Ioba 23
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1A LAILA olelo mai la o loba, i mai la,
1Then Job answered, and said:
2I keia la hoi ua awaawa kuu ulono ana; Ua oi ke kaumaha o ka lima maluna o'u mamua o kuu kanikau ana.
2Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning.
3Ina paha e ike au i kahi e loaa'i ia'u ia, E hele aku auanei au a kona wahi!
3Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne?
4E hooponopono aku au imua ona i ko'u, A e hoopiha i ko'u waha i ka olelo hoakaka,
4I would set judgment before him, and would fill my mouth with complaints.
5E ike au i na olelo ana e pane mai ai ia'u, A e manao i ka mea ana e olelo mai ai ia'u.
5That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
6E paio anei ia me au me kona mana nui? Aole, aka, e manao mai no ia ia'u.
6I would not that he should contend with me with much strength, nor overwhelm me with the weight of his greatness.
7Malaila e paio ka mea pono me ia; A e hoopakele loa ia au mai kuu lunakanawai aku,
7Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory.
8Aia hoi, hele aku au ma ka hikina, aole ia malaila; A ma ke komohana, aole au e ike ia ia:
8But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.
9Ma ke kukuluakau, kahi ana i hana ai, aole au e nana ia ia; Ua hunaia oia ma ke kukuluhema, aka, aole au e ike ia ia:
9If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him: if I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him.
10No ka mea, ua ike no ia i ka aoao iloko o'u; Ke hoao nei ia ia'u, a e puka aku auanei au, me he gula la.
10But he knoweth my way, and has tried me as gold that passeth through the fire:
11Ua hoopaa ko'u wawae i kona hele ana, Ua malama au i kona aoao, aole au i haalele.
11My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it.
12Mai ke kauoha o kona mau lehelehe aku, aole au i hele; Ua malama au i na olelo a kona waha mamua o kuu haawina ai.
12I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
13Aka, oia ka mea hookahi, a owai ke hoohuli ia ia? A o ka mea a kona naau e makemake ai, oia kana e hana'i
13For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done.
14No ka mea, ua hana mai ia i ka mea i hoopaaia no'u: A nui na mea ia ia e like me ia.
14And when he shall have fulfilled his will in me, many other like things are also at hand with him.
15Nolaila, ua haalulu au imua o kona alo; Noonoo iho la au, a makau ia ia.
15And therefore I am troubled at his presence, and when I consider him I am made pensive with fear.
16Ke hoomakau mai nei ke Akua i kuu naau, A ke hooweliweli mai nei ka Mea mana ia'u;
16God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me.
17No ka mea, aole i okiia aku au imua o ka pouli, Aole hoi i huna mai ia i ka pouli mai kuu maka aku.
17For I have not perished because of the darkness that hangs over me, neither hath the mist covered my face.
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