Joba 37
1 He dongah ka lungbuei lakueng tih a hmuen lamloh cungpet.
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
2 A ol dongkah khoponah te hnatun hnatun. A ka lamloh caitawknah thoeng.
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
3 Vaan boeih hmuiah a hlah tih a vangnah loh diklai hmoi duela pawk.
He causes thunder to be heard all across the sky, and he causes lighting to flash to the most distant places on the earth.
4 A hnukkah a kawk ol khaw a hoemdamnah ol neh hum tih a ol a yaak vaengah rhaek uelh sak boeh.
After [the lightning flashes], we hear the thunder which is like [MET] God’s majestic voice; he does not restrain the lightning when he speaks.
5 Pathen loh a ol neh khobaerhambae a saii khungdaeng tih hum dae m'ming uh moenih.
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
6 Vuelsong neh khotlan khonal te, 'Diklai ah om saeh,’ a ti vaengah khotlan khonal khaw a sarhi tak.
He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 Amah kutngo hlang boeih ming sak ham hlang boeih kah kut te rhodaek a soei pah.
And [when God does that, ] it prevents people [SYN] from working, in order that all people may know that he is the one who has done that (OR, what he can do).
8 Te vaengah mulhing khaw a khui la kun tih a khuisaek ah kho a sak.
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
9 Cangpalam te imkhui lamloh, khosik te tlangpuei lamloh ha thoeng.
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
10 Pathen kah hiil lamloh rhaelnu khaw a khueh tih tui daang mangdaeng mangtok la om.
[In the (winter/cold season), the cold north wind is like] God’s breath [that] causes [MET] water to freeze; he causes the lakes/streams to become ice.
11 Khomai te cingtui loh a rhih sak tih cingmai loh amah kah vangnah te a taekyak.
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 Te khaw diklai kah lunglai hman ah a uen boeih te saii hamla a niing, a niing dongah kuluk la a hil.
He guides the clouds and causes them to move back and forth in order that they may accomplish all that he commands them to do, all over the world.
13 Te te caitueng lam khaw, a khohmuen ham khaw, sitlohnah ham khaw a thoeng sak.
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 Job, he he hnakaeng lah. Pai lamtah Pathen kah khobaerhambae he yakming lah.
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 Te rhoek soah Pathen loh a khueh tih a cingmai kah vangnah a sae te na ming a?
(Do you know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds?/We do not know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds.) [RHQ]
16 Poeknah rhuemtuet, mangvawt khomai a haainah te na ming a?
Only God knows everything perfectly; so (do you know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky?/you certainly do not know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky!) [RHQ]
17 Tuithim loh khohmuen a mong sak vaengah na himbai te aka bae sak,
No, you just sweat there in your clothes; [it is very oppressive] when the [hot] wind stops blowing from the south and [all the leaves on the trees] (become still/do not move).
18 Hmaidan a hlawn bangla khomong a thah la amah taengah na nulh thai aya?
(Can you stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass?/You certainly cannot stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass!) [RHQ]
19 Amah taengah metla n'thui ham khaw kaimih tueng lah. Hmaisuep hmai ah n'tawn uh thai pawt oe.
“Job, tell us(exc) what we should say to God; we do not know anything [IDM]. As a result, we do not know what to say to him to defend ourselves.
20 Hlang loh a dolh hamla thui cakhaw ka thui bangla amah taengah a tae pa aya?
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 Tahae ah khaw vangnah a hmuh uh moenih. A aa te khohli loh a yawn tih a caihcil hnukkah khomong dongah tueng.
Now, people cannot look [directly] at the sun when it shines brightly in the sky after the wind has blown the clouds away; [so, we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God].
22 Tlangpuei lamkah sui te mueithennah rhih om Pathen taengla pawk.
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 Tlungthang te thadueng a len dongah a tiktamnah m'hmuh lek moenih. Duengnah khaw a cungkuem dongah hlang a phaep moenih.
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
24 Hlang rhoek loh amah te a rhih uh tangloeng dongah lungbuei aka cueih rhoek takuem khaw a sawt moenih,” a ti.
That is the reason that we have an awesome respect for him; he does not pay attention to those who proudly, [but wrongly], think that they are wise.”
