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“Mtima wanga ukulumphalumpha pa chimenechinso
ndipo ukuchoka mʼmalo mwake.
2Tamverani! Tamverani kubangula kwa liwu lake,
kugunda kumene kukuchokera mʼkamwa mwake.
3Iye amaponya chingʼaningʼani chake pansi pa thambo lonse
ndipo amachitumiza ku dziko lapansi.
4Pambuyo pake kubangula kwake kumamveka.
Iye amabangula ndi liwu lake laulemerero.
Pamene wabangula,
palibe chimene amalephera kuchita.
5Liwu la Mulungu limabangula mʼnjira zambiri zodabwitsa
Iye amachita zinthu zazikulu zimene sitingathe kuzimvetsa.
6Amalamula chisanu chowundana kuti, ‘Igwa pa dziko lapansi,’
ndipo amalamulanso mvula yamawawa kuti, ‘Khala mvula yamphamvu.’
7Kuti anthu onse amene anawalenga athe kuzindikira ntchito yake.
Iye amalepheretsa anthu kugwira ntchito zawo.
8Zirombo zimakabisala
ndipo zimakhala mʼmaenje mwawo.
9Mphepo yamkuntho imatuluka ku malo ake,
kuzizira kumatuluka mʼmphepo yamkunthoyo.
10Mpweya wa Mulungu umawunditsa madzi
ndipo madzi a mʼnyanja amawuma kuti gwaa.
11Iye amadzaza mitambo ndi madzi a mvula,
amabalalitsa zingʼaningʼani zake kuchokera mʼmitambomo.
12Mulungu amayendetsa mitamboyo
mozungulirazungulira dziko lonse lapansi
kuti ichite zonse zimene Iye akufuna pa dziko lapansi.
13Iye amagwetsa mvula kuti alange anthu,
kapena kubweretsa chinyontho pa dziko lapansi kuti aonetse chikondi chake.
14“Abambo Yobu, tamvani izi;
imani ndipo muganizire ntchito zodabwitsa za Mulungu.
15Kodi mukudziwa momwe Mulungu amayendetsera mitambo
ndi kuchititsa kuti kukhale zingʼaningʼani?
16Kodi mukudziwa momwe Mulungu amayalira mitambo,
ntchito zodabwitsa za Iye amene ndi wanzeru zangwiro?
17Inu amene mʼzovala zanu mumatuluka thukuta
pamene kunja kwatentha chifukwa cha mphepo yakummwera,
18kodi mungathe kuthandizana naye kutambasula thambo
limene ndi lolimba ngati chitsulo?
19“Tiwuzeni ife zoti tikanene kwa Iye;
sitingathe kufotokoza mlandu wathu chifukwa cha mdima umene uli mwa ife.
20Kodi nʼkofunika kumudziwitsa Mulungu kuti ndili naye mawu?
Kodi kutero sikuchita ngati kupempha kuti ndiwonongeke?
21Tsopano munthu sangathe kuyangʼana dzuwa,
ndi kunyezimira mlengalenga,
kuwomba kwa mphepo kutachotsa mitambo yonse.
22Kuwala kwake kumaonekera cha kumpoto;
Mulungu amabwera ndi ulemerero woopsa.
23Wamphamvuzonse sitingathe kumufikira pafupi ndi wa mphamvu zoposa;
pa chiweruzo chake cholungama ndi mʼchilungamo chake chachikulu Iye sapondereza anthu ozunzika.
24Nʼchifukwa chake anthu amamuopa kwambiri,
kodi saganizira za onse amene amaganiza kuti ndi anzeru?”
