Job 40

1Bukod dito'y sumagot ang Panginoon kay Job, at nagsabi, 2Magmamatapang ba siya na makipagtalo sa Makapangyarihan sa lahat? Siyang nakikipagkatuwiranan sa Dios, ay sagutin niya ito. 3Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Job sa Panginoon, at nagsabi, 4Narito, ako'y walang kabuluhan; anong isasagot ko sa iyo? Aking inilalagay ang aking kamay sa aking bibig, 5Minsan ay nagsalita ako, at hindi ako sasagot: Oo, makalawa, nguni't hindi ako magpapatuloy. 6Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang Panginoon kay Job mula sa ipoipo, at nagsabi, 7Magbigkis ka ng iyong mga balakang ngayon na parang lalake: ako'y magtatanong sa iyo at magpahayag ka sa akin. 8Iyo bang wawaling kabuluhan ang aking kahatulan? Iyo bang hahatulan ako, upang ikaw ay ariing ganap? 9O mayroon ka bang kamay na parang Dios? At makakukulog ka ba ng tinig na gaya niya? 10Magpakagayak ka ngayon ng karilagan at karapatan; at magbihis ka ng karangalan at kalakhan. 11Ibugso mo ang mga alab ng iyong galit: at tunghan mo ang bawa't palalo, at abain mo siya. 12Masdan mo ang bawa't palalo, at papangumbabain mo siya; at iyong tungtungan ang masama sa kaniyang tayuan. 13Ikubli mo sila sa alabok na magkakasama; talian mo ang kanilang mukha sa lihim na dako. 14Kung magkagayo'y ipahayag naman kita; na maililigtas ka ng iyong kanan. 15Narito ngayon, ang hayop na behemot na aking ginawang kasama mo: siya'y kumakain ng damo na gaya ng baka. 16Narito, ngayon, ang kaniyang lakas ay nasa kaniyang mga balakang, at ang kaniyang kalakasan ay nasa kalamnan ng kaniyang tiyan. 17Kaniyang iginagalaw ang kaniyang buntot na parang isang cedro: ang mga litid ng kaniyang mga hita ay nangagkakasabiran. 18Ang kaniyang mga buto ay parang mga tubong tanso; ang kaniyang mga paa ay parang mga halang na bakal. 19Siya ang pinakapangulo sa mga daan ng Dios: ang lumalang sa kaniya, ang makapaglalapit lamang ng tabak sa kaniya. 20Tunay na ang mga bundok ay naglalabas sa kaniya ng pagkain; na pinaglalaruan ng lahat ng mga hayop sa parang. 21Siya'y humihiga sa ilalim ng punong loto, sa puwang ng mga tambo, at mga lumbak. 22Nilililiman siya ng mga puno ng loto ng kanilang lilim; nililigid sa palibot ng mga sauce sa batis. 23Narito, kung bumubugso ang isang ilog hindi nanginginig: siya'y tiwasay bagaman umapaw ang Jordan hanggang sa kaniyang bunganga. 24May kukuha ba sa kaniya pag siya'y natatanod, o may tutuhog ba ng kaniyang ilong sa pamamagitan ng isang silo.

1Moreover Yahweh answered Job, 2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.” 3Then Job answered Yahweh, 4“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.” 6Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind, 7“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me. 8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? 9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him? 10“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty. 11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low. 12Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place. 13Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place. 14Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you. 15“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox. 16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly. 17He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together. 18His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron. 19He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword. 20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play. 21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh. 22The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him. 23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth. 24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

1En de HEERE antwoordde Job, en zeide: 2Is het twisten met den Almachtige onderrichten? Wie God bestraft, die antwoorde daarop. 3Toen antwoordde Job den HEERE, en zeide: 4Zie, ik ben te gering; wat zou ik U antwoorden? Ik leg mijn hand op mijn mond. 5Eenmaal heb ik gesproken, maar zal niet antwoorden; of tweemaal, maar zal niet voortvaren. 6En de HEERE antwoordde Job uit een onweder, en zeide: 7Gord nu als een man uw lenden; Ik zal u vragen, en onderricht Mij. 8Zult gij ook Mijn oordeel te niet maken? Zult Gij Mij verdoemen, opdat gij rechtvaardig zijt? 9Hebt gij een arm gelijk God? En kunt gij, gelijk Hij, met de stem donderen? 10Versier u nu met voortreffelijkheid en hoogheid, en bekleed u met majesteit en heerlijkheid! 11Strooi de verbolgenheden uws toorns uit, en zie allen hoogmoedige, en verneder hem! 12Zie allen hoogmoedige, en breng hem ten onder; en verpletter de goddelozen in hun plaats! 13Verberg hen te zamen in het stof; verbind hun aangezichten in het verborgen! 14Dan zal Ik ook u loven, omdat uw rechterhand u zal verlost hebben. 15Zie nu Behemoth, welken Ik gemaakt heb nevens u; hij eet hooi, gelijk een rund. 16Zie toch, zijn kracht is in zijn lenden, en zijn macht in den navel zijns buiks. 17Als het hem lust, zijn staart is als een ceder; de zenuwen zijner schaamte zijn doorvlochten. 18Zijn beenderen zijn als vast koper; zijn gebeenten zijn als ijzeren handbomen. 19Hij is een hoofdstuk der wegen Gods; die hem gemaakt heeft, heeft hem zijn zwaard aangehecht. 20Omdat de bergen hem voeder voortbrengen, daarom spelen al de dieren des velds aldaar. 21Onder schaduwachtige bomen ligt hij neder, in een schuilplaats des riets en des slijks. 22De schaduwachtige bomen bedekken hem, elkeen met zijn schaduw; de beekwilgen omringen hem. 23Zie, hij doet de rivier geweld aan, en verhaast zich niet; hij vertrouwt, dat hij de Jordaan in zijn mond zou kunnen intrekken. 24Zou men hem voor zijn ogen kunnen vangen? Zou men hem met strikken den neus doorboren kunnen?