Siope 27
1 Ka naʻe fai pe ʻe Siope ʻene lea mamafa, ʻo ne pehē,
And Job again took up his discourse, and said,
2 “ʻI he moʻui ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne taʻefiefakamaauʻi au; mo e Māfimafi, kuo ne fakamamahiʻi hoku laumālie;
As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul.
3 Lolotonga ʻoku ʻiate au ʻeku mānava, pea ʻi hoku avaʻi ihu ʻae mānava ʻae ʻOtua;
(For my life is yet whole in me. And the spirit of God is in my nostrils.)
4 ʻE ʻikai lea ʻaki ʻae angahala ʻe hoku loungutu, pe lea ʻaki ʻae kākā ʻe hoku ʻelelo.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.
5 ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te u fakatonuhiaʻi ʻakimoutolu: te u mate pē ka ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ʻeku angatonu meiate au.
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
6 ʻOku ou kuku maʻu ʻeku māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ia: ʻe ʻikai valokiʻi au ʻe hoku loto ʻi heʻeku moʻui ni.
I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7 “Tuku ke tatau hoku fili mo e angahala, mo ia ʻoku angatuʻu kiate au ke tatau mo e taʻemāʻoniʻoni.
Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 He neongo ʻene maʻumeʻa, ko e hā ʻae ʻamanaki ʻoe mālualoi, ʻoka toʻo atu ʻe he ʻOtua hono laumālie?
For what is the hope of the profane, though he gets him gain, when God takes away his soul?
9 ʻE ongoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene tangi ʻoka hoko ʻae mamahi kiate ia?
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
10 He te ne fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻi he Māfimafi? ʻE ui maʻuaipē ʻe ia ki he ʻOtua?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
11 Te u akonekina ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae nima ʻoe ʻOtua: ʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he Māfimafi.
I will teach you concerning the hand of God. That which is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 “Vakai, kuo mamata ki ai ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē; pea ko e hā ʻoku mou launoa pehē ai fau?
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it. Why then have ye become altogether vain?
13 Ko eni ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe tangata fai kovi mei he ʻOtua, mo e tofiʻa ʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fakamālohi mei he Māfimafi.
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
14 Kapau ʻe fakatokolahiʻi ʻene fānau, ko e meʻa ia ki he heletā: pea ʻe ʻikai mākona ʻi he mā ʻa hono hako.
If his sons be multiplied, it is for the sword. And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Ko kinautolu ʻoku toe ʻiate ia, ʻe tanu ʻi he mate: pea ʻe ʻikai tangi ʻa hono ngaahi uaifi.
Those who remain of him shall be buried in death, and his widows shall make no lamentation.
16 Neongo ʻene fokotuʻu siliva ʻo hangē ko e efu, pea teuteu ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea;
Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares raiment as the clay,
17 ʻE teuteu pe ʻe ia, ka ʻe ʻai ia ʻe he angatonu, pea ʻe vahevahe ʻae siliva ʻe he taʻeangahala.
he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 ʻOku langa ʻe ia hono fale ʻo hangē ko e ʻunufe, pea hangē ko e fale leʻo ʻoku langa hake ʻe he leʻo.
He builds his house as the moth, and as a booth which the keeper makes.
19 ʻE tokoto hifo ʻae tangata koloaʻia, ka ʻe ʻikai tānaki ia: ʻoku ne fakaʻā hono mata, pea ne ʻikai leva.
He lies down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
20 ʻOku lōmekina ia ʻi he ilifia ʻo hangē ha vai, ʻoku kaihaʻasi ia ʻe he afā ʻi he pō.
Terrors overtake him like waters. A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 ʻOku ʻave ia ʻe he matangi hahake, pea ʻoku mole atu ia: pea hangē ko e afā ʻoku fakapuna ia mei hono potu.
The east wind carries him away, and he departs, and it sweeps him out of his place.
22 ʻE haʻaki ia kiate ia ʻo ʻikai taʻofi, ʻoku holi ia ke hao atu mei hono mālohi.
For God shall hurl at him, and not spare. He would gladly flee out of his hand.
23 Ka ʻe pasipasi ʻe ia hono nima kiate ia, ʻo seseʻe ia mei hono potu.
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
