Job 40
Magandang Balita Biblia
40 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Job,
2 “Ang mapaghanap ba ng mali ay mangangatwiran,
at sa Makapangyarihan ay makikipaglaban?
Sinumang sa Diyos ay nakikipagtalo,
ay dapat sumagot sa tanong na ito.”
3 Tumugon naman si Job,
4 “Narito, ako'y hamak at walang kabuluhan,
wala akong maisasagot, bibig ay tatakpan.
5 Sa panig ko'y nasabi na ang lahat ng sasabihin,
ako'y di na kikibo, nasabi'y di na uulitin.”
Ang Kapahayagan ng Kapangyarihan ng Diyos
6 Buhat sa bagyo, sinagot ni Yahweh si Job,
7 “Tumayo ka ngayon at magpakalalaki,
tanong ko'y sagutin, ikaw ay magsabi.
8 Ako pa ba ang nais mong palabasing masama
upang iyong palitawin na ikaw ang siyang tama?
9 Ang iyong lakas ba ay katulad ng sa Diyos?
Tinig mo ba'y dumadagundong, katulad ng kulog?
10 Kung gayon, balutin mo ang sarili ng dangal at kadakilaan,
magbihis ka muna ng luwalhati't kaningningan.
11 Ibuhos mo nga ang tindi ng iyong poot,
at ang mga palalo'y iyong ilugmok.
12 Subukin mong pahiyain ang mga palalo,
at ang masasama'y tapakan sa kanilang puwesto.
13 Ibaon mo silang lahat sa ilalim ng lupa,
sa daigdig ng mga patay sila'y itanikala.
14 Kung iyan ay magawâ mo, maniniwala ako sa iyo
na kaya mong magtagumpay sa sariling kakayahan mo.
15 “Ang dambuhalang hayop ay tingnan mo,
gaya mo'y nilikha ko dito sa mundo.
Ito'y parang baka kung kumain ng damo.
16 Ang lakas niya'y naiipon sa kanyang katawan;
ang kapangyarihan, sa himaymay ng kanyang laman.
17 Ang tigas ng buntot niya ay sedar ang katulad,
ang kanyang mga hita'y siksik at matatag.
18 Parang tanso ang kanyang mga buto,
sintigas ng bakal ang kanyang mga braso.
19 “Siya ay pangunahin sa mga nilikha,
ngunit magagapi nang sa kanya'y lumikha.
20 Siya'y nanginginain doon sa mga bundok,
doon sa tirahan ng kapwa niya hayop.
21 Siya'y doon lumalagi sa ilalim ng tinikan,
nakatago sa gitna ng mga talahib sa putikan.
22 Sanga ng mga puno ang sa kanya'y tumatakip,
sa kanya'y nakapaligid sa tabi nitong batis.
23 Hindi siya natatakot lumakas man ang agos;
ang Jordan man ay lumalim, mahinahon pa rin kung kumilos.
24 Siya kaya ay mahuli sa pamamagitan ng bingwit,
makuha kaya siya sa ilong sa pamamagitan ng kawit?
Job 40
Complete Jewish Bible
40 Continuing to address Iyov, Adonai said:
2 “Does the critic still want to dispute Shaddai?
Let him who wants to correct God give an answer!”
3 Then Iyov replied to Adonai:
4 “I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say.
I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Yes, I spoke once, but I won’t answer more;
all right, twice, but I won’t go on.”
6 Adonai answered Iyov out of the storm:
7 “Stand up like a man, and brace yourself;
I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
8 “Are you impugning my justice?
Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Come on, deck yourself with majesty and dignity,
robe yourself in glory and splendor.
11 Let loose your furious anger,
look at all who are proud, and humble them.
12 Look at all who are proud, and bring them down;
tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them in the ground together,
bind their faces in the hidden world.
14 If you do this, then I will confess to you
that your own power can save you.
15 “Now consider Behemot, whom I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
16 What strength he has in his loins!
What power in his stomach muscles!
17 He can make his tail as stiff as a cedar,
the muscles in his thighs are like cables,
18 his bones are like bronze pipes,
his limbs like iron bars.
19 “He ranks first among God’s works.
Only his maker can approach him with his sword.
20 The mountains produce food for him there,
where all the wild animals play.
21 He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes
and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
22 the lotus bushes cover him with their shade,
and the willows by the stream surround him.
23 If the river overflows, it doesn’t worry him;
he is confident even if the Yarden rushes by his mouth.
24 Can anyone catch him by his eyes
or pierce his nose with a hook?
25 (41:1) “And Livyatan! Can you catch him with a fishhook
or hold his tongue down with a rope?
26 (41:2) Can you put a ring in his nose
or pierce his jaw with a barb?
27 (41:3) Will he entreat you at length?
Will he speak with you softly?
28 (41:4) Will he agree with you
to be your slave forever?
29 (41:5) Will you play with him as you would with a bird
or keep him on a string to amuse your little girls?
30 (41:6) Will a group of fishermen turn him into a banquet?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
31 (41:7) Can you fill his skin with darts
or his head with fish-spears?
32 (41:8) If you lay your hand on him,
you won’t forget the fight, and you’ll never do it again!
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