Job 38
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1To naah Angraeng mah takhi kamhae thung hoiah Job ih lok to pathim pae, anih khaeah;
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
2panoekhaih tawn ai ah thuih ih lok hoiah khoving baktiah omsak kami loe mi aa?
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3Vaihi nongpa baktiah kaeng to angzaeng ah; kang dueng ih lok hae na pathim ah.
3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
4Long angdoethaih akung ka sak nathuem ah naa ah maw na oh? Na panoek nahaeloe, na thui ah.
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
5Mi mah maw long tahhaih qui to sak? To tih ai boeh loe mi mah maw a nuiah tahhaih qui to payang? Na panoek nahaeloe pathim ah.
5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
6Long angdoethaih akung to naa ah maw a paeh? To tih ai boeh loe im takii ih thlung loe mi mah maw tlingh?
6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
7Khawnbang cakaehnawk nawnto laasak o moe, Sithaw caanawk anghoehaih hoiah hangh o nathuem,
7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8to tih ai boeh loe amno zok thung hoiah tuipui tacawt moe, tapok naah, mi mah maw tuipui thok khah?
8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
9Tamai ka sak naah, kathah parai vinghaih hoiah ka khuk moe, ka yaw hmoek,
9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10angzithaih ramri to ka suek pae, thok hoi takraenghaih thing to ka suek pae moe,
10And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
11hae karoek to ni nang zoh thaih, hae ahmuen hae na poeng mak ai; nam oekhaih tuiphu loe hae ah boengsak ah, tiah ka naa.
11And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
12Na hing thung akhawnbang hanah lok na paek vai moe, akhawnbang khodai hanah angmah ih ahmuen to na patuek vai maw;
12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
13akhawnbang khodai mah long boenghaih to patawnh moe, kasae kaminawk tasoehsak maw?
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
14Long loe catui daeng ih baktiah krang to amtueng moe, khukbuen pong ih krang baktih toengah oh.
14It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15Kasae kaminawk aanghaih loe anghmat moe, payangh ih ban doeh angkhaeh pae.
15But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
16Tuipui tacawthaih akhaw thungah na kun moe, kathuk koek ahmuen ah na caeh vai maw?
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17Nang hanah duekhaih khongkha to paong vai maw? To tih ai boeh loe duekhaih tahlip ih thoknawk to na hnuk vai maw?
17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18Kawk parai long hae na panoek vai maw? Na panoek boih nahaeloe, na thui ah.
18Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19Aanghaih ahmuen phakhaih loklam loe naa ah maw oh? Vinghaih ahmuen loe naa ah maw oh?
19Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
20Khoving khodai ohhaih ahmuen ah nihcae to na hoi thai tih maw? To hmuennawk ohhaih loklam to na panoek maw?
20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21Nang loe na tapen boeh, to tih ai boeh loe saning paroeai na hing boeh pongah, na panoek han oh.
21Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
22Dantui kamkhawk suekhaih imthung ah na kun vai maw? To tih ai boeh loe qaetui patunghaih ahmuen to na hnuk vai maw?
22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
23To hmuennawk loe raihaih tue, misa angkahhaih hoi misa angtukhaih tue nathuem han ih na ai maw ka suek?
23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24Aanghaih loe naa ih loklam hoiah maw aang, to tih ai boeh loe ni angyae bang ih takhi loe naa bang ih loklam hoiah maw song?
24By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25Tui longhaih loklam to paqoi moe, tangphrapuekhaih loklam sahkung loe mi maw?
25Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
26Mi mah maw kami om ai praezaek hoi kami om ai, long ah kho angzosak?
26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27Long karoem, pahnawt sut ih long ah, qam kanawk hoi phro amprawksak hanah mi mah maw sak?
27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28Khotui loe ampa tawnh maw? To tih ai boeh loe mi mah maw dantui ohsak?
28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29Kamkhawk tui loe mi ih zok thung hoiah maw tacawt? Van hoi krah tathuk dantui loe mi ih zok thung hoiah maw tacawt?
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30Tuinawk loe siktue naah thlung baktiah amkhawk o.
30The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31Kranghoih Pleiades cakaehnawk to qui hoi na zaeng thai maw? Nawnto kangpop Orion cakaehnawk ih qui to na khram thai maw?
31Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32Atue phak naah Mazzaroth cakaehnawk to na zaeh thai maw? To tih ai boeh loe Akturus to a caanawk hoi nawnto na zaeh thai maw?
32Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
33Van ukhaih daan to na panoek maw? To baktih daan hoiah long uk hanah na sak thai maw?
33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34Pop parai tui ang kraih pae hanah, tamai to lok na paek thai maw?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35Tangphra na pueksak thai maw? Nihcae mah nang khaeah, Hae ah ka oh o, tiah na thui o ueloe, caeh o tih maw?
35Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
36Mi mah maw palunghahaih hoi panoek thaihaih palungthin to paek?
36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
37Tamai kroek thaih palungha mi maw kaom? Maiphu loe amtaak moe, longnawk nawnto amhlom o naah, van ih pailangnawk krai thaih mi maw kaom?
37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
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38When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
39Kaipui hanah moi na zoep pae thai maw? To tih ai boeh loe saning nawk kaipui zok nam hahsak thai maw?
39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40Nihcae loe thlungkhaw thungah tabok o moe, kapring thung hoiah moi angang o naah, na pacah thai maw?
40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41Pangaah ih caanawk loe rawkcaak tawn ai ah amhet o moe, Sithaw khaeah hang o naah, mi mah maw rawkcaak pacah?
41Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
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