Job 40

1 And the Lord continued, and he said to Job:

Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,

2 Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to him.

“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”

3 Then Job answered the Lord, saying:

Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,

4 What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth.

“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.

5 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more.

Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”

6 But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:

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

7 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.

“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.

8 Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?

9 And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?

Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?

10 Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.

“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.

11 Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.

12 Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place.

Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.

13 Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.

14 Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.

15 Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.

“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:

16 His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.

17 He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.

‌ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.

18 His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.

Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.

19 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword.

Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.

20 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.

Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.

21 He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.

‌ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.

22 The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.

Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.

23 Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.

24 He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

‌ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.