Job 23
1 Then Job answered:
Hahoi Job ni a pathung teh.
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Sahnin hai ka phuenangnae a patawpoung. Ka kâhram lawi vah ka kut ni thayung awm hoeh toe.
3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Oe, ama teh nâ lah maw ao tie hah ka panue vaiteh, a tahungnae koe ka phat haw pawiteh.
4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
A hmalah ka kong heh ka phakhai vaiteh, ka pahni teh na lawkpanuesaknae hoi a kawi han ei.
5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
Na pathungnae lawk hah ka panue vaiteh, kai koe a dei hane hah ka thaipanuek han ei.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Ka lentoe e hnotithainae hoi na taran han namaw Na taran mahoeh, ka kong hah hoe na pouk pouh han doeh.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Hawvah ama hoi tamikalan ni pouk thai awh vaiteh, lawkcengkungnaw koehoi yungyoe ka hlout han toe.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
Khenhaw! hmalah ka cei, hateiteh ama la awm hoeh. Hnuklah bout ka ban eiteh, ama teh ka hmawt thai hoeh.
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Avoilae kut hoi a tawk navah ama teh ka khen thai hoeh. Aranglae kut dawk a kamlang toteh ama hah ka hmawt thai hoeh.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Hateiteh, ka dawn e lamthung hah ama ni a panue. Na tanouk toteh sui patetlah ka tâco han.
11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
A khok dawk ka khok ni kacakcalah a kamtung teh, a lamthung hah phen laipalah ka dawn.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
A pahni dawk hoi kâpoelawk hah ka cettakhai hoeh. A pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e lawk hah ka panki e rawca hlak hai ka pâtung.
13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
Hateiteh, ama teh buet touh lah ao dawkvah, apinimaw a dum thai han. A hringnae ni a sak han a ngai e pueng hah a sak.
14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Kai hanelah a pouk e hah a sak. Ama dawk hot patet e hah moikapap ao.
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Hatdawkvah, a hmalah o e hah ka taki. Hetheh ka pouk navah ama ka taki.
16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Cathut ni ka lung a pout sak teh, Athakasaipounge hah na taki sak.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Hatei, hmonae dawk hoi na kapek hoeh teh, ka hma lae hmonae kadung poung e dawk na ramuk hoeh.
