Job 20
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
1Pea naʻe toki pehēange ʻe Sofaa mei Neama, ʻo ne pehē,
2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
2“Ko e moʻoni ʻoku langaʻi au ʻe heʻeku ngaahi mahalo ke u tali, ko ia ʻoku ou fakatoʻotoʻo ai.
3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
3Kuo u fanongo ki he tautea ʻo ʻeku manuki, pea ko e laumālie ʻo ʻeku ʻilo ʻoku langaʻi au ke u tali.
4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
4ʻIkai te ke ʻilo eni mei muʻa, talu hono tuku ʻoe tangata ʻi māmani,
5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
5Koeʻuhi ʻoku fuonounou ʻae nekeneka ʻoe angahala, pea ko e fiefia ʻae mālualoi ʻoku ʻi he kemo pe taha?
6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
6Neongo ʻae aʻu hake ki he langi ʻa hono ongolelei, pea ʻasi hake hono ʻulu ki he ngaahi ʻao;
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
7Ka ʻe ʻauha ia ʻo taʻengata ʻo hangē pe ko ʻene meʻa kovi ʻaʻana: ko kinautolu naʻe mamata ki ai te nau pehē, ‘Kofaʻā ia?’
8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
8ʻE puna atu ia ʻo hangē ha misi, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia: ʻio, ʻe tuli atu ia ʻo hangē ko ha meʻa ʻoku hā mai ʻi he pō.
9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
9Ko e mata foki naʻe mamata ki ai ʻe ʻikai toe mamata ai; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ʻilo ia ʻe hono potu.
10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
10ʻE kumi ʻe heʻene fānau ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻae masiva, pea ʻe toe ʻatu ʻe hono nima ʻenau ngaahi meʻa.
11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
11ʻOku fonu hono ngaahi hui ʻi he angahala ʻo ʻene kei siʻi, pea ʻe takoto mo ia ʻi he efu.
12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
12“Neongo ʻoku melie ʻi hono ngutu ʻae fai kovi, pea ne fufū ia ʻi hono lalo ʻelelo:
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
13Neongo ʻene mamae ki ai, ʻo ʻikai liʻaki; kae maʻu pe ʻi hono loto ngutu:
14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
14ʻE liliu ʻene meʻakai ʻi hono kete, ʻe hoko ia ko e ʻahu ʻoe fanga ngata fekai ʻi loto ʻiate ia.
15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
15Kuo ne folo hifo ʻae koloa, ka te ne toe lua ʻaki hake ia: ʻe lī ia ʻe he ʻOtua mei hono kete.
16He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
16ʻE mimisi ʻe ia ʻae kona ʻoe fanga ngata fekai: ʻe teʻia ia ʻe he ʻelelo ʻoe ngata fekai.
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
17ʻE ʻikai mamata ia ki he ngaahi vai, ko e ngaahi vai lahi, mo e ngaahi vaitafe ʻoe meʻa huʻamelie mo e pota.
18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
18ʻE toe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae fua ʻo ʻene ngāue, pea ʻe ʻikai folo hifo: pea ʻe ʻikai fiefia ia ʻi he lahi fau ʻo ʻene koloa.
19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
19Koeʻuhi kuo ne taʻomia mo liʻaki ʻae masiva; kuo ne toʻo fakamālohi ʻae fale naʻe ʻikai ke ne langa;
20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
20“Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai te ne ongoʻi ʻae fiemālie ʻi hono loto, ʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa maʻu ʻaia kuo ne holi ki ai.
21Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
21ʻE ʻikai toe ʻene meʻa kai; ko ia ʻe ʻikai ʻamanaki ʻe ha taha ki haʻane meʻa.
22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
22ʻI he lahi ʻo ʻene maʻumeʻa ʻe masiva ai ia; ʻe hoko kiate ia ʻae nima ʻoe angakovi kotoa pē.
23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
23ʻI heʻene teu ke fakapito hono kete, ʻe lī kiate ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae mālohi ʻo hono houhau, pea fakaʻauha ia kiate ia lolotonga ʻene kai.
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
24ʻE puna ia mei he meʻa tau ukamea, ka ʻe fanaʻi ia ke ʻasi ʻe he kaufana ukamea.
25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
25ʻE unuhi ia, pea ʻasi ʻi hono sino; ʻio, ʻoku haʻu mei hono ʻahu ʻae heletā ngingila, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi ilifia.
26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
26Ko e ngaahi fakapoʻuli kotoa pē kuo fufū ʻi hono ngaahi potu fakalilolilo: ʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻe he afi taʻetapili; ʻe hoko ʻae kovi kiate ia ʻoku toe ʻi hono ʻapi.
27The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
27ʻE fakahā ʻe he langi ʻa ʻene fai kovi, pea ʻe tuʻu hake ki ai ʻae fonua.
28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
28Ko e koloa ʻo hono fale ʻe mole, pea tafe atu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo hono houhau.
29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
29Ko e ʻinasi eni ʻoe tangata angahala mei he ʻOtua, mo e tufakanga kuo tuʻutuʻuni maʻana ʻe he ʻOtua.”
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