Hopa 34
1 I korero ano hoki a Erihu, i mea,
Then Elihu continued:
2 Whakarongo ki aku kupu, e te hunga whakaaro nui; kia whai taringa ki ahau, e te hunga mohio.
“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
3 E whakamatau ana hoki te taringa i te kupu, e pera ana me ta te mangai ki te reka o te kai.
For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
4 Ko ta tatou e whiriwhiri ai ma tatou ko te mea tika: kia mohiotia hoki e tatou, e tenei, e tenei, ko te aha te mea pai.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
5 Kua mea nei hoki a Hopa, He tika taku, a kua whakapeaua ketia e te Atua te whakawa moku:
For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
6 Ahakoa kei ahau te tika ka kiia ahau he tangata teka; e kore e mahu toku werohanga, ahakoa kahore oku he.
Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
7 Ko wai te tangata e rite ki a Hopa, me te mea he wai te tawai e inumia ana e ia?
What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
8 Kua uru nei ki te tira o nga kaimahi i te he, a e haere tahi ana me nga tangata kikino.
He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
9 Kua mea hoki ia, Kahore he painga ki te tangata ki te ahuareka atu ia ki te Atua.
For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
10 No reira whakarongo mai ki ahau, e nga tangata ngakau mohio: e kore rawa te Atua e mahi i te kino; e kore rawa hoki te Kaha Rawa e mahi i te he.
Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
11 Ka utua hoki e ia te tangata mo tana mahi, ka rite hoki ki to te tangata ara nga mea e whakawhiwhia e ia ki a ia.
For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
12 Tika rawa, e kore te Atua e kino, e kore ano hoki te Kaha Rawa e whakaputa ke i te whakawa.
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
13 Na wai ia i mea hei kaitirotiro mo te whenua? Na wai hoki i whakatakoto nga tikanga mo te ao katoa?
Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
14 Ki te anga mai tona ngakau ki te tangata, ki te kohia atu e ia ki a ia tona wairua me tona manawa;
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
15 Ka hemo ngatahi nga kikokiko katoa, a ka hoki ano te tangata ki te puehu.
all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
16 Na ki te mea he ngakau mohio tou, whakarongo ki tenei; kia whai taringa mai ki te reo o aku kupu.
If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
17 E whai kingitanga ranei tetahi kotahi e kino ana ki te tika? E whakakino ranei koe ki te tangata tika, kaha hoki?
Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
18 E tau ana ranei te mea atu ki te kingi, He weriweri koe? ki nga rangatira ranei, He kino koutou?
who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19 Kia iti rawa iho ki a ia e kore nei e whakapai ki te kanohi o nga rangatira, e kore nei e hira ake tona pai ki te hunga whai rawa i nga rawakore? No te mea he mahi ratou katoa na ona ringa.
who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
20 Kihai i aha kua mate ratou, kua mate i waenganui po; ka wiri te iwi, ka pahemo atu, ka riro te hunga nunui, kahore hoki he ringa.
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
21 Kei runga hoki i nga ara o te tangata ona kanohi, e kitea ana e ia ona hikoinga katoa.
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
22 Kahore he pouri, kahore he atarangi o te mate e piri ai nga kaimahi i te kino.
There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
23 E kore hoki e nui atu i te tika te mea e whakawaha e ia ki te tangata, e haere ai ia ki te aroaro o te Atua ki te whakawa.
For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
24 Ka wawahia e ia nga tangata nunui, te mohiotia nga ara, a whakaturia ake etahi atu i muri i a ratou.
He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
25 Na e mohio ana ia ki a ratou mahi; a hurihia ake ratou e ia i te po, a mongamonga noa ratou.
Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
26 He hunga kino ratou, pakia iho e ia i te tirohanga a te tangata;
He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
27 Mo ratou i tahuri ke i te whai i a ia, kihai hoki i whakaaro ki tetahi o ona ara:
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
28 Na ratou hoki i puta ai te tangi a te rawakore ki a ia, a rongo ana ia ki te tangi a te hunga e tukinotia ana.
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
29 Ki te meinga e ia kia ata noho, ko wai hei whakararuraru? A ki te huna e ia tona kanohi, ko wai e kite i a ia? ahakoa i meatia ki te iwi, ki te tangata ranei, rite tonu.
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
30 Kore ake te whakaponokore e whai kingitanga, kore ake te iwi e mahangatia.
that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
31 Kua mea atu ranei ki te Atua, Kua pehia ahau e te whiu, e kore ahau e mahi i te he a muri nei?
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
32 Ko te mea kihai i kitea e ahau mau e whakaatu mai ki ahau; ki te mea i mahi ahau i te he, ka mutu taku.
Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
33 Kia rite ranei tana utu ki tau e mea ai, i whakakahoretia ai e koe? Mau te whiriwhiri, kahore maku: na mau e korero mai tau i mohio ai.
Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed His? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
34 Ka korero mai nga tangata ngakau mahara ki ahau, ae ra, nga tangata whakaaro nui e whakarongo ana ki ahau:
Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
35 Kahore he matauranga o Hopa i a ia i korero ra, kahore hoki he mahara i roto i ana kupu.
‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
36 He pai me i whakamatauria a Hopa a te mutunga ra ano, mo ana kupu i whakahokia mai nei e ia, he mea i rite ki a nga tangata kikino.
If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.
37 E tapiritia ana hoki e ia te tutu ki runga ki tona hara, kei te pakipaki ia i ona ringa i waenganui i a tatou, a whakanuia ana e ia ana kupu kite Atua.
For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
