Job 41
1 Kaya mo bang palabasin ang leviatan gamit ang kawit sa pangingisda? O igapos ang mga panga niya gamit ang tali?
“[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
2 Kaya mo bang maglagay ng lubid sa ilong niya, o butasin ang panga niya gamit ang kawit?
Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
3 Magsusumamo ba siya sa iyo nang paulit-ulit? Magsasabi 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 Gagawa ba siya ng kasunduan sa iyo, na dapat mo siyang gawing alipin magpakailanman?
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 nang katulad sa ibon? Itatali mo ba siya para sa iyong mga aliping babae?
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 Tatawad ba ang mga pangkat ng mga mangingisda para sa kaniya? Hahatiin ba nila siya para makipagkalakalan sa mga mangangalakal?
Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
7 Kaya mo bang punuin ang tagiliran niya ng mga salapang o ang ulo niya ng mga sibat sa pangingisda?
Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
8 Ilagay mo ang iyong kamay sa kaniya minsan lamang, at maaalala mo ang labanan at hindi na ito gagawin.
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 Tingnan mo, ang pag-asa ng sinumang ginagawa iyon ay kasinungalingan; hindi ba mapapatirapa sa lupa sa pagtingin lamang sa kaniya?
It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
10 Walang matapang na maglalakas-loob na pukawin ang leviatan; sino ngayon, ang 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 Sino ang unang nagbigay sa akin ng anumang bagay na dapat ko siyang bayaran pabalik? Anuman ang nasa ilalim ng buong kalangitan ay sa 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 mananahimik tungkol sa mga binti ng leviatan, maging ang tungkol sa kaniyang kalakasan, maging ang kaniyang kaaya-ayang anyo.
I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
13 Sino ang makatatanggal ng kaniyang panlabas na takip? Sino ang makapapasok sa kaniyang dobleng baluti?
(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 Sino ang makapagbubukas ng mga pinto ng kaniyang mukha— napalilibutan ng kaniyang mga ngipin na kakila-kilabot?
(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 likod ay gawa sa mga hanay ng mga kalasag, magkakalapit na katulad ng saradong selyo.
They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
16 Magkalapit sila sa isa't isa na walang hangin na nakapapasok sa gitna nila.
The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
17 Magkadugtong sila; magkadikit sila, para hindi sila mapaghihiwalay.
The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
18 Kumikislap ang liwanag mula sa kaniyang pagsinghal; ang kaniyang mga mata ay tulad ng talukap ng bukang-liwayway.
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 bibig niya ay mga nag-aapoy na sulo, ang mga kislap ng apoy ay nagtatalsikan.
[It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
20 Mula sa mga butas ng kaniyang ilong ay usok katulad ng kumukulong palayok sa apoy na pinaypayan para maging sobrang init.
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 hininga ay sinisindihan ng mga uling para lumagablab; apoy ang lumalabas sa bibig niya.
Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
22 Kalakasan ang nasa leeg niya, at sumasayaw ang takot sa harap niya.
Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
23 Magkakadugtong ang mga tupi ng kaniyang laman; nakakapit sila sa kaniya; hindi sila magagalaw.
The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
24 Ang kaniyang puso ay kasing tigas ng bato— sa katunayan, kasing tigas ng batong 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 Kapag tinataas niya ang kaniyang sarili, kahit ang mga diyos ay natatakot; dahil sa takot, umaatras 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 tatamaan siya ng espada, wala itong magagawa— at maging ang sibat, palaso at iba pang matulis na sandata.
[People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
27 Ang tingin niya sa bakal ay parang dayami, at sa tanso ay parang bulok 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 siya mapapatakbo ng palaso; sa kaniya ang mga bato ng tirador ay nagiging ipa.
[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 pamalo ay parang dayami; pinagtatawanan niya ang sumusuray na paglipad 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 pambabang bahagi ay tulad ng mga matatalim na piraso ng basag na palayok; iniiwan niya ang malaking bakas sa putik na para siyang karetang giikan.
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 Pinabubula niya ang kailaliman katulad ng kumukulong tubig sa palayok; ginagawa niya ang dagat na parang palayok ng pamahid.
They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
32 Pinakikinang niya ang landas na dinaanan niya; iisipin ng isang tao na ang kailaliman ay puti.
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 lupa ay walang makapapantay sa kaniya, na ginawa para mamuhay nang walang takot.
There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
34 Nakikita niya ang lahat ng mayabang; siya ang hari ng lahat ng mga anak ng kayabangan.”
They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
