Job 38

1 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

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

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

“Ko hai eni ʻoku ne fakapoʻuliʻi ʻae fakakaukau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe taʻeʻilo?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo ngali mo e tangata; he te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakamatala mai kiate au.

4 Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

“Naʻa ke ʻi fē koe ʻi heʻeku ʻai ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo māmani? Fakahā mai, kapau ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae faʻa ʻilo.

5 Who set the measures thereof — if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?

Ko hai naʻa ne ai hono ngaahi fuofua ʻo ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo? Pe ko hai naʻa ne falō ʻae afo ki ai?

6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof sunken? or who laid its corner-stone,

‌ʻOku fakamaʻu ki he hā ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo ia? Pe ko hai naʻa ne ʻai ʻa hono maka tuliki ʻo ia;

7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

‌ʻAia naʻe hiva fiefia fakataha ai ʻae ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe pongipongi, pea kalanga fakafiefia ai ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe ʻOtua?

8 And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?

“Pe ko hai naʻa ne tāpuni ʻae tahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi matapā, ʻi heʻene hā mai, ʻo hangē ko ʻene puna mei he manāva?

9 When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it;

‌ʻI heʻeku ngaohi ʻae ʻao ko e kofu ʻo ia, pea ko e fakapoʻuli matolu ko hono noʻo ʻoʻona.

10 When I cut out for it my boundary, and set bars and doors,

‌ʻO keli hake ʻae potu naʻaku tuʻutuʻuni ki ai, ʻo ʻai ki ai ʻae ngaahi pou mo e matapā.

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Pea u pehē, ‘Te ke haʻu ki heni, pea ngata ai: pea ʻe lolomi ʻi heni hoʻo ngaahi peau laukau?’

12 Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,

“Naʻa ke fekau ki he pongipongi talu hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho; pea pule ki he hengihengi ʻoe ʻaho ke ne ʻilo hono potu:

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Koeʻuhi ke ne puke ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻoe fonua, koeʻuhi ke tupeʻi mei ai ʻae kakai angahala.

14 It is changed like the signet-clay; and [all things] stand forth as in a garment:

‌ʻOku liliu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea ki he fakaʻilonga; pea ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻo hangē ko e kofu.

15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.

Ka ʻoku taʻofi mei he kau angahala ʻenau maama, pea ʻe fesiʻi ʻae nima māʻolunga.

16 Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

“Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi matavai ʻoe tahi? Pe naʻa ke ʻeveʻeva ke kumi ʻae loloto?

17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? and hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Naʻe toʻo ʻae ngaahi matapā ʻoe mate kiate koe? Pe naʻa ke mamata ʻe koe ki he ngaahi matapā ʻoe malumalu ʻoe mate?

18 Hath thine understanding compassed the breadths of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.

Naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻae māukupu ʻoe fonua? Fakahā ʻo kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo ia kotoa pē.

19 Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place,

“Ko e fē ʻae hala ʻoku nofo ai ʻae maama? Pea ko e poʻuli, komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoʻona.

20 That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?

Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻave ia ki hono ngataʻanga ʻoʻona, pea koeʻuhi ke ke ʻilo ʻae ngaahi hala ki he fale ʻo ia?

21 Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!

Kuo ke ʻilo ia, he naʻe fanauʻi koe ʻi he kuonga ko ia? Pe koeʻuhi kuo lahi hono lau ʻo ho ngaahi ʻaho?

22 Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,

Naʻa ke hū koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakianga ʻoe ʻuha hinehina? Pe naʻa ke mamata koe ki he ngaahi faʻoakiʻanga ʻoe ʻuha maka,

23 Which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war?

‌ʻAia kuo u tuku ki he kuonga ʻoe fakamamahi, ki he ʻaho ʻoe fekeʻikeʻi mo e tau?

24 By what way is the light parted, [and] the east wind scattered upon the earth?

‌ʻOku vahevahe fēfeeʻi ʻae maama, ʻaia ʻoku ne tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae matangi hahake ʻi he fonua?

25 Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

Ko hai kuo ne vaheʻi ʻae tafeʻanga vai ki he mahuohua ʻoe ngaahi vai, pe ko e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

Koeʻuhi ke pule ke ʻuha ki he fonua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata; ki he toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha tangata;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth?

Ke fakafiemālie ʻae kelekele lala mo liʻaki; ke fakatupu ʻae moto ʻoe ʻakau vaivai?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?

Ko hai ʻae tamai ʻae ʻuha? Pe ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻae ngaahi tulutā ʻoe hahau?

29 Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?

Naʻe haʻu ʻae vai fefeka mei he manāva ʻo hai? Pea ko hai naʻa ne fakatupu ʻae falositi hinehina ʻoe langi?

30 When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.

Kuo fufū ʻae ngaahi vai ʻo hangē ko e maka, pea kuo fakafefeka ʻae funga ʻoe loloto.

31 Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

“ʻOku ke faʻa puleʻi ʻe koe ʻae ngaahi mālohi melie ʻo Peliatisi, pe vete ʻae ngaahi haʻi ʻo Olioni?

32 Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons?

‌ʻOku ke faʻa ʻomi ʻe koe ʻa Masaloti ʻi hono kuonga? Pe te ke faʻa fakahinohino ʻa ʻAakitulio mo hono ngaahi foha?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth?

‌ʻOku ke ʻiloʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻoe langi? ʻOku ke faʻa fokotuʻu ʻene pule ki he fonua?

34 Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?

“ʻOku ke faʻa hiki hake ʻe koe ho leʻo ki he ngaahi ʻao, koeʻuhi ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki koe ʻae ngaahi vai lahi?

35 Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

‌ʻOku ke faʻa fekau atu ʻae ngaahi ʻuhila, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu, ʻonau pehē kiate koe, ‘Ko kimautolu eni?’

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Ko hai kuo ne ʻai ʻae poto ki he ngaahi potu ʻi loto? Pe ko hai kuo ne foaki ʻae faʻa ʻilo ki he loto?

37 Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,

Ko hai ʻoku faʻa lau ʻae ngaahi ʻao ʻi he poto? Pe ko hai te ne faʻa taʻofi ʻae ngaahi hina ʻoe langi?

38 When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

‌ʻOka tupu ʻo fefeka ʻae efu, pea piki fakataha ʻae tuʻutanga kelekele?

39 Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

“He te ke tuli ʻae meʻakai maʻae laione? Pe fakamākona ʻae fiekaia ʻoe fanga laione mui,

40 When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait?

‌ʻOka nau ka tokoto ʻi honau ngaahi ʻana, pea nofo pe ʻo lama ʻi he potu lilo?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?

Ko hai ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻae meʻakai ki he leveni, ʻoka tangi hono fānganga ki he ʻOtua, ʻi heʻenau hē ko e masiva kai?