Siope 27
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Ka naʻe fai pe ʻe Siope ʻene lea mamafa, ʻo ne pehē,
1And Job again took up his parable, and said:
2“ʻI he moʻui ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne taʻefiefakamaauʻi au; mo e Māfimafi, kuo ne fakamamahiʻi hoku laumālie;
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;
3Lolotonga ʻoku ʻiate au ʻeku mānava, pea ʻi hoku avaʻi ihu ʻae mānava ʻae ʻOtua;
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4ʻE ʻikai lea ʻaki ʻae angahala ʻe hoku loungutu, pe lea ʻaki ʻae kākā ʻe hoku ʻelelo.
4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
5ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te u fakatonuhiaʻi ʻakimoutolu: te u mate pē ka ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ʻeku angatonu meiate au.
5Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
6ʻOku ou kuku maʻu ʻeku māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ia: ʻe ʻikai valokiʻi au ʻe hoku loto ʻi heʻeku moʻui ni.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7“Tuku ke tatau hoku fili mo e angahala, mo ia ʻoku angatuʻu kiate au ke tatau mo e taʻemāʻoniʻoni.
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
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, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
9ʻE ongoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene tangi ʻoka hoko ʻae mamahi kiate ia?
9Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
10He te ne fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻi he Māfimafi? ʻE ui maʻuaipē ʻe ia ki he ʻOtua?
10Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and 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 teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12“Vakai, kuo mamata ki ai ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē; pea ko e hā ʻoku mou launoa pehē ai fau?
12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?
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 portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they 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.
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.
15Ko kinautolu ʻoku toe ʻiate ia, ʻe tanu ʻi he mate: pea ʻe ʻikai tangi ʻa hono ngaahi uaifi.
15Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation.
16Neongo ʻene fokotuʻu siliva ʻo hangē ko e efu, pea teuteu ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea;
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17ʻE teuteu pe ʻe ia, ka ʻe ʻai ia ʻe he angatonu, pea ʻe vahevahe ʻae siliva ʻe he taʻeangahala.
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18ʻOku langa ʻe ia hono fale ʻo hangē ko e ʻunufe, pea hangē ko e fale leʻo ʻoku langa hake ʻe he leʻo.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
19ʻE tokoto hifo ʻae tangata koloaʻia, ka ʻe ʻikai tānaki ia: ʻoku ne fakaʻā hono mata, pea ne ʻikai leva.
19He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.
20ʻOku lōmekina ia ʻi he ilifia ʻo hangē ha vai, ʻoku kaihaʻasi ia ʻe he afā ʻi he pō.
20Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth 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 carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.
22ʻE haʻaki ia kiate ia ʻo ʻikai taʻofi, ʻoku holi ia ke hao atu mei hono mālohi.
22Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
23Ka ʻe pasipasi ʻe ia hono nima kiate ia, ʻo seseʻe ia mei hono potu.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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