Job 12
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Then Job answered and said:
1OLELO mai ia o Ioba, i mai la,
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
2He oiaio, o oukou ka poe kanaka, A e make pu ka noiau me oukou.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
3Aka, he naauao ko'u e like me oukou; Aole au i emi malalo iho o oukou: A owai la ka mea ike ole i na mea like me keia mau mea?
4I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, a man that called upon God, and He answered him; the just, the innocent man is a laughing-stock,
4Ua lilo au i mea heneheneia e kona hoalauna, E kahea ana i ke Akua, a hoolohe mai oia ia ia; O ka mea pono a me ka hala ole, ua akaakaia oia.
5A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
5Me ka ipukukui i hoowahawahaia i ka manao o ka mea e noho nanea ana, Pela ka mea ua kokoke pahee kona mau wawae.
6The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
6Ua pomaikai na halelewa o ka poe luku wale, A ua noho maluhia ka poe hoonaukiuki aku i ke Akua; Iloko o ko lakou lima na ke Akua i haawi mai.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;
7Aka, ano e ninau i na holoholona, a e ao mai lakou ia oe; A me na manu o ka lewa, a e hoike mai lakou ia oe;
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;
8E olelo aku paha i ka honua, a e ao mai no ia ia oe: A o na ia o ke kai e hoakaka mai no lakou ia oe,
9Who knoweth not among all these, that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
9Owai la ka mea ike ole i keia mau mea a pau, Na ka lima o Iehova i hana keia?
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. —
10Iloko o kona lima ka uhane o na mea ola a pau, A me ka hanu o na kanaka a pau.
11Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food?
11Aole anei e hoao ke pepeiao i na olelo? A e hoao ka waha i ka ai nona iho?
12Is wisdom with aged men, and understanding in length of days? —
12Me ka poe kahiko ka maiau, A me ke ola loihi ka naauao.
13With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
13Ia ia ka naauao, a me ka ikaika; Nona ka oleloao, a me ke akamai.
14Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
14Aia hoi, ke wawahi nei oia, aole e kukulu hou ia; Ke hahao aku ia i ke kanaka iloko, aole e hookuuia'ku.
15Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
15Aia hoi, ke hoopaa nei oia i na wai, a ua maloo lakou: A hookuu aku oia ia lakou, a luku lakou i ko ka honua.
16With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.
16Me ia ka ikaika, a me ka naauao: Nona ka mea i hoopuniia, a me ka mea hoopuni.
17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
17Ua lawe pio aku ia i na kakaolelo, A hoolilo i na lunakanawai i poe hawawa.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.
18Kala aku no ia i ka mea paa o na'lii, A kaei aku ia i ko lakou puhaka i ke kaei.
19He leadeth priests away stripped, and overthroweth the mighty.
19Alakai pio aku ia i na kahuna, A hookahuli i ka poe ikaika.
20He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.
20Hoopau aku ia i ka olelo a ka poe oiaio, A lawe aku ia i ka naauao, mai ka poe kahiko aku.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
21Ninini iho ia i ka hoino maluna o na'lii, A kala ae no ia i ke kaei o ka poe ikaika.
22He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
22Hoike mai ia i na mea hohonu mailoko mai o ka pouli, A hoopuka no ia i ka malamalama mai ka malu make mai.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
23Hoomahuahua no ia i na lahuikanaka, a luku aku no hoi ia lakou: Hoonui aku no ia i na lahuikanaka, a hoemi hou iho ia lakou.
24He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
24Lawe aku ia i ka naauao o na luna o kanaka ma ka honua; A hooauwana ia lakou ma ka waonahele, aohe alauui.
25They grope in the dark without light, and He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
25Haha lakou iloko o ka pouli aohe malamalama, A e hoohikaka aku oia ia lakou, me he mea ona la.
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