Jòb 41
1 Eske ou ka pran levyatan an nan zen? Eske ou ka mare lang li ak yon kòd?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Eske ou ka pase yon bwa wozo nan nen l'? Eske ou ka pèse machwè l' ak yon gwo zen?
Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
3 Eske li pral mande ou: Tanpri souple, kite m' ale? Eske l'ap pale dous avè ou?
Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?
4 Eske l'ap pase kontra avè ou pou l' sèvi ou pou tout tan?
Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?
5 Eske ou ka mare l' tankou yon ti zwezo pou pitit fi ou yo ka jwe avè l'?
Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?
6 Eske moun k'ap fè lapèch yo pral fè lajan avè l'? Eske machann yo pral koupe l' an moso pou yo vann?
Will traders barter for him? Will they part him amongst the merchants?
7 Eske ou ka pike tout po kò l' ak fwenn? Eske ou ka pèse tèt li ak yon fwenn?
Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?
8 Seye mete men ou sou li yon grenn fwa, ou p'ap janm fè sa ankò, lè w'a chonje sa l'a fè ou!
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
9 Depi ou wè levyatan an, ou pèdi tout kouraj ou. Ou annik wè l', ou tonbe atè.
Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 Si yo leve l' nan dòmi, li move. Pa gen moun ki ka kanpe devan l'.
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 Ki moun ki ka atake l' san anyen pa rive l'? Pa gen moun sou latè ki ka fè sa.
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
12 Mwen pa bezwen di ou anyen sou pa t' janm li yo. Men, m'a fè ou konnen pa gen bèt ki gen fòs pase l'.
“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
13 Pesonn pa janm rive dechire premye po li. Ni pesonn pa janm rive pèse karapas li.
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws?
14 Ki moun ki janm fòse l' louvri bouch li? Dan nan bouch li, se bagay ki pou fè moun kouri.
Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
15 Tout do l', se yon seri gwo kal mare yonn ak lòt. Yo di kou wòch.
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
16 Yo kole yonn ak lòt, yo fè yon sèl. Pa gen yon ti fant nan mitan yo pou lè pase.
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 Yo sitèlman byen kole yonn ak lòt anyen pa ka separe yo.
They are joined to one another. They stick together, so that they can’t be pulled apart.
18 Lè l' estènen, limyè fè yan-yan. Je l' klere tankou solèy lè l'ap leve.
His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Flanm dife ap soti nan bouch li. Tensèl dife ap vole soti ladan l'.
Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap out.
20 Lafimen ap soti nan tout twou nen l' tankou nan yon chodyè k'ap bouyi sou dife.
Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.
21 Souf li ta ka limen bwa dife. Flanm dife ap soti nan bouch li.
His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth.
22 Se nan kou li tout fòs li ye. Depi moun wè l', kè yo kase.
There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him.
23 Po li fè kal kal sou tout kò li. Yo kole yonn ak lòt. Yo di kou wòch.
The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved.
24 Kè li di kou wòch, li pa pè anyen. Li fèm kou wòl moulen.
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
25 Lè li leve kanpe, ata gwonèg yo pè. Yo kouri san gad dèyè.
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
26 Pa gen nepe ki ka blese l'. Ni fwenn, ni lans, ni flèch pa ka fè l' anyen.
If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 Pou li, nenpòt bout fè lejè kou pay, nenpòt bout asye mou tankou bannann mi.
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
28 Pa gen kout flèch ki pou fè l' kouri. Wòch fistibal, se boul koton pou li.
The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
29 Yon baton fè se yon bwa mayi pou li. Li ri lè yo voye lans sou li.
Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
30 Anba vant li graj graj tankou moso kannari kraze. Kote li pase nan labou a, li make l' tankou machin k'ap kraze boul tè nan jaden.
His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
31 Lè l' plonje, li boulvèse fon lanmè a, se tankou dlo nan chodyè k'ap bouyi sou dife. Li fè l' bouyi tankou dlo nan veso y'ap boule odè.
He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 Lè l'ap naje, li kite nan dlo a yon chemen ki klere nan solèy la. Li fè tout lanmè a kimen.
He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.
33 Pa gen bèt tankou l' sou latè. Bondye kreye l' pou l' pa janm pè anyen.
On earth there is not his equal, that is made without fear.
34 Li gade bèt ki pi fewòs yo nan je. Se li ki wa tout bèt sovaj yo.
He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.”
