Siope 31
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1“Naʻa ku fai ʻae fuakava mo hoku mata; pea ka kuo pehē, ko e hā te u siofia ai ha taʻahine?
1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
2He ko e hā ʻae ʻinasi mei he ʻOtua ʻi ʻolunga? Pea mo e tufakanga mei he Māfimafi ʻi ʻolunga?
2For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi he kau angahala ʻae malaʻia? Mo e fakaʻauha foʻou ki he kau fai kovi?
3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
4ʻIkai ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi hoku ngaahi hala, pea lau ʻeku ngaahi laka kotoa pē?
4Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
5“He kapau naʻaku ʻalu ʻi he loi, pea kapau teu veʻe vave ki he kākā;
5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
6Tuku ke fakamamafa au ʻi he meʻa fakatatau totonu, koeʻuhi ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻeku angatonu.
6let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
7He kapau naʻaku laka hē mei he hala, pea muimui hoku loto ki hoku mata, pe piki ha ʻuli ki hoku nima;
7If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
8Tuku ai ke u tūtuuʻi kae kai ʻe ha taha kehe; ʻio, ke taʻaki fuʻu hake ʻa hoku taʻu.
8then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
9“Kapau naʻe kākaaʻi ʻa hoku loto ʻe ha fefine, pe te u toitoi ʻi he matapā ʻo hoku kaungāʻapi;
9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
10Pea tuku ke momosi ʻa hoku uaifi mo ha taha, pea mapelu ki ai ha niʻihi kehe.
10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
11He ko e hia matea ia, ʻio, ko e angahala ke tautea ʻe he kau fakamaau.
11For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
12He ko e afi ia ʻoku ne kai ʻo aʻu ki he fakaʻauha, pea ʻe ʻosiʻosingamālie ai ʻeku koloa.
12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.
13“Kapau naʻaku lumaʻi ʻae meʻa ʻa ʻeku tamaioʻeiki pe ko ʻeku kaunanga, ʻi he ʻena fai mo au.
13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
14Ko e hā ai te u fai ʻoka tuʻu hake ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ʻoka ʻaʻahi ʻe ia, ko e hā te u tali ʻaki ia?
14what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?
15He ʻikai naʻe ngaohi ia ʻe ia naʻa ne ngaohi au ʻi he manāva? Pea ʻikai naʻe fakatupu ʻakimaua ʻosi pe ʻi he manāva ʻe he tokotaha?
15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
16“Kapau ne u taʻofi ʻae masiva mei heʻenau holi, pe fai ke vaivai ʻae mata ʻoe fefine kuo mate hono husepāniti;
16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
17Pea kuo u kai vale haʻaku meʻa siʻi, ʻo ʻikai te ma kai ia mo e tamai mate;
17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
18(He ʻoku talu ʻeku lahi hake mo ʻene ʻiate au, ʻo hangē ko haʻane tamai, pea talu ʻeku haʻu mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē mo ʻeku fakahinohino ia;)
18though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
19Kapau kuo u mamata ki ha taha ʻoku mate koeʻuhi ko e telefua, pe ha masiva taʻehakofu;
19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
20Kapau naʻe ʻikai tāpuaki au ʻe hono noʻotanga vala, pea ʻikai māfana ia ʻi he fulufulu ʻo ʻeku fanga sipi;
20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
21Kapau kuo u hiki hoku nima ki he tamai mate, ʻi heʻeku ʻilo ʻoku ou mālohi ʻi he matapā:
21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
22ʻOfa ke homo hoku uma mei hoku hui fohe, pea fesiʻi hoku nima ʻi he hokotanga hui.
22then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
23He ko e fakaʻauha mei he ʻOtua ko e meʻa fakailifia kiate au, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ngeia naʻe ʻikai te u faʻa kātakiʻi.
23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
24“He kapau naʻaku ʻamanaki ki he koula, pe te u pehē ki he koula lelei, ‘Ko hoku falalaʻanga koe;’
24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
25Kapau naʻaku fiefia ʻi he tupu ʻo lahi ʻeku koloa, pea koeʻuhi kuo maʻu lahi ʻe hoku nima;
25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
26Kapau naʻaku siofia ʻae laʻā ʻi heʻene ulo, pe ko e māhina ʻoku hāʻele ʻi he ngingila;
26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
27Pea kuo fasiaʻi fufū pe hoku loto, pe ʻuma hoku ngutu ki hoku nima:
27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
28Ko e angahala foki ia ke fakamaauʻi he ka ne pehē, ko ʻeku liʻaki ia ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga.
28this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
29He kapau naʻaku fiefia ʻi he ʻauha ʻo ia naʻe fehiʻa kiate au, pe te u angahiki ki ai ʻoka moʻua ia ʻe he kovi:
29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
30Ka naʻe ʻikai te u tuku ke angahala ai ʻa hoku ngutu, ʻi he fakaʻamu ke tō ha malaʻia ki hono laumālie.
30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
31ʻIkai ʻoku faʻa pehē ʻe heʻeku kau nofoʻanga, Naʻe holi ʻe hai ki haʻane meʻakai pea ʻikai mākona ai?
31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
32Naʻe ʻikai mohe ʻae muli ʻi he hala: ka ne u fakaava hoku matapā ke talia ʻae fononga.
32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
33He naʻaku fufū koā ʻeku angahala ʻo hangē ko ʻAtama, ʻo fakalilolilo ʻeku hia ʻi hoku fatafata?
33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
34Pea te u manavahē ki he fuʻu tokolahi? Pe fakailifiaʻi au ʻe he manuki ʻae ngaahi fānau, ke u longo ai, ʻo taʻehū atu ʻi he matapā?
34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
35Taumaiā kuo ʻi ai ha tokotaha ʻe fie fanongo kiate au! Vakai, ko hoku loto ke talia au ʻe he Māfimafi, pea ke fai ha tohi ʻe hoku fili.
35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
36Ko e moʻoni te u hili ia ki hoku uma, ʻo nonoʻo ia kiate au ʻo hangē ha pale.
36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
37Te u ʻaʻau atu kiate ia ʻae lau ʻo ʻeku ngaahi laka; te u ʻalu atu ʻo hangē ha ʻeiki ke ofi kiate ia.
37I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
38He kapau kuo tangi ʻe hoku fonua kiate au, pe lāunga ʻa hono ngaahi keliʻanga;
38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
39Pea kapau kuo u kai taʻetotongi ʻa hono ngaahi fua, pe te u fakamamahiʻi ʻae laumālie ʻokinautolu naʻe tauhi ki ai:
39if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
40ʻOfa ke tupu ai ʻae talatalaʻāmoa ko e fetongi ʻoe uite, mo e ʻakau taʻeʻaonga ko e fetongi ʻoe paʻale.” Kuo ngata ʻae fakamatala ʻa Siope.
40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
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