Job 11
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Sofaa mei Neama, ʻo ne pehē,
2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
2“ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tali ʻae ngaahi lea lahi ni? Pea ʻe fakatonuhiaʻi koe ʻae tangata faʻa lau?
3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
3ʻE fakalongoʻi ʻae kakai ʻe hoʻo ngaahi loi? Pea ʻi hoʻo manuki, ʻe ʻikai fakamā koe ʻe ha taha?
4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
4He kuo ke pehē, ‘Ko ʻeku akonaki ʻoku totonu pē, pea ʻoku ou maʻa ʻi ho ʻao.’
5But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
5Kae taumaiā ke folofola mai ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo ne faʻai hono fofonga kiate koe;
6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
6Pea ne fakahā kiate koe ʻae ngaahi meʻa lilo ʻoe poto, he ʻoku lahi hake ʻaupito ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku hā mai! Ko ia ke ke ʻilo, ʻoku siʻi ʻae totongi ʻoku ʻeke ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he meʻa ʻoku taau mo hoʻo angahia.
7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
7“He te ke ʻilo ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he faʻa ʻeke? He te ke faʻa kumi ke ʻilo haohaoa ʻae Māfimafi?
8They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
8ʻOku māʻolunga ia ʻo hangē ko e langi; ko e hā ʻaʻau te ke fai? ʻOku māʻulalo hifo ʻi heli; te ke faʻa ʻilo ʻae hā?
9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
9Ko hono fuofua ʻoku lōloa lahi ʻi he māmani, pea lau lahi ia ʻi he tahi.
10If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
10Kapau ʻe tuʻusi ʻe ia, pe tāpuni ke maʻu, pe tānaki fakataha, ʻe taʻofi ia ʻe hai?
11Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
11He ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae kakai vale: ʻoku ne vakai foki ki he fai kovi; pea ʻe ʻikai te ne tokangaʻi?
12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
12He ʻoku fie poto ʻae tangata vale, neongo ʻoku fanauʻi ʻae tangata ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhiki ʻoe ʻasi kai vao.
13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
13“Kapau te ke teu ho loto, pea mafao atu ho nima kiate ia;
14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
14Kapau ʻoku ʻi ho nima ʻae angahala, siʻaki ia ke mamaʻo, pea ʻoua naʻa nofo ʻae kovi ʻi ho ngaahi fale.
15then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
15He ko ia te ke toki hanga hake ai ho mata ʻo taʻehanoʻila; ʻio, te ke tuʻumaʻu, ʻo ʻikai manavahē:
16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
16He te ke fakangaloʻi hoʻo mamahi, ʻo manatuʻi ia ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi vai kuo tafe atu:
17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
17Pea ʻe ʻāsinisini lahi hoʻo motuʻa ʻi he hoʻatāmālie ʻoe ʻaho; te ke ulo atu, te ke tatau mo e pongipongi.
18You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
18Pea te ke fiemālie koe, he ʻoku ai ʻae ʻamanaki lelei; ʻio, te ke keli, ʻo mālōlō fiemālie pe.
19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
19Pea te ke tokoto foki, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi koe ʻe ha taha; ʻio, ʻe kumi meʻa meiate koe ʻe he tokolahi.
20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
20Ka ʻe vaivai ʻae mata ʻoe angahala, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau hao, pea ko e ifi ʻoe mānava ʻa ʻenau ʻamanaki.”
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