Ioba 4
1 A LAILA pane mai la o Elipaza no Temana, i mai la,
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, 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 one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself 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 falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble 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 art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
6 Aole anei keia kou makau, a me kou manaolana, O kou mea i kuko ai, a me ka pololei o kou mau aoao?
Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
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 ever perished, being innocent? Or 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.
According as I have seen, they that plow 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 anger 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 lion roareth, and the fierce lion howleth — yet 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 abroad.
12 Ua lawe malu ia mai kekahi olelo ia'u, A ua loaa i kuu pepeiao ka lohe iki o ia mea.
Now a word was secretly brought to me, 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 the 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 upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.
15 Alaila maale ae la he uhane imua o ko'u maka; Ku iho la iluna ka hulu o ko'u io:
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand 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, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes; I heard a still 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 just before God? Shall a man be pure before 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:
Behold, He putteth no trust in 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 before the moth!
20 Ua lukuia lakou mai kakahiaka a ke ahiahi: Ua make loa lakou, aohe mea nana i manao.
Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Aole anei e nalo wale aku ko lakou maikai ana? Make no lakou me ka naauao ole.
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
