Job 41
1 “[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
Ngakoija Leviathan namat thei ding ham? Ahiloule aha a khaokol nabu peh thei ding ham?
2 Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
Anahhom sunga khao nathil lut theija, ahiloule akhalhang thihhem a nasut vang thei ding ham?
3 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]?
Nakhoto ding ngeh na a, hung taova ahiloule nalainat pi dinga hung tao tuntun nam?
4 Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
Ahinkho a nasoh a panga nanatong dinga nanop peh ding hinam?
5 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]?
Nangin hiche khu vacha banga nangailut bol thei hiya, ahiloule nachapang neunu kichepna dinga napeh thei ding ham?
6 Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
Kivei mihon athiljoh nau mun ho a joh dinga ahung kichoh diu hinam?
7 Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
Avun khu tengcha a nasut khah theija, ahiloule aluchang ngathal a nakap khah thei ding ham?
8 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!
Achunga nakhut ngam in lang hile chun kidounan ahin jui ding khu geldoh in natin, avel a nabol patep kit lou hel ding ahitai.
9 It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
Ahipoi hiche mat ding got chu phatchomna bei ahin, sadel hatpa thiltup jong chu kisuhnem peh ding ahi.
10 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]
Chuleh a itih a koima chan asuhnoh phah ngamlou ahin, koiham kamasanga ding ngam ding chu.
11 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!
Kangaichat pet tah a kalepeh kit ding thil eipe chu koi ham? Vannoija thil umjouse hi keija ahi.
12 I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
Leviathan tibah ho hoidan chuleh athahat oupe dan chule agongso hoidan ho kasei nomme.
13 (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?)
Avun khu kon alahdoh peh theija chule athoa um agalvon khu kon amulet pai thei ding ham?
14 (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]
Akhalhang khu kon akal keh a ahondoh ding ham? Ajeh chu aha khu tijat jat um behseh jeng ahi.
15 They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
Alip ho chu pho banga agol gol a detchet a mahor kinam banga thakhat'a kinam detchet ahi.
16 The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
Kimatchet a umkhom ahijeh chun akah a hui jangkhat cha jong alut theipoi.
17 The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
Alip khat chu aban'a alip chunga hub eh detchet a, khat leh khat kikam toa kimulet pai theilou ahi.
18 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.
Anah akhon tengle avahlap lap jengin, amitchang teni jong jingkah nichangsat pet toh abange.
19 [It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
Akamsunga konin meisi apahlah lah jin, meikou ahung vahdoh ji'e.
20 Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
Meichunga twibel kisonga, twihu pot bangin anahhomma konin meikhu ahung kitung doh ji'e.
21 Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
Akamsunga konna meikou alendoh ji jeh chun, ahai husa chun meihol ahal kou jeng jin ahi.
22 Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
Leviathan ngongchang thahatna chun chene jouse a kichat tijatna asosah e.
23 The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
Aphe ho chu atah in chuleh adetchet in, akimulet thei poi.
24 [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].
Alungchang chu song bangin atah in sumhei song bangin atah e.
25 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.
Ahung kithodoh tengle thahat chungnung ho akicha jiuvin, kichat tijatnan amanchah kheh jin ahi.
26 [People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
Chemjam, tengcha, thalchang ahiloule tengcha neoho khat chan asutang joupoi.
27 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!
Thih jong imacha ahisah poi. Hiche thilsem ding hin changpol tobangbep bou ahin, chuleh sum-eng jong thing motsa tobangbep ahi.
28 [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.
Thalchang in adeljam joupon, song aboma kisep jong chu hampan ajepkhah abang bep e.
29 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].
Akivoh ho jong chu ham donthah toh abahsah in chule tengcha neu euvel vul hung leng jong chu anuisat bep e.
30 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.
A oipoh chu haihal hemtah tobang alip in atom in ama chena nung chu loukai nang pan lou akainangna nung abahsah ji'e.
31 They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
Leviathan chun twi lah'a aum tengle twi chu belphul abahsah ji'e. Twikhanglen tojong thao kiloijol abahsah jin ahi.
32 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.
Twi lah'a ache tengle twi kinong ho chu aval lah lah jin, gah vet ding'in twikhanglen chu akang in akilang ji'e.
33 There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
Leiset chunga ama kibahpi aumpon, ama tobanga kichat neilou thilsem ganhing dang aumpoi.
34 They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
Thilsem ganhing jouse lah a akiletsah pen ahin, amahi ganhing jouse leng ahi.
