Job 38

1 Then the LORD 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; for I will demand of thee, and answer 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 laid the foundations of 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 hath laid the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the 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 Upon what are the foundations of it fastened? 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 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, [as if] it had issued 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 a 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 And broke up for it my decreed [place], 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, but 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 commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the day-spring 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 earth, that 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 turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as 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 withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

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

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

“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 opened to thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shades 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 Hast thou perceived the breadth 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 [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] 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 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] 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 treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures 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 against the time of trouble, against 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, [which] scattereth the east wind 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 watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

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 man [is]; [on] the wilderness in which [there is] no 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 bud of the tender herb 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 hath begotten the drops of the dew?

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

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

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

30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

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

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

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

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in its season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with its 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 heaven? canst thou set its dominion on the earth?

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

34 Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance 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 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to 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 heart?

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 can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

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 groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

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

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill 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 couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert 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 to God, they wander for want of food.

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