Siope 26
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Ka naʻe tali ʻe Siope, ʻo ne pehē,
1Then Job answered and said:
2“ʻOku fēfē ʻa hoʻo tokoni ki he taʻemālohi? ʻOku fakamoʻui fēfē ʻe koe ʻae nima vaivai?
2How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3ʻOku fēfē ʻa hoʻo fakapotoʻi ʻae taʻepoto? Pea fēfē ʻa hoʻo fakahā lahi ʻae meʻa ʻoku totonu?
3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4Ko hoʻo lea mai kia hai? Pea ko e laumālie ʻo hai kuo haʻu meiate koe?
4With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5“Ko e kakai mālohi kuo mate, mo kinautolu ʻoku nau nonofo, ʻoku nau feinga ki lalo ʻi he ngaahi vai.
5The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
6ʻOku vavanga ʻae maama fufū ʻi hono ʻao, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻufiʻufi ʻoe potu fakaʻauha.
6The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering.
7ʻOku ne folahi atu ʻe ia ʻae potu fakatokelau ʻi he atāloa, pea ne tautau ʻa māmani ki he ʻatā noa pe.
7He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
8ʻOku ne haʻihaʻi ʻae ngaahi vai ʻi hono ngaahi ʻao matolu; pea ʻoku ʻikai mahaehae ai ʻae ʻao.
8He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
9ʻOku ne taʻofi atu ʻa hono muʻa ʻafioʻanga, ʻo ne folahi ʻene ʻao ki ai.
9He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
10ʻOku ne takatakai ʻae moana ʻo ʻai hono ngataʻanga, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ʻaho mo e pō.
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
11ʻOku ngalulu ʻae ngaahi pou ʻoe langi, pea ofo ʻi heʻene valoki.
11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
12ʻOku ne fakalaolao ʻae tahi ʻaki hono mālohi, pea ʻi heʻene poto ʻoku ne tā hifo ʻae laukau.
12He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
13Ko hono laumālie kuo ne teuteu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi langi; pea kuo ngaohi ʻe hono nima ʻae ngata pikopiko.
13By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
14Vakai, ko e meʻa niʻihi pe eni ʻi hono ngaahi hala: ka ʻikai ko e meʻa siʻi ʻaupito ʻiate ia ʻoku tau fanongo ai? Pea ko e mana ʻo hono mālohi ko hai te ne faʻa ʻiloʻi?”
14Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
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