Siope 15
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
1And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said:
2“He ʻoku taau mo e tangata poto ke lau meʻa vaʻinga, mo fakapito hono kete ʻaki ʻae matangi hahake?
2Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?
3ʻOku taau ʻene leaʻaki ʻae lea taʻeʻaonga? Pe ko e ngaahi lau ʻe ʻikai te ne lavaʻi ʻaki ha lelei?
3Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.
4ʻIo, ʻoku ke liʻaki ʻae manavahē, pea ke taʻofi ʻae lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
4As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.
5He ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ho ngutu ʻa hoʻo angahala, ka ʻoku ke fili ki he ʻelelo ʻoe fakaoloolo.
5For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.
6ʻOku talatalaakiʻi koe ʻe ho ngutu pe ʻoʻou, kae ʻikai ko au: ʻio, ko ho loungutu pe ʻoʻou ʻoku fakamoʻoni kiate koe.
6Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.
7“He ko e ʻuluaki tangata koe naʻe fanauʻi? Pe naʻe fakatupu koe ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga?
7Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills?
8He kuo ke fanongo ʻe koe ki he meʻa fufū ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ʻoku ke fakangata ʻae poto kiate koe?
8Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
9Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo, ka ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo? Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo pau, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu?
9What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?
10ʻOku ʻiate kimautolu ʻae ʻuluhinā mo e kau mātuʻa, ʻoku motuʻa lahi ʻi hoʻo tamai.
10There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.
11He ʻoku siʻi ʻae ngaahi fakafiemālie ʻae ʻOtua kiate koe? He ʻoku ai ha meʻa fakalilolilo ʻiate koe?
11Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.
12Ko e hā ʻoku ʻāvea ai koe ʻe ho loto? Pea ʻoku lalama ho mata ʻi he hā.
12Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?
13Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke fakafoki ho loto ke tuʻu ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku ke tafe ʻae ngaahi lea ni mei ho ngutu?
13Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?
14Ko e hā ʻae tangata, ke pehē ʻoku maʻa ia? Pe ha taha ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he fefine, ke pehē ʻoku tonuhia ia?
14What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?
15Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai falala siʻi ʻe ia ki heʻene kau māʻoniʻoni; ʻio, naʻa mo e ngaahi langi ʻoku ʻikai maʻa ia ʻi hono ʻao.
15Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight.
16Ka ʻe fēfē hono lahi hake ʻoe fakalielia mo e ʻuli ʻoe tangata, ʻaia ʻoku ne inumia ʻae angahala ʻo hangē ha vai?
16How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water?
17“Te u fakahā kiate koe, fanongo kiate au; pea ko ia kuo u mamata ai te u fakamatala atu;
17I will shew thee, hear me: and I will tell thee what I have seen.
18ʻAia naʻe tala ʻe he kakai poto mei heʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻo ʻikai fufū ia:
18Wise men confess and hide not their fathers.
19ʻAkinautolu pē naʻe foaki ki ai ʻae fonua, pea naʻe ʻikai feʻaluʻaki ha muli ʻiate kinautolu.
19To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.
20ʻOku langa mamahi ʻae tangata angahala ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē, pea ʻoku fufū mei he fakaaoao ʻae lau ʻoe ngaahi taʻu.
20The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.
21Ko e ongo fakailifia ʻoku ʻi hono telinga: ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene monūʻia ʻe hoko kiate ia ʻae fakaʻauha.
21The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.
22ʻOku ʻikai ʻamanaki ʻe ia ke ne liu mai mei he fakapoʻuli, pea ʻoku talia ia ʻe he heletā.
22He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.
23ʻOku ʻalu fano pe ia ʻo kumi ʻae mā, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko mā ia?’ ʻOku ne ʻilo ʻoku ofi ʻae ʻaho ʻoe fakapoʻuli.
23When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24ʻE fakamanavahēʻi ia ʻe he mamahi mo e feinga; te na ikuna ia, ʻo hangē ha tuʻi kuo teu ki he tuʻa.
24Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.
25He ʻoku ne mafao atu hono nima ki he ʻOtua, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia ʻo tuʻu ki he Māfimafi.
25For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.
26ʻOku ne ʻohofi kiate ia, ʻio, ki hono kia, ki he ngaahi potu matolu ʻo hono sifa fatafata:
26He hath run against him with his neck raised up, and is armed with a fat neck.
27Koeʻuhi ʻoku ne fai ke fuʻu pupula hono mata, pea ne fangapesi ke matolu ʻae ngako ʻi hono ngaahi potu.
27Fatness hath covered his face, and the fat hangeth down on his sides.
28Ka ʻoku ne nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo lala, ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha taha, ʻaia kuo tuʻutuʻuni ko e ngaahi tuʻunga veve.
28He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps.
29ʻE ʻikai koloaʻia ia, ʻe ʻikai tuʻumaʻu ʻene ngaahi meʻa, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa fai ke fakatolonga hono lelei ʻi he fonua.
29He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.
30ʻE ʻikai ʻalu ia mei he fakapoʻuli; ʻe mangia ʻe he afi ʻa hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea ʻi he mānava ʻo hono fofonga ʻe mole atu ia.
30He shall not depart out of darkness: the flame shall dry up his branches, and he shall be taken away by the breath of his own month.
31Ke ʻoua naʻa falala ia ʻaia kuo kākaaʻi ki he vaʻinga: ko hono totongi ko e vaʻinga pe.
31He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price.
32ʻE fakamoʻoni eni ʻi he teʻeki hoko hono ʻaho, pea ʻe ʻikai maʻuiʻui hono vaʻa.
32Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.
33ʻE lulu ʻe ia ke tō hono fuhi kālepi taʻemomoho ʻo hangē pe ko e vaine, pea te ne fakamokulu hono fisi ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻolive.
33He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first flower, and as an olive tree that casteth its flower.
34He koeʻuhi ʻe lala ʻae fakatahaʻanga ʻoe kau angahala, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he afi ʻae ngaahi fale naʻe maʻu ʻaki ʻae koloa kovi.
34For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.
35ʻOku nau tuʻituʻia ʻi he pauʻu, pea nau fanauʻi ʻae vaʻinga, pea ʻoku teuteu ʻe honau loto ʻae kākā.
35He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.
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