Ioba 35
1 OLELO aku la hoi o Elihu, i aku la,
Moreover Elihu answered and said:
2 Ke manao nei oe he pono keia, O kau i olelo mai, O ko'u pono, ua oi mamua o ko ke Akua?
Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',
3 No ka mea, ua ninau mai oe, Heaha ka pono no'u? Heaha hoi ko'u pomaikai no kuu hewa ole ana?
That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
4 Owau ke hoihoi aku ia olelo iou la, A i kou mau hoalauna me oe.
I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.
5 E nana ae oe i ka lani, a ike; A e nana i na ao, ua kiekie lakou mamua ou.
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
6 Ina e hana hewa oe, heaha kau hana ia ia? Ina e hoonuiia kou mau hala, heaha kau e hana'i nana?
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
7 Ina ua pono oe, heaha kau e haawi aku ai ia ia? Heaha kana e loaa'i mai kou lima aku?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
8 No ke kanaka e like me oe kou hala, A no ke keiki a ke kanaka kou pono.
Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
9 Ke uwe ae nei ka poe kaumaha no ka hooluhiia; I uwe lakou no ka lima o na mea koikoi.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 Aka, aole e i mai kekahi, Auhea ke Akua nana au i hana, Ka mea i haawi mai i na mele olioli i ka po;
But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 O ka mea i ao mai ia kakou mamua o na holoholona o ka honua, A ua hoonaauao oia ia kakou mamua o na manu o ka lewa?
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
12 Malaila lakou e uwe ai, aole mea i ekemu mai, No ka haaheo o ka poe hewa.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 He oiaio, aole ke Akua e hoolohe mai i ka mea wahahee, Aole ka Mea mana e maliu mai ia.
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Ina paha e olelo oe, aole oe i ike ia ia, Imua ona ka hooponopono, nolaila e kali aku oe ia ia.
Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
15 Ano hoi, he mea ole ka hoopai ana o kona inaina, Aole ia e haka pono mai i na hewa;
And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
16 Nolaila i oaka hewa mai ai ko Ioba waha, He hoonui olelo kana me ko ike ole.
But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
