Siope 38
1 Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
Then YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 “Ko hai eni ʻoku ne fakapoʻuliʻi ʻae fakakaukau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe taʻeʻilo?
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo ngali mo e tangata; he te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakamatala mai kiate au.
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 “Naʻa ke ʻi fē koe ʻi heʻeku ʻai ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo māmani? Fakahā mai, kapau ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae faʻa ʻilo.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Ko hai naʻa ne ai hono ngaahi fuofua ʻo ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo? Pe ko hai naʻa ne falō ʻae afo ki ai?
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 ʻOku fakamaʻu ki he hā ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo ia? Pe ko hai naʻa ne ʻai ʻa hono maka tuliki ʻo ia;
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 ʻAia naʻe hiva fiefia fakataha ai ʻae ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe pongipongi, pea kalanga fakafiefia ai ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe ʻOtua?
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of Elohim shouted for joy?
8 “Pe ko hai naʻa ne tāpuni ʻae tahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi matapā, ʻi heʻene hā mai, ʻo hangē ko ʻene puna mei he manāva?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 ʻI heʻeku ngaohi ʻae ʻao ko e kofu ʻo ia, pea ko e fakapoʻuli matolu ko hono noʻo ʻoʻona.
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 ʻO keli hake ʻae potu naʻaku tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, ʻo ʻai ki ai ʻae ngaahi pou mo e matapā.
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 Pea u pehē, ‘Te ke haʻu ki heni, pea ngata ai: pea ʻe lolomi ʻi heni hoʻo ngaahi peau laukau?’
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 “Naʻa ke fekau ki he pongipongi talu hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho; pea pule ki he hengihengi ʻoe ʻaho ke ne ʻilo hono potu:
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 Koeʻuhi ke ne puke ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke tupeʻi mei ai ʻae kakai angahala.
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 ʻOku liliu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea ki he fakaʻilonga; pea ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻo hangē ko e kofu.
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 Ka ʻoku taʻofi mei he kau angahala ʻenau maama, pea ʻe fesiʻi ʻae nima māʻolunga.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 “Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi matavai ʻoe tahi? Pe naʻa ke ʻeveʻeva ke kumi ʻae loloto?
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Naʻe toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe mate kiate koe? Pe naʻa ke mamata ʻe koe ki he ngaahi matapā ʻoe malumalu ʻoe mate?
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻae māukupu ʻoe fonua? Fakahā ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo ia kotoa pē.
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 “Ko e fē ʻae hala ʻoku nofo ai ʻae maama? Pea ko e poʻuli, komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoʻona.
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻave ia ki hono ngataʻanga ʻoʻona, pea koeʻuhi ke ke ʻilo ʻae ngaahi hala ki he fale ʻo ia?
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Kuo ke ʻilo ia, he naʻe fanauʻi koe ʻi he kuonga ko ia? Pe koeʻuhi kuo lahi hono lau ʻo ho ngaahi ʻaho?
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakianga ʻoe ʻuha hinehina? Pe naʻa ke mamata koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakiʻanga ʻoe ʻuha maka,
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 ʻAia kuo u tuku ki he kuonga ʻoe fakamamahi, ki he ʻaho ʻoe fekeʻikeʻi mo e tau?
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 ʻOku vahevahe fēfeeʻi ʻae maama, ʻaia ʻoku ne tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae matangi hahake ʻi he fonua?
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Ko hai kuo ne vaheʻi ʻae tafeʻanga vai ki he mahuohua ʻoe ngaahi vai, pe ko e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana;
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 Koeʻuhi ke pule ke ʻuha ki he fonua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata; ki he toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata;
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 Ke fakafiemālie ʻae kelekele lala mo liʻaki; ke fakatupu ʻae moto ʻoe ʻakau vaivai?
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Ko hai ʻae tamai ʻae ʻuha? Pe ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻae ngaahi tulutā ʻoe hahau?
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Naʻe haʻu ʻae vai fefeka mei he manāva ʻo hai? Pea ko hai naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae falositi hinehina ʻoe langi?
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 Kuo fufū ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo hangē ko e maka, pea kuo fakafefeka ʻae funga ʻoe loloto.
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 “ʻOku ke faʻa puleʻi ʻe koe ʻae ngaahi mālohi melie ʻo Peliatisi, pe vete ʻae ngaahi haʻi ʻo Olioni?
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 ʻOku ke faʻa ʻomi ʻe koe ʻa Masaloti ʻi hono kuonga? Pe te ke faʻa fakahinohino ʻa ʻAakitulio mo hono ngaahi foha?
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 ʻOku ke ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻoe langi? ʻOku ke faʻa fokotuʻu ʻene pule ki he fonua?
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 “ʻOku ke faʻa hiki hake ʻe koe ho leʻo ki he ngaahi ʻao, koeʻuhi ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki koe ʻae ngaahi vai lahi?
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 ʻOku ke faʻa fekau atu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhila, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu, ʻonau pehē kiate koe, ‘Ko kimautolu eni?’
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Ko hai kuo ne ʻai ʻae poto ki he ngaahi potu ʻi loto? Pe ko hai kuo ne foaki ʻae faʻa ʻilo ki he loto?
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Ko hai ʻoku faʻa lau ʻae ngaahi ʻao ʻi he poto? Pe ko hai te ne faʻa taʻofi ʻae ngaahi hina ʻoe langi?
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 ʻOka tupu ʻo fefeka ʻae efu, pea piki fakataha ʻae tuʻutanga kelekele?
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 “He te ke tuli ʻae meʻakai maʻae laione? Pe fakamākona ʻae fiekaia ʻoe fanga laione mui,
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 ʻOka nau ka tokoto ʻi honau ngaahi ʻana, pea nofo pe ʻo lama ʻi he potu lilo?
When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Ko hai ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻae meʻakai ki he leveni, ʻoka tangi hono fānganga ki he ʻOtua, ʻi heʻenau hē ko e masiva kai?
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto El, they wander for lack of meat.
