Job 22
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
2Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
2‘ʻE faʻa ʻaonga ʻae tangata ki he ʻOtua,’ ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻaonga ʻaia ʻoku poto kiate ia pe?
3Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
3He ʻoku ʻaonga ki he Māfimafi ʻa hoʻo māʻoniʻoni? Pe ʻaonga ki ai ʻa hoʻo fakahaohaoa ho ngaahi ʻaluʻanga?
4Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
4He te ne tautea koe ko ʻene manavahē kiate koe? Te ne fai koā mo koe ʻae fakamaau?
5Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
5ʻIkai ʻoku lahi ʻaupito hoʻo angahala? Pea taʻengata mo hoʻo ngaahi hia?
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
6He kuo ke maʻu taʻetotonu ʻae totongi mei ho kāinga, pea kuo ke faʻao mei he telefua honau kofu.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
7Naʻe ʻikai te ke fakainua ʻae vaivai ʻaki ʻae vai, pea kuo ke taʻofi ʻae mā mei he fiekaia.
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
8Ka naʻe ʻoe tangata mālohi ʻae fonua; pea nofo ai ʻae tangata ongoongolelei.
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
9Kuo ke fekau atu taʻehameʻa ʻae kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, pea kuo fesiʻi ʻae nima ʻoe kau tamai mate.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
10Ko ia kuo kāpui ai koe ʻe he ngaahi tauhele, pea ke puputuʻu ʻi he manavahē kuo fakafokifā;
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
11Pea ko e fakapoʻuli ke ʻoua naʻa ke mamata, pea ʻufiʻufi koe ʻe he ngaahi vai lahi.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
12“ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi he langi ʻi ʻolunga ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ke vakai ki hono māʻolunga faufau ʻoe ngaahi fetuʻu lahi!
13And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
13Ka ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ʻilo fēfē ʻe he ʻOtua? Pea ʻe faʻa fakamaau ʻe ia ʻi he loto ʻao fakapoʻuli?
14Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
14Ko e ʻufiʻufi kiate ia ʻae ngaahi ʻao matolu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te ne mamata ai; pea ʻoku hāʻele pe ia ʻi he hāʻeleʻanga ʻi he langi.’
15Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
15He kuo ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe koe ʻae hala motuʻa, naʻe fou ai ʻae kakai angahala?
16Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
16ʻAkinautolu naʻe tuʻusi hifo ʻi he teʻeki hoko honau kuonga, ʻakinautolu naʻe lōmaki honau tuʻunga ʻaki ʻae vai:
17Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
17ʻAkinautolu naʻe pehē ki he ʻOtua, ‘ʻAlu ʻiate kimautolu:’ pea, ‘Ko e hā ʻe faʻa fai ʻe he Māfimafi maʻanautolu?’
18Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
18Ka naʻa ne fakapito ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei honau ngaahi fale: ka ʻoku mamaʻo ʻiate au ʻae fakakaukau ʻoe angahala.
19The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
19ʻOku mamata ki ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, pea fiefia: pea ʻoku kata manuki kiate kinautolu ʻe he taʻeangahala.
20'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
20‘Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ʻetau koloa, ka ko honau toe ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe he afi.’
21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
21“Fai ke ke ʻiloʻi ia, pea ke melino: pea ko ia ʻe hoko ai ʻae lelei kiate koe.
22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
22ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke maʻu ʻae fono mei hono ngutu, pea ke faʻo ki ho loto ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofola.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
23Kapau te ke tafoki ki he Māfimafi, ʻe langa hake koe, pea te ke tukuange ke mamaʻo ʻae hia mei ho ngaahi fale.
24And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
24Pea te ke toki fokotuʻu ʻae koloa ʻo hangē ko e efu, mo e koula ʻo Ofeli ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi maka teka ʻoe tafeʻanga vai.
25And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
25ʻIo, ʻe hoko ʻae Māfimafi ko ho fakaū, pea te ke maʻu ʻo lahi ʻae siliva.
26Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
26He te ke toki fiefia ʻi he Māfimafi, pea hanga hake ho mata ki he ʻOtua.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
27Te ke fai haʻo lotu kiate ia, pea te ne ongoʻi koe, pea te ke fai hoʻo ngaahi fuakava.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
28Te ke tuʻutuʻuni foki ha meʻa, pea ʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate koe: pea ʻe ulo ʻae maama ki ho ngaahi hala.
29When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
29ʻOka ai ha tōkilalo, te ke toki pehē, ‘ʻOku ai ʻae hakeakiʻi;’ pea ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻae angavaivai.
30He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
30ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻae fonua motu ʻoe taʻeangahala: pea ʻoku hao ia ʻi he māʻoniʻoni ʻo ho nima.”
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