¹Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

¹¶ Korero mai ano a Ihowa ki a Hopa, i mea,

²Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

²E tohe ana ranei ki te Kaha Rawa te tangata whakatohutohu? Ma te tangata e whakatupehupehu ana ki te Atua, mana e korero mai.

³Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

³Ano ra ko Hopa ki a Ihowa; i mea ia,

⁴Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

⁴Nana, ehara noa iho ahau. Ko te aha taku e whakahoki atu ai ki a koe? Ka kopania toku ringa ki toku mangai.

⁵Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

⁵Kua kotahi taku koreotanga, a e kore ahau e whakahoki kupu atu; a tuarua rawa, otira kahore atu aku.

⁶Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

⁶¶ Katahi ka whakahokia mai e Ihowa ki a Hopa i roto i te tukauati, ka mea,

⁷Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

⁷Tena ra, whakatane, whitikiria tou hope, a ka ui atu ahau ki a koe, mau ano e whakaatu mai ki ahau.

⁸Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

⁸Me whakakahore ano ranei e koe taku whakawa? Me whakahe ki ahau kia whakatikaia ai tau?

⁹Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

⁹He ringa pera ranei tou i to te Atua? He reo whatitiri ranei tou, he pera i tona?

¹⁰Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

¹⁰Tena ra, rakai i a koe inaianei ki te rangatiratanga, ki te kororia; tatai i a koe ki te honore, ki te mana.

¹¹Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

¹¹Ringihia atu te puhaketanga o tou riri; tirohia atu nga mea whakakake katoa, whakaititia iho.

¹²Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

¹²Titiro atu ki nga mea whakakake katoa, whakapikoa iho; takahia iho ano hoki te hunga kino i te wahi e tu na ratou.

¹³Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

¹³Huihuia atu ratou, huna ki te puehu, herea o ratou mata ki te wahi ngaro.

¹⁴Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

¹⁴Na ko reira ahau whakaae ai ki a koe, ma tou ringa matau ano koe e whakaora.

¹⁵Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

¹⁵¶ Na whakaaroa a Pehemoto, he mea hanga ngatahi korua naku; e kai ra i te tarutaru, ano he kau.

¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

¹⁶Nana, ko tona kaha kei tona hope, ko tona pakaritanga kei nga uaua o tona kopu.

¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

¹⁷Ko tona hiawero, ano he hita e tawhiria ana e ia: powhiwhiwhi tonu nga uaua o tona huha.

¹⁸His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

¹⁸Ko ona wheua, ano he korere parahi; ko ona rara, he poro rino.

¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

¹⁹Ko ia te tino mea nui o nga ara o te Atua: ko tona kaihanga anake hei whakapa i tana hoari ki a ia.

²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

²⁰He pono ko nga maunga hei homai kai mana; kei reira ano e takaro ana nga kirehe katoa o te parae.

²¹He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

²¹Ko tona takotoranga ko raro i nga rakau kouru nui, i te rake kakaho, i te repo.

²²The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

²²Hei taupoki mona te whakamarumaru o nga rakau kouru nui, kei tetahi taha ona, kei tetahi taha, nga wirou o te awa.

²³Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

²³Nana, ki te aki mai te waipuke, e kore ia e tuiri; u tonu tona whakaaro, ahakoa kokiri noa mai a Horano ki tona mangai.

²⁴He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

²⁴E hopukia ranei ia e tetahi i a ia e mataara ana, e poka ranei i tona ihu ki te rore, puta noa?