Ioba 23
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
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.
2Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.
3Ina paha e ike au i kahi e loaa'i ia'u ia, E hele aku auanei au a kona wahi!
3Oh that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!
4E hooponopono aku au imua ona i ko'u, A e hoopiha i ko'u waha i ka olelo hoakaka,
4I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
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.
5I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.
6E paio anei ia me au me kona mana nui? Aole, aka, e manao mai no ia ia'u.
6Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.
7Malaila e paio ka mea pono me ia; A e hoopakele loa ia au mai kuu lunakanawai aku,
7There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
8Aia hoi, hele aku au ma ka hikina, aole ia malaila; A ma ke komohana, aole au e ike ia ia:
8Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive 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:
9On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot 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.
10For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11Ua hoopaa ko'u wawae i kona hele ana, Ua malama au i kona aoao, aole au i haalele.
11My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
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 gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
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
13But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.
14No ka mea, ua hana mai ia i ka mea i hoopaaia no'u: A nui na mea ia ia e like me ia.
14For He will perform that which is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him.
15Nolaila, ua haalulu au imua o kona alo; Noonoo iho la au, a makau ia ia.
15Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.
16Ke hoomakau mai nei ke Akua i kuu naau, A ke hooweliweli mai nei ka Mea mana ia'u;
16Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted 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.
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.
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