Job 38

1Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang Panginoon kay Job mula sa ipoipo, at nagsabi, 2Sino ito na nagpapadilim ng payo sa pamamagitan ng mga salita na walang kaalaman? 3Bigkisan mo ngayon ang iyong mga balakang na parang lalake: sapagka't tatanungin kita at magpapahayag ka sa akin. 4Saan ka nandoon nang ilagay ko ang mga patibayan ng lupa? Ipahayag mo, kung mayroon kang unawa. 5Sinong naglagay ng mga sukat niyaon, kung iyong nalalaman? O sinong nagunat ng panukat diyan? 6Sa ano nalagay ang kaniyang mga patibayan? O sinong naglagay ng batong panulok niyaon; 7Nang magsiawit na magkakasama ang mga bituin pang-umaga. At ang lahat ng mga anak ng Dios ay naghihiyawan sa kagalakan? 8O sinong nagsara ng mga pinto sa dagat, nang magpumiglas na gaya ng pagpiglas mula sa bahay-bata? 9Nang gawin ko ang alapaap na bihisan niyaon, at ang salimuot na kadiliman na pinakabalot niyaon, 10At aking itinatag doon ang aking pasiya, at nilagyan ko ng mga halang at mga pinto, 11At aking sinabi, Hanggang dito ay darating ka, nguni't hindi ka na lalagpas: at dito'y titigil ang iyong mga palalong alon? 12Nagutos ka ba sa umaga mula sa iyong mga kaarawan, at ipinabatid mo ba sa bukang liwayway ang kaniyang dako; 13Upang humawak sa mga wakas ng lupa, at ang masasama ay maugoy doon? 14Nababagong parang putik sa ilalim ng tatak; at lahat ng mga bagay ay nagiging gaya ng bihisan: 15At sa masama ay inalis ang kanilang liwanag, at ang mataas na kamay ay mababali. 16Pumasok ka ba sa mga bukal ng dagat? O lumakad ka ba sa mga landas ng kalaliman? 17Nangahayag ba sa iyo ang mga pintuan ng kamatayan? O nakita mo ba ang mga pinto ng anino ng kamatayan? 18Iyo bang nabatid ang kaluwangan ng lupa? Ipahayag mo, kung iyong nalalamang lahat. 19Saan nandoon ang daan na patungo sa tahanan ng liwanag, at tungkol sa kadiliman, saan nandoon ang dako niyaon; 20Upang iyong madala sa hangganan niyaon, at upang iyong gunitain ang mga landas hanggang sa bahay niyaon? 21Marahil nalalaman mo, sapagka't ikaw nga'y ipinanganak noon, at ang bilang ng iyong mga kaarawan ay marami? 22Pumasok ka ba sa mga tipunan ng nieve, o nakita mo ba ang mga tipunan ng granizo, 23Na aking itinaan laban sa panahon ng kabagabagan, laban sa kaarawan ng pagbabaka at pagdidigma? 24Sa aling daan naghiwalay ang liwanag, o sa hanging silanganan na lumalaganap sa ibabaw ng lupa? 25Sinong humukay ng bangbang sa mga bugso ng tubig, o ng daanan ng kidlat ng kulog; 26Upang magpaulan sa lupa, na hindi tinatahanan ng tao, sa ilang na doon ay walang tao. 27Upang busugin ang giba at sirang lupa; at upang pasibulin ang sariwang damo? 28May ama ba ang ulan? O sinong nanganak sa mga patak ng hamog? 29Sa kaninong bahay-bata nagmula ang hielo? At ang escarcha sa himpapawid, ay ipinanganak nino? 30Ang mga tubig ay nakukubling gaya ng bato, at ang ibabaw ng kalaliman ay namumuno. 31Matatalian mo ba ang pagkakaumpukan ng mga bituin na Pleyade, o makakalagan ang tali ng mga bituin na Orion? 32Mailalabas mo ba ang mga bituin na mga tanda ng Zodiaco sa kanilang kapanahunan? O mapapatnubayan mo ba ang Oso na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak? 33Nalalaman mo ba ang mga alituntunin ng langit? Maitatatag mo ba ang kapangyarihan niyaon sa lupa? 34Mailalakas mo ba ang iyong tinig hanggang sa mga alapaap, upang takpan ka ng saganang tubig? 35Makapagsusugo ka ba ng mga kidlat, upang magsiyaon, at magsabi sa iyo: Nangarito kami? 36Sinong naglagay ng karunungan sa mga pinakaloob na bahagi? O sinong nagbigay ng kaalaman sa pagiisip? 37Sinong makabibilang ng mga alapaap sa pamamagitan ng karunungan? O sinong makatutuyo ng mga botelya ng langit, 38Pagka ang alabok ay napuputik, at ang mga bugal ay nanganinikit na maigi? 39Huhuli ka ba ng mahuhuli na ukol sa leong babae? O bubusugin mo baga ang kagutoman ng mga batang leon, 40Pagka sila'y nagsisihilig sa kanilang mga lungga, at nagsisitahan sa guwang upang bumakay? 41Sinong naghahanda sa uwak ng pagkain niya, pagka ang kaniyang mga inakay ay nagsisidaing sa Dios, at nagsisigala sa kakulangan ng pagkain.

1Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind, 2“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 3Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me! 4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it? 6Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb, 9when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors, 11and said, ‘Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?’ 12“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place; 13that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it? 14It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment. 15From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken. 16“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? 18Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all. 19“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place, 20that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house? 21Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! 22Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail, 23which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 24By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth? 25Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm; 26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man; 27to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow? 28Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew? 29Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it? 30The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen. 31“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? 32Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs? 33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth? 34“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you? 35Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are?’ 36Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind? 37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky, 38when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together? 39“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket? 41Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

1Daarna antwoordde de HEERE Job uit een onweder, en zeide: 2Wie is hij, die den raad verduistert met woorden zonder wetenschap? 3Gord nu, als een man, uw lenden, zo zal Ik u vragen, en onderricht Mij. 4Waar waart gij, toen Ik de aarde grondde? Geef het te kennen, indien gij kloek van verstand zijt. 5Wie heeft haar maten gezet, want gij weet het; of wie heeft over haar een richtsnoer getrokken? 6Waarop zijn haar grondvesten nedergezonken, of wie heeft haar hoeksteen gelegd? 7Toen de morgensterren te zamen vrolijk zongen, en al de kinderen Gods juichten. 8Of wie heeft de zee met deuren toegesloten, toen zij uitbrak, en uit de baarmoeder voortkwam? 9Toen Ik de wolk tot haar kleding stelde, en de donkerheid tot haar windeldoek; 10Toen Ik voor haar met Mijn besluit de aarde doorbrak, en zette grendel en deuren; 11En zeide: Tot hiertoe zult gij komen, en niet verder, en hier zal hij zich stellen tegen den hoogmoed uwer golven. 12Hebt gij van uw dagen den morgenstond geboden? Hebt gij den dageraad zijn plaats aangewezen; 13Opdat hij de einden der aarde vatten zou; en de goddelozen uit haar uitgeschud zouden worden? 14Dat zij veranderd zou worden gelijk zegelleem, en zij gesteld worden als een kleed? 15En dat van de goddelozen hun licht geweerd worde, en de hoge arm worde gebroken? 16Zijt gij gekomen tot aan de oorsprongen der zee, en hebt gij in het onderste des afgronds gewandeld? 17Zijn u de poorten des doods ontdekt, en hebt gij gezien de poorten van de schaduw des doods? 18Zijt gij met uw verstand gekomen tot aan de breedte der aarde? Geef het te kennen, indien gij dit alles weet. 19Waar is de weg, daar het licht woont? En de duisternis, waar is haar plaats? 20Dat gij dat brengen zoudt tot zijn pale, en dat gij merken zoudt de paden zijns huizes? 21Gij weet het, want gij waart toen geboren, en uw dagen zijn veel in getal. 22Zijt gij gekomen tot de schatkameren der sneeuw, en hebt gij de schatkameren des hagels gezien? 23Dien Ik ophoude tot den tijd der benauwdheid, tot den dag des strijds en des oorlogs! 24Waar is de weg, daar het licht verdeeld wordt, en de oostenwind zich verstrooit op de aarde? 25Wie deelt voor den stortregen een waterloop uit, en een weg voor het weerlicht der donderen? 26Om te regenen op het land, waar niemand is, op de woestijn, waarin geen mens is; 27Om het woeste en het verwoeste te verzadigen, en om het uitspruitsel der grasscheutjes te doen wassen. 28Heeft de regen een vader, of wie baart de druppelen des dauws? 29Uit wiens buik komt het ijs voort, en wie baart den rijm des hemels? 30Als met een steen verbergen zich de wateren, en het vlakke des afgrond wordt omvat. 31Kunt gij de liefelijkheden van het Zevengesternte binden, of de strengen des Orions losmaken? 32Kunt gij de Mazzaroth voortbrengen op haar tijd, en den Wagen met zijn kinderen leiden? 33Weet gij de verordeningen des hemels, of kunt gij deszelfs heerschappij op de aarde bestellen? 34Kunt gij uw stem tot de wolken opheffen, opdat een overvloed van water u bedekke? 35Kunt gij de bliksemen uitlaten, dat zij henenvaren, en tot u zeggen: Zie, hier zijn wij? 36Wie heeft de wijsheid in het binnenste gezet? Of wie heeft den zin het verstand gegeven? 37Wie kan de wolken met wijsheid tellen, en wie kan de flessen des hemels nederleggen? 38Als het stof doorgoten is tot vastigheid, en de kluiten samenkleven? 39Zult gij voor den ouden leeuw roof jagen, of de graagheid der jonge leeuwen vervullen? 40Als zij nederbukken in de holen, en in den kuil zitten, ter loering? 41Wie bereidt de raaf haar kost, als haar jongen tot God schreeuwen, als zij dwalen, omdat er geen eten is?