Ioba 4
1 A LAILA pane mai la o Elipaza no Temana, i mai la,
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 A i hoao makou e kamailio pu me oe, e uluhua anei oe? Aka, owai la ka mea hiki ke uumi i ka olelo?
If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?
3 Aia hoi; ua ao aku oe i na mea he nui, A ua hooikaika oe i na lima nawaliwali.
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands;
4 Ua kukulu iluna kau olelo i ka mea e hina ana, A ua hookupaa oe i na kuli e hemo ana.
Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees:
5 Ano hoi, ua hiki mai ia maluna ou, a ua maule oe, Ua hoopa mai ia ia oe, a ua popilikia oe.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Aole anei keia kou makau, a me kou manaolana, O kou mea i kuko ai, a me ka pololei o kou mau aoao?
Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?
7 Ke noi aku nei au, e hoomanao oe, owai ka mea hala ole i make wale? Auhea hoi ka poe pono i hookiia'ku?
Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off?
8 E like me ka'u i ike ai, O na mea i waele ino, a mahi hewa, ohi no lakou ia mea hookahi.
Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.
9 Ma ka ha ana o ke Akua ua make lakou, A ma ka hanu o kona mau puka ihu ua hoopauia lakou.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.
10 O ka uwo ana o ka liona, o ka leo o ka liona hae, A o na niho o na liona hou, ua haki.
The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;
11 O ka liona, ua make ia no ka nele o ka mea pio, A o na keiki o ka liona wahine, ua hele liilii lakou.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
12 Ua lawe malu ia mai kekahi olelo ia'u, A ua loaa i kuu pepeiao ka lohe iki o ia mea.
Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13 Iloko o na manao ma na moeuhane i ka po, I ka manawa i pauhia ai na kanaka i ka hiamoe,
In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: —
14 Hiki mai ka makau ia'u a me ka haalulu, A hoohaalulu mai ia i ka nui o ko'u mau iwi.
Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;
15 Alaila maale ae la he uhane imua o ko'u maka; Ku iho la iluna ka hulu o ko'u io:
And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up —
16 Ku malie iho la ia, aole au i ike i kona ano; He kii imua o kou mau maka, He makani uuku, a he leo ka'u i lohe:
It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:
17 E oi anei ka pono o ke kanaka mamua o ko ke Akua? He oi anei ka maemae o ke kanaka mamua o ka Mea nana ia i hana?
Shall [mortal] man be more just than God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?
18 Aia hoi, aole ia i hilinai i kana poe kauwa, A hooili no ia i ka hewa maluna o kona poe anela:
Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:
19 Heaha la hoi ka poe e noho ana i na hale lepo, Ha ka lepo ko lakou hookumu ana, ua ulupaia lakou imua o ka mu?
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!
20 Ua lukuia lakou mai kakahiaka a ke ahiahi: Ua make loa lakou, aohe mea nana i manao.
From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.
21 Aole anei e nalo wale aku ko lakou maikai ana? Make no lakou me ka naauao ole.
Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.
