Siope 40
1 Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,
Moreover the LORD answered 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.”
“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
3 Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,
Then Job answered the LORD,
4 “Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.
“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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 spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6 Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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.
“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?
Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9 Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?
Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 “Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12 Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
13 Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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:
“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16 Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.
His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars 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.
He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
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.
Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21 ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22 Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
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.
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24 ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
