Ioba 7
1 A OLE anei he kaua no ke kanaka ma ka honua? A like kona mau la me na la o ka mea hoolimalima?
Is there not a limited time of service to a mortal upon the earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired laborer?
2 E like me ke kauwa i makemake nui i ka malu, A me ka hoolimalima i nana i ka uku o kana hana;
As a servant eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hired laborer hopeth for his reward:
3 Pela no e lilo mai ai ia'u na malama luuluu, A e loaa ia'u na po kaumaha.
So was I compelled to possess months of vanity, and nights of trouble were counted out unto me.
4 A i ka wa i moe ai au ilalo, i iho no au, Ahea la au e ala'e iluna? Ahea la e hala'e ka po? Ua piha au i ka hiaa ana a hiki i ka wanaao.
When I He down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am wearied with tossings about till the dawn of day.
5 Ua paapu ko'u kino i ka ilo a me ka papaa lepo; Ke ola mai nei kuu ili, alaila puha hou ae la.
My flesh is covered with worms and clods of dust: my skin is burst open, and become loathsome.
6 Ua oi ka mama o kuu mau la mamua o ka laau ulana lole, A holo aku me ke manaolana ole.
My days hasten away more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end in the absence of hope.
7 E hoomanao oe, he makani kuu ola: Aole e ike hou ko'u maka i ka maikai.
Oh remember that nothing but a breath is my life; that my eye will not again see happiness;
8 O ka maka o ka mea i ike ia'u, aole ia e ike hou ia'u: Maluna o'u kou mau maka, a e ole auanei au.
The eye of him that seeth me now will not behold me again: [thou fixest] thy eyes upon me, and I am no more.
9 E like me ke ao e nalowale ana a e hele aku ana; Pela ka mea e iho ana i ka luakupapau, aole ia e ea hou ae iluna. (Sheol h7585)
As the cloud vanisheth and passeth away: so will he that goeth down to the nether world not come up again. (Sheol h7585)
10 Aole ia e hoi hou i kona hale, Aole hoi e ike hou kona wahi ia ia.
He will return no more to his house, and his place will not recognize him any more.
11 Nolaila aole au e hoopaa i kuu waha; E olelo aku au ma ka pilikia o kuu uhane; E ulono ana au no ka awaawa o kuu naau.
Therefore will I also not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit: I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 He kai anei au, a he ia nui, I hoonoho mai ai oe i ke kiai maluna o'u?
Am I a sea, or a monster, that thou settest a watch over me?
13 A i iho au, E hooluolu kuu wahi moe ia'u, E lawe aku kuu moe i ko'u ulono ana:
For should I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall help me bear my complaint:
14 Alaila hoomakau mai oe ia'u ma na moeuhane, A hooweliweli mai oe ia'u i na mea hihio.
Then wouldst thou frighten me with dreams, and with visions wouldst thou terrify me;
15 Nolaila ke koho nei kuu naau i ke kaawe, A me ka make mamua o kuu ola ana.
So that my soul would choose strangling, death rather than these limbs of mine.
16 Ke hoopailua nei au ia mea; aole au makemake e ola loa; E waiho mai ia'u; no ka mea, he hanu wale no kuu mau la.
I loathe it; I cannot live for ever: let me alone; for my days are but nought.
17 Heaha la ke kanaka, i hoonui mai ai oe ia ia? A i kau mai ai oe i kou manao ia ia?
What is the mortal, that thou shouldst make him great? and that thou shouldst direct thy heart toward him?
18 A i ike mai ai oe ia ia i kela kakahiaka keia kakahiaka, A i hoao mau mai ai oe ia ia?
And that thou shouldst visit him every morning, probe him every moment?
19 Pehea ka loihi o kou nana ole ana mai io'u aku nei, A kuu ole mai ia'u, a moni iho au i kuu kuha?
How long wilt thou not turn thy regard from me, nor let; me loose till I swallow down my spittle?
20 Ua hana hewa au; heaha ka'u e hana aku ai ia oe, E ka Meakiai i na kanaka? No keaha la oe e hooku ae ia'u, i mea e hopu ai nou, I lilo ai hoi au i mea kaumaha no'u iho?
If I have sinned, what [injury] can I cause unto thee, O thou Guardian of men? why hast thou set me as an object for thee to strike at, so that I am become a burden to myself?
21 No keaha la oe i kala ole mai ai i kuu hala, A i lawe aku hoi i ko'u hewa? No ka mea, ano e moe auanei au i ka lepo; A e imi mai oe ia'u, aole hoi wau.
And why wilt thou not forgive my transgression, and let my iniquity pass away? for soon must I lie down in the dust; and thou wilt seek for me, but I shall be no more.
