Job 40
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1And the LORD said to Job:
1Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,
2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
2“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”
3Then Job answered the LORD:
3¶ Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,
4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
4“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.
5I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
5Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
6¶ Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
7“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.
8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
8Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?
9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
9Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
10“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.
11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
11Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.
12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
12Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
13Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.
14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
14Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
15“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:
16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
16Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.
17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
17ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.
18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
18Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.
19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
19Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.
20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
20Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.
21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
21ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.
22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
22Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
23Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.
24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
24ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.
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