Job 41
1 Mahuhuli mo ba ang buwaya ng isang bingwit? O mailalabas mo ba ang kaniyang dila ng isang panali?
“[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
2 Makapaglalagay ka ba ng tali sa kaniyang ilong? O makabubutas sa kaniyang panga ng isang taga ng bingwit?
Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
3 Mamamanhik ba siya ng marami sa iyo? O magsasalita ba siya ng mga malumanay na salita sa iyo?
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]?
4 Makikipagtipan ba siya sa iyo, upang ariin mo siyang alipin magpakailan man?
Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
5 Makikipaglaro ka ba sa kaniya na gaya sa isang ibon? O iyong tatalian ba siya para sa iyong mga dalaga?
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]?
6 Makakalakal ba siya ng mga pulutong ng mangingisda? Mababahagi ba siya nila sa mga mangangalakal?
Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
7 Mahihiwa mo ba ang kaniyang balat ng sundang na bakal, o ang kaniyang ulo ng panaksak ng isda?
Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
8 Ipatong mo ang iyong kamay sa kaniya; alalahanin mo ang pagbabaka at huwag mo nang gawin.
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!
9 Narito, ang pagasa riyan ay walang kabuluhan: hindi ba malulugmok ang sinoman makita lamang yaon?
It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
10 Walang malakas na makapangahas kumilos niyaon: sino ngang makatatayo sa harap ko?
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]
11 Sinong naunang nagbigay sa akin upang aking bayaran siya? Anomang nasa silong ng buong langit ay akin.
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!
12 Hindi ako tatahimik tungkol sa kaniyang mga sangkap ng katawan, ni sa kaniya mang dakilang kapangyarihan, ni sa kaniya mang mainam na hugis.
I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
13 Sinong makapaglilitaw na karayagan ng kaniyang mga damit? Sinong makalalapit sa kaniyang magkasaping pangil?
(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?)
14 Sinong makapagbubukas ng mga pinto ng kaniyang mukha? Sa palibot ng kaniyang ngipin ay kakilabutan.
(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]
15 Ang kaniyang mga matibay na palikpik ay kaniyang kapalaluan, nangagkakadikit na maigi na gaya sa isang tatak na mahigpit.
They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
16 Nagkakadikit sa isa't isa, na ang hangin ay hindi makaraan sa pagitan sa mga yaon.
The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
17 Sila'y nagkakasugpongan sa isa't isa; Nagkakalakip na magkasama, na hindi maihihiwalay.
The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
18 Ang kanilang mga bahin ay kumikislap ng apoy, at ang kanilang mga mata ay gaya ng mga bukang liwayway kung umaga.
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.
19 Mula sa kaniyang bibig ay lumalabas ang nagliliyab na sulo, at mga alipatong apoy ay nagsisilabas.
[It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
20 Mula sa kaniyang mga butas ng ilong ay lumalabas ang usok, na gaya ng isang kumukulong talyasi at nagniningas na mga talahib.
Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
21 Ang kaniyang hinga ay nagpapaningas ng mga baga, at isang alab ay lumalabas sa kaniyang bibig.
Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
22 Sa kaniyang leeg ay tumitira ang kalakasan, at ang kakilabutan ay sumasayaw sa harap niya.
Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
23 Ang mga kaliskis ng kaniyang laman ay nangagkakadikitan; nangagtutumibay sa kaniya; hindi magagalaw.
The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
24 Ang kaniyang puso ay matatag na gaya ng isang bato; Oo, matatag na gaya ng batong pangibaba ng gilingan.
[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].
25 Pagka siya'y tumitindig ay natatakot ang makapangyarihan: dahil sa pagkagulat ay nangalilito sila.
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.
26 Kung siya'y tagain ninoman ng tabak ay hindi tumatalab; ni ng sibat man, ng pana, ni ng matalas na tulis man.
[People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
27 Kaniyang ipinalalagay ang bakal na parang dayami, at ang tanso na parang lapok na kahoy.
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!
28 Hindi niya mapatakas ng palaso: ang mga batong panghilagpos ay nagiging sa kaniya'y parang pinagputulan ng trigo.
[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.
29 Ang mga panakbat ay nangapapalagay na parang pinagputulan ng trigo: kaniyang tinatawanan ang galaw ng sibat.
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].
30 Ang kaniyang mga sangkap sa ibaba ay gaya ng mga matulis na bibinga: lumalaganap na tila saksak sa banlik.
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.
31 Kaniyang pinagpapakuluan ang kalaliman na parang palyok: kaniyang ginagawa ang dagat na parang pamahid.
They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
32 Kaniyang pinasisilang ang landas sa likuran niya; aakalain ng sinoman na mauban ang kalaliman.
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.
33 Sa ibabaw ng lupa ay walang gaya niya, na likhang walang takot.
There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
34 Kaniyang minamasdan ang bawa't mataas na bagay: siya'y hari sa lahat ng mga anak na palalo.
They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
