Job 29
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1And Job continued his discourse:
1OLELO hou mai la o Ioba i kana olelonane, i mai la,
2“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
2Ina e like au me na malama mamua, I na la a ke Akua i malama mai ai ia'u!
3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
3I ka wa i lilelile ai kona kukui maluna o kuu poo, A ma kona malamalama hele no au mawaena o ka pouli!
4when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
4E like me au i na la o kuu oo ana, I ka wa i kuka pu ai me ke Akua ma kuu halelewa!
5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
5I ka wa o ka Mea mana me au, I ka wa e hoopuni ana kuu poe keiki ia'u!
6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
6I ka wa a'u i holoi ai i kuu mau wawae i ka waiu, A hookahe mai ka pohaku no'u i na kahawai aila!
7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
7I kuu hele ana'ku ma ka pukapa i ke kulanakauhale, Ma ke alanui hoomakaukau iho au i kuu wahi noho!
8the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
8Ike mai ka poe kanaka opio ia'u, a pee iho la; A o ka poe kahiko, ala mai lakou a ku iluna.
9The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
9Noho malie na luna i ka olelo aku, A kau lakou i ka lima maluna o ko lakou waha.
10The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
10O ka leo o na'lii ua hunaia, Pipili ko lakou alelo me ko lakou kileo.
11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
11A lohe ka pepeiao, hoomaikai no ia ia'u; A ike ka maka, hoike mai ia no'u:
12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
12No ka mea, ua hoopakele au i ka poe hune e uwe ana, A me ka mea makua ole, aole ana mea kokua.
13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
13O ka hoomaikai o ka mea ane make i kau mai maluna o'u: A hoohauoli no au i ka naau o ka wahinekanemake.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
14Aahu iho no au i ka pono, a ua uhi mai ia ia'u; E like me ka aahu a me ke kaei poo, pela kuu olelohoopono.
15I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.
15Ua lilo au i maka no ka makapo, I wawae hoi no ka oopa.
16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
16He makua hoi au no ka poe ilihune; A o ka mea hakaka a'u i ike ole ai, ua huli aku au ia.
17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
17Ua haki ia'u na kui o ka mea hewa, A ua kaili aku au i ka waiwai hao mai kona mau niho aku.
18So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
18Alaila i iho la au, e make auanei au iloko o kuu punana, A me he one la e hoonui auanei au i na la.
19My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
19Manamana ae la kuu aa ma na wai, A kau iho la ka hau, a ao ka po, maluna o kuu lala.
20My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
20Ua hou ko'u nani iloko o'u, A o ka'u kakaka, ua hooulu hou ia ma kuu lima.
21Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
21Hoolohe lakou ia'u a kakali hoi, A noho malie lakou i kau oleloao.
22After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
22Mahope o ka'u olelo ana, aole lakou i olelo hou, A kulu iho ka'u olelo maluna iho o lakou.
23They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
23Kakali lakou ia'u e like me ka ua; A hamama loa lakou i ko lakou waha, no ke kuaua hope.
24If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
24A akaaka au ia lakou, aole lakou i manao he oiaio; A o ka malamalama o kuu maka aole lakou i hookulou ilalo ia.
25I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
25Ua wae aku au i ko lakou aoao, a noho me he luna la, A noho au me he alii la maluna o ka poe kaua, E like me ka mea hooluolu i ka poe e uwe ana.
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