Job 12
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Then Job answered:
1OLELO mai ia o Ioba, i mai la,
2“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
2He oiaio, o oukou ka poe kanaka, A e make pu ka noiau me oukou.
3But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
3Aka, he naauao ko'u e like me oukou; Aole au i emi malalo iho o oukou: A owai la ka mea ike ole i na mea like me keia mau mea?
4I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
4Ua lilo au i mea heneheneia e kona hoalauna, E kahea ana i ke Akua, a hoolohe mai oia ia ia; O ka mea pono a me ka hala ole, ua akaakaia oia.
5The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
5Me ka ipukukui i hoowahawahaia i ka manao o ka mea e noho nanea ana, Pela ka mea ua kokoke pahee kona mau wawae.
6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
6Ua pomaikai na halelewa o ka poe luku wale, A ua noho maluhia ka poe hoonaukiuki aku i ke Akua; Iloko o ko lakou lima na ke Akua i haawi mai.
7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
7Aka, ano e ninau i na holoholona, a e ao mai lakou ia oe; A me na manu o ka lewa, a e hoike mai lakou ia oe;
8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
8E olelo aku paha i ka honua, a e ao mai no ia ia oe: A o na ia o ke kai e hoakaka mai no lakou ia oe,
9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
9Owai la ka mea ike ole i keia mau mea a pau, Na ka lima o Iehova i hana keia?
10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
10Iloko o kona lima ka uhane o na mea ola a pau, A me ka hanu o na kanaka a pau.
11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
11Aole anei e hoao ke pepeiao i na olelo? A e hoao ka waha i ka ai nona iho?
12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
12Me ka poe kahiko ka maiau, A me ke ola loihi ka naauao.
13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
13Ia ia ka naauao, a me ka ikaika; Nona ka oleloao, a me ke akamai.
14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
14Aia hoi, ke wawahi nei oia, aole e kukulu hou ia; Ke hahao aku ia i ke kanaka iloko, aole e hookuuia'ku.
15If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
15Aia hoi, ke hoopaa nei oia i na wai, a ua maloo lakou: A hookuu aku oia ia lakou, a luku lakou i ko ka honua.
16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
16Me ia ka ikaika, a me ka naauao: Nona ka mea i hoopuniia, a me ka mea hoopuni.
17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
17Ua lawe pio aku ia i na kakaolelo, A hoolilo i na lunakanawai i poe hawawa.
18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
18Kala aku no ia i ka mea paa o na'lii, A kaei aku ia i ko lakou puhaka i ke kaei.
19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
19Alakai pio aku ia i na kahuna, A hookahuli i ka poe ikaika.
20He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
20Hoopau aku ia i ka olelo a ka poe oiaio, A lawe aku ia i ka naauao, mai ka poe kahiko aku.
21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
21Ninini iho ia i ka hoino maluna o na'lii, A kala ae no ia i ke kaei o ka poe ikaika.
22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
22Hoike mai ia i na mea hohonu mailoko mai o ka pouli, A hoopuka no ia i ka malamalama mai ka malu make mai.
23He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
23Hoomahuahua no ia i na lahuikanaka, a luku aku no hoi ia lakou: Hoonui aku no ia i na lahuikanaka, a hoemi hou iho ia lakou.
24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
24Lawe aku ia i ka naauao o na luna o kanaka ma ka honua; A hooauwana ia lakou ma ka waonahele, aohe alauui.
25They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
25Haha lakou iloko o ka pouli aohe malamalama, A e hoohikaka aku oia ia lakou, me he mea ona la.
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