Hopa 11

1 Ano ra ko Topara Naamati; i mea ia,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Kaua ranei hei whakautua te tini o nga kupu? A e whakatikaia ranei te tangata ngutu hohoro?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Ma au kupu whakapehapeha ranei e nohopuku ai nga tangata? A, ina tawai koe, kaua ranei he tangata e mea i a koe kia whakama?

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 E mea ana hoki koe, He tino tika taku whakaako, a he ma ahau ki ou kanohi.

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

5 Aue, me i korero te Atua, me i puaki mai ona ngutu ki te whakahe i a koe!

But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

6 Me i whakaaturia mai e ia ki a koe nga mea ngaro o te matauranga, te huhua o nga ara o tana mahi! Na kia matau koe, he iti iho i ou he ta te Atua e tango nei i a koe.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that is manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 Ina whakatakina e koe, e kitea ranei e koe te Atua? E tino kitea rawatia ranei e koe te Kaha Rawa?

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

8 Kei te rangi te tiketike; ka pehea koe? Hohonu iho i te reinga; ko te aha e mohiotia e koe? (Sheol h7585)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 Ko tona takoto, roa atu i te whenua, whanui atu i te moana.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 Ki te mea ka haukotia e ia, ka herehera ranei, ka whakawakia ranei, ma wai ia e arai?

If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

11 E mohio ana hoki ia ki nga tangata teka noa; a e kite ana ia i te he, ahakoa e kore e whakaaroa e ia.

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

12 Otiia ko te mea whakaarokore nei, ko te tangata kahore rawa ona hinengaro, ae ra, to te tangata rite i tona whanautanga kei te kuao kaihe mohoao.

But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

13 Ki te whakatikaia e koe tou ngakau, a ka wherahia ou ringa ki a ia;

If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

14 Ki te mea he he kei tou ringa, whakamataratia atu, kaua hoki te kino e noho ki ou tapenakara;

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;

15 He pono ko reira ara ai tou mata, te ai he ira; ae, ka u hoki koe, te ai he wehi:

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16 Tera hoki koe e wareware ki tou mauiui; a e maharatia e koe ano ko nga wai kua rere atu.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away:

17 A ko tou ora tera e marama ke atu i to te poutumarotanga o ate ra; a ahakoa e pouri ano, ka rite ki te ata.

And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18 Ka tatu ou whakaaro, no te mea ka whai tumanakohanga atu; ae, ka rapu koe i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha, a ka takoto marire koe.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 E takoto iho ano koe, te ai he kaiwhakawehi; he tokomaha ano hoki e whai kia paingia e koe.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20 Ka poko ia nga kanohi o te hunga kino, kore ake he rerenga mo ratou; ko ta ratou e tumanako atu ai ko te hemonga.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.