¹¶ Tena ra, whakarongo, e Hopa, ki aku korero, kia whai taringa ki aku kupu katoa.

¹Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

²Nana, kua puaki nei toku mangai, kei te korero toku arero i roto i toku mangai.

²Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

³Ma aku kupu e whakapuaki te tika o toku ngakau; ka korero pono oku ngutu i ta ratou e matau ana.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

⁴He mea hanga ahau na te Wairua o te Atua, a na te manawa o te Kaha Rawa ahau i whai ora ai.

⁴The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

⁵Ki te taea e koe, whakahokia mai e koe he kupu ki ahau; whakatikaia au korero ki toku aroaro, e tu ki runga.

⁵If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

⁶Nana, ko toku anga ki te Atua he pena hoki i tau; he mea hanga nei ano hoki ahau ki te paru.

⁶Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

⁷Nana, e kore te wehi ki ahau e whakawehi i a koe; e kore ano hoki toku ringa e taimaha iho ki a koe.

⁷Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

⁸¶ He pono kua hakiri oku taringa ki au kupu, a kua rongo atu ahau i te reo o au kupu, e mea ana,

⁸Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

⁹He ma ahau, kahore oku he; he harakore ahau, kahore hoki he kino i roto i ahau:

⁹I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

¹⁰Na e rapu ana ia i te take riri ki ahau, e kiia ana ahau e ia he hoariri nona;

¹⁰Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

¹¹E karapitia ana e ia oku waewae ki te rakau, e ata titiro ana ia ki oku hikoinga katoa.

¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

¹²Nana, maku e whawhati tau kupu, ehara tenei mea au i te mea tika; nui atu hoki te Atua i te tangata.

¹²Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

¹³He aha koe i totohe ai ki a ia? E kore hoki e korerotia e ia te tikanga o tetahi o ana mea.

¹³Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

¹⁴¶ Kotahi hoki, ae ra, e rua korerotanga a te Atua, otiia kahore e maharatia e te tangata.

¹⁴For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

¹⁵I te moe, i te putanga moemoea mai o te po, ina au iho te moe o te tangata, i nga moenga i runga i te takotoranga;

¹⁵In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶Ko reira ia whakapuare ai i nga taringa o nga tangata, hiri ai hoki i te ako mo ratou;

¹⁶Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

¹⁷Kia whakanekehia ai te tangata i tana whakaaro, kia hipokina ai hoki te whakapehapeha o te tangata;

¹⁷That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

¹⁸E puritia ana e ia tona wairua kei tae ki te rua, tona ora kei riro i te hoari.

¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹¶ E whiua ana hoki ia ki te mamae i runga i tona moenga, ki te ngau tonu hoki o ona wheua;

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

²⁰A whakarihariha ana tona ora ki te taro, tona wairua ki te kai whakaminamina.

²⁰So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

²¹E honia ana ona kiko, a kore noa e kitea; a purero mai ana ona wheua kihai nei i kitea i mua.

²¹His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

²²Heoi e whakatata ana tona wairua ki te rua, tona ora ki nga kaiwhakamate.

²²Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

²³Ki te mea he karere tera kei a ia, he kaiwhakaatu tikanga tetahi i roto i te mano, hei whakaatu i tona tika ki te tangata:

²³If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

²⁴Na ka tohu tera i a ia, a ka mea, Whakaorangia ia kei heke ki te rua, kua kitea hoki e ahau he utu.

²⁴Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

²⁵Ko tona kiri ka ngawari atu i to te tamaiti; ka hoki iho ia ki nga ra o tona tamarikitanga:

²⁵His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

²⁶Ka inoi ia ki te Atua, a ka manako tera ki a ia; heoi ka kite ia i tona mata i runga i te koa: a ka utua e ia te tika o te tangata.

²⁶He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

²⁷E waiata ana ia i te aroaro o nga tangata, e mea ana, Kua hara ahau, whakaparoritia ake e ahau te tika, a kahore he pai ki ahau:

²⁷He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

²⁸Kua whakaorangia e ia toku wairua kei riro ki te rua, a e kite toku wairua i te marama.

²⁸He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

²⁹¶ Nana, e meatia ana enei mea katoa e te Atua, e tuaruatia ana, ae, e tuatorutia ana, ki te tangata,

²⁹Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

³⁰Hei whakahoki mai i tona wairua i roto i te rua, kia whakamaramatia ai ki te marama o te ora.

³⁰To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹Kia whai whakaaro mai, e Hopa, whakarongo mai ki ahau: kati tau, a ka korero ahau.

³¹Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³²Ki te mea he kupu tau, utua mai taku: korero, ko taku hoki i pai ai kia whakatikaia tau.

³²If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³Ki te kahore, whakarongo ki ahau: noho puku koe, a maku koe e whakaako ki te whakaaro nui.

³³If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.