Siope 33
1 “Ko ia ʻoku ou kole kiate koe ʻe Siope, fakafanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamatala, mo ke tokanga ki heʻeku lea kotoa pē.
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
2 Vakai, kuo u faʻai eni ʻa hoku ngutu, kuo lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ʻi hoku ngutu.
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
3 Te u lea au mei he totonu ʻo hoku loto: pea ʻe mahino ʻae ʻilo ʻe lea ʻaki ʻe hoku loungutu.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
4 Naʻe ngaohi au ʻe he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko e mānava ʻoe Māfimafi kuo ne foaki ʻae moʻui kiate au.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 Kapau te ke faʻa tali au, pea fokotuʻu hokohoko pe hoʻo ngaahi lea, tuʻu hake ʻi hoku ʻao.
If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
6 Vakai, ʻoku ou tatau mo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: kuo ngaohi foki au mei he ʻumea.
Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
7 ʻE ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi koe ʻe haʻaku fakailifia, pea ʻe ʻikai mamafa ʻa hoku nima kiate koe.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
8 “Ko e moʻoni kuo ke lea ʻi hoku telinga, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea, ʻo pehē,
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: —
9 ‘ʻOku ou maʻa taʻehaangahala, ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha hia ʻiate au.
I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
10 Vakai, ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa ke u kovi ai, ʻoku ne lauʻi au ko hono fili,
Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
11 ʻOku ne ʻai hoku vaʻe ki he meʻa fakamaʻu vaʻe, ʻoku ne vakaiʻi ʻa hoku ʻalunga kotoa pē.’
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 “Vakai eni, ʻoku ʻikai te ke tonuhia: te u talia koe, he ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he tangata.
Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man.
13 He ko e hā ʻoku ke fai ai mo ia? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai fakahā ʻe ia ʻae ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 Ka ʻoku lea ʻae ʻOtua ʻo tuʻo taha, ʻio, ʻo tuʻo ua, ka ʻoku ʻikai tokangaʻi ia ʻe he tangata.
For God speaketh once, and twice, — [and man] perceiveth it not —
15 ʻI he misi, ʻi he meʻa hā mai ʻoe poʻuli, ʻi he tō ʻae mohe maʻu ki he kakai, ʻi he tulemohe ʻi he mohenga;
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 ʻOku ne toki fakaongo ʻae telinga ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pulusi ʻa honau akonakiʻi,
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
17 Koeʻuhi ke ne taʻofi ʻae tangata mei heʻene ngāue ʻaʻana, pea fufū ʻae fielahi mei he tangata.
That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
18 ʻOku ne taʻofi mai hono laumālie mei he luo, mo ʻene moʻui ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha ʻi he heletā.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
19 Pea ʻoku ne tautea foki ia ʻaki ʻae mamahi ʻi hono mohenga, mo hono ngaahi hui ʻaki ʻae mamahi lahi:
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
20 Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻene moʻui ki he mā, mo hono laumālie ki he meʻakai ifo lelei.
And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
21 ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻosi ʻa hono kakano, ʻo ʻikai ʻiloa; pea ʻoku tuʻu mai hono ngaahi hui naʻe ʻikai hā mai.
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
22 ʻIo, ʻoku ʻunuʻunu atu hono laumālie ki he faʻitoka, mo ʻene moʻui ki he kau fakaʻauha.
And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
23 “Kapau ʻe ʻiate ia ha faifekau, ko e fakamatala, ko e taha mei he toko taha afe, ke fakahā ki he tangata ʻene māʻoniʻoni:
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
24 ʻOku toki ʻaloʻofa ai ia kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Fakamoʻui ia mei he ʻalu hifo ki he luo: kuo u ʻiloʻi ʻae huhuʻi.”
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 ʻE moʻui lelei hake hono sino ʻi ha tamasiʻi: ʻe toe foki ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene kei siʻi:
His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
26 ʻE lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe tokanga ia ki ai: pea ʻe mamata ia ki hono fofonga ʻi he fiefia: he te ne totongi ki he tangata ʻa ʻene māʻoniʻoni.
He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 ʻOku ne vakai ki he kakai, pea ka pehē ʻe ha taha, ‘Kuo u angahala, pea fakakehe ʻaia ʻoku totonu, pea kuo taʻeʻaonga ia kiate au;
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
28 ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke ʻoua naʻa ʻalu hifo ki he luo, pea ʻe mamata ʻene moʻui ki he maama.
He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
29 “Vakai, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e tangata,
Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,
30 Ke ne toe ʻomi ai hono laumālie mei he luo, pea ne fakamaama ia ʻaki ʻae maama ʻoe moʻui.
To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Tokanga, ʻe Siope, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pe, kau lea.
Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 Kapau ʻoku ai haʻo lea, tali mai: lea, he ko hoku loto ke ke tonuhia.
If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pē, kau akonekina koe ke ke poto.
If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.
