Job 37
1 Oo, dahil din dito'y nanginginig ang aking puso, at napapabago sa kaniyang kinaroroonang dako.
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
2 Dinggin ninyo oh dinggin ang hiyaw ng kaniyang tinig, at ang sigaw na lumalabas sa kaniyang bibig.
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
3 Kaniyang ipinadadala sa silong ng buong langit, at ang kidlat niya'y sa mga wakas ng lupa.
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 Sumunod nito'y isang hugong na dumadagundong; siya'y kumukulog ng hugong ng kaniyang karilagan: at hindi tumitigil doon kung naririnig ang kaniyang tinig.
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 Ang Dios ay kumukulog na kagilagilalas ng kaniyang tinig; dakilang mga bagay ang ginawa niya, na hindi natin matalastas.
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
6 Sapagka't sinabi niya sa nieve, Lumagpak ka sa lupa; gayon din sa ambon, at sa bugso ng kaniyang malakas na ulan,
He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 Tinatatakan niya ang kamay ng bawa't tao: upang maalaman ng lahat ng mga tao na kaniyang nilalang.
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).
8 Kung gayo'y nagsisipasok ang mga hayop sa mga lungga, at namamalagi sa kanilang mga tahanan.
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
9 Mula sa timog nanggagaling ang bagyo: at ang ginaw ay mula sa hilagaan.
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
10 Sa pamamagitan ng hinga ng Dios ay nayayari ang hielo: at ang kaluwangan ng tubig ay naiipit.
[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.
11 Oo, kaniyang nilalagyan ang masinsing ulap ng halomigmig; kaniyang pinangangalat ang alapaap ng kaniyang kidlat:
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 At pumipihit sa palibot sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang patnubay, upang kanilang gawin ang anomang iutos niya sa kanila, sa ibabaw ng balat ng sanglibutang natatahanan:
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.
13 Maging sa saway, o maging sa kaniyang lupain, o maging sa kaawaan ay pinalilitaw niya.
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 Dinggin mo ito, Oh Job: Tumigil ka, at bulayin ang kagilagilalas na mga gawa ng Dios.
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 Nalalaman mo ba kung paanong pinararatangan sila ng Dios, at pinasisilang ang kidlat ng kaniyang alapaap?
(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]
16 Nalalaman mo ba ang mga pagtitimbang ng mga alapaap, ang kagilagilalas na mga gawa niya na sakdal sa kaalaman?
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]
17 Paanong umiinit ang inyong mga suot, pagka tumatahimik ang lupa sa pamamagitan ng hanging timugan?
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).
18 Mailalatag mo ba na kasama niya ang langit, na matibay na gaya ng isang salaming binubo?
(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]
19 Ituro mo sa amin kung anong aming sasabihin sa kaniya; sapagka't hindi namin maayos ang aming pananalita dahil sa kadiliman.
“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.
20 Sasaysayin ba sa kaniya na ako'y magsasalita? O iisipin ba ng isang tao na siya'y sasakmalin.
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 At ngayo'y hindi nakikita ng mga tao ang makinang na liwanag na nasa mga langit: nguni't ang hangin ay dumadaan, at pinapalis ang mga yaon.
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].
22 Karilagang ginto ay nagmumula sa hilagaan; may taglay ang Dios na kakilakilabot na karilagan.
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 Tungkol sa Makapangyarihan sa lahat, hindi natin mauunawa; siya'y marilag sa kapangyarihan; at sa kahatulan at saganang kaganapan siya'y hindi pipighati.
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
24 Kinatatakutan nga siya ng mga tao: hindi niya binibigyang pitagan ang sinomang pantas sa puso.
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.”
