Job 41
1 Leviathan hah hradang hoi alawilah pawk na sawn thai han namaw, rui hoi a lai hah a kam dawk na kawm thai maw.
“[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
2 A hnawng dawk hnâpacap na pacap sak teh, Tamboung dawk laikaw na buen sak han na maw.
Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
3 Nang koe ka hei vaiteh, lawk kanemca hoi lawk a dei han na maw.
Will they plead with you to act mercifully toward them or (use sweet talk/speak to you nicely) [in order that you will not harm them]?
4 Nang hoi lawkkamnae sak vaiteh, yungyoe okhai hanelah na la thai han na maw.
Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
5 Tavaca patetlah ahni hoi reirei na pai han na maw. Nama e yu lah la hanelah, na pâkhi thai han na maw.
Can you cause them to become pets like you cause birds to become your pets? Can you put a leash/rope around their [necks] so that your servant girls [can play with them]?
6 Na huikonaw ni ama hoi buvennae hah a sak vaiteh, hno kayawtnaw koe, ama teh a rei awh han namaw.
Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
7 Tahroe donghmo hah a vuen dawk a kawi sak vaiteh, tanga kamannaw hah tahroe hoi a lû dawk a kawi sak thai nahoehmaw.
Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
8 A lathueng vah a kut toung nateh, tarantuknae hah pahnim hoeh, khoeroe bout sak hanh lawi.
If you grab one of them with your hands, it will fight you in a way that you will never forget, and you will never try to do it again!
9 Ama tâ hane ngaihawinae hah a hrawnghrang doeh, a mithmu vah a tâ thai hoeh e ao han namaw.
It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
10 Ama lungtho sak hanelah apihai a lungtang mahoeh. Hottelah pawiteh, apimaw ka hmalah ka kangdout thai han.
No one dares/tries to (arouse them/cause them to be angry). So, [since I am much more powerful than they are, ] (who would dare to cause me to be angry?/no one would dare to cause me to be angry!) [RHQ]
11 Kai ni ka patho hanelah apinimaw hmaloe na poe, kalvan rahim e hnocawngca pueng hah kaie seng doeh.
Also, everything on the earth is mine. Therefore, no one [RHQ] is able to give anything to me and require me to pay [money] for it!
12 A kut khok thoseh, athaonae pueng thoseh, a takthai a thaonae, a meihawinae hah ka hrawk pouh mahoeh.
I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
13 Alawilae a pho hah apinimaw a rading pouh thai han, a tamboung hru bawk hni touh kâpâbawk e hah apinimaw rek a hnai thai han.
(Can anyone strip off their hides?/No one is able to strip off their hides.) [RHQ] (Can anyone try to put bridles on them?/No one can try to put bridles on them.) [RHQ] (OR, Can anyone pierce their very thick hides?)
14 Apinimaw a minhmai takhang hah a paawng thai han, takikathopounge a hânaw hah.
(Can anyone pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them?/No one can pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them!) [RHQ]
15 A keng dawk e a pho, a lakepnaw hah a kâoupnae naw lah a o, mitnoutnae patetlah kacakcalah khan e lah ao.
They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
16 Buet touh hoi buet touh khikkâcat teh, a rahak dawk kahlî hai kâen thai hoeh.
The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
17 Hotnaw teh buet touh hoi buet touh koung kâkuet teh, kapek thai lah awm hoeh.
The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
18 A hâ tangawn ni angnae a tâco sak teh, a mit hah kho nueng kadai e patetlah ao.
When crocodiles sneeze, [the tiny drops of water that come out of their noses] sparkle in the sunlight. Their eyes are red like the rising sun.
19 A kâko hoi hmaito angnae a tâco teh, hmaitali a tangpei.
[It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
20 A hnawng dawk hoi hmaikhunaw a tâco teh, moi thawngnae hlaam dawk ka tangdawk e hoi, ka kang e buruk patetlah ao.
Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
21 A kâha ni hmaisaeinaw a kak teh, a pahni dawk hoi hmaito a tâco.
Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
22 A lahuen dawk thaonae ao teh, a hmalah lungmathoenae hah a len.
Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
23 A takthai hoi tharuinaw teh khakkâkuet teh, kâtahruet thai hoeh e kacakpounge lah ao.
The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
24 A lungthin teh talung patetlah a te, Cakang phawmnae a rahim lae talung patetlah a te.
[They are fearless, because] the inner parts of their bodies are as hard as a rock, as hard as the lower millstone [on which grain is ground].
25 A thaw torei teh, athakaawme taminaw ni a taki awh, a thao e a taki awh dawkvah, ka pathu e patetlah ao awh.
When they rise up, they cause [even] very strong people to be terrified. As a result, people (fall back/run away) when crocodiles thrash around.
26 Ahni koe tahloi ka phat nakunghai tâ thai mahoeh, pala, tahroe ni hai tâ thai mahoeh.
[People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
27 Sum hah cakong patetlah a pouk, rahum hah thingke patetlah a pouk.
They [certainly are not afraid of weapons made of] straw or rotten wood, but [they are not even afraid of weapons made of] iron or bronze!
28 Licung ni yawng sak thai mahoeh, Talung hoi dêi e hah ahni hanelah teh cakongkung patetlah ao.
[Shooting] arrows [at them] does not cause them to run away. [Hurling] stones at them from a sling is like [hurling] bits of chaff at them.
29 Bongpai hah cakong patetlah a pouk teh, pala dawk hoi duenae hah koe a panuikhai.
They are not afraid of clubs [any more than they would be afraid of men throwing] bits of straw [at them], and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins [being thrown at them].
30 A vonpui vuen hah kahran poung e hlaam kâbawng e patetlah doeh a o, tangdong um vah cangkatin e seh patetlah a tabo.
Their bellies are covered with scales that are as sharp as broken pieces of pottery. When they drag themselves through the mud, their bellies tear up the ground like a plow.
31 Ka dungpoung e tui hah hlaam patetlah a tangdo sak teh, talî kadung poung e hah satuium patetlah a sak.
They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
32 A cei tangcoungnae dawk angnae hah a hruek teh, tami ni a dungpoung ati e tui hah sampo patetlah a pouk.
As they go through the water, the (wakes/trails in the water behind them) glisten. People [who see it] would think that the foam in those wakes had become white hair.
33 Takinae tawn laipalah, sak e lah ao teh, talai van dawk ahni patetlae awm hoeh.
There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
34 Ka rasang poung e hno pueng hah a khet nah, ahni teh kâoup e catoun pueng dawk siangpahrang doeh telah a ti.
They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
