Job 6
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then Job replied:
1Ka naʻe leaange ʻa Siope, ʻo ne pehē,
2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
2“Taumaiā kuo fakatatau totonu ʻa ʻeku mamahi, pea ke ʻai kātoa ʻeku mamahi ki he meʻa fakatatau!
3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.
3He ko eni, ʻe mamafa lahi ia ki he ʻoneʻone ʻoe tahi: ko ia kuo fōngia hifo ai ʻeku ngaahi lea.
4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
4He ʻoku ʻi loto ʻiate au ʻae ngaahi ngahau ʻoe Māfimafi, ko hono kona ʻo ia ʻoku ne inumia hoku laumālie: ʻoku tuʻu tali tau pe kiate au ʻae ngaahi fakailifia ʻae ʻOtua.
5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
5He ʻoku tangi ʻae ʻasi kai vao ʻoka maʻu ʻe ia ʻae mohuku? Pe ʻoku tangi ʻae pulu ʻi heʻene kai?
6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg ?
6ʻE faʻa kai ʻae meʻa ifoifonoa taʻehamāsima? Pe ʻoku ai ha ifo ʻi he nāunau ʻoe foʻi manu?
7My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
7Ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fehiʻa hoku laumālie ke ala ki ai, ko ʻeku meʻakai mamahi ia.
8If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
8“Taumaiā ke u lavaʻi ʻeku kole; pea tuku mai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa ʻoku ou holi ki ai!
9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
9ʻIo, ke lelei ki he ʻOtua ke tāmateʻi au; ke ne tukuange hono nima, ʻo motuhi au!
10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
10Pehē te u toki maʻu ai ʻae fiemālie; ʻio, te u tali mālohi au ki he mamahi ke ʻoua naʻa ne mamae; he naʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻae tokotaha māʻoniʻoni.
11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
11He ko e hā hoku mālohi, koeʻuhi ke u ʻamanaki ʻeau; pea ko e hā hoku ngataʻanga, koeʻuhi ke u fakatolonga ai pe ʻeku moʻui?
12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
12He ko e mālohi ʻoe ngaahi maka ʻa hoku mālohi? Pe ko e palasa ʻa hoku kakano?
13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
13ʻIkai ʻoku ʻiate au haku tokoni? Pea kuo kapusi ʻaupito ʻae poto ʻiate au?
14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
14“ʻOka mamahi ha taha ʻoku ngali ke ʻofa kiate ia ʻa hono kāinga; ka ʻoku ne liʻaki ʻe ia ʻae manavahē ki he Māfimafi.
15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
15Kuo fai kākā ʻa hoku kāinga ʻo hangē ko ha vaitafe, pea hangē ko e ʻoho ʻoe vai ʻoku nau mole atu;
16darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
16He ʻoku ʻuliʻuli ia koeʻuhi ko e ʻaisi, ʻaia ʻoku lilo ʻi ai ʻae ʻuha hinehina:
17but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
17ʻOka māmāfana ia, ʻoku nau mole: pea ʻoka ʻaʻafu, ʻoku ʻauha leva ia mei hono potu.
18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
18Ko e ngaahi hala ʻo honau tafeʻanga kuo fakakehe; ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻikai, pea mole.
19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
19Naʻe kumi lahi ʻe he kakai ʻo Tima, ko e kau fononga ʻo Sipa naʻa nau tatali ki ai.
20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
20Naʻa nau puputuʻu koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻamanaki; naʻa nau haʻu ki ai, pea mā.
21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
21He ko e meʻa noa pe foki ʻakimoutolu; ʻoku mou mamata ki hoku lī ki lalo, pea ʻoku mou ilifia.
22Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
22He ne u pehē, ‘Tokoni mai?’ Pe, ‘Foaki mai ha meʻa mei hoʻomou koloa?’
23deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?
23Pe, ‘Fakamoʻui au mei he nima ʻoe fili? Pe, ‘Huhuʻi au mei he nima ʻoe mālohi?’
24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
24“Akonakiʻi au, pea te u longo pe: pea mou fai ke u ʻilo pe kuo u hē ʻi he hā.
25How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
25Hono ʻikai mālohi ʻae ngaahi lea totonu! Ka ʻoku valokiʻi ʻae hā ʻe hoʻomou valoki?
26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
26He ʻoku mou pehē ke valokiʻi ʻae ngaahi lea, mo e ngaahi tala ʻo ha taha kuo tuʻutāmaki, ʻoku hangē ha matangi?
27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
27ʻIo, ʻoku mou lemohekina ʻae tamai mate, pea mou keli ha luo ki homou kāinga.
28But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
28Ko ia, mou fiemālie, ʻo vakai kiate au; he ʻoku ʻilongofua kiate kimoutolu ʻo kapau ʻoku ou kākā.
29Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
29ʻOku ou kole, mou toe fakakaukau he ʻoku ʻi ai ʻeku māʻoniʻoni.
30Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
30He ʻoku ai ha angahala ʻi hoku ʻelelo? ʻIkai ʻe faʻa ʻilo ʻe hoku ngutu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi?
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