Siope 31

1 “Naʻa ku fai ʻae fuakava mo hoku mata; pea ka kuo pehē, ko e hā te u siofia ai ha taʻahine?

I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look with desire on a virgin?

2 He ko e hā ʻae ʻinasi mei he ʻOtua ʻi ʻolunga? Pea mo e tufakanga mei he Māfimafi ʻi ʻolunga?

For what is the portion from God above, the inheritance from the Almighty on high?

3 ‌ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi he kau angahala ʻae malaʻia? Mo e fakaʻauha foʻou ki he kau fai kovi?

I used to think that calamity is for unrighteous people, and that disaster is for doers of wickedness.

4 ‌ʻIkai ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi hoku ngaahi hala, pea lau ʻeku ngaahi laka kotoa pē?

Does not God see my ways and count all my steps?

5 “He kapau naʻaku ʻalu ʻi he loi, pea kapau teu veʻe vave ki he kākā;

If I have walked with falsehood, if my foot has hurried to deceit,

6 Tuku ke fakamamafa au ʻi he meʻa fakatatau totonu, koeʻuhi ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻeku angatonu.

let me be weighed in an even balance so that God will know my integrity.

7 He kapau naʻaku laka hē mei he hala, pea muimui hoku loto ki hoku mata, pe piki ha ʻuli ki hoku nima;

If my step has turned aside from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, if any spot has stuck to my hands,

8 Tuku ai ke u tūtuuʻi kae kai ʻe ha taha kehe; ʻio, ke taʻaki fuʻu hake ʻa hoku taʻu.

then let me sow, and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.

9 “Kapau naʻe kākaaʻi ʻa hoku loto ʻe ha fefine, pe te u toitoi ʻi he matapā ʻo hoku kaungāʻapi;

If my heart has been deceived by a woman, if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door,

10 Pea tuku ke momosi ʻa hoku uaifi mo ha taha, pea mapelu ki ai ha niʻihi kehe.

then let my wife grind grain for another, and let others bow down on her.

11 He ko e hia matea ia, ʻio, ko e angahala ke tautea ʻe he kau fakamaau.

For that would be a terrible crime; indeed, it would be a crime to be punished by judges.

12 He ko e afi ia ʻoku ne kai ʻo aʻu ki he fakaʻauha, pea ʻe ʻosiʻosingamālie ai ʻeku koloa.

For that is a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn all my harvest to the root.

13 “Kapau naʻaku lumaʻi ʻae meʻa ʻa ʻeku tamaioʻeiki pe ko ʻeku kaunanga, ʻi he ʻena fai mo au.

If I ignored the plea for justice from my male or female servant when they argued with me,

14 Ko e hā ai te u fai ʻoka tuʻu hake ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ʻoka ʻaʻahi ʻe ia, ko e hā te u tali ʻaki ia?

what then would I do when God rises up to accuse me? When he comes to judge me, how would I answer him?

15 He ʻikai naʻe ngaohi ia ʻe ia naʻa ne ngaohi au ʻi he manāva? Pea ʻikai naʻe fakatupu ʻakimaua ʻosi pe ʻi he manāva ʻe he tokotaha?

Did the one who made me in the womb not make them also? Did not the same one mold us all in the womb?

16 “Kapau ne u taʻofi ʻae masiva mei heʻenau holi, pe fai ke vaivai ʻae mata ʻoe fefine kuo mate hono husepāniti;

If I have withheld poor people from their desire, or if I have caused the eyes of the widow to grow dim from crying,

17 Pea kuo u kai vale haʻaku meʻa siʻi, ʻo ʻikai te ma kai ia mo e tamai mate;

or if I have eaten my morsel alone and not allowed those without fathers to eat it also—

18 (He ʻoku talu ʻeku lahi hake mo ʻene ʻiate au, ʻo hangē ko haʻane tamai, pea talu ʻeku haʻu mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē mo ʻeku fakahinohino ia; )

because from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided his mother, a widow, from my own mother's womb.

19 Kapau kuo u mamata ki ha taha ʻoku mate koeʻuhi ko e telefua, pe ha masiva taʻehakofu;

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or if I have seen that a needy man had no clothing;

20 Kapau naʻe ʻikai tāpuaki au ʻe hono noʻotanga vala, pea ʻikai māfana ia ʻi he fulufulu ʻo ʻeku fanga sipi;

if his heart has not blessed me because he has not been warmed with the wool of my sheep,

21 Kapau kuo u hiki hoku nima ki he tamai mate, ʻi heʻeku ʻilo ʻoku ou mālohi ʻi he matapā:

if I have lifted up my hand against fatherless people because I saw my support in the city gate, then bring charges against me!

22 ‌ʻOfa ke homo hoku uma mei hoku hui fohe, pea fesiʻi hoku nima ʻi he hokotanga hui.

If I have done these things, then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken from its joint.

23 He ko e fakaʻauha mei he ʻOtua ko e meʻa fakailifia kiate au, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ngeia naʻe ʻikai te u faʻa kātakiʻi.

For I dreaded destruction from God; because of his majesty, I was not able to do those things.

24 “He kapau naʻaku ʻamanaki ki he koula, pe te u pehē ki he koula lelei, ‘Ko hoku falalaʻanga koe;’

If I have made gold my hope, and if I have said to fine gold, 'You are what I am confident in';

25 Kapau naʻaku fiefia ʻi he tupu ʻo lahi ʻeku koloa, pea koeʻuhi kuo maʻu lahi ʻe hoku nima;

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, because my hand had gotten many possessions, then bring charges against me!

26 Kapau naʻaku siofia ʻae laʻā ʻi heʻene ulo, pe ko e māhina ʻoku hāʻele ʻi he ngingila;

If I have seen the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in its brightness,

27 Pea kuo fasiaʻi fufū pe hoku loto, pe ʻuma hoku ngutu ki hoku nima:

and if my heart has been secretly attracted, so that my mouth has kissed my hand in worship of them—

28 Ko e angahala foki ia ke fakamaauʻi he ka ne pehē, ko ʻeku liʻaki ia ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga.

this also would be a crime to be punished by judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.

29 He kapau naʻaku fiefia ʻi he ʻauha ʻo ia naʻe fehiʻa kiate au, pe te u angahiki ki ai ʻoka moʻua ia ʻe he kovi:

If I have rejoiced at the destruction of anyone who hated me or congratulated myself when disaster overtook him, then bring charges against me!

30 Ka naʻe ʻikai te u tuku ke angahala ai ʻa hoku ngutu, ʻi he fakaʻamu ke tō ha malaʻia ki hono laumālie.

Indeed, I have not even allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.

31 ‌ʻIkai ʻoku faʻa pehē ʻe heʻeku kau nofoʻanga, Naʻe holi ʻe hai ki haʻane meʻakai pea ʻikai mākona ai?

If the men of my tent have never said, 'Who can find one who has not been filled with Job's food?'

32 Naʻe ʻikai mohe ʻae muli ʻi he hala: ka ne u fakaava hoku matapā ke talia ʻae fononga.

(even the foreigner has never had to stay in the city square, because I have always opened my doors to the traveler), and if that is not so, then bring charges against me!

33 He naʻaku fufū koā ʻeku angahala ʻo hangē ko ʻAtama, ʻo fakalilolilo ʻeku hia ʻi hoku fatafata?

If, like mankind, I have hidden my sins by hiding my guilt inside my tunic

34 Pea te u manavahē ki he fuʻu tokolahi? Pe fakailifiaʻi au ʻe he manuki ʻae ngaahi fānau, ke u longo ai, ʻo taʻehū atu ʻi he matapā?

(because I feared the great multitude, because the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside), then bring charges against me!

35 Taumaiā kuo ʻi ai ha tokotaha ʻe fie fanongo kiate au! Vakai, ko hoku loto ke talia au ʻe he Māfimafi, pea ke fai ha tohi ʻe hoku fili.

Oh, if only I had someone to hear me! See, here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me! If only I had the indictment that my opponent has written!

36 Ko e moʻoni te u hili ia ki hoku uma, ʻo nonoʻo ia kiate au ʻo hangē ha pale.

Surely I would carry it openly on my shoulder; I would put it on like a crown.

37 Te u ʻaʻau atu kiate ia ʻae lau ʻo ʻeku ngaahi laka; te u ʻalu atu ʻo hangē ha ʻeiki ke ofi kiate ia.

I would declare to him an accounting for my steps; as a confident prince I would go up to him.

38 He kapau kuo tangi ʻe hoku fonua kiate au, pe lāunga ʻa hono ngaahi keliʻanga;

If my land ever cries out against me, and its furrows weep together,

39 Pea kapau kuo u kai taʻetotongi ʻa hono ngaahi fua, pe te u fakamamahiʻi ʻae laumālie ʻokinautolu naʻe tauhi ki ai:

if I have eaten its harvest without paying for it or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

40 ‌ʻOfa ke tupu ai ʻae talatalaʻāmoa ko e fetongi ʻoe uite, mo e ʻakau taʻeʻaonga ko e fetongi ʻoe paʻale.” Kuo ngata ʻae fakamatala ʻa Siope.

then let thorns grow instead of wheat and weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are finished.