1“At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its place.
2Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
5God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding.
6He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
7So that everyone he has made may know his work,
he stops all people from their labor.37:7 Or work, / he fills all people with fear by his power
8The animals take cover;
they remain in their dens.
9The tempest comes out from its chamber,
the cold from the driving winds.
10The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become frozen.
11He loads the clouds with moisture;
he scatters his lightning through them.
12At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.
13He brings the clouds to punish people,
or to water his earth and show his love.
14“Listen to this, Job;
stop and consider God’s wonders.
15Do you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
16Do you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
17You who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18can you join him in spreading out the skies,
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19“Tell us what we should say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20Should he be told that I want to speak?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21Now no one can look at the sun,
bright as it is in the skies
after the wind has swept them clean.
22Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;
God comes in awesome majesty.
23The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;
in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
24Therefore, people revere him,
for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?37:24 Or for he does not have regard for any who think they are wise.”
1“Eyi ma me koma bɔ kitirikitiri
na ehuruw fi nʼatenae.
2Tie! Tie ne nne mmubomu,
ne huuyɛ a efi nʼanom reba no.
3Ogyaa nʼanyinam mu wɔ ɔsoro ase nyinaa
na ɔma ekodu asase ano.
4Ɛno akyi na ne mmubomu no ba;
ɔde nne kɛse bobɔ mu.
Sɛ ɔkasa a,
biribiara nsianka no.
5Onyankopɔn nne bobɔ mu ma no yɛ nwonwa;
ɔyɛ nneɛma akɛse a ɛboro yɛn adwene so.
6Ɔka kyerɛ sukyerɛmma se, ‘Tɔ gu asase so,’
ne osu nso se, ‘Yɛ osutɔ kɛse.’
7Sɛnea nnipa a wabɔ wɔn nyinaa behu nʼadwuma nti,
ɔma nnipa nyinaa gyae wɔn adwumayɛ.
8Wuram mmoa kɔtetɛw;
wɔkɔhyehyɛ wɔn abon mu.
9Ahum tu fi ne pia mu,
na awɔw nso fi mframa a ɛrebɔ mu.
10Onyankopɔn home de sukyerɛmma ba,
na nsu tamaa no kyen.
11Ɔde fuonwini hyɛ omununkum ma;
na otwa nʼanyinam fa mu.
12Ɔhyɛ ma wokyinkyin
fa asase so nyinaa hyia
yɛ nea ɔhyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ biara.
13Ɔde omununkum ba bɛtwe nnipa aso,
anaasɛ ɔma ɛtɔ gu asase so de kyerɛ nʼadɔe.
14“Tie eyi, Hiob;
gyae na dwene Onyankopɔn anwonwade ho.
15Wunim sɛnea Onyankopɔn si fa di omununkum so,
na ɔma nʼanyinam twa?
16Wunim sɛnea omununkum si fa sensɛn wim,
nea ɔwɔ nimdeɛ a so nni no anwonwade no?
17Mo a mufi fifiri wɔ mo ntade mu
bere a anafo mframa ma asase no yɛ dinn no,
18wubetumi aboa no ama watrɛw wim,
a ɛyɛ den sɛ kɔbere mfrafrae ahwehwɛ?
19“Kyerɛ yɛn nea ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka kyerɛ no;
yɛrentumi nka yɛn asɛm, efisɛ yennim.
20Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔka nea mepɛ sɛ meka kyerɛ no ana?
Onipa bi wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛpɛ sɛ wɔbɛmene no ana?
21Obiara rentumi nhwɛ owia,
sɛnea ɛhyerɛn wɔ wim
bere a mframa abɔ ama wim atew.
22Ofi atifi fam ba wɔ anuonyam sononko mu;
Onyankopɔn ba wɔ ahenni nwonwaso mu.
23Otumfo no korɔn wɔ yɛn so na wɔpagyaw no wɔ tumi mu;
nʼatɛntrenee ne treneeyɛ kɛse akyi no mpo, ɔnyɛ nhyɛso.
24Ɛno nti nnipa de nidi ma no,
efisɛ onnwen koma mu anyansafo nyinaa ho ana?”
