Job 40
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
1Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,
2Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
2“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”
3Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
3¶ Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,
4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
4“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
5Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
6¶ Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
7Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
7“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.
8Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
8Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
9Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
10“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
11Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
12Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.
13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
13Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
14Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.
15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
15“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:
16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
16Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.
17He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
18Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.
19He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
19Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
20Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.
21He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
21ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
22Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.
23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
23Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.
24Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
24ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.
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