Siope 40
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,
1And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”
2Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
3¶ Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,
3Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.
4And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”
5Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
6¶ Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,
6Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
7“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.
7Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
8Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?
8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
9Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?
9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.
10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
11Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.
11His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.
12He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
13Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.
13His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
14Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.
14He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
15“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:
15To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.
17The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
18Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.
18Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
19Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.
23Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
24ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.
24Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
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25Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
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26Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
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27Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
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28Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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