Ayub 37
1 “An bende mor ma kamano miyo chunya bwok kendo ridore.
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
2 Lingʼuru kendo uwinj dwond Nyasaye kaka mor ka polo, kendo winjuru weche mawuok e dhoge.
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
3 En emomiyo mil polo menyo kor polo duto, chakre tungʼ piny konchiel nyaka komachielo.
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 Bangʼ mano iwinjo dwonde ka mor matek kendo omor gi dwol mar duongʼne. Ka dwonde ochako mor, to onge gima nyalo gengʼe.
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 Dwond Nyasaye mor e yo miwuoro; otimo gik madongo moyombo parowa.
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
6 Owacho ne pe ni, ‘Lwar piny,’ kendo ne nyidho matin ni, ‘Lokri koth maduongʼ.’
He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 Otimo kamano mondo ji duto mane ochweyo, ongʼe kaka tichne chalo mi ji duto bed gi luoro nikech teko mare.
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 Le ringo pondo; gisiko e buchegi.
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
9 Ahiti biro koa kuma opandee, kendo koyo mangʼich bende yamo riembo mi ke.
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
10 Much Nyasaye kelo pe kendo pige mopongʼo wi lowo poto mabed matek ka lwanda.
[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 Opongʼo boche polo gi ngʼich mar pi kendo okeyo mil polo mare ei bochego.
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 Gilwore mana kaka Nyasaye dwaro, ka gidhi e wangʼ piny duto ka gitimo gima ochikogi.
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 Ndalo moko Nyasaye kelo rumbi e piny mondo okumgo ji, to ndalo moko okelo koth mondo onyisgo herane.
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 “Winjie wachni, Ayub; bed mos ipar gik miwuoro mag Nyasaye.
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 Bende ingʼeyo kaka Nyasaye chiko boche polo kendo kaka omiyo polo mil?
(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 Bende ingʼeyo kaka boche oliero e kor polo, gik miwuoro mag Jal ma riekone tut mogik?
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 To in ma kinde ma yamb milambo kudho mi two piny, to isiko mana ka luya chami ei lewni mirwakogi,
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 bende inyalo konye yaro polo, mi obed matek ka mula mothedhi?
(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 “Nyiswa ane gima dwanyis Nyasaye machalo kamano ka kata mana pek ma wan-go ok wanyal ketone e yo mayot.
“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 Bende en gima owinjore mondo onyise ka adwaro wuoyo? Donge ngʼama ohedhore timo kamano dotieki?
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 Koro onge ngʼama nyalo rango wangʼ chiengʼ tir, nikech polo olendo kendo orieny makech; yamo oseriembo boche duto moweyo kor polo nono.
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 Nyasaye wuok koa yo nyandwat ka en gi duongʼ malich machalo gi lich mar dhahabu.
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 Jehova Nyasaye Maratego oyombowa mabor kendo en gi teko maduongʼ ok otim marach ne ji, nikech en ja-adiera kendo opongʼ gi tim makare.
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
24 Mano emomiyo ji miye luor, nikech ok opak joma pachgi wuondo ni riek.”
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.”
