ਅੱਯੂਬ 37
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
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 ੪ ਉਹ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਜਣ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਗੜ੍ਹਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਜਦ ਉਹ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਬਿਜਲੀਆਂ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਚਮਕਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ!”
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 ੫ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਅਦਭੁੱਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਵੱਡੇ-ਵੱਡੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ।
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
6 ੬ ਉਹ ਤਾਂ ਬਰਫ਼ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ, “ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਡਿੱਗ!” ਨਾਲੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਫੁਹਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ, ਅਤੇ ਮੋਹਲੇਧਾਰ ਮੀਂਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਫੁਹਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਇਹੋ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 ੭ ਉਹ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਬਣਾਏ ਹੋਏ ਸਾਰੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਉਹ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਨ।
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).
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
[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.
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 ੧੨ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਆਲੇ-ਦੁਆਲੇ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਭਈ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਉਹ ਹੁਕਮ ਦੇਵੇ, ਉਹ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਵਸਾਈ ਹੋਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ।
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.
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 ੧੪ “ਹੇ ਅੱਯੂਬ, ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਵੱਲ ਕੰਨ ਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਣ ਲੈ, ਚੁੱਪ-ਚਾਪ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਰਹਿ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਅਚੰਭਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੌਰ ਨਾਲ ਸੋਚ!
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 ੧੫ ਕੀ ਤੂੰ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਕਿ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਚਮਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?
(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]
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]
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).
(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]
“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.
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 ੨੧ ਹੁਣੇ ਤਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਸੂਰਜ ਵੱਲ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖ ਸਕਦਾ, ਜਿਹੜਾ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਮਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਦ ਹਵਾ ਲੰਘ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
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].
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 ੨੩ ਸਰਬ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਮਾਨ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਹਾਨ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਭੇਤ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾ ਸਕਦੇ, ਉਹ ਨਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤਾਇਤ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਬਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ!
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
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.”
