Job 8
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Pilitati mei Suaa, ʻo ne pehē,
2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
2ʻE fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo lea pehē pe? Pea tatau mo e matangi mālohi ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu?
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
3He ʻoku fakahala ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae fakamaau? Pe fakahalaʻi ʻe he Māfimafi ʻae angatonu?
4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
4Kapau kuo angahala ʻa hoʻo fānau kiate ia, pea kuo ne liʻaki ʻakinautolu ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau fai hala;
5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
5Kapau te ke kumi vave ki he ʻOtua, pea fai hoʻo faʻa hū tāumaʻu ki he Māfimafi;
6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
6Kapau kuo ke maʻa mo angatonu ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻā hake ia maʻau, pea te ne ngaohi ke monūʻia ʻae nofoʻanga ʻo hoʻo māʻoniʻoni.
7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
7Neongo ʻae siʻi ʻa ho kamataʻanga, ka ʻe fakalahi ʻaupito ho ikuʻanga.
8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
8“Ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fehuʻi ki he kuonga ʻi muʻa, pea ke teuʻi koe ke ke ʻeke ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai:
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
9(He ʻoku ʻoe ʻaneafi pe ʻakinautolu, pea taʻeʻilo ha meʻa, koeʻuhi ʻoku tatau hotau ngaahi ʻaho ʻi māmani mo e ʻata:)
10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
10ʻIkai ʻe akonakiʻi koe ʻekinautolu, ʻo tala kiate koe, pea hua ʻaki mai ʻae ngaahi lea mei honau loto?
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
11“ʻE faʻa tupu ʻae mohuku ʻoe anovai ka ʻi he kelepulu pe? ʻE faʻa tupu ʻae kaho ka ʻi he vai pe?
12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
12He ʻoku lolotonga ʻene kei mata, ʻo ʻikai tā, ʻoku tomuʻa mae ia ʻi he ʻakau kotoa pē.
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
13ʻOku pehē pe ʻae ʻaluʻanga ʻokinautolu ʻoku fakangaloʻi ʻae ʻOtua; pea ko e ʻamanaki ʻae mālualoi ʻe ʻauha ia:
14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
14Ko ʻene ʻamanaki ʻe tuʻusi ia, pea ko ʻene falalaʻanga ko e matamata kupenga ʻoe hina.
15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
15ʻE faʻaki ia ki hono fale, ka ʻe ʻikai tuʻu ia: ʻe puke maʻu ʻe ia ki ai, ka ʻe ʻikai te ne tolonga.”
16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
16ʻOku maʻuiʻui ia ʻi he mata ʻoe laʻā, pea tupu hono vaʻa ʻi heʻene ngoue.
17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
17Ko hono ngaahi aka ʻoku fefihifihitaki ʻi he tafungofunga, ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻae potu makamaka.
18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
18Kapau te ne fakaʻauha ia mei hono potu, pea ʻe toki fakafisi ia, ʻo pehē, ‘naʻe ʻikai te u mamata kiate koe.’
19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
19Vakai, ko e fiefia eni ʻa hono hala, pea ʻe toe tupu ʻae niʻihi mei he kelekele.
20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
20“Vakai, ʻe ʻikai siʻaki ʻe he ʻOtua ha taha haohaoa, pea ʻe ʻikai tokoniʻi ʻe ia ʻae kau fai kovi:
21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
21Kaeʻoua ke ne fakapito ho ngutu ʻi he kata, mo ho loungutu ʻi he fiefia.
22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
22Ko kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate koe ʻe fakakofuʻaki ʻae mā; pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae nofoʻanga ʻoe angahala.”
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