Hopa 12
1 Na ka whakautu a Hopa, ka mea,
And Job made answer and said,
2 He tika rawa ko koutou nga tangata, a ka mate tahi atu te whakaaro nui me koutou.
No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.
3 Otira kei ahau ano hoki he ngakau, he pera ano me o koutou, kihai ahau i hoki iho i a koutou: ko wai ra te he ana ki enei mea?
But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?
4 Toku rite kei te tangata e waiho ana hei kata ma tona hoa, he tangata e karanga ana ki te Atua, a whakarongo mai ana tera ki a ia: e waiho ana te mea tika, te mea tapatahi, hei kata.
It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!
5 Kei roto i te whakaaro o te tangata, e tau ana tana noho, te whakahawea ki te aitua; e tauwhanga ana tena ki te hunga e paheke ana te waewae.
In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6 Kei te rangatira nga teneti o nga kaipahua, a noho kore wehi ana te hunga e whakapataritari ana ki te Atua; he ope noa mai hoki ta te Atua ki o ratou ringa.
There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.
7 Tena ra, ui atu ki nga kararehe, ma ratou koe e whakaako; ki nga manu o te rangi, ma ratou e korero ki a koe;
But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you;
8 Korero atu ranei ki te whenua, a mana koe e whakaako; ka whakaaturia mai ano hoki ki a koe e nga ika o te moana.
Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.
9 Ko wai i kore te mohio ki enei mea katoa, he mea mahi tenei na te ringa o Ihowa?
Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 Kei tona ringa nei te wairua o nga mea ora katoa, te manawa hoki o nga kikokiko tangata katoa.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man.
11 He teka ianei e whakamatauria ana nga kupu e te taringa, pera hoki i te waha e whakarongo nei ki te reka o tana kai?
Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?
12 Kei nga kaumatua nga whakaaro nui; kei te roa o nga ra te matau.
Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.
13 Kei a ia te whakaaro nui me te kaha; kei a ia te tohutohu me te matauranga.
With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.
14 Nana, e wawahia ana e ia, kore iho e hanga ano; e kopia ana e ia te tangata, kahore rawa he putanga.
Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.
15 Nana, e unuhia atu ana e ia nga wai, a kua maroke; e tukua mai ana ano e ia, a ka hurihia te whenua.
Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.
16 Kei a ia te kaha me te mahi totika; ko te tangata tinihanga me te tangata e tinihangatia ana, nana.
With him are strength and wise designs; he who is guided into error, together with his guide, are in his hands;
17 E kahakina atu ana e ia nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, he mea pahua; whakakuwaretia iho e ia nga kaiwhakawa.
He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
18 Ko te mana o nga kingi, wetekina ake e ia, herea iho e ia o ratou hope ki te whitiki.
He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;
19 E arahina atu ana e ia nga tohunga, he mea pahua, hurihia iho e ia te hunga kaha.
He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;
20 Whakakorea ake e ia he kupu ma te hunga ngakau pono, riro ana i a ia nga mahara o nga kaumatua.
He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;
21 E ringihia ana e ia te whakahawea ki runga ki nga rangatira, e wetekina ana e ia te whitiki o te hunga kaha.
He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;
22 E hurahia mai ana e ia nga mea hohonu i roto i te pouri, whakaputaina mai ana e ia te atarangi o te mate ki te marama.
Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright;
23 E whakanuia ana e ia nga iwi, a e huna ana e ia; e tohatohaina atu ana e ia nga iwi, a e whakawhaititia mai ana ano ratou e ia.
Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
24 E tangohia atu ana e ia te ngakau o nga rangatira o te iwi o te whenua, a e meinga ana e ia kia kopikopiko noa i te wahi ururua kahore nei he ara.
He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.
25 Whawha noa ratou i roto i te pouri, kahore hoki he marama, a meinga ana ratou e ia kia hurori haere ano he tangata haurangi.
They go feeling about in the dark without light, wandering without help like those overcome with wine.
