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40 (A)Awo Mukama n’agamba Yobu nti,

“Oyo anoonya okuyombera ebitaliimu anaayombesa Ayinzabyonna?
    Oyo aleeta empaka ku Katonda, amuddemu.”

Awo Yobu n’addamu Mukama nti,

(B)“Laba, sisaanidde, kiki kye nnaakuddamu?
    Emimwa kangibikkeko n’engalo.
(C)Njogedde omulundi gumu, so siddemu;
    weewaawo emirundi ebiri sseeyongere mulundi mulala.”

(D)Awo Mukama ng’ali mu muyaga ogw’amaanyi n’addamu Yobu nti,

(E)“Weesibe engoye zo onywere ng’omusajja.
    Ka nkubuuze,
    naawe onziremu.

(F)“Onojjulula ensala yange ey’emisango;
    ononsingisa omusango ggwe atuukiridde?
(G)Olina omukono ng’ogwa Katonda,
    eddoboozi lyo lisobola okubwatuka ng’erirye?
10 (H)Kale nno yambala ekitiibwa n’obukulu
    weesibe ekitiibwa n’okusukkuluma osukkulume.
11 (I)Yolesa obusungu bw’ekiruyi kyo
    otunuulire buli wa malala omusse wansi.
12 (J)Tunuulira buli musajja ow’amalala omukkakkanye
    era olinnyirire abakozi b’ebibi obabetentere we bali.
13 Bonna baziikire wamu mu nfuufu,
    emitwe gyabwe ogibikkire mu ntaana.
14 (K)Nange kennyini ndyoke nzikirize,
    ng’omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, gusobola okukuwa amaanyi.”

Amaanyi g’envubu

15 “Laba ekisolo ekyefaananyiriza ng’envubu
    kye natonda nga ggwe,
    erya omuddo ng’ente,
16 nga kirina amaanyi mayitirivu mu kiwato kyakyo
    amaanyi mangi mu binywa by’olubuto lwakyo.
17 Kiwuuba omukira gwakyo ne guba ng’omukira gw’omuvule
    Ebinywa by’ebisambi byakyo byakwatagana nnyo.
18 Amagumba gaakyo gali ng’enseke ez’ebikomo;
    amagulu n’emikono ng’emitayimbwa.
19 (L)Kibalibwa mu bitonde bya Katonda ebisooka,
    ate nga Katonda eyakitonda asobola okukisemberera n’ekitala kye.
20 (M)Weewaawo ensozi zikireetera emmere,
    eyo ku nsozi, ensolo ez’omu nsiko zonna gye zizannyira.
21 Wansi w’ebisiikirize by’emiti egy’amaggwa, we kyebaka,
    ne kyekweka mu bitoogo ne mu bitosi.
22 (N)Ebisiikirize by’emiti bikibikkako,
    emiti egiri ku mabbali g’omugga ne gikibikkako.
23 Laba omugga ne bwe gusiikuuka tekyekanga;
    kiba kinywevu, Yoludaani ne bwajjula n’abooga.
24 (O)Eriyo omuntu yenna ayinza okukikwata,
    oba okuyuza ennyindo yaakyo n’akasaale?”

40 The Lord said to Job:(A)

“Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)

Then Job answered the Lord:

“I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
    I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)
    twice, but I will say no more.”(H)

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:(I)

“Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.(J)

“Would you discredit my justice?(K)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(L)
Do you have an arm like God’s,(M)
    and can your voice(N) thunder like his?(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(Q)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,(R)
12 look at all who are proud(S) and humble them,(T)
    crush(U) the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;(V)
    shroud their faces in the grave.(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
    that your own right hand can save you.(X)

15 “Look at Behemoth,
    which I made(Y) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.(Z)
16 What strength(AA) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs(AD) like rods of iron.(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(AF)
    yet its Maker(AG) can approach it with his sword.(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(AI)
    and all the wild animals play(AJ) nearby.(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds(AL) in the marsh.(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream(AN) surround it.
23 A raging river(AO) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan(AP) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?(AQ)

40 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

40 And the Lord (A)said to Job:

“Shall a faultfinder (B)contend with the Almighty?
    He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

Then Job answered the Lord and said:

“Behold, I am (C)of small account; what shall I answer you?
    (D)I lay my hand on my mouth.
I have spoken (E)once, and I will not answer;
    (F)twice, but I will proceed no further.”

The Lord Challenges Job

Then the Lord (G)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

(H)“Dress for action[a] like a man;
    (I)I will question you, and you make it known to me.
Will you even put me in the wrong?
    Will you condemn me that (J)you may be in the right?
Have you (K)an arm like God,
    and can you thunder with (L)a voice like his?

10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
    (M)clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
    and look on everyone who is (N)proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
    and (O)tread down the wicked (P)where they stand.
13 (Q)Hide them all in (R)the dust together;
    bind their faces in the world below.[b]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
    that your own (S)right hand can save you.

15 “Behold, Behemoth,[c]
    which I made as I made you;
    he eats (T)grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
    and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
    the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
    his limbs like bars of iron.

19 “He is (U)the first of (V)the works[d] of God;
    let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
    where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
    in the shelter of (W)the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
    the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
    he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,[e]
    or pierce his nose with a snare?

Footnotes

  1. Job 40:7 Hebrew Gird up your loins
  2. Job 40:13 Hebrew in the hidden place
  3. Job 40:15 A large animal, exact identity uncertain
  4. Job 40:19 Hebrew ways
  5. Job 40:24 Or in his sight