Siope 38
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
2“Ko hai eni ʻoku ne fakapoʻuliʻi ʻae fakakaukau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe taʻeʻilo?
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo ngali mo e tangata; he te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakamatala mai kiate au.
3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
4“Naʻa ke ʻi fē koe ʻi heʻeku ʻai ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo māmani? Fakahā mai, kapau ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae faʻa ʻilo.
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
5Ko hai naʻa ne ai hono ngaahi fuofua ʻo ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo? Pe ko hai naʻa ne falō ʻae afo ki ai?
5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
6ʻOku fakamaʻu ki he hā ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo ia? Pe ko hai naʻa ne ʻai ʻa hono maka tuliki ʻo ia;
6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
7ʻAia naʻe hiva fiefia fakataha ai ʻae ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe pongipongi, pea kalanga fakafiefia ai ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe ʻOtua?
7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8“Pe ko hai naʻa ne tāpuni ʻae tahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi matapā, ʻi heʻene hā mai, ʻo hangē ko ʻene puna mei he manāva?
8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
9ʻI heʻeku ngaohi ʻae ʻao ko e kofu ʻo ia, pea ko e fakapoʻuli matolu ko hono noʻo ʻoʻona.
9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10ʻO keli hake ʻae potu naʻaku tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, ʻo ʻai ki ai ʻae ngaahi pou mo e matapā.
10And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
11Pea u pehē, ‘Te ke haʻu ki heni, pea ngata ai: pea ʻe lolomi ʻi heni hoʻo ngaahi peau laukau?’
11And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
12“Naʻa ke fekau ki he pongipongi talu hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho; pea pule ki he hengihengi ʻoe ʻaho ke ne ʻilo hono potu:
12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
13Koeʻuhi ke ne puke ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke tupeʻi mei ai ʻae kakai angahala.
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
14ʻOku liliu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea ki he fakaʻilonga; pea ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻo hangē ko e kofu.
14It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15Ka ʻoku taʻofi mei he kau angahala ʻenau maama, pea ʻe fesiʻi ʻae nima māʻolunga.
15But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
16“Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi matavai ʻoe tahi? Pe naʻa ke ʻeveʻeva ke kumi ʻae loloto?
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17Naʻe toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe mate kiate koe? Pe naʻa ke mamata ʻe koe ki he ngaahi matapā ʻoe malumalu ʻoe mate?
17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18Naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻae māukupu ʻoe fonua? Fakahā ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo ia kotoa pē.
18Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19“Ko e fē ʻae hala ʻoku nofo ai ʻae maama? Pea ko e poʻuli, komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoʻona.
19Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
20Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻave ia ki hono ngataʻanga ʻoʻona, pea koeʻuhi ke ke ʻilo ʻae ngaahi hala ki he fale ʻo ia?
20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21Kuo ke ʻilo ia, he naʻe fanauʻi koe ʻi he kuonga ko ia? Pe koeʻuhi kuo lahi hono lau ʻo ho ngaahi ʻaho?
21Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
22Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakianga ʻoe ʻuha hinehina? Pe naʻa ke mamata koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakiʻanga ʻoe ʻuha maka,
22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
23ʻAia kuo u tuku ki he kuonga ʻoe fakamamahi, ki he ʻaho ʻoe fekeʻikeʻi mo e tau?
23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24ʻOku vahevahe fēfeeʻi ʻae maama, ʻaia ʻoku ne tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae matangi hahake ʻi he fonua?
24By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25Ko hai kuo ne vaheʻi ʻae tafeʻanga vai ki he mahuohua ʻoe ngaahi vai, pe ko e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana;
25Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
26Koeʻuhi ke pule ke ʻuha ki he fonua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata; ki he toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata;
26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27Ke fakafiemālie ʻae kelekele lala mo liʻaki; ke fakatupu ʻae moto ʻoe ʻakau vaivai?
27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28Ko hai ʻae tamai ʻae ʻuha? Pe ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻae ngaahi tulutā ʻoe hahau?
28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29Naʻe haʻu ʻae vai fefeka mei he manāva ʻo hai? Pea ko hai naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae falositi hinehina ʻoe langi?
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30Kuo fufū ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo hangē ko e maka, pea kuo fakafefeka ʻae funga ʻoe loloto.
30The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31“ʻOku ke faʻa puleʻi ʻe koe ʻae ngaahi mālohi melie ʻo Peliatisi, pe vete ʻae ngaahi haʻi ʻo Olioni?
31Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32ʻOku ke faʻa ʻomi ʻe koe ʻa Masaloti ʻi hono kuonga? Pe te ke faʻa fakahinohino ʻa ʻAakitulio mo hono ngaahi foha?
32Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
33ʻOku ke ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻoe langi? ʻOku ke faʻa fokotuʻu ʻene pule ki he fonua?
33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34“ʻOku ke faʻa hiki hake ʻe koe ho leʻo ki he ngaahi ʻao, koeʻuhi ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki koe ʻae ngaahi vai lahi?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35ʻOku ke faʻa fekau atu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhila, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu, ʻonau pehē kiate koe, ‘Ko kimautolu eni?’
35Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
36Ko hai kuo ne ʻai ʻae poto ki he ngaahi potu ʻi loto? Pe ko hai kuo ne foaki ʻae faʻa ʻilo ki he loto?
36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
37Ko hai ʻoku faʻa lau ʻae ngaahi ʻao ʻi he poto? Pe ko hai te ne faʻa taʻofi ʻae ngaahi hina ʻoe langi?
37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38ʻOka tupu ʻo fefeka ʻae efu, pea piki fakataha ʻae tuʻutanga kelekele?
38When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
39“He te ke tuli ʻae meʻakai maʻae laione? Pe fakamākona ʻae fiekaia ʻoe fanga laione mui,
39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40ʻOka nau ka tokoto ʻi honau ngaahi ʻana, pea nofo pe ʻo lama ʻi he potu lilo?
40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41Ko hai ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻae meʻakai ki he leveni, ʻoka tangi hono fānganga ki he ʻOtua, ʻi heʻenau hē ko e masiva kai?
41Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
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