Job 38

1 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,

2 "Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

“Ko hai eni ʻoku ne fakapoʻuliʻi ʻae fakakaukau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe taʻeʻilo?

3 Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me.

Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo ngali mo e tangata; he te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakamatala mai kiate au.

4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

“Naʻa ke ʻi fē koe ʻi heʻeku ʻai ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo māmani? Fakahā mai, kapau ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae faʻa ʻilo.

5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

Ko hai naʻa ne ai hono ngaahi fuofua ʻo ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo? Pe ko hai naʻa ne falō ʻae afo ki ai?

6 Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

‌ʻOku fakamaʻu ki he hā ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo ia? Pe ko hai naʻa ne ʻai ʻa hono maka tuliki ʻo ia;

7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

‌ʻAia naʻe hiva fiefia fakataha ai ʻae ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe pongipongi, pea kalanga fakafiefia ai ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe ʻOtua?

8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

“Pe ko hai naʻa ne tāpuni ʻae tahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi matapā, ʻi heʻene hā mai, ʻo hangē ko ʻene puna mei he manāva?

9 when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

‌ʻI heʻeku ngaohi ʻae ʻao ko e kofu ʻo ia, pea ko e fakapoʻuli matolu ko hono noʻo ʻoʻona.

10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

‌ʻO keli hake ʻae potu naʻaku tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, ʻo ʻai ki ai ʻae ngaahi pou mo e matapā.

11 and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'

Pea u pehē, ‘Te ke haʻu ki heni, pea ngata ai: pea ʻe lolomi ʻi heni hoʻo ngaahi peau laukau?’

12 "Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

“Naʻa ke fekau ki he pongipongi talu hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho; pea pule ki he hengihengi ʻoe ʻaho ke ne ʻilo hono potu:

13 that it might take hold of the farthest parts of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

Koeʻuhi ke ne puke ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke tupeʻi mei ai ʻae kakai angahala.

14 It is changed as clay under the seal, and stands forth as a garment.

‌ʻOku liliu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea ki he fakaʻilonga; pea ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻo hangē ko e kofu.

15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

Ka ʻoku taʻofi mei he kau angahala ʻenau maama, pea ʻe fesiʻi ʻae nima māʻolunga.

16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

“Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi matavai ʻoe tahi? Pe naʻa ke ʻeveʻeva ke kumi ʻae loloto?

17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Naʻe toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe mate kiate koe? Pe naʻa ke mamata ʻe koe ki he ngaahi matapā ʻoe malumalu ʻoe mate?

18 Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.

Naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻae māukupu ʻoe fonua? Fakahā ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo ia kotoa pē.

19 "What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

“Ko e fē ʻae hala ʻoku nofo ai ʻae maama? Pea ko e poʻuli, komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoʻona.

20 that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻave ia ki hono ngataʻanga ʻoʻona, pea koeʻuhi ke ke ʻilo ʻae ngaahi hala ki he fale ʻo ia?

21 Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great.

Kuo ke ʻilo ia, he naʻe fanauʻi koe ʻi he kuonga ko ia? Pe koeʻuhi kuo lahi hono lau ʻo ho ngaahi ʻaho?

22 Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakianga ʻoe ʻuha hinehina? Pe naʻa ke mamata koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakiʻanga ʻoe ʻuha maka,

23 which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

‌ʻAia kuo u tuku ki he kuonga ʻoe fakamamahi, ki he ʻaho ʻoe fekeʻikeʻi mo e tau?

24 By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?

‌ʻOku vahevahe fēfeeʻi ʻae maama, ʻaia ʻoku ne tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae matangi hahake ʻi he fonua?

25 Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;

Ko hai kuo ne vaheʻi ʻae tafeʻanga vai ki he mahuohua ʻoe ngaahi vai, pe ko e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana;

26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

Koeʻuhi ke pule ke ʻuha ki he fonua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata; ki he toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata;

27 to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

Ke fakafiemālie ʻae kelekele lala mo liʻaki; ke fakatupu ʻae moto ʻoe ʻakau vaivai?

28 Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

Ko hai ʻae tamai ʻae ʻuha? Pe ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻae ngaahi tulutā ʻoe hahau?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?

Naʻe haʻu ʻae vai fefeka mei he manāva ʻo hai? Pea ko hai naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae falositi hinehina ʻoe langi?

30 The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

Kuo fufū ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo hangē ko e maka, pea kuo fakafefeka ʻae funga ʻoe loloto.

31 "Can you fasten the chains of Kimah, or loosen the cords of Kesil?

“ʻOku ke faʻa puleʻi ʻe koe ʻae ngaahi mālohi melie ʻo Peliatisi, pe vete ʻae ngaahi haʻi ʻo Olioni?

32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or can you lead Aysh with her children?

‌ʻOku ke faʻa ʻomi ʻe koe ʻa Masaloti ʻi hono kuonga? Pe te ke faʻa fakahinohino ʻa ʻAakitulio mo hono ngaahi foha?

33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

‌ʻOku ke ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻoe langi? ʻOku ke faʻa fokotuʻu ʻene pule ki he fonua?

34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?

“ʻOku ke faʻa hiki hake ʻe koe ho leʻo ki he ngaahi ʻao, koeʻuhi ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki koe ʻae ngaahi vai lahi?

35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are?'

‌ʻOku ke faʻa fekau atu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhila, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu, ʻonau pehē kiate koe, ‘Ko kimautolu eni?’

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

Ko hai kuo ne ʻai ʻae poto ki he ngaahi potu ʻi loto? Pe ko hai kuo ne foaki ʻae faʻa ʻilo ki he loto?

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

Ko hai ʻoku faʻa lau ʻae ngaahi ʻao ʻi he poto? Pe ko hai te ne faʻa taʻofi ʻae ngaahi hina ʻoe langi?

38 when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

‌ʻOka tupu ʻo fefeka ʻae efu, pea piki fakataha ʻae tuʻutanga kelekele?

39 "Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

“He te ke tuli ʻae meʻakai maʻae laione? Pe fakamākona ʻae fiekaia ʻoe fanga laione mui,

40 when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

‌ʻOka nau ka tokoto ʻi honau ngaahi ʻana, pea nofo pe ʻo lama ʻi he potu lilo?

41 Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

Ko hai ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻae meʻakai ki he leveni, ʻoka tangi hono fānganga ki he ʻOtua, ʻi heʻenau hē ko e masiva kai?