Siope 40

1 Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,

Then Yahweh said to Job,

2 “Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”

“Do you still want to argue with me, the Almighty One? Since you criticize me, (you should be able to answer my questions!/why are you not able to answer my questions?) [RHQ]”

3 Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,

Then Job replied to Yahweh,

4 “Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.

“[Now I realize that] I am completely worthless. So (how could I answer [those questions]?/I could not possibly answer [those questions]!) [RHQ] I will put my hand over my mouth [and not say anything].

5 Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”

I have already said more than I should have said, so now I will say nothing more.”

6 Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,

Then Yahweh [again] spoke to Job from inside the great windstorm. He said,

7 “Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.

“I want to ask you some [more] questions. So as men prepare themselves for a difficult task [MET], prepare yourself again to answer some [more] questions.

8 Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?

“Are you going to accuse me and say that I am unjust? Are you going to say that what I have done is wrong, in order that you can say that what you have done is right?

9 Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?

Are you as powerful [MTY] as I am? Can your voice sound [as loud] as thunder, as mine can?

10 “Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.

[If you can do that], put on the robes that show that you are glorious and are greatly honored!

11 Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.

Show that you are very angry; show that you have the right/authority to humble people who are [very] proud!

12 Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.

Humble those proud people [just] by looking at them [angrily] Crush wicked people quickly!

13 Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.

Bury them in the ground! Send them to the place where dead people are, where they will not be able to get out!

14 Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.

After you do that, I will congratulate/praise you and say that [truly] you can save yourself by your own ability/power.

15 “Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:

“Think [also] about the huge animals that live near the water. I made you, and I made them also. They eat grass, like oxen do.

16 Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.

Their legs/thighs are [very] strong, and the muscles of their bellies are [very] powerful.

17 ‌ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.

Their tails are stiff (OR, bend down) like the branches of a cedar tree. The sinews/muscles of their thighs are close together.

18 Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.

Their [thigh] bones are [like] tubes [made] of bronze, and the bones of their legs are like bars [made] of iron.

19 Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.

They are among the strongest of the animals that I made, and I, who created them, am the only one who can kill them.

20 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.

On the hills grows food [PRS] for them to eat while many [HYP] other wild animals play nearby.

21 ‌ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.

They lie down [in the water] under the lotus plants; they hide in [tall] reeds in the swamps.

22 Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.

Those huge animals find shade under the lotus plants, and they are surrounded by poplar trees.

23 Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.

They are not disturbed by raging/swiftly-flowing rivers; they are not even disturbed/frightened when [rivers like the] Jordan [River] rush over them.

24 ‌ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.

No one can [RHQ] catch them by blinding their eyes or by piercing their noses with [the teeth of] a trap!”