Ioba 21
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1A OLELO mai la o loba, i mai la,
1Then Job answered and said:
2E hoolohe pono oukou i ka'u olelo, A o keia ko oukou hooluolu ana.
2Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.
3E ae mai oukou ia'u e olelo aku ai au, A mahope o kuu olelo, e hoomaewaewa oukou.
3Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4Owau hoi, i ke kanaka anei kuu ulono ana? A ina pela, no ke aha la ka huhu ole o kuu uhane?
4As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?
5E nana oukou ia'u a e pihoihoi, A e kau oukou i ka lima maluna o ka waha.
5Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6A ina e hoomanao wau, ua weliweli au, A loohia kuu io e ka haalulu.
6Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.
7No ke aha la e ola ana ka poe hewa, E elemakule ana, e nui ana hoi i ka waiwai?
7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
8O ko lakou hua, ua hookupaaia me lakou imua o ko lakou alo, A o ka lakou poe keiki imua o ko lakou maka.
8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9Ua maluhia ko lakou mau hale, aohe makau, Aole hoi ka laau hahau o ke Akua maluna o lakou.
9Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10Hapai no ka lakou bipi, aole hoi i hemahema; Hua mai no ka lakou bipiohi, aole i hanau hapa.
10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11Kuu aku lakou i ka lakou poe kamalii me he kumu hipa la, A lelele no ka lakou poe keiki.
11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12Hoomaka lakou me ka pahu kani a me ka lira, A olioli lakou i ke kani ana o ka hokiokio.
12They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
13Noho lakou i ko lakou mau la me ka pomaikai, A iho koke lakou i ka po.
13They spend their days in prosperity, and peacefully they go down to the grave.
14A olelo iho lakou i ke Akua, E hele oe mai o makou aku; A o ka ike i kou mau aoao, aohe makou makemake.
14Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.
15Owai ka Mea mana, i malama ai kakou ia ia? Heaha ka mea e loaa ai, ke nonoi kakou ia ia?
15What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?' —
16Aia hoi, aole ma ko lakou lima ko lakou pomaikai: O ke kuka ana o ka poe hewa, ua mamao aku ia ia'u.
16Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17He pinepine i pio ai ke kukui o ka poe hewa, A e hiki koke mai hoi ko lakou make maluna o lakou, A ua hooili mai ia i na eha ma kona inaina.
17How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger?
18Ua like lakou me ka mauu maloo imua o ka makani, E like hoi me ka opala a ka puahiohio i lawe aku.
18That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm stealeth away?
19Ua hoomau ke Akua i kona hewa no kana poe keiki: Ua uku mai ia ia ia, a e ike auanei oia.
19'God layeth up his iniquity for his children!' — let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.
20E ike no kona maka i kona popilikia. E inu no ia i ka huhu o ka Mea mana.
20Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21No ka mea, heaha la kana hana iloko o kona hale mahope ona, I ka manawa e okiia'i mawaena ka huina o kona mau malama?
21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
22K ao mai anei kekahi i ke Akua i ka ike, I ka mea hooponopono i ka poe kiekie?
22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.
23Make no kekahi iwaena o kona pomaikai, E noho nanea ana a me ka oluolu.
23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
24Ua piha kona mau aoao i ka momona, Ua mau kona mau iwi i ka lolo.
24His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
25A make no kekahi me ka naau ehaeha, Aole ia i hoao i ka lealea.
25And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.
26E moe pu laua i ka lepo, A e paapu na ilo maluna o laua.
26They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them.
27Aia hoi, ua ike no wau i ko oukou mau noonoo ana, A me ko oukou mau manao a oukou i hoino ai ia'u.
27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28No ka mea, ke olelo nei oukou, Auhea ka hale o ke alii? Auhea hoi ka uhi o na halelewa o ka poe hewa?
28For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'
29Aole anei oukou i ninau i ka poe e maalo ae ana ma ke ala? A ike ole anei oukou i ko lakou mau hoailona?
29Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
30No ka mea, ua waihoia ka poe hewa no ka la popilikia, A e laweia mai lakou no ka la e inaina ai.
30That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, that they are led forth to the day of wrath?
31Owai ka mea e hoike aku i kona aoao imua ona? A owai ka mea e uku aku ia ia i kana mea i hana'i?
31But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
32A e laweia aku oia i ka luakupapau, A e kiaiia oia ma ka hale kupapau.
32For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
33E kau oluolu maluna ona na papaa lepo o ke awawa, A mahope ona e hahai aku na kanaka a pau, E like me ka poe mamua ona he lehulehu no.
33The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, and all men draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
34A pehea la ko oukou hooluolu make hewa ana mai ia'u, A ua hewa ka oukou olelo ana mai?
34How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?
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