo oe i enemi no'u, Me ka ikaika o kou lima i hahai mai oe ia'u.
He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.
22 Ua kaikai oe ia'u, A hooholo no oe ia'u maluna o ka makani; Ua hooheehee mai hoi ia'u a hoomakau mai.
He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.
23 No ka mea, ua ike no au e hoihoi aku oe ia'u i ka make, A i ka hale e akoakoa ai ka poe a pau e ola ana.
I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
24 Aka, he mea ole ka pule, ke kikoo mai ia i kona lima, Ina e uwe lakou iloko o kona luku ana.
“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.
25 Aole anei au i uwe i kona la pilikia? Aole anei i kaumaha ko'u naau no ka poe ilihune?
[That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.
26 I ka wa i kakali ai au i ka maikai, alaila hiki mai ka hewa; A ukali au i ka malamalama, alaila hiki mai ka pouli.
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].
27 Ua kupikio kuu opu, aohe malie iho; Ua hiki e mai ia'u na la popilikia.
I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.
28 Ke hele eleele nei au, aole nae i ka la: Ku no au iluna maloko o ka ahakanaka, a uwe aku au.
I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.
29 Ua lilo au i hoahanau no na iliohae, A i hoalauna no na iana.
My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.
30 Ua eleele kuu ili maluna o'u, A ua hoaia kuu mau iwi i ka wela.
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.
31 A ua lilo kuu lira no ke kanikau, A o kuu mea hookiokio no ka leo o ka poe e uwe ana.
Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”
