Job 34
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World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Moreover Elihu answered,
1Pea naʻe fai pe ʻe Elihu ʻa ʻene lea, ʻo ne pehē,
2“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
2“ʻAe kau tangata poto, mou fanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi lea; pea tokanga kiate au ʻakimoutolu kuo maʻu ʻae ʻilo.
3For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
3He ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe he telinga ʻae ngaahi lea, ʻo hangē ʻoku kamata ʻe he ngutu ʻae kai.
4Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
4Ke tau fili kiate kitautolu ʻae fakamaau; ke tau ʻilo ʻiate kitautolu ʻaia ʻoku lelei.
5For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.
5He naʻe pehē ʻe Siope, ‘ʻOku ou māʻoniʻoni: pea kuo toʻo atu ʻe he ʻOtua hoku fakamaau.
6Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
6He te u lohiakiʻi ʻa ʻeku totonu? ʻOku taʻefaʻafakamoʻui ʻa hoku lavea ʻi he taʻetalangataʻa.’
7What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
7Ko hai ha tangata ʻoku tatau mo Siope, ʻoku ne inumia ʻae manuki ʻo hangē ko e vai?
8who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
8ʻAia ʻoku ne ʻalu fakataha mo e kau ngāue kovi, pea ʻeveʻeva mo e kau tangata angahala.
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
9He naʻe pehē ʻe ia, ‘ʻOku ʻikai hano ʻaonga siʻi ki ha tangata ke ne fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻi he ʻOtua.’
10“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
10“Ko ia, fanongo mai kiate au, ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau tangata faʻa ʻilo: ko e kovi, ke mamaʻo ia mei he ʻOtua, pea mo e angahala mei he Māfimafi.
11For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
11He ko e ngāue ʻae tangata te ne totongi kiate ia, pea fakaʻilo ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki hono ngaahi hala.
12Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
12ʻIo, ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai fai kovi ʻae ʻOtua, pea ʻe ʻikai fakahalaʻi ʻae fakamaau ʻe he Māfimafi.
13Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
13Ko hai naʻa ne fakanofo ia ke pule ki māmani? Pea ko hai kuo ne ngaohi ʻa māmani kotoa pē?
14If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
14Kapau te ne fakatokangaʻi hono finangalo ki he tangata, te ne tānaki kiate ia hono laumālie mo ʻene mānava;
15all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
15ʻE mate fakataha ʻae kakano kotoa pē, pea ʻe toe liliu ʻae tangata ko e efu.
16“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
16“Kapau ʻoku ke maʻu ʻae faʻa ʻilo, fanongo eni: fakafanongo ki he leʻo ʻo ʻeku ngaahi lea.
17Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
17Te ne faʻa pule ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he totonu? Pea te ke faʻa fakahalaiaʻi ʻaia ʻoku mātuʻaki angatonu?
18who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
18He ʻoku ngali ke pehē ki ha tuʻi, ʻOku ke kovi? Pe ki he houʻeiki, ʻOku mou fai kovi?
19He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
19Ka ʻe fēfē kiate ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te ne filifilimānako ki he kakai houʻeiki, pea ʻoku ʻikai lahi hake ʻene tokanga ki he koloaʻia ʻi he masiva? He ko e ngāue ʻa hono nima ʻakinautolu kotoa pē.
20In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
20Te nau mate fakafokifā pe, pea ʻe mamahi ʻae kakai ʻi he tuʻuapō mālie, pea nau mole atu: pea ʻe fetuku atu ʻae kau mālohi taʻehanima.
21“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
21“He ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoe tangata ʻa hono fofonga, pea ʻoku ne ʻafioʻi ʻa hono ʻalunga kotoa pē.
22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
22ʻOku ʻikai ha poʻuli, pe ha malumalu ʻoe mate, ʻe faʻa fakafufū ai ʻe he kau fai kovi ʻakinautolu.
23For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
23Koeʻuhi ʻe ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonu ; koeʻuhi ke ne fie fakamaau ai mo e ʻOtua.
24He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
24Te ne lailaiki ʻae kau tangata mālohi tokolahi taʻefaʻalaua, pea fokotuʻu ʻae niʻihi moʻono totongi.
25Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
25Ko ia ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻenau ngaahi ngāue, pea ʻoku ne fulihi ʻakinautolu ʻi he pō, pea ʻoku nau ʻauha ai.
26He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
26ʻOku ne taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻo hangē ko e kau tangata fai kovi, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai.
27because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
27Koeʻuhi naʻa nau tafoki kimui meiate ia, pea ʻikai fie tokanga ki hono ngaahi hala:
28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
28Ko ia ʻoku nau fakahoko ʻae tangi ʻae masiva ke aʻu atu kiate ia, pea ʻoku ne ongoʻi ʻae tangi ʻae mahaki.
29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,
29ʻOku foaki ʻe ia ʻae fiemālie, ko hai te ne faʻa fakamamahi? Pea ka fufū ʻe ia hono fofonga, ko hai ʻe faʻa mamata kiate ia? ʻO kapau te ne fai ki ha puleʻanga, pe ki ha tangata pe tokotaha:
30that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
30Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa pule ʻae mālualoi, telia naʻa fasiaʻi ʻae kakai.
31“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
31“ʻOku taau moʻoni mo e ʻOtua ʻae lea pehē ki ai, kuo u kātaki, ʻe ʻikai te u fakamamahi.
32Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
32Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ke ke ako ia kiate au: kapau kuo u fai angahala, ʻe ʻikai te u toe fai ia.
33Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
33ʻE fakatatau ia koā mo ho loto? Te ne totongi ia, ʻo kapau te ke ʻoua, pe te ke loto ki ai; kae ʻikai ko au: ko ia ke ke tala ʻaia ʻoku ke ʻilo.
34Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
34Ke tala kiate au ʻe he kau tangata faʻa ʻilo, pea ke fanongo kiate au ʻe ha tangata poto.
35‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
35‘Kuo lea ʻa Siope ʻi he taʻeʻilo, pea ʻoku taʻepoto ʻa ʻene ngaahi lea.
36I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
36Ko hoku loto ke fakamaauʻi ʻa Siope ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga, koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi tali ʻo hangē ko e kau tangata angahala.
37For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”
37He ʻoku ne fakahoko ʻae talangataʻa ki he angahala, ʻoku ne pasipasi hono nima ʻiate kitautolu, ʻo fakalahi ʻene ngaahi lea ki he ʻOtua.”
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