Ioba 29
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
World English Bible
1OLELO hou mai la o Ioba i kana olelonane, i mai la,
1Job again took up his parable, and said,
2Ina e like au me na malama mamua, I na la a ke Akua i malama mai ai ia'u!
2“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
3I ka wa i lilelile ai kona kukui maluna o kuu poo, A ma kona malamalama hele no au mawaena o ka pouli!
3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4E like me au i na la o kuu oo ana, I ka wa i kuka pu ai me ke Akua ma kuu halelewa!
4as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
5I ka wa o ka Mea mana me au, I ka wa e hoopuni ana kuu poe keiki ia'u!
5when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
6I ka wa a'u i holoi ai i kuu mau wawae i ka waiu, A hookahe mai ka pohaku no'u i na kahawai aila!
6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
7I kuu hele ana'ku ma ka pukapa i ke kulanakauhale, Ma ke alanui hoomakaukau iho au i kuu wahi noho!
7when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
8Ike mai ka poe kanaka opio ia'u, a pee iho la; A o ka poe kahiko, ala mai lakou a ku iluna.
8The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
9Noho malie na luna i ka olelo aku, A kau lakou i ka lima maluna o ko lakou waha.
9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10O ka leo o na'lii ua hunaia, Pipili ko lakou alelo me ko lakou kileo.
10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11A lohe ka pepeiao, hoomaikai no ia ia'u; A ike ka maka, hoike mai ia no'u:
11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
12No ka mea, ua hoopakele au i ka poe hune e uwe ana, A me ka mea makua ole, aole ana mea kokua.
12because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
13O ka hoomaikai o ka mea ane make i kau mai maluna o'u: A hoohauoli no au i ka naau o ka wahinekanemake.
13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14Aahu iho no au i ka pono, a ua uhi mai ia ia'u; E like me ka aahu a me ke kaei poo, pela kuu olelohoopono.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15Ua lilo au i maka no ka makapo, I wawae hoi no ka oopa.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
16He makua hoi au no ka poe ilihune; A o ka mea hakaka a'u i ike ole ai, ua huli aku au ia.
16I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
17Ua haki ia'u na kui o ka mea hewa, A ua kaili aku au i ka waiwai hao mai kona mau niho aku.
17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18Alaila i iho la au, e make auanei au iloko o kuu punana, A me he one la e hoonui auanei au i na la.
18Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
19Manamana ae la kuu aa ma na wai, A kau iho la ka hau, a ao ka po, maluna o kuu lala.
19My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
20Ua hou ko'u nani iloko o'u, A o ka'u kakaka, ua hooulu hou ia ma kuu lima.
20My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
21Hoolohe lakou ia'u a kakali hoi, A noho malie lakou i kau oleloao.
21“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22Mahope o ka'u olelo ana, aole lakou i olelo hou, A kulu iho ka'u olelo maluna iho o lakou.
22After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
23Kakali lakou ia'u e like me ka ua; A hamama loa lakou i ko lakou waha, no ke kuaua hope.
23They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
24A akaaka au ia lakou, aole lakou i manao he oiaio; A o ka malamalama o kuu maka aole lakou i hookulou ilalo ia.
24I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
25Ua wae aku au i ko lakou aoao, a noho me he luna la, A noho au me he alii la maluna o ka poe kaua, E like me ka mea hooluolu i ka poe e uwe ana.
25I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.
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