Job 33
1 Toe Job, ka lok hae tahngai ah; ka thuih ih loknawk boih hae tahngai ah.
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
2 Khenah, vaihi pakha ka angh moe, ka palai mah lokthuih.
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
3 Ka loknawk loe ka poek toenghaih hoiah ni angzoh; ka palai mah kahoih palunghahaih lok to thuih.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
4 Sithaw ih Muithla mah ni kai hae sak moe, Thacak Angraeng ih takhi mah hinghaih ang paek.
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
5 Na pathim thaih nahaeloe na patim ah, amsakcoek ah loe ka hmaa ah angdoe ah.
If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
6 Khenah, Sithaw hmaa ah kai doeh nang baktiah ni ka oh, kai doeh long hoiah ni sak toeng.
Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
7 Khenah, na zit han koi kai khaeah tidoeh om ai; na nuiah kazit ban to ka koeng mak ai.
Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
8 Na thuih ih lok to ka thaih, na thuih ih loknawk to ka thaih boeh,
Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 kai loe ka ciim, zae sakhaih ka tawn ai; sakpazaehaih doeh ka tawn ai.
'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
10 Khenah, Sithaw mah ka zaehaih pakrong; kai hae a misa ah ang suek,
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
11 ka khok hae thlong ang thuk pae moe, ka caehhaih loklamnawk boih ang pakaa, tiah na thuih.
He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
12 Khenah, na thuih pazae boeh; lok kang pathim han vop, Sithaw loe kami pongah len kue.
Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
13 Anih mah ka sak ih hmuen kawng pongah lok pathim ai, tiah na thuih moe, Sithaw to na laisaep thuih loe?
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
14 Sithaw mah lok vaito thuih pacoengah, kalah loklam bang hoiah lok a thuih pae let, toe kami mah panoek pae thai ai.
For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
15 Kami loe iih angam moe, iihhaih ahmuen ah a iih, qum amang ah hnuksakhaih mah,
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 a naa thungah lok to thuih pae moe, thuitaekhaih lok to paek,
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
17 kami mah sak atimhaih to pahnawt moe, amoekhaih tawn han ai ah a sak.
To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
18 Anih hinghaih to tangqom thung hoiah Sithaw mah pahlong moe, sumsen hoi duek han ai ah pakaa pae.
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
19 Anih loe iihhaih ahmuen ah angsong hanah nathaih hoiah kami to thuitaek moe, ahuhnawk boih to natsak;
And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 To naah a hinghaih mah buh to panuet moe, palung mah buhcaak angnaa pae ai.
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 Anih loe zaek kaeng boeh moe, kamtueng vai ai ahuhnawk doeh, amtueng boih.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
22 Ue, a hinghaih mah taprong to pangh tathuk, a hinghaih amrosakkungnawk khaeah phak tom boeh.
And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
23 Toe kaminawk khaeah toenghaih loklam to patuek hanah, van kami sangto thungah, maeto mah Sithaw hoi kami salakah laicaeh ah om nahaeloe,
If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
24 Sithaw mah anih to tahmen ah loe, Tangqom thung caeh han ai ah anih to pahlong ah; anih akranghaih to ka hnuk boeh, tiah thui tih.
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
25 To naah anih ih ngan loe nawkta ngan baktiah angcoeng let ueloe, thendoeng nathuem ih baktih toengah om let tih.
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
26 Anih mah Sithaw khaeah lawkthui ueloe, mikhmai hoihaih to hnu tih; anghoehaih hoi Sithaw ih mikhmai to hnu tih; Sithaw mah a toenghaih to kami hanah paek.
He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
27 Anih mah kaminawk hmaa ah, Mi kawbaktih mah doeh ka zae moeng boeh, toenghaih to toeng ai ah ka sak moeng boeh, to hmuen mah kai han avanghaih tidoeh na paek ai, tiah thui nahaeloe,
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
28 Anih mah tangqom thung hoiah a hinghaih to akrang ueloe, a hinghaih mah aanghaih to hnu tih.
He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
29 Khenah, Sithaw mah hae hmuennawk hae kami khaeah sak toepsoep;
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
30 anih hinghaih to tangqom thung hoiah amlaemsak let moe, hinghaih paek aanghaih thungah a caeh haih.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Aw Job, naa to patuengah loe, ka lok hae acoehaih hoiah tahngai ah; anghngai duem ah; lok kang thuih han vop.
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
32 Lokthuih na koeh nahaeloe, na pathim ah; toenghaih hnuksak han ka koeh pongah, lok na thui ah.
If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
33 Toe lokthuih han na tawn ai nahaeloe, ka lok hae tahngai ah; anghngai duem ah, palunghahaih kang patuk han, tiah a naa.
If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
