Job 6
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1But Job answered, and said:
1Ka naʻe leaange ʻa Siope, ʻo ne pehē,
2O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.
2“Taumaiā kuo fakatatau totonu ʻa ʻeku mamahi, pea ke ʻai kātoa ʻeku mamahi ki he meʻa fakatatau!
3As the sand of the sea this would appear heavier: therefore my words are full of sorrow:
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 Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war 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.
5Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?
5He ʻoku tangi ʻae ʻasi kai vao ʻoka maʻu ʻe ia ʻae mohuku? Pe ʻoku tangi ʻae pulu ʻi heʻene kai?
6Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death?
6ʻE faʻa kai ʻae meʻa ifoifonoa taʻehamāsima? Pe ʻoku ai ha ifo ʻi he nāunau ʻoe foʻi manu?
7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats.
7Ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fehiʻa hoku laumālie ke ala ki ai, ko ʻeku meʻakai mamahi ia.
8Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?
8“Taumaiā ke u lavaʻi ʻeku kole; pea tuku mai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa ʻoku ou holi ki ai!
9And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?
9ʻIo, ke lelei ki he ʻOtua ke tāmateʻi au; ke ne tukuange hono nima, ʻo motuhi au!
10And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict 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.
11For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end that I should keep patience?
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?
12My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass.
12He ko e mālohi ʻoe ngaahi maka ʻa hoku mālohi? Pe ko e palasa ʻa hoku kakano?
13Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.
13ʻIkai ʻoku ʻiate au haku tokoni? Pea kuo kapusi ʻaupito ʻae poto ʻiate au?
14He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.
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.
15My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.
15Kuo fai kākā ʻa hoku kāinga ʻo hangē ko ha vaitafe, pea hangē ko e ʻoho ʻoe vai ʻoku nau mole atu;
16They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.
16He ʻoku ʻuliʻuli ia koeʻuhi ko e ʻaisi, ʻaia ʻoku lilo ʻi ai ʻae ʻuha hinehina:
17At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place.
17ʻOka māmāfana ia, ʻoku nau mole: pea ʻoka ʻaʻafu, ʻoku ʻauha leva ia mei hono potu.
18The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish.
18Ko e ngaahi hala ʻo honau tafeʻanga kuo fakakehe; ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻikai, pea mole.
19Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.
19Naʻe kumi lahi ʻe he kakai ʻo Tima, ko e kau fononga ʻo Sipa naʻa nau tatali ki ai.
20They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.
20Naʻa nau puputuʻu koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻamanaki; naʻa nau haʻu ki ai, pea mā.
21Now you are come: and now seeing my affliction you are afraid.
21He ko e meʻa noa pe foki ʻakimoutolu; ʻoku mou mamata ki hoku lī ki lalo, pea ʻoku mou ilifia.
22Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?
22He ne u pehē, ‘Tokoni mai?’ Pe, ‘Foaki mai ha meʻa mei hoʻomou koloa?’
23Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?
23Pe, ‘Fakamoʻui au mei he nima ʻoe fili? Pe, ‘Huhuʻi au mei he nima ʻoe mālohi?’
24Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me.
24“Akonakiʻi au, pea te u longo pe: pea mou fai ke u ʻilo pe kuo u hē ʻi he hā.
25Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?
25Hono ʻikai mālohi ʻae ngaahi lea totonu! Ka ʻoku valokiʻi ʻae hā ʻe hoʻomou valoki?
26You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind.
26He ʻoku mou pehē ke valokiʻi ʻae ngaahi lea, mo e ngaahi tala ʻo ha taha kuo tuʻutāmaki, ʻoku hangē ha matangi?
27You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.
27ʻIo, ʻoku mou lemohekina ʻae tamai mate, pea mou keli ha luo ki homou kāinga.
28However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I lie.
28Ko ia, mou fiemālie, ʻo vakai kiate au; he ʻoku ʻilongofua kiate kimoutolu ʻo kapau ʻoku ou kākā.
29Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye.
29ʻOku ou kole, mou toe fakakaukau he ʻoku ʻi ai ʻeku māʻoniʻoni.
30And you shall not And iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth.
30He ʻoku ai ha angahala ʻi hoku ʻelelo? ʻIkai ʻe faʻa ʻilo ʻe hoku ngutu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi?
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