Job 12
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Then Job answered,
1OLELO mai ia o Ioba, i mai la,
2“No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
2He oiaio, o oukou ka poe kanaka, A e make pu ka noiau me oukou.
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn’t know such things as these?
3Aka, he naauao ko'u e like me oukou; Aole au i emi malalo iho o oukou: A owai la ka mea ike ole i na mea like me keia mau mea?
4I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
4Ua lilo au i mea heneheneia e kona hoalauna, E kahea ana i ke Akua, a hoolohe mai oia ia ia; O ka mea pono a me ka hala ole, ua akaakaia oia.
5In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.
5Me ka ipukukui i hoowahawahaia i ka manao o ka mea e noho nanea ana, Pela ka mea ua kokoke pahee kona mau wawae.
6The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.
6Ua pomaikai na halelewa o ka poe luku wale, A ua noho maluhia ka poe hoonaukiuki aku i ke Akua; Iloko o ko lakou lima na ke Akua i haawi mai.
7“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
7Aka, ano e ninau i na holoholona, a e ao mai lakou ia oe; A me na manu o ka lewa, a e hoike mai lakou ia oe;
8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.
8E olelo aku paha i ka honua, a e ao mai no ia ia oe: A o na ia o ke kai e hoakaka mai no lakou ia oe,
9Who doesn’t know that in all these, the LORD’s hand has done this,
9Owai la ka mea ike ole i keia mau mea a pau, Na ka lima o Iehova i hana keia?
10in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?
10Iloko o kona lima ka uhane o na mea ola a pau, A me ka hanu o na kanaka a pau.
11Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?
11Aole anei e hoao ke pepeiao i na olelo? A e hoao ka waha i ka ai nona iho?
12With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
12Me ka poe kahiko ka maiau, A me ke ola loihi ka naauao.
13“With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
13Ia ia ka naauao, a me ka ikaika; Nona ka oleloao, a me ke akamai.
14Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
14Aia hoi, ke wawahi nei oia, aole e kukulu hou ia; Ke hahao aku ia i ke kanaka iloko, aole e hookuuia'ku.
15Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
15Aia hoi, ke hoopaa nei oia i na wai, a ua maloo lakou: A hookuu aku oia ia lakou, a luku lakou i ko ka honua.
16With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
16Me ia ka ikaika, a me ka naauao: Nona ka mea i hoopuniia, a me ka mea hoopuni.
17He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
17Ua lawe pio aku ia i na kakaolelo, A hoolilo i na lunakanawai i poe hawawa.
18He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.
18Kala aku no ia i ka mea paa o na'lii, A kaei aku ia i ko lakou puhaka i ke kaei.
19He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
19Alakai pio aku ia i na kahuna, A hookahuli i ka poe ikaika.
20He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
20Hoopau aku ia i ka olelo a ka poe oiaio, A lawe aku ia i ka naauao, mai ka poe kahiko aku.
21He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.
21Ninini iho ia i ka hoino maluna o na'lii, A kala ae no ia i ke kaei o ka poe ikaika.
22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
22Hoike mai ia i na mea hohonu mailoko mai o ka pouli, A hoopuka no ia i ka malamalama mai ka malu make mai.
23He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
23Hoomahuahua no ia i na lahuikanaka, a luku aku no hoi ia lakou: Hoonui aku no ia i na lahuikanaka, a hoemi hou iho ia lakou.
24He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
24Lawe aku ia i ka naauao o na luna o kanaka ma ka honua; A hooauwana ia lakou ma ka waonahele, aohe alauui.
25They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
25Haha lakou iloko o ka pouli aohe malamalama, A e hoohikaka aku oia ia lakou, me he mea ona la.
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