Job 37
1 Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.
Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
5 God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19 Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20 Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
