Ioba 6
1 OLELO mai la o Ioba, i mai la,
Then Job answered and said,
2 Ina paha e kaupaona pono ia kuu luuluu, A e kauia ma ka mea kaupaona kuu ehaeha!
“Oh, if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance!
3 No ka mea, ano, ua oi kona kaumaha mamua o ke one o ke kai: Nolaila, ua ilihia ka'u mau huaolelo.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. That is why my words were reckless.
4 No ka mea, o na pua pana o ka Mea mana, eia iloko o'u, A ke inu nei ka wela o ia mau mea i kuu uhane; O na mea weliweli o ke Akua, ke ku e mai nei ia'u.
For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks up the poison; the terrors of God have arranged themselves in array against me.
5 E uwe anei ka hoki hihiu imua o ka weuweu? A ke uwo anei ka bipi maluna o kana mea ai?
Does the wild donkey bray in despair when he has grass? Or does the ox low in hunger when it has fodder?
6 E hiki anei ke aiia ka mea mananalo, ke ole ka paakai. He mea ono anei ke ewe o ka hua moa?
Can that which has no taste be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 Aole au e hiki ke hoopa aku, Ua like ia me ka hoopailua o ko'u ai.
I refuse to touch them; they are like disgusting food to me.
8 Ina paha e haawiia mai kuu mea e noi aku ai, Ina paha e haawi mai ke Akua i kuu mea i kuko aku ai!
Oh, that I might have my request; oh, that God would grant me the thing I long for:
9 A ina paha e oluolu ke Akua e ulupa mai ia'u, Ina e hookuu mai ia i kona lima, a e oki mai ia'u!
that it would please God to crush me once, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off from this life!
10 Alaila e oluolu hou iho no wau, A e hauoli aku au i ka eha: Mai aua mai ia; no ka mea, aole au i hoole i na olelo a ka Mea Hemolele.
May this still be my consolation— even if I exult in pain that does not lessen: that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 Heaha kuu ikaika, i kakali aku ai au? Heaha hoi kuu hope, i hooloihi aku ai au i kuu ola?
What is my strength, that I should try to wait? What is my end, that I should prolong my life?
12 He ikaika anei ko'u e like me ka ikaika o na pohaku? He keleawe anei ko'u io?
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh made of bronze?
13 Aole anei ka'u kokua iloko o'u? A ua holo aku anei ka mea e pakele ai mai o'u aku la?
Is it not true that I have no help in myself, and that wisdom has been driven out of me?
14 O ka mea ehaeha e alohaia oia e kona hoalauna; Aka, ua haalele aku ia i ka makau i ka Mea mana.
To the person who is about to faint, faithfulness should be shown by his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 Ua hana hoopunipuni mai ko'u mau hoahanau, e like me ke kahawai; Ua nalowale aku lakou, e like me ka wai kahe o na awawa;
But my brothers have been as faithful to me as a desert streambed, as channels of water that pass away to nothing,
16 I uliuli i ka waipaa, Malaila i hunaia'i ka hau.
which are darkened because of ice over them, and because of the snow that hides itself in them.
17 I ka wa e ololi ai lakou, ua hoopauia lakou; I ke kau wela, ua maloo aku la mai ko lakou wahi aku.
When they thaw out, they vanish; when it is hot, they melt out of their place.
18 Ua huli ae na huakai ma ko lakou ala ilaila; Hele lakou a nalowale, a pau.
The caravans that travel by their way turn aside for water; they wander into barren land and then perish.
19 Nana aku la, na huakai hele o Tema, A o na poe hele o Seba, i kakali aku ia lakou.
Caravans from Tema looked there, while companies of Sheba hoped in them.
20 Ua hoka lakou, no ka mea, ua lana wale ka manao: Hele lakou ilaila, a hoohilahilaia lakou.
They were disappointed because they had been confident of finding water. They went there, but they were deceived.
21 No ka mea, ua like oukou me ka mea ole; Ua ike oukou i ka popilikia, a makau iho la.
For now you friends are nothing to me; you see my dreadful situation and are afraid.
22 Ua olelo anei au, E lawe mai no'u? A e haawi mai i makana no'u mailoko mai o ko oukou waiwai?
Did I say to you, 'Give something to me?' Or, 'Offer me a gift from your wealth?'
23 A e hoopakele paha oukou ia'u mai ka lima mai o ka enemi? A e hoola ia'u, mai ka lima mai o ka poe ikaika?
Or, 'Save me from my adversary's hand?' Or, 'Ransom me from the hand of my oppressors?'
24 E ao mai oukou ia'u, a e noho malie iho au: E hoike mai oukou ia'u i kuu mea i lalau ai.
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; make me understand where I have been wrong.
25 Nani ka ikaika o na olelo oiaio! Aka, heaha la ka ka oukou olelo hoino e hooiaio ai?
How painful are truthful words! But your arguments, how do they actually rebuke me?
26 Ke manao nei anei oukou e hoohewa i na hua olelo? A o na olelo a ka mea paupauaho, Ua like me ka makani?
Do you plan to ignore my words, treating the words of a desperate man like the wind?
27 Oiaio, ke hoohina nei oukou i ka mea makua ole, A ke eli iho oukou i lua no ko oukou hoalauna.
Indeed, you cast lots for a fatherless child, and haggle over your friend like merchandise.
28 Ano hoi, e noho malie oukou, e nana mai ia'u; No ka mea, ua akaka ia oukou, ke hoopunipuni au.
Now, therefore, please look at me, for surely I would not lie to your face.
29 E hoi hou, ke noi aku nei au ia oukou, mai hoolilo ia i hewa; Oia e hoi hou hoi, A o ko'u pono aia iloko o ia mea.
Relent, I beg you; let there be no injustice with you; Indeed, relent, for my cause is just.
30 He hewa anei iloko o kuu alelo? Aole anei au e ike i na mea hewa?
Is there evil on my tongue? Cannot my mouth detect malicious things?
