Job 11
1 But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:
A LAILA olelo aku la o Zopara ka Naamata, i aku la,
2 Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?
Aole anei e pono ke pane aku i na huaolelo he nui la? E hoaponoia anei ke kanaka lehelehe wale?
3 Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?
E paa anei ka waha o kanaka i kou kaena wale ana? A hoomaewaewa mai oe, aole anei he mea nana oe e hoohilahila aku?
4 For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”
A ua olelo mai oe, he maemae kuu olelo, A ua hala ole au i kou mau maka.
5 Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,
Ina paha e olelo mai ke Akua, A e wehe ae i kona lehelehe ia oe;
6 so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.
A e hoike mai oia ia oe i na mea huna o ka naauao, Ua papalua ka maiau! Alaila e ike auanei oe, E hoopoina mai no ke Akua i na hewa ou.
7 By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?
E loaa anei ia oe ka ke Akua mau mea hohonu? E loaa pololei loa anei ia oe ka Mea mana?
8 He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know? (Sheol h7585)
Ua kiekie ia e like me ka lani; heaha kau e hana ai? Ua oi kona hohonu i ko ka po; heaha kau e ike ai? (Sheol h7585)
9 His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
Ua oi kona loa mamua o ko ka honua, A o ka laula imua o ko ke kai.
10 If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?
Ina e hopu mai ia, a hoopaa iho, a hookolokolo, Alaila owai la ka mea e keakea ia ia?
11 For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?
No ka mea, ua ike no ia i ka poe hewa, Ua nana mai hoi ia i ka hala; Aole anei ia e ike mai?
12 A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.
E ake ke kanaka naaupo i akamai, O ke kanaka i hanau nae me he keiki la a ka hoki hihiu.
13 But you have fortified your heart and extended your hands to him.
Ina e hoomakaukau oe i kou naau, A e kikoo aku i kou mau lima io na la;
14 If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,
Ina he hewa iloko o kou lima, e hoolei loa aku ia; A mai ae e noho ka hewa ma kou mau halelewa.
15 then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.
Alaila e hoala ae oe i kou maka me ke kina ole; A e ku paa no oe, aole hoi e makau:
16 Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.
No ka mea, e hoopoina no oe i ka ehaeha, A e hoomanao ia mea, e like me ka wai i kahe aku:
17 And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.
A e kupaa kou ola loa ana, e like me ke awakea; Ano ua pouli oe, alaila e like no oe me ke kakahiaka.
18 And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.
A e maluhia oe, no ka mea, he mea no e laua ai ka manao; Ano ua poho ka manao, aka, alaila, e noho maluhia oe.
19 You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.
A e moe iho oe ilalo, aohe mea nana oe e hoomakau mai; A nui na mea e hoalohaloha imua ou.
20 But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.
Aka, e pio na maka o ka poe hewa, A ua nele lakou i ka puuhonua, A o ko lakou manaolana, o ke kuu ana no ia o ka uhane.
