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.
Why, Job, I pray you, hear my speeches, and listen 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 has spoken in my mouth.
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 clearly.
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 has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
5 Kapau te ke faʻa tali au, pea fokotuʻu hokohoko pe hoʻo ngaahi lea, tuʻu hake ʻi hoku ʻao.
If you can answer me, set your words in order before me, stand up.
6 Vakai, ʻoku ou tatau mo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: kuo ngaohi foki au mei he ʻumea.
Behold, I am according to your wish in God’s stead: 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 you afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy on you.
8 “Ko e moʻoni kuo ke lea ʻi hoku telinga, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea, ʻo pehē,
Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
9 ‘ʻOku ou maʻa taʻehaangahala, ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha hia ʻiate au.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10 Vakai, ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa ke u kovi ai, ʻoku ne lauʻi au ko hono fili,
Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me for his enemy,
11 ʻOku ne ʻai hoku vaʻe ki he meʻa fakamaʻu vaʻe, ʻoku ne vakaiʻi ʻa hoku ʻalunga kotoa pē.’
He puts my feet in the stocks, he marks all my paths.
12 “Vakai eni, ʻoku ʻikai te ke tonuhia: te u talia koe, he ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he tangata.
Behold, in this you are not just: I will answer you, that 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 do you strive against him? for he gives 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 speaks once, yes twice, yet man perceives 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 falls on men, in slumberings on the bed;
16 ʻOku ne toki fakaongo ʻae telinga ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pulusi ʻa honau akonakiʻi,
Then he opens the ears of men, and seals 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 purpose, 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 keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing 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 on his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20 Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻene moʻui ki he mā, mo hono laumālie ki he meʻakai ifo lelei.
So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty meat.
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, that it cannot be seen; 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.
Yes, his soul draws near to the grave, 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 show to man his uprightness:
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 is gracious to him, and says, 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 a child’s: 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 to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to 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 looks on men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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 will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 “Vakai, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e tangata,
See, all these things works God oftentimes 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, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Tokanga, ʻe Siope, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pe, kau lea.
Mark well, O Job, listen to me: hold your peace, and I will speak.
32 Kapau ʻoku ai haʻo lea, tali mai: lea, he ko hoku loto ke ke tonuhia.
If you have anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pē, kau akonekina koe ke ke poto.
If not, listen to me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.
