Siope 6
1 Ka naʻe leaange ʻa Siope, ʻo ne pehē,
But Job answered and said,
2 “Taumaiā kuo fakatatau totonu ʻa ʻeku mamahi, pea ke ʻai kātoa ʻeku mamahi ki he meʻa fakatatau!
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3 He ko eni, ʻe mamafa lahi ia ki he ʻoneʻone ʻoe tahi: ko ia kuo fōngia hifo ai ʻeku ngaahi lea.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4 He ʻoku ʻi loto ʻiate au ʻae ngaahi ngahau ʻoe Māfimafi, ko hono kona ʻo ia ʻoku ne inumia hoku laumālie: ʻoku tuʻu tali tau pe kiate au ʻae ngaahi fakailifia ʻae ʻOtua.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of Eloah do set themselves in array against me.
5 He ʻoku tangi ʻae ʻasi kai vao ʻoka maʻu ʻe ia ʻae mohuku? Pe ʻoku tangi ʻae pulu ʻi heʻene kai?
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 ʻE faʻa kai ʻae meʻa ifoifonoa taʻehamāsima? Pe ʻoku ai ha ifo ʻi he nāunau ʻoe foʻi manu?
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 Ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fehiʻa hoku laumālie ke ala ki ai, ko ʻeku meʻakai mamahi ia.
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
8 “Taumaiā ke u lavaʻi ʻeku kole; pea tuku mai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa ʻoku ou holi ki ai!
Oh that I might have my request; and that Eloah would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 ʻIo, ke lelei ki he ʻOtua ke tāmateʻi au; ke ne tukuange hono nima, ʻo motuhi au!
Even that it would please Eloah to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10 Pehē te u toki maʻu ai ʻae fiemālie; ʻio, te u tali mālohi au ki he mamahi ke ʻoua naʻa ne mamae; he naʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻae tokotaha māʻoniʻoni.
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11 He ko e hā hoku mālohi, koeʻuhi ke u ʻamanaki ʻeau; pea ko e hā hoku ngataʻanga, koeʻuhi ke u fakatolonga ai pe ʻeku moʻui?
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12 He ko e mālohi ʻoe ngaahi maka ʻa hoku mālohi? Pe ko e palasa ʻa hoku kakano?
Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
13 ʻIkai ʻoku ʻiate au haku tokoni? Pea kuo kapusi ʻaupito ʻae poto ʻiate au?
Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
14 “ʻOka mamahi ha taha [ʻoku ngali ]ke ʻofa kiate ia ʻa hono kāinga; ka ʻoku ne liʻaki ʻe ia ʻae manavahē ki he Māfimafi.
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15 Kuo fai kākā ʻa hoku kāinga ʻo hangē ko ha vaitafe, pea hangē ko e ʻoho ʻoe vai ʻoku nau mole atu;
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16 He ʻoku ʻuliʻuli ia koeʻuhi ko e ʻaisi, ʻaia ʻoku lilo ʻi ai ʻae ʻuha hinehina:
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
17 ʻOka māmāfana ia, ʻoku nau mole: pea ʻoka ʻaʻafu, ʻoku ʻauha leva ia mei hono potu.
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18 Ko e ngaahi hala ʻo honau tafeʻanga kuo fakakehe; ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻikai, pea mole.
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19 Naʻe kumi lahi ʻe he kakai ʻo Tima, ko e kau fononga ʻo Sipa naʻa nau tatali ki ai.
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20 Naʻa nau puputuʻu koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻamanaki; naʻa nau haʻu ki ai, pea mā.
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21 He ko e meʻa noa pe foki ʻakimoutolu; ʻoku mou mamata ki hoku lī ki lalo, pea ʻoku mou ilifia.
For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22 He ne u pehē, ‘Tokoni mai?’ Pe, ‘Foaki mai ha meʻa mei hoʻomou koloa?’
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23 Pe, ‘Fakamoʻui au mei he nima ʻoe fili? Pe, ‘Huhuʻi au mei he nima ʻoe mālohi?’
Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
24 “Akonakiʻi au, pea te u longo pe: pea mou fai ke u ʻilo pe kuo u hē ʻi he hā.
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25 Hono ʻikai mālohi ʻae ngaahi lea totonu! Ka ʻoku valokiʻi ʻae hā ʻe hoʻomou valoki?
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
26 He ʻoku mou pehē ke valokiʻi ʻae ngaahi lea, mo e ngaahi tala ʻo ha taha kuo tuʻutāmaki, ʻoku hangē ha matangi?
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27 ʻIo, ʻoku mou lemohekina ʻae tamai mate, pea mou keli ha luo ki homou kāinga.
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
28 Ko ia, mou fiemālie, ʻo vakai kiate au; he ʻoku ʻilongofua kiate kimoutolu ʻo kapau ʻoku ou kākā.
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
29 ʻOku ou kole, mou toe fakakaukau he ʻoku ʻi ai ʻeku māʻoniʻoni.
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
30 He ʻoku ai ha angahala ʻi hoku ʻelelo? ʻIkai ʻe faʻa ʻilo ʻe hoku ngutu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi?
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
