Job 33
1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
“Ko ia ʻoku ou kole kiate koe ʻe Siope, fakafanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamatala, mo ke tokanga ki heʻeku lea kotoa pē.
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Vakai, kuo u faʻai eni ʻa hoku ngutu, kuo lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ʻi hoku ngutu.
3 My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Te u lea au mei he totonu ʻo hoku loto: pea ʻe mahino ʻae ʻilo ʻe lea ʻaki ʻe hoku loungutu.
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
Naʻe ngaohi au ʻe he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko e mānava ʻoe Māfimafi kuo ne foaki ʻae moʻui kiate au.
5 If thou canst, answer thou me; set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
Kapau te ke faʻa tali au, pea fokotuʻu hokohoko pe hoʻo ngaahi lea, tuʻu hake ʻi hoku ʻao.
6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
Vakai, ʻoku ou tatau mo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: kuo ngaohi foki au mei he ʻumea.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
ʻE ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi koe ʻe haʻaku fakailifia, pea ʻe ʻikai mamafa ʻa hoku nima kiate koe.
8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
“Ko e moʻoni kuo ke lea ʻi hoku telinga, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea, ʻo pehē,
9 I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
‘ʻOku ou maʻa taʻehaangahala, ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha hia ʻiate au.
10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
Vakai, ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa ke u kovi ai, ʻoku ne lauʻi au ko hono fili,
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
ʻOku ne ʻai hoku vaʻe ki he meʻa fakamaʻu vaʻe, ʻoku ne vakaiʻi ʻa hoku ʻalunga kotoa pē.’
12 Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; for God is greater than man.
“Vakai eni, ʻoku ʻikai te ke tonuhia: te u talia koe, he ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he tangata.
13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
He ko e hā ʻoku ke fai ai mo ia? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai fakahā ʻe ia ʻae ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not.
Ka ʻoku lea ʻae ʻOtua ʻo tuʻo taha, ʻio, ʻo tuʻo ua, ka ʻoku ʻikai tokangaʻi ia ʻe he tangata.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
ʻI he misi, ʻi he meʻa hā mai ʻoe poʻuli, ʻi he tō ʻae mohe maʻu ki he kakai, ʻi he tulemohe ʻi he mohenga;
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
ʻOku ne toki fakaongo ʻae telinga ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pulusi ʻa honau akonakiʻi,
17 That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man;
Koeʻuhi ke ne taʻofi ʻae tangata mei heʻene ngāue ʻaʻana, pea fufū ʻae fielahi mei he tangata.
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
ʻOku ne taʻofi mai hono laumālie mei he luo, mo ʻene moʻui ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha ʻi he heletā.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones:
Pea ʻoku ne tautea foki ia ʻaki ʻae mamahi ʻi hono mohenga, mo hono ngaahi hui ʻaki ʻae mamahi lahi:
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻene moʻui ki he mā, mo hono laumālie ki he meʻakai ifo lelei.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻosi ʻa hono kakano, ʻo ʻikai ʻiloa; pea ʻoku tuʻu mai hono ngaahi hui naʻe ʻikai hā mai.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
ʻIo, ʻoku ʻunuʻunu atu hono laumālie ki he faʻitoka, mo ʻene moʻui ki he kau fakaʻauha.
23 If there be with him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man what is right for him;
“Kapau ʻe ʻiate ia ha faifekau, ko e fakamatala, ko e taha mei he toko taha afe, ke fakahā ki he tangata ʻene māʻoniʻoni:
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
ʻOku toki ʻaloʻofa ai ia kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Fakamoʻui ia mei he ʻalu hifo ki he luo: kuo u ʻiloʻi ʻae huhuʻi.”
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; he returneth to the days of his youth:
ʻE moʻui lelei hake hono sino ʻi ha tamasiʻi: ʻe toe foki ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene kei siʻi:
26 He prayeth unto God, and he is favourable unto him; so that he seeth his face with joy: and he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
ʻE lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe tokanga ia ki ai: pea ʻe mamata ia ki hono fofonga ʻi he fiefia: he te ne totongi ki he tangata ʻa ʻene māʻoniʻoni.
27 He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not:
ʻOku ne vakai ki he kakai, pea ka pehē ʻe ha taha, ‘Kuo u angahala, pea fakakehe ʻaia ʻoku totonu, pea kuo taʻeʻaonga ia kiate au;
28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.
ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke ʻoua naʻa ʻalu hifo ki he luo, pea ʻe mamata ʻene moʻui ki he maama.
29 Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, [yea] thrice, with a man,
“Vakai, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e tangata,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ke ne toe ʻomi ai hono laumālie mei he luo, pea ne fakamaama ia ʻaki ʻae maama ʻoe moʻui.
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Tokanga, ʻe Siope, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pe, kau lea.
32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
Kapau ʻoku ai haʻo lea, tali mai: lea, he ko hoku loto ke ke tonuhia.
33 If not, hearken thou unto me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pē, kau akonekina koe ke ke poto.
