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 is cut down: 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 thy eyes upon such one, and bring 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, 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.
Turn 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 is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.
8 Ina ua elemakule kona aa ma ka honua, A ua make hoi kona kumu ma ka lepo;
Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock 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 bring 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 wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, 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 flood decayeth and drieth up:
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 [shall be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised 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)
O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst 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 dieth, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change shall 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 shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt 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?
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over 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 sewest up my 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 cometh to naught, 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: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and 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 honor, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
22 Aka, e hui kona io maluna ona, A e uwe kona naau iloko ona.
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
