Siope 14

1 “Ko e tangata kuo fanauʻi ʻe he fefine, ʻoku siʻi pe hono ngaahi ʻaho, pea fonu ʻi he mamahi.

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

2 ‌ʻOku tupu hake ia ʻo hangē ko e fisiʻi ʻakau, pea tuʻusi hifo: ʻoku puna foki ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻatā, ʻo ʻikai nofomaʻu.

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

3 Pea ʻoku ke fofonga ʻa ki ha taha pehē, mo ke ʻomi au ke fakamaau mo koe?

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

4 Ko hai te ne faʻa ʻomi ʻae maʻa mei he taʻemaʻa? ʻIkai ha taha.

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

5 He kuo tukupau hono ngaahi ʻaho, ko e lau ʻo hono ngaahi māhina ʻoku ʻiate koe, kuo ke tuʻutuʻu ni hono fakangatangata ʻe ʻikai te ne toloiʻi;

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

6 “Afe atu meiate ia, ka ne mālōlō, kaeʻoua ke ne fakakakato hono ʻaho ʻo hangē ha ngāue unga.

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

7 He ʻoku ʻamanaki ki he ʻakau, ʻo kapau ʻe tā hifo ia, ki heʻene toe tupu hake, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻosi hono huli ʻo ia.

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 Neongo ʻae fakaʻaʻau ke motuʻa hono aka ʻi he kelekele, pea mate hono sino ʻi he efu;

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

9 Ka ʻi he nanamu ʻoe vai ʻe toe tupu ia, ʻo tupu ai ʻae ngaahi vaʻa ʻo hangē ha ʻakau.

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

10 Ka ʻoku mate pē ʻae tangata, ʻo fakaʻaʻau ke ʻosi: ʻio, ʻoku fononga ʻae tangata, pea kofaʻā ia?

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

11 ‌ʻO hangē ʻoku mole ʻae ngaahi vai mei he tahi, pea matuʻu ʻo mōmoa ʻae ngaahi vaitafe:

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

12 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻoku tokoto hifo ʻae tangata, pea ʻikai toetuʻu: ʻe ʻikai te nau ʻa pē tuʻu mei heʻenau mohe, kaeʻoua ke mole ʻae ngaahi langi.

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 “Taumaiā te ke fufū au ʻi he faʻitoka, ʻo ke fakafufū au, kaeʻoua ke mole atu ho houhau, mo ke kotofa hoku ʻaho, ʻo manatuʻi au. (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 Kapau ʻe mate ʻae tangata, ʻe toe moʻui ia? Ko e ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē kuo kotofa kiate au te u tatali ai, kaeʻoua ke hoko hoku liliu.

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

15 Te ke ui, pea te u talia koe: he te ke holi ki he ngāue ʻa ho nima.

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

16 Ka ko eni, kuo ke lau ʻeku ngaahi laka: ʻikai ʻoku ke vakai ki heʻeku angahala?

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

17 Kuo fakamaʻu ʻeku kovi ʻi ha tangai, pea ʻoku ke tuitui ai ʻeku hia.

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

18 “ʻO hangē ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ngata ʻae moʻunga kuo tō, pea ʻoku hiki ʻae fuʻu maka mei hono potu.

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

19 ‌ʻO hangē ʻoku holo ʻe he vai ʻae ngaahi maka: pea tāfea ʻo mole ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tupu ʻi he kelekele ʻoe fonua; ʻoku pehē hoʻo fakaʻauha ʻae ʻamanaki ʻae tangata.

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

20 ‌ʻOku ke mālohi maʻuaipē kiate ia, pea ʻoku mole ia: ʻoku ke liliu hono mata mo ke fekau ia ke ʻalu.

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

21 ‌ʻOku hoko ʻo ongoongo hono ngaahi foha, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo; pea ʻoku fakavaivai hifo ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne mamata ai.

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

22 Ka ko hono kakano ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻe langa, pea ʻe mamahi mo hono laumālie ʻi loto ʻiate ia.”

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