Siope 22
1 Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
Then answered Eliphaz the Themanite, and said,
2 ‘ʻE faʻa ʻaonga ʻae tangata ki he ʻOtua,’ ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻaonga ʻaia ʻoku poto kiate ia pe?
Can a man be serviceable unto God? Truly the intelligent is serviceable unto himself.
3 He ʻoku ʻaonga ki he Māfimafi ʻa hoʻo māʻoniʻoni? Pe ʻaonga ki ai ʻa hoʻo fakahaohaoa ho ngaahi ʻaluʻanga?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous? or is it any gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 He te ne tautea koe ko ʻene manavahē kiate koe? Te ne fai koā mo koe ʻae fakamaau?
Is it out of fear of thee that he will reproach thee? or go with thee into judgment?
5 ʻIkai ʻoku lahi ʻaupito hoʻo angahala? Pea taʻengata mo hoʻo ngaahi hia?
Is not thy evil great? and no end to thy iniquities?
6 He kuo ke maʻu taʻetotonu ʻae totongi mei ho kāinga, pea kuo ke faʻao mei he telefua honau kofu.
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brothers for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Naʻe ʻikai te ke fakainua ʻae vaivai ʻaki ʻae vai, pea kuo ke taʻofi ʻae mā mei he fiekaia.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and from the hungry thou hast withholden bread.
8 Ka naʻe ʻoe tangata mālohi ʻae fonua; pea nofo ai ʻae tangata ongoongolelei.
But as for the man of a strong arm, he obtained the land, and the highly honored could dwell therein.
9 Kuo ke fekau atu taʻehameʻa ʻae kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, pea kuo fesiʻi ʻae nima ʻoe kau tamai mate.
Widows hast thou sent away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Ko ia kuo kāpui ai koe ʻe he ngaahi tauhele, pea ke puputuʻu ʻi he manavahē kuo fakafokifā;
Therefore are snares round about thee, and sudden dread terrifieth thee.
11 Pea ko e fakapoʻuli ke ʻoua naʻa ke mamata, pea ʻufiʻufi koe ʻe he ngaahi vai lahi.
Or seest thou not the darkness? and the abundance of water which covereth thee?
12 “ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi he langi ʻi ʻolunga ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ke vakai ki hono māʻolunga faufau ʻoe ngaahi fetuʻu lahi!
Is not God in the height of heaven? and beholding the highest elevation of the stars, however high they are?
13 Ka ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ʻilo fēfē ʻe he ʻOtua? Pea ʻe faʻa fakamaau ʻe ia ʻi he loto ʻao fakapoʻuli?
But thou sayest, “What doth God know? can he judge behind the darkness?
14 Ko e ʻufiʻufi kiate ia ʻae ngaahi ʻao matolu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te ne mamata ai; pea ʻoku hāʻele pe ia ʻi he hāʻeleʻanga ʻi he langi.’
Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he will not see; and he walketh along on the circle of heaven.”
15 He kuo ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe koe ʻae hala motuʻa, naʻe fou ai ʻae kakai angahala?
Wilt thou [thus] observe the path of ancient times which the men of injustice have trodden?
16 ʻAkinautolu naʻe tuʻusi hifo ʻi he teʻeki hoko honau kuonga, ʻakinautolu naʻe lōmaki honau tuʻunga ʻaki ʻae vai:
Who were shrivelled up before their time, whose foundation was flooded away like a river;
17 ʻAkinautolu naʻe pehē ki he ʻOtua, ‘ʻAlu ʻiate kimautolu:’ pea, ‘Ko e hā ʻe faʻa fai ʻe he Māfimafi maʻanautolu?’
Who said unto God, “'Depart from us:” and what wrought the Almighty for them?
18 Ka naʻa ne fakapito ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei honau ngaahi fale: ka ʻoku mamaʻo ʻiate au ʻae fakakaukau ʻoe angahala.
And yet it was he that filled their houses with good things; but the counsel of the wicked be [still] far from me.
19 ʻOku mamata ki ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, pea fiefia: pea ʻoku kata manuki kiate kinautolu ʻe he taʻeangahala.
The righteous will see it, and be glad; and the innocent will laugh them to scorn.
20 ‘Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ʻetau koloa, ka ko honau toe ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe he afi.’
“Is not he destroyed that rose up against us, and hath not the fire consumed what they had left?”
21 “Fai ke ke ʻiloʻi ia, pea ke melino: pea ko ia ʻe hoko ai ʻae lelei kiate koe.
Do but become acquainted with him, and be at peace: thereby will happiness come unto thee.
22 ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke maʻu ʻae fono mei hono ngutu, pea ke faʻo ki ho loto ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofola.
Do but accept instruction from his mouth, and lay up his saying in thy heart.
23 Kapau te ke tafoki ki he Māfimafi, ʻe langa hake koe, pea te ke tukuange ke mamaʻo ʻae hia mei ho ngaahi fale.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, so thou wilt but remove wrong-doing far away from thy tents.
24 Pea te ke toki fokotuʻu ʻae koloa ʻo hangē ko e efu, mo e koula ʻo Ofeli ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi maka teka ʻoe tafeʻanga vai.
And throw down in the dust precious metals, and [the gold of] Ophir to the stones of the brooks:
25 ʻIo, ʻe hoko ʻae Māfimafi ko ho fakaū, pea te ke maʻu ʻo lahi ʻae siliva.
Then will the Almighty be thy precious metal, and brightly-shining silver unto thee.
26 He te ke toki fiefia ʻi he Māfimafi, pea hanga hake ho mata ki he ʻOtua.
For then wilt thou have in the Almighty thy delight, and thou canst lift up unto God thy face.
27 Te ke fai haʻo lotu kiate ia, pea te ne ongoʻi koe, pea te ke fai hoʻo ngaahi fuakava.
Thou wilt make entreaty unto him, and he will hear thee, and thy vows wilt thou pay.
28 Te ke tuʻutuʻuni foki ha meʻa, pea ʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate koe: pea ʻe ulo ʻae maama ki ho ngaahi hala.
And if thou decree a thing, it will be fulfilled unto thee; and upon thy ways the light will shine.
29 ʻOka ai ha tōkilalo, te ke toki pehē, ‘ʻOku ai ʻae hakeakiʻi;’ pea ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻae angavaivai.
For when men are brought low, thou wilt say, Pride [hath done it]; but those of lowly eyes [God] will help.
30 ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻae fonua motu ʻoe taʻeangahala: pea ʻoku hao ia ʻi he māʻoniʻoni ʻo ho nima.”
He will even deliver him who is not guiltless: and thou wilt be delivered by the purity of thy hands.
