Job 37
Magandang Balita Biblia
37 Kinakabahan ako kapag bumabagyo,
at hindi ko malaman ang gagawin ko.
2 Pakinggan ninyo ang tinig ng Diyos
mula sa bibig niya'y nanggagaling ang kulog.
3 Ang kidlat ay kanyang pinaguguhit sa kalangitan,
mula sa isang panig ng daigdig hanggang sa kasuluk-sulukan.
4 Tinig niya'y umuugong, parang dagundong ng kulog,
ang pagguhit ng kidlat ay hindi malagut-lagot.
5 Sa isang salita niya'y may nangyayaring kababalaghan,
kahanga-hangang bagay na di natin mauunawaan.
6 Pinauulan niya ng yelo sa ibabaw ng daigdig,
ibinubuhos niya sa lupa ang ulang walang patid.
7 Pinahihinto niya ang tao sa kanilang gawain,
upang malaman nila kung ano'ng kaya niyang gawin.
8 Ang maiilap na hayop ay nasa kanilang mga taguan.
9 Ang malalakas na hangi'y sa timog nagmumula,
at ang malamig na simoy ay galing sa hilaga.
10 Sa hininga ng Diyos nabubuo itong tubig,
nagiging yelong matigas at napakalamig.
11 Pinabibigat niya itong mga ulap, mula rito'y pinaguguhit ang mga kidlat.
12 Ito'y bilang pagsunod sa utos ng ating Diyos,
sumusunod kahit saang panig nitong sansinukob.
13 Ang ulang ibinubuhos ng dakilang Diyos,
maaaring parusa o kagandahang-loob.
14 “Tumigil ka sandali, Job, at iyong isipin,
ang mga gawa ng Diyos na walang kahambing.
15 Alam mo ba kung paano niya inuutusan,
na maglabasan ang kidlat sa kalangitan?
16 Alam mo ba kung bakit ang ulap ay lumulutang?
Iyan ay gawa ng makapangyarihan niyang kamay. Tunay at ganap ang kanyang kaalaman.
17 Hindi mo nga alam! Sapagkat nadarama mo lamang ang matinding init,
kapag ang hanging habagat ay umiihip.
18 Tulad ng ginawa niya, ang langit ba'y iyong mailalatag
na parang metal na makinis at matigas?
19 Ituro mo sa amin ang dapat sabihin sa Diyos,
isip nami'y walang laman, pang-unawa'y kapos.
20 Ang makipag-usap sa Diyos ay di ko na hahangarin,
bakit bibigyan ko siya ng pagkakataong ako ay puksain?
21 “Ngayon ang langit ay nalinis na ng hangin,
at nakakasilaw ang kanyang luningning.
22 May malagintong kaningningan sa gawing hilaga,
iyon ay kaluwalhatian ng Diyos na dakila.
23 Ang Diyos ay tunay na makapangyarihan, kaya walang makalapit sa kanyang kinalalagyan.
Siya ay tapat at makatarungan sa pakikitungo sa sangkatauhan.
24 Di kataka-takang siya'y iginagalang ng lahat,
at di niya pinapansin ang mga nagkukunwaring mauutak.”
Job 37
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 37
1 “This also causes my heart to tremble
and to leap out of its place.
2 Listen to the thunder of God’s voice
and the rumbling that comes forth from his mouth.
3 He sends it forth across the heavens,
along with his lightning to the ends of the earth.
4 Following this, there comes a roaring sound,
as God thunders with his majestic voice,
and he does not restrain his flashes of lightning
when his voice is heard.
5 “At God’s command marvels come to pass;
he performs wonders beyond our ability to comprehend.
6 For he says to the snow, ‘Fall upon the earth,’
and to the rain shower, ‘Turn into a heavy downpour.’
7 All human activity comes to a standstill
so that everyone may acknowledge his power.
8 Wild beasts return to their lairs
and take shelter in their dens.
9 “The tempest comes out of its chamber,
and the north winds bring bitter cold.
10 By the breath of God[a] ice is formed
and the surface of the waters becomes frozen.
11 He weighs down the thick clouds with moisture,
and they scatter his lightning.
12 Following his command they blow about
over the face of the entire earth
to do whatever he directs.
13 Whether for correction of his people or for love,
he causes all this to happen.
Reflect Upon the Marvelous Works of God
14 “Listen to my words, O Job;
stop and reflect upon the marvelous works of God.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds,
or how he makes his lightning flash?
16 Do you know how the clouds are balanced,
the wondrous work of the one who is perfect in knowledge?
17 You who swelter in your stifling garments
when the earth lies still under the south wind,
18 can you, like him, spread out the skies,
hard as a mirror of cast metal?[b]
19 “Teach us, then, what we should say to him;
because of ignorance, we cannot present our case.
20 Do my words have any effect on him?
Is he informed of any man’s commands?
21 Sometimes the light vanishes,
and the sky is overcast with clouds;
then the wind comes and sweeps them away.
22 [c]“Out of the north golden splendor comes forth,
and God is surrounded by awesome majesty.
23 But the Almighty we cannot find;
he is unequaled in power and judgment,
and in his righteousness he will not violate justice.
24 Therefore, men revere him,
and all thoughtful men fear him.”
Footnotes
- Job 37:10 Breath of God: i.e., the wind.
- Job 37:18 Hard as a mirror of cast metal: see Deut 28:23 where this type of sky symbolizes unrelieved heat.
- Job 37:22 Elihu describes the advent of God, emphasizing both his power and his justice (see also Ps 48:3). He thus prepares Job for the appearance of God in the storm (chs. 38–41).
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