Ioba 40
1 OLELO mai hoi o Iehova ia Ioba, i mai la,
And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
2 O ka mea hoopaapaa i ka Mea mana, e ao mai anei ia ia ia? O ka mea e ao mai i ke Akua, nana no e ekemu mai.
Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
3 Alaila, olelo aku o Ioba ia Iehova, i aku la,
Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
4 Aia hoi, ua inoino wau; Heaha ka'u e ekemu aku ai ia oe? E kau aku au i kuu lima maluna o kuu waha.
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
5 Hookahi ka'u olelo ana, aka, aole au e ekemu hou; A elua hoi, aka, aole au e olelo hou aku.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
6 Alaila olelo mai o Iehova ia Ioba mailoko mai o ka puahiohio, i mai la,
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
7 E kakoo oe ano, me he kanaka la, i kou puhaka: E ninau aku au ia oe, a hoike mai oe ia'u.
Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
8 E hoole anei hoi oe i ko'u pono? E hoahewa anei oe ia'u, i hoaponoia'i oe?
Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
9 He lima anei kou e like me ko ke Akua? E hiki anei ia oe ke hoohekili me ka leo e like me kona?
But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
10 E hoonani oe ano ia oe iho me ka hanohano a me ko kiekie; E hoaalu hoi ia oe iho i ka nani a me ka mahalo.
Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
11 E hookuu aku oe i kou huhu ikaika: A nana aku i ka mea kiekie a pau, a hoohaahaa ia ia.
Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
12 E nana aku i ka mea haaheo a pau, a e hookulou ia ia; A e hehi iho ilalo i ka poe hewa ma ko lakou wahi.
Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 E hoonalo pu ia lakou iloko o ka lepo; E uhi i ko lakou maka i ka pouli.
Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
14 Alaila e hooia aku au ia oe, E hiki no i kou lima akau ke hoola ia oe iho.
Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
15 E nana ano i ka behemo, ka mea a'u i hana'i me oe; Ua ai no ia i ka weuweu e like me ka bipi.
Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
16 Aia hoi, ano, o kona ikaika ma kona puhaka, O kona mana hoi ma na wahi paa o kona opu.
Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
17 Ua kunini no ia i kona huelo me he laau kedera la, O na olona o kona uha ua ulana pu ia.
He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
18 O kona mau iwi me na auka keleawe, O kona mau iwi, ua like me na auka hao.
His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
19 Oia ke pookela o na hana a ke Akua! O ka mea nana ia i hana, haawi no ia i pahikaua nana.
He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
20 Ua hoohua mai na mauna i ka ai nana, A malaila na holoholona a pau o ke kula i paani ai.
But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 Moe iho no ia malalo o na laau malu, Maloko o kahi nalo o ka ohe a me ke kiolepo.
Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
22 Uhi iho la na laau malu ia ia me ko lakou malu; A puni mai ia ia na wilou o ke kahawai.
Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
23 Aia hoi, huai mai ka muliwai, aole ia i holo aku, Noho malie no ia i ka wa i huai mai ai o Ioredane i kona waha.
Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
24 Imua o kona mau maka e hopu anei kekahi ia ia? A e hoopuka aku i kona ihu i ka lou?
Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
