Job 28
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
Berean Standard Bible
1Sumkanglung takaehhaih ahmuen to oh moe, sui tui paciihaih ahmuen doeh oh tangtang.
1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2Sum loe long thung hoiah takaeh moe, sumkamling loe thlung atui pacii naah ni oh.
2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3Kami mah hmaiim to sin moe, sum tacawthaih ahmuen kathuk, duekhaih tahlip khoving thungah sum to pakrong.
3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
4Kami ohhaih ahmuen hoi kangthla, panoek ai ih ahmuen ah, qui hoiah angbangh moe, long to takaeh.
4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
5Long mah caaknaek to tacawtsak, toe atlim ah loe hmai to oh.
5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
6To ah kaom thlungnawk loe Sapphire thlung tacawthaih ahmuen ah oh moe, maiphu doeh sui tacawthaih maiphu ah oh.
6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
7Tavaa mah panoek ai ih, tahmu mah doeh hnu ai ih, loklam to oh;
7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8to loklam loe kaipui mah cawh ai moe, hmawsaeng kaipui mah doeh pazui vai ai vop.
8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9Kami mah ban hoiah thlung to pakhoih moe, maenawk to takung khoek to takaeh boih.
9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
10Thlung to pakhoih moe, athung ah kaom atho kana hmuennawk to a hnuk.
10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11Kalong tui to pakaa moe, hnuk ai ih hmuennawk to a lak.
11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
12Toe palunghahaih loe naa ah maw hnu thai tih? Palunghahaih ahmuen loe naa ah maw oh?
12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
13Palunghahaih atho nazetto maw oh, tito kami mah panoek thai ai; kahing kaminawk ohhaih prae ah doeh hnu thai ai.
13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
14Kathuk tui mah, Kai thungah om ai; tuipui mah doeh kai khaeah om ai, tiah thuih.
14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
15Kaciim suitui hoiah palunghahaih to qan thai ai moe, phoisa to noek moe, paek cadoeh, palunghahaih to qan thai ai.
15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16Ophir ih sui hoiah doeh qan thai ai moe, atho kaom onyx hoi sapphire mah doeh qan thai ai.
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17Palunghahaih loe sui, atho kaom kawbaktih thlung hoiah doeh patah thai ai; kaciim suitui hoiah doeh alaih thai mak ai.
17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18Koral hoi pale loe thuih han koi om ai; palunghahaih atho loe thlung kathim pongah doeh atho oh kue.
18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19Ethiopia ih Topaz thlung hoiah patah thai ai moe, kaciim suitui hoiah doeh qan thai ai.
19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20To tih nahaeloe palunghahaih loe naa bang hoiah maw angzoh? Panoekthaihaih ahmuen loe naa ah maw oh?
20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21Palunghahaih loe hinghaih katawn hmuennawk boih ih mik hoiah hnu thai ai, van ih tavaanawk mah doeh hnu thai ai.
21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22Amrohaih hoi duekhaih hnik mah loe, Palunghahaih lok to naa hoi khue ni ka thaih, tiah a thuih hoi.
22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
23Sithaw mah khue ni palunghahaih loklam to panoek moe, a ohhaih ahmuen to panoek.
23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24Anih loe long boenghaih to khet moe, van tlim ih hmuennawk boih to a hnuk.
24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25Takhi thacakhaih to a noek moe, tuinawk to a tah.
25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
26Kho angzohhaih dan hoi khopazih tangphra puekhaih loklam to a sak naah,
26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
27palunghahaih to a hnuk moe, amtuengsak; ue, anih mah caksak moe, a sak tanoek.
27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
28Anih mah kami khaeah, Khenah, Angraeng zithaih loe, palunghahaih ah oh; kasae caeh taakhaih loe, panoekthaihaih ah oh, tiah a naa.
28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
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