Hopa 22
1 Ano ra ko Eripata Temani; i mea ia,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 E whai pai ano ranei te Atua i te tangata? He pono e whai pai te tangata i a ia ano ki te mea he ngakau mohio tona.
Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?
3 He oranga ngakau ranei ki te Kaha Rawa tou tika? Hei taonga ranei ki a ia, ki te meinga e koe ou ara kia tino tika?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?
4 He wehi ranei nou i a ia i whakahe ai ia i a koe, i whakawa ai i a koe?
Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment?
5 He teka ianei he nui tou he? Kahore hoki he pito whakamutunga o ou kino.
Is not your wickedness great? and your iniquities infinite?
6 I tangohia noatia hoki e koe nga mea a tou teina hei taunaha, huia ana e koe nga kakahu o te hunga e noho tahanga ana.
For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Kihai i whakainumia e koe ki te wai te hunga ngenge; kaiponuhia ana e koe he taro ki te hunga e matekai ana.
You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 Ko te tangata marohirohi, i a ia te whenua; ko te tangata honore, noho ana ia i reira.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelled in it.
9 Ko nga pouaru, unga rawakoretia atu ana e koe, whatiwhatiia ana nga ringa o nga pani.
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Na reira karapotia putia ana koe e nga mahanga, raruraru ana koe i te wehi pa whakarere;
Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;
11 I te pouri ranei, e kore ai koe e kite; a nui atu te wai e taupoki na i a koe.
Or darkness, that you can not see; and abundance of waters cover you.
12 He teka ianei kei te wahi tiketike o te rangi te Atua? Tirohia atu ano hoki a runga o nga whetu, to ratou teitei!
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 A e mea na koe, He aha ta te Atua e mohio ai? E puta mai ranei tana whakawa i roto i te kapua pouri?
And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Ko tona wahi ngaro ko nga kapua matotoru, te kite ia; kei te taiawhio ano ia i nga rangi.
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.
15 Ka mau tonu ranei koe ki te ara o mua, i haerea ra e nga tangata kikino?
Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 I kapohia atu nei i te mea kahore ano i rite o ratou ra; tahoroa ana to ratou turanga ano he awa:
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood:
17 I mea nei ki te Atua, Mawehe atu i a matou; a, He aha e taea e te Kaha Rawa mo matou?
Which said to God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18 Heoi i whakakiia e ia o ratou whare ki nga mea papai: ko te whakaaro ia o te hunga kino e matara atu ana i ahau.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 E kite ana te hunga tika, a koa ana: kataina iho ratou e te hunga harakore:
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20 Me te ki, He pono kua haukotia te hunga i tahuri mai ki a tatou, pau ake i te ahi te toenga o ratou.
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumes.
21 Waiho ia hei hoa mou, katahi koe ka ata noho; ma reira ka tae mai ai te pai ki a koe.
Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come to you.
22 Tahuri mai ra ki te ture a tona mangai, rongoatia hoki ana kupu ki roto ki tou ngakau.
Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23 Ki te hoki koe ki te Kaha Rawa, tera koe e hanga; ki te nekehia atu e koe te kino kia mamao i ou teneti.
If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tabernacles.
24 A ka whakapuranga koe i tau taonga ki te puehu, te koura o Opira ki waenga i nga kohatu o nga awa;
Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 A ko te Kaha Rawa hei taonga mou, hei hiriwa utu nui ki a koe.
Yes, the Almighty shall be your defense, and you shall have plenty of silver.
26 Ko reira hoki koe ahuareka ai ki te Kaha Rawa, a ka ara ake tou mata ki te Atua.
For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
27 Ka inoi ano koe ki a ia, a ka whakarongo mai ia ki a koe; ka whakamana ano e koe au kupu taurangi.
You shall make your prayer to him, and he shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.
28 Ka whakatakotoria hoki e koe he tikanga, a ka whakapumautia ki a koe; ka whiti ano te marama ki runga ki ou ara.
You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you: and the light shall shine on your ways.
29 Ki te maka koe e ratou ki raro, ka ki koe, Tenei ano he whakaarahanga ake; ka whakaorangia ano e ia te ngakau whakaiti.
When men are cast down, then you shall say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 Ka whakaorangia e ia te tangata ahakoa ehara i te harakore: ae ra, ka whakaorangia ia e te ma o ou ringa.
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of your hands.
