Siope 39
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1“ʻOku ke ʻilo ʻae feituʻulaʻā ʻoku fanauʻi ai ʻae fanga kosi kaivao ʻoe maka? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa fakaʻilonga ʻoka fanauʻi ʻae fanga hainiti?
1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2ʻOku ke faʻa lau ki he kakato ʻo honau ngaahi māhina? Pe ʻoku ke ʻilo ʻae feituʻulaʻā ʻoku nau fāʻele ai?
2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3ʻOku nau fakamapelu ʻakinautolu, ʻoku nau fāʻeleʻi honau ʻuhiki, ʻoku nau lī kituʻa ʻenau ngaahi mamahi.
3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
4ʻOku matamatalelei honau ʻuhiki, ʻoku nau tupu hake ʻi he toafa; ʻoku nau ʻalu atu, pea ʻikai toe haʻu kiate kinautolu.
4Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
5“Ko hai kuo ne fekau atu tauʻatāina ʻae ʻasi kaivao? Pe ko hai kuo ne vete ʻae ngaahi haʻi ʻoe ʻasi kaivao?
5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6ʻAia kuo u tuʻutuʻuni ʻae toafa ko hono fale ʻoʻona, mo e fonua lala ko hono ngaahi nofoʻanga.
6Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
7ʻOku manuki ia ki he tokolahi ʻoe kolo, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne tokanga ki he kalanga ʻoe tauhi.
7He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8Ko hono kaiʻanga ko e ngaahi moʻunga ʻataʻatā, pea ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa mata kotoa pē.
8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9“ʻE fie tauhi kiate koe ʻae liimi, pe nofo ofi ki hoʻo ʻaiʻangakai?
9Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10ʻOku ke faʻa nonoʻo ʻae liimi ʻaki hono noʻotaki ʻi he keli? Pe te ne muimui ʻiate koe ke fakatoka lelei ʻae ngaahi luo?
10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11Te ke falala ki ai koeʻuhi ʻoku lahi ʻa hono mālohi? Pe te ke tuku hoʻo ngāue kiate ia?
11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12Te ke tui kiate ia, te ne fetuku ki ʻapi hoʻo ngaahi fua, ʻo tānaki ia ki ho feleoko?
12Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?
13“Ko e kapakau ʻoe ʻositalesi ke kapakapa: ka ʻoku puna hake ʻae sitoaka mo e falekoni.
13The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
14Vakai, ʻoku ne fakato hono ngaahi fua ʻi he kelekele, ʻo ne fakamafana ia ʻi he efu,
14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15Pea ngalo ʻiate ia ʻe laiki nai ia ʻe he vaʻe, pe maumauʻi ia ʻe he manu kaivao.
15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
16Kuo fakafefeka ʻene anga ki hono fānganga ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai ʻaʻana ʻakinautolu: ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻene ngāue taʻemanavahē;
16She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
17Koeʻuhi kuo fakamasivaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he poto, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku kiate ia ʻae faʻa ʻilo.
17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
18Ko e feituʻulaʻā ko ia te ne tuʻu hake ki ʻolunga, ʻoku ne manukiʻi ʻae hoosi mo ia ʻoku heka ai.
18When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
19“Naʻa ke tuku ʻe koe ʻae mālohi ki he hoosi? Naʻa ke fakakofuʻaki hono kia ʻae mana?
19Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
20ʻOku ke faʻa fakamanavahēʻi ia ʻo hangē ko e heʻe? Ko e mānava lahi ʻo hono ihu ʻoku fakailifia.
20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21ʻOku kenukenu ia ʻi he vahaʻa moʻunga, pea fiefia ʻi he mālohi: ʻoku ʻalu atu ia ke fakafetaulaki ki he kau tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafutau.
21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
22ʻOku ne manuki ki he manavahē, pea ʻoku ʻikai ilifia ia; pe foki kimui mei he heletā.
22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23ʻOku ngatata ʻae tangakaho kiate ia, ʻae tao ngingila pea mo e fakaū.
23The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
24ʻOku ne folohifo ʻae kelekele ʻi he feinga mo e lili: pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne tui ko e leʻo ia ʻoe meʻa lea.
24He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
25ʻOku pehē ʻe ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi meʻa lea, ‘He, he;’ pea nanamu ki he tau ʻi he kei mamaʻo, ko e mana ʻoe kau taki tau, mo ʻenau mavava.
25As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26“ʻOku puna ʻae falekoni ʻi hoʻo poto, ʻo mafao atu hono kapakau ki he feituʻu tonga?
26Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27ʻOku puna hake ʻae ʻikale ko hoʻo fekau, ʻo ne ngaohi hono pununga ʻi ʻolunga?
27Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28ʻOku nofo ia ʻo tatali ʻi he maka, ʻi he maka hangatāmaki, mo e potu mālohi.
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
29ʻOku kumi mei ai ʻene meʻakai, pea ʻoku sio hono mata mei he mamaʻo.
29From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
30ʻOku mimisi hake foki ʻe hono ʻuhiki ʻae toto: pea ko e potu ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae mate, ʻoku ʻi ai ia.”
30Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
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