Job 8
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
1A LAILA olelo mai la o Biledada, no Suha, i mai la,
2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
2Pehea la ka loihi o kau olelo ana i keia mau mea? A he makani ikaika na huaolelo o kou waha?
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
3E hookahuli anei ke Akua i ka pololei? A e hookekee anei ka Mea mana i ka pono?
4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
4Ina paha ua hana hewa kau poe keiki ia ia, Alaila kiola aku la ia ia lakou, no ko lakou lawehala ana;
5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
5Ina e imi oe i ke Akua, A e nonoi aku oe i ka Mea mana;
6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
6Ina ua maemae oe a pono hoi; He oiaio no, ina ua ala mai no ia ano nou, A ua hoomalu mai ia i ka hale o kou pono ana.
7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
7Ina ua uuku kou hoomaka ana i kinohou, O kou hopena, e mahuahua loa ana no ia.
8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
8No ka mea, ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e ninau aku oe i ka hanauna mamua, A e hoomakaukau oe e noonoo i ko lakou poe makua:
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
9(No ka mea, inehinei wale no kakou, aohe ike, A o ko kakou mau la ma ka honua, he aka no ia:)
10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
10Aole anei lakou e ao mai ia oe, a e hai mai ia oe, A e hoike mai i na olelo mailoko mai o ko lakou naau?
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
11E ulu anei ke papuro ke ole ka lepo poho? E ulu anei ka akaakai ke ole ka wai?
12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
12I kona manawa uliuli, aole i okiia, Ua mae no ia mamua o na mauu e ae a pau.
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
13Pela no ka hope o ka poe a pau e hoopoina ana i ke Akua; A pela no ka manaolana o ka aia e make ai.
14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
14O kona manaolana e okiia'ku ia, A o kona mea hilinai, he punawelewele no ia.
15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
15E hilinai iho oia maluna o kona hale, aka, aole ia e paa: E hoopaa aku oia ia mea, aole nae ia e kupono.
16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
16Ua uliuli oia imua o ka la, A kupu ae kona mau lala ma kona kihapai.
17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
17Ua awiliia kona mau aa ma ka waikahe, A ike iho la ia i kahi o na pohaku.
18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
18Aka, e hoopauia aku ia mea mai kona wahi aku, Alaila e hoole mai oia ia ia, aole au i ike ia oe.
19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
19Aia hoi, oia ka olioli o kona aoao, A mailoko mai o ka lepo e kupu ae na mea e.
20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
20Aia hoi, aole ke Akua e hoowahawaha i ka mea pono, Aole hoi ia e kokua aku i ka poe hana hewa:
21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
21A hoopiha mai ia i kou waha i ka akaaka, A i kou lehelehe i ka hooho olioli.
22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
22O ka poe inaina ia oe e hoaahuia lakou i ka hilahila: A e lilo ka hale o ka poe hewa i mea ole.
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