Job 6
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Then Job answered and said:
1OLELO mai la o Ioba, i mai la,
2Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!
2Ina paha e kaupaona pono ia kuu luuluu, A e kauia ma ka mea kaupaona kuu ehaeha!
3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore are my words broken.
3No ka mea, ano, ua oi kona kaumaha mamua o ke one o ke kai: Nolaila, ua ilihia ka'u mau huaolelo.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof my spirit drinketh up; the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
4No ka mea, o na pua pana o ka Mea mana, eia iloko o'u, A ke inu nei ka wela o ia mau mea i kuu uhane; O na mea weliweli o ke Akua, ke ku e mai nei ia'u.
5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
5E uwe anei ka hoki hihiu imua o ka weuweu? A ke uwo anei ka bipi maluna o kana mea ai?
6Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the juice of mallows?
6E hiki anei ke aiia ka mea mananalo, ke ole ka paakai. He mea ono anei ke ewe o ka hua moa?
7My soul refuseth to touch them; they are as the sickness of my flesh.
7Aole au e hiki ke hoopa aku, Ua like ia me ka hoopailua o ko'u ai.
8Oh that I might have my request, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
8Ina paha e haawiia mai kuu mea e noi aku ai, Ina paha e haawi mai ke Akua i kuu mea i kuko aku ai!
9Even that it would please God to crush me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!
9A ina paha e oluolu ke Akua e ulupa mai ia'u, Ina e hookuu mai ia i kona lima, a e oki mai ia'u!
10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would exult in pain, though He spare not; for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
10Alaila e oluolu hou iho no wau, A e hauoli aku au i ka eha: Mai aua mai ia; no ka mea, aole au i hoole i na olelo a ka Mea Hemolele.
11What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient?
11Heaha kuu ikaika, i kakali aku ai au? Heaha hoi kuu hope, i hooloihi aku ai au i kuu ola?
12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
12He ikaika anei ko'u e like me ka ikaika o na pohaku? He keleawe anei ko'u io?
13Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?
13Aole anei ka'u kokua iloko o'u? A ua holo aku anei ka mea e pakele ai mai o'u aku la?
14To him that is ready to faint kindness is due from his friend, even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
14O ka mea ehaeha e alohaia oia e kona hoalauna; Aka, ua haalele aku ia i ka makau i ka Mea mana.
15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that overflow,
15Ua hana hoopunipuni mai ko'u mau hoahanau, e like me ke kahawai; Ua nalowale aku lakou, e like me ka wai kahe o na awawa;
16Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself;
16I uliuli i ka waipaa, Malaila i hunaia'i ka hau.
17What time they wax warm, they vanish, when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
17I ka wa e ololi ai lakou, ua hoopauia lakou; I ke kau wela, ua maloo aku la mai ko lakou wahi aku.
18The paths of their way do wind, they go up into the waste, and are lost.
18Ua huli ae na huakai ma ko lakou ala ilaila; Hele lakou a nalowale, a pau.
19The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them —
19Nana aku la, na huakai hele o Tema, A o na poe hele o Seba, i kakali aku ia lakou.
20They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came thither, and were confounded.
20Ua hoka lakou, no ka mea, ua lana wale ka manao: Hele lakou ilaila, a hoohilahilaia lakou.
21For now ye are become His; ye see a terror, and are afraid.
21No ka mea, ua like oukou me ka mea ole; Ua ike oukou i ka popilikia, a makau iho la.
22Did I say: 'Give unto me'? or: 'Offer a present for me of your substance'?
22Ua olelo anei au, E lawe mai no'u? A e haawi mai i makana no'u mailoko mai o ko oukou waiwai?
23or: 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand'? or: 'Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors'?
23A e hoopakele paha oukou ia'u mai ka lima mai o ka enemi? A e hoola ia'u, mai ka lima mai o ka poe ikaika?
24Teach me, and I will hold my peace; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
24E ao mai oukou ia'u, a e noho malie iho au: E hoike mai oukou ia'u i kuu mea i lalau ai.
25How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue?
25Nani ka ikaika o na olelo oiaio! Aka, heaha la ka ka oukou olelo hoino e hooiaio ai?
26Do ye hold words to be an argument, but the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind?
26Ke manao nei anei oukou e hoohewa i na hua olelo? A o na olelo a ka mea paupauaho, Ua like me ka makani?
27Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
27Oiaio, ke hoohina nei oukou i ka mea makua ole, A ke eli iho oukou i lua no ko oukou hoalauna.
28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; for surely I shall not lie to your face.
28Ano hoi, e noho malie oukou, e nana mai ia'u; No ka mea, ua akaka ia oukou, ke hoopunipuni au.
29Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
29E hoi hou, ke noi aku nei au ia oukou, mai hoolilo ia i hewa; Oia e hoi hou hoi, A o ko'u pono aia iloko o ia mea.
30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern crafty devices?
30He hewa anei iloko o kuu alelo? Aole anei au e ike i na mea hewa?
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