Siope 27
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Ka naʻe fai pe ʻe Siope ʻene lea mamafa, ʻo ne pehē,
1Job continued his discourse:
2“ʻI he moʻui ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne taʻefiefakamaauʻi au; mo e Māfimafi, kuo ne fakamamahiʻi hoku laumālie;
2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
3Lolotonga ʻoku ʻiate au ʻeku mānava, pea ʻi hoku avaʻi ihu ʻae mānava ʻae ʻOtua;
3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4ʻE ʻikai lea ʻaki ʻae angahala ʻe hoku loungutu, pe lea ʻaki ʻae kākā ʻe hoku ʻelelo.
4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te u fakatonuhiaʻi ʻakimoutolu: te u mate pē ka ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ʻeku angatonu meiate au.
5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6ʻOku ou kuku maʻu ʻeku māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ia: ʻe ʻikai valokiʻi au ʻe hoku loto ʻi heʻeku moʻui ni.
6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
7“Tuku ke tatau hoku fili mo e angahala, mo ia ʻoku angatuʻu kiate au ke tatau mo e taʻemāʻoniʻoni.
7May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8He neongo ʻene maʻumeʻa, ko e hā ʻae ʻamanaki ʻoe mālualoi, ʻoka toʻo atu ʻe he ʻOtua hono laumālie?
8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9ʻE ongoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene tangi ʻoka hoko ʻae mamahi kiate ia?
9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10He te ne fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻi he Māfimafi? ʻE ui maʻuaipē ʻe ia ki he ʻOtua?
10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11Te u akonekina ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae nima ʻoe ʻOtua: ʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he Māfimafi.
11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12“Vakai, kuo mamata ki ai ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē; pea ko e hā ʻoku mou launoa pehē ai fau?
12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
13Ko eni ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe tangata fai kovi mei he ʻOtua, mo e tofiʻa ʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fakamālohi mei he Māfimafi.
13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14Kapau ʻe fakatokolahiʻi ʻene fānau, ko e meʻa ia ki he heletā: pea ʻe ʻikai mākona ʻi he mā ʻa hono hako.
14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
15Ko kinautolu ʻoku toe ʻiate ia, ʻe tanu ʻi he mate: pea ʻe ʻikai tangi ʻa hono ngaahi uaifi.
15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
16Neongo ʻene fokotuʻu siliva ʻo hangē ko e efu, pea teuteu ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea;
16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
17ʻE teuteu pe ʻe ia, ka ʻe ʻai ia ʻe he angatonu, pea ʻe vahevahe ʻae siliva ʻe he taʻeangahala.
17what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
18ʻOku langa ʻe ia hono fale ʻo hangē ko e ʻunufe, pea hangē ko e fale leʻo ʻoku langa hake ʻe he leʻo.
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19ʻE tokoto hifo ʻae tangata koloaʻia, ka ʻe ʻikai tānaki ia: ʻoku ne fakaʻā hono mata, pea ne ʻikai leva.
19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
20ʻOku lōmekina ia ʻi he ilifia ʻo hangē ha vai, ʻoku kaihaʻasi ia ʻe he afā ʻi he pō.
20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21ʻOku ʻave ia ʻe he matangi hahake, pea ʻoku mole atu ia: pea hangē ko e afā ʻoku fakapuna ia mei hono potu.
21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22ʻE haʻaki ia kiate ia ʻo ʻikai taʻofi, ʻoku holi ia ke hao atu mei hono mālohi.
22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
23Ka ʻe pasipasi ʻe ia hono nima kiate ia, ʻo seseʻe ia mei hono potu.
23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
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