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Job 41
New International Version
Job 41
New International Version
41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(A) with a fishhook(B)
or tie down its tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through its nose(C)
or pierce its jaw with a hook?(D)
3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?(E)
Will it speak to you with gentle words?
4 Will it make an agreement with you
for you to take it as your slave for life?(F)
5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird
or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
6 Will traders barter for it?
Will they divide it up among the merchants?
7 Can you fill its hide with harpoons
or its head with fishing spears?(G)
8 If you lay a hand on it,
you will remember the struggle and never do it again!(H)
9 Any hope of subduing it is false;
the mere sight of it is overpowering.(I)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.(J)
Who then is able to stand against me?(K)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?(L)
Everything under heaven belongs to me.(M)
12 “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,(N)
its strength(O) and its graceful form.
13 Who can strip off its outer coat?
Who can penetrate its double coat of armor[b]?(P)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,(Q)
ringed about with fearsome teeth?
15 Its back has[c] rows of shields
tightly sealed together;(R)
16 each is so close to the next
that no air can pass between.
17 They are joined fast to one another;
they cling together and cannot be parted.
18 Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
its eyes are like the rays of dawn.(S)
19 Flames(T) stream from its mouth;
sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils(U)
as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 Its breath(V) sets coals ablaze,
and flames dart from its mouth.(W)
22 Strength(X) resides in its neck;
dismay goes before it.
23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
they are firm and immovable.
24 Its chest is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.(Y)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;(Z)
they retreat before its thrashing.(AA)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.(AB)
27 Iron it treats like straw(AC)
and bronze like rotten wood.
28 Arrows do not make it flee;(AD)
slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw;(AE)
it laughs(AF) at the rattling of the lance.
30 Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.(AG)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron(AH)
and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.(AI)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
one would think the deep had white hair.
33 Nothing on earth is its equal(AJ)—
a creature without fear.
34 It looks down on all that are haughty;(AK)
it is king over all that are proud.(AL)”
Job 41
New King James Version
Job 41
New King James Version
God’s Power in the Leviathan
41 “Can you draw out (A)Leviathan[a] with a hook,
Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?
2 Can you (B)put a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a [b]hook?
3 Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
4 Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?
5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you leash him for your maidens?
6 Will your companions [c]make a banquet of him?
Will they apportion him among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle—
Never do it again!
9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.
Who then is able to stand against Me?
11 (C)Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
(D)Everything under heaven is Mine.
12 “I will not [d]conceal his limbs,
His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.
13 Who can [e]remove his outer coat?
Who can approach him with a double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
15 His rows of [f]scales are his pride,
Shut up tightly as with a seal;
16 One is so near another
That no air can come between them;
17 They are joined one to another,
They stick together and cannot be parted.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lights;
Sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes out of his mouth.
22 Strength dwells in his neck,
And [g]sorrow dances before him.
23 The folds of his flesh are joined together;
They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as hard as stone,
Even as hard as the lower millstone.
25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
Because of his crashings they [h]are beside themselves.
26 Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
27 He regards iron as straw,
And bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones become like stubble to him.
29 Darts are regarded as straw;
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
30 His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He leaves a shining wake behind him;
One would think the deep had white hair.
33 On earth there is nothing like him,
Which is made without fear.
34 He beholds every high thing;
He is king over all the children of pride.”
Gióp 41
New Vietnamese Bible
Gióp 41
New Vietnamese Bible
Ai Bắt Được Thủy Quái?
41 Con có dùng lưỡi câu mà câu thủy quái,
Hoặc dùng dây buộc chặt hàm nó lại?
2 Con có xỏ dây thừng qua mũi nó,
Dùng móc xoi thủng hàm nó được?
3 Liệu nó có tha thiết van xin con,
Nói với con những lời ngọt ngào?
4 Hoặc xin lập giao ước với con,
Hứa phục vụ con trọn đời?
5 Con có dám chơi với nó như với loài chim,
Cột nó lại cho các cô gái vui đùa?
6 Dân đánh cá có tranh giành nhau vì nó,
Xả thịt nó bán cho bạn hàng cá?
7 Con có thể đâm chỉa đầy da nó,
Phóng lao cắm đầy đầu nó?
8 Nếu con thử đụng đến nó,
Con sẽ nhớ mãi trận chiến, không dám tái phạm.
9 Mọi hy vọng bắt được nó tiêu tan;
Chỉ nhìn thấy nó, người ta đã ngã lăn ra đất.
10 Không ai đủ gan dạ trêu chọc nó.
Vậy, ai dám đứng trước mặt Ta?
11 Ai cho Ta trước điều chi mà Ta phải trả lại?
Vạn vật dưới cả bầu trời đều thuộc về Ta.
Thủy Quái Là Con Vật Đáng Kinh Khiếp
12 Ta sẽ không giữ im lặng về các chân nó,
Sức mạnh và cơ thể cân đối của nó.
13 Ai dám lột áo choàng nó?
Ai dám đâm thủng áo giáp kép của nó?[a]
14 Ai dám mở hàm nó,
Đầy những răng đáng khiếp sợ?
15 Lớp vẩy trên lưng nó[b]
Giống những hàng thuẫn san sát nhau, niêm phong chặt chẽ.
16 Thuẫn này gắn liền thuẫn kia,
Đến nỗi làn gió cũng không lọt qua được.
17 Chúng kết dính vào nhau, bám sát lấy nhau,
Không thể tách rời được.
18 Nó nhảy mũi, chớp lên tia sáng,
Mắt nó rực lên như rạng đông ló dạng.
19 Lửa ngọn trào ra từ miệng nó,
Tia lửa văng ra tứ phía.
20 Khói bốc ra từ mũi nó
Như một nồi đun nóng, sôi sùng sục.
21 Hơi thở nó đốt cháy than,
Miệng nó phun ra lửa.
22 Cổ nó chứa sức mạnh;
Mọi người kinh hoàng chạy tán loạn trước mặt nó.
23 Các lớp thịt trên mình nó dính chặt vào nhau,
Săn cứng như kim khí đúc, không hề lay chuyển.
24 Tim nó rắn chắc như đá,
Cứng như thớt dưới của cối xay.
25 Khi nó chỗi dậy, ngay cả các thần cũng run rẩy,
Chúng rủn người, trốn chạy.
26 Gươm có đâm nó cũng không thủng,
Giáo, tên, lao cũng không thấm vào đâu.
27 Nó coi sắt khác nào rơm rạ,
Đồng chẳng kém gì gỗ mục.
28 Nó không bỏ chạy trước mũi tên,
Nỏ đá ném vào, nó coi nhẹ như trấu.
29 Nó coi dùi cui tựa như trấu,
Nó cười nhạo tiếng lao phóng veo veo.
30 Bụng nó có vẩy nhọn bén như mảnh sành,
Để lại dấu sâu trên bùn lầy khi nó bò qua,
Khác nào dấu đinh đóng vào tấm gỗ bò kéo trên sân đập lúa.
31 Khi nó lội trong nước,
Vực sâu nổi sóng như nước sôi trong nồi,
Biển cả sôi động như dầu thơm nấu trong niêu,
32 Nó bỏ lại phía sau một luồng bọt sáng chói,
Vực sâu trắng xóa tưởng chừng như mái tóc bạc phơ.
33 Trên đất này, không sinh vật nào sánh kịp nó,
Nó là một tạo vật không hề biết sợ;
34 Nó khinh dể mọi thú vật kiêu căng,
Nó là vua trên cả loài thú rừng.
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