Ioba 14

1 O KE kanaka i hanauia e ka wahine. He hapa kona mau la, a ua piha i ka popilikia.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

2 Puka mai no ia me he pua la, a ua okiia aku; A holo aku no ia me he aka la, aole ia e mau.

He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3 A ke kau anei oe i kou mau maka maluna o ka mea like me ia, A e lawe mai ia'u i ka hookolokoloia ana e oe?

And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee?

4 Owai ka mea e unuhi ae i ka mea maemae mai o ka mea haumia? aole kekahi.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

5 No ka mea, ua heluia kona mau la, A ia oe no ka huina o kona mau malama, Ua hoonoho oe i kona mau mokuna, i hiki ole ai ia ke ae aku;

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 E nana ae oe mai ona aku la, i hoomaha iho ai ia, A hauoli ia i kona ia, me he mea hoolimalima la.

Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

7 No ka mea, a i kuaia ka laau, He manao no nona, e ulu hou auanei, Aole hoi e pau na lala hou.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

8 Ina ua elemakule kona aa ma ka honua, A ua make hoi kona kumu ma ka lepo;

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

9 Aka, no ka honi ana i ka wai e kupu ae ia, A e hookupu aku i na lala, me he laau kanu la,

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.

10 Aka, o ke kanaka, e make no ia, a e nalowale aku; Oia, e make ana no ke kanaka, auhea la oia?

But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

11 E like me ka maloo ana o na wai, mai ke kai aku, A me ka emi ana o ka muliwai, a maloo iho;

As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry;

12 Pela e moe iho ai ke kanaka, aole ku hou ae; Aole lakou e ala hou mai, a pau aku na lani, Aole hoi e hooku hou ia, mai ko lakou hiamoe ana.

So man lieth down and riseth not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

13 E pono e waiho iho oe ia'u iloko o ka luakupapau, A e huna oe ia'u, a hala aku kou huhu, A e hoakaka mai no'u i ka manawa pono, a e hoomanao mai ia'u! (Sheol h7585)

Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, that Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, that Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! — (Sheol h7585)

14 Ina e make ke kanaka, e ola hou anei oia? O na la a pau o ko'u kaua ana ka'u e kali ai, A hiki mai ko'u manawa.

If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come —

15 E kahea mai oe ia'u, a e hoolohe aku no au ia oe: A e aloha mai no oe i ka hana a kou mau lima.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.

16 No ka mea, ano ke helu nei oe i kuu mau kapuwai; Aole anei oe e kiai mai nei i ko'u hewa?

But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;

17 Ua hoopaaia kuu hewa iloko o ka aa, Ua imi hala oe i kuu hewa.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and Thou heapest up mine iniquity.

18 A he oiaio, o ka mauna e hiolo ana, moe mau no ia, A ua hooneeia ka pohaku mai kona wahi aku.

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place;

19 Ke anai nei na wai i na pohaku; O kona wai nui, ua hoopau aku ia i ka lepo o ka aina; Pela oe e hoomake nei i ka manaolana o ke kanaka.

The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man.

20 Ke lanakila mau nei oe maluna ona, a hele aku no ia: Ke boopahaohao nei oe i kona maka, a hoouna aku ia ia.

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

21 Ua hoohanohanoia kana keiki, aole oia i ike: A ua hoohaahaaia lakou, aole ia i noonoo no lakou.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

22 Aka, e hui kona io maluna ona, A e uwe kona naau iloko ona.

But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him.