Job 33
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
1“Ko ia ʻoku ou kole kiate koe ʻe Siope, fakafanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamatala, mo ke tokanga ki heʻeku lea kotoa pē.
2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
2Vakai, kuo u faʻai eni ʻa hoku ngutu, kuo lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ʻi hoku ngutu.
3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
3Te u lea au mei he totonu ʻo hoku loto: pea ʻe mahino ʻae ʻilo ʻe lea ʻaki ʻe hoku loungutu.
4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
4Naʻe ngaohi au ʻe he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko e mānava ʻoe Māfimafi kuo ne foaki ʻae moʻui kiate au.
5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
5Kapau te ke faʻa tali au, pea fokotuʻu hokohoko pe hoʻo ngaahi lea, tuʻu hake ʻi hoku ʻao.
6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
6Vakai, ʻoku ou tatau mo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: kuo ngaohi foki au mei he ʻumea.
7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
7ʻE ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi koe ʻe haʻaku fakailifia, pea ʻe ʻikai mamafa ʻa hoku nima kiate koe.
8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
8“Ko e moʻoni kuo ke lea ʻi hoku telinga, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea, ʻo pehē,
9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
9‘ʻOku ou maʻa taʻehaangahala, ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha hia ʻiate au.
10Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
10Vakai, ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa ke u kovi ai, ʻoku ne lauʻi au ko hono fili,
11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
11ʻOku ne ʻai hoku vaʻe ki he meʻa fakamaʻu vaʻe, ʻoku ne vakaiʻi ʻa hoku ʻalunga kotoa pē.’
12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
12“Vakai eni, ʻoku ʻikai te ke tonuhia: te u talia koe, he ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he tangata.
13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
13He ko e hā ʻoku ke fai ai mo ia? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai fakahā ʻe ia ʻae ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
14Ka ʻoku lea ʻae ʻOtua ʻo tuʻo taha, ʻio, ʻo tuʻo ua, ka ʻoku ʻikai tokangaʻi ia ʻe he tangata.
15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
15ʻI he misi, ʻi he meʻa hā mai ʻoe poʻuli, ʻi he tō ʻae mohe maʻu ki he kakai, ʻi he tulemohe ʻi he mohenga;
16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
16ʻOku ne toki fakaongo ʻae telinga ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pulusi ʻa honau akonakiʻi,
17to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
17Koeʻuhi ke ne taʻofi ʻae tangata mei heʻene ngāue ʻaʻana, pea fufū ʻae fielahi mei he tangata.
18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
18ʻOku ne taʻofi mai hono laumālie mei he luo, mo ʻene moʻui ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha ʻi he heletā.
19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
19Pea ʻoku ne tautea foki ia ʻaki ʻae mamahi ʻi hono mohenga, mo hono ngaahi hui ʻaki ʻae mamahi lahi:
20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
20Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻene moʻui ki he mā, mo hono laumālie ki he meʻakai ifo lelei.
21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
21ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻosi ʻa hono kakano, ʻo ʻikai ʻiloa; pea ʻoku tuʻu mai hono ngaahi hui naʻe ʻikai hā mai.
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
22ʻIo, ʻoku ʻunuʻunu atu hono laumālie ki he faʻitoka, mo ʻene moʻui ki he kau fakaʻauha.
23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
23“Kapau ʻe ʻiate ia ha faifekau, ko e fakamatala, ko e taha mei he toko taha afe, ke fakahā ki he tangata ʻene māʻoniʻoni:
24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
24ʻOku toki ʻaloʻofa ai ia kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Fakamoʻui ia mei he ʻalu hifo ki he luo: kuo u ʻiloʻi ʻae huhuʻi.”
25then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
25ʻE moʻui lelei hake hono sino ʻi ha tamasiʻi: ʻe toe foki ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene kei siʻi:
26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
26ʻE lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe tokanga ia ki ai: pea ʻe mamata ia ki hono fofonga ʻi he fiefia: he te ne totongi ki he tangata ʻa ʻene māʻoniʻoni.
27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
27ʻOku ne vakai ki he kakai, pea ka pehē ʻe ha taha, ‘Kuo u angahala, pea fakakehe ʻaia ʻoku totonu, pea kuo taʻeʻaonga ia kiate au;
28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
28ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke ʻoua naʻa ʻalu hifo ki he luo, pea ʻe mamata ʻene moʻui ki he maama.
29Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
29“Vakai, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e tangata,
30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
30Ke ne toe ʻomi ai hono laumālie mei he luo, pea ne fakamaama ia ʻaki ʻae maama ʻoe moʻui.
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
31Tokanga, ʻe Siope, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pe, kau lea.
32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
32Kapau ʻoku ai haʻo lea, tali mai: lea, he ko hoku loto ke ke tonuhia.
33But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
33Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pē, kau akonekina koe ke ke poto.
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