1 « يَضطَرِبُ قَلبِي مِنَ البَرْقِ وَالرَّعْدِ، وَيَقفِزُ مِنْ مَكانِهِ،

Indeed, my heart also trembles and leaps out of its place.

2 ا سْتَمِعُوا اسْتِماعاً إلَى صَوتِ اللهِ المُرْعِدِ، وَإلَى هَدِيرِ فَمِهِ.

Hear, oh, hear the roar of His voice and the sound of rumbling that goes out of His mouth!

3 ي ُضِيءُ بَرقُهُ السَّماءَ كُلَّها، وَيَمتَدُّ نُورُهُ إلَى أقاصِي الأرْضِ.

Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, and His lightning to the ends of the earth.

4 ث ُمَّ يَهْدِرُ الرَّعدُ. يُرْعِدُ بِصَوتِهِ الجَلِيلِ. يَهْدِرُ صَوتُهُ وَيَتَواصَلُ البَرْقُ.

After it His voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He restrains not when His voice is heard.

5 ي ُرْعِدُ اللهُ بِصَوتِهِ العَجِيبِ، صانِعاً أُمُوراً عَظِيمَةً لا نَستَطِيعُ فَهمَها.

God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

6 ف َهُوَ يَقُولُ للِثَّلجِ: ‹اسقُطْ عَلَى الأرْضِ،› وَيَقُولُ لِلأمْطارِ: ‹اشتَدِّي.›

For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth; likewise He speaks to the showers and to the downpour of His mighty rains.

7 ي ُعلِنُ رِضاهُ عَن أعمالِ أيْدِي البَشَرِ، فَيَرَى النّاسُ أعمالَهُ.

God seals up (stops, brings to a standstill by severe weather) the hand of every man, that all men whom He has made may know His doings (His sovereign power and their subjection to it).

8 ف َيَذهَبُ الحَيوانُ إلَى جُحرِهِ، لِيَكُونَ لَهُ مَأوَى.

Then the beasts go into dens and remain in their lairs.

9 ت َأتِي العاصِفَةُ مِنْ مَخَزَنِها الجَنُوبِيِّ، وَالبَردُ مِنَ الرِّياحِ الشَّمالِيَّةِ.

Out of its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.

10 م ِنْ نَسمَةِ اللهِ يَأتِي الجَلِيدُ، فَتَتَجَمَّدُ المِياهُ بِمَساحاتٍ واسِعَةٍ.

By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is frozen over.

11 أ يضاً يَملأُ السَّحابَةَ الكَثِيفَةَ بِالرُّطُوبَةِ، وَيُبَعْثِرُ بَرْقَهُ فِي السَّحابِ.

He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He scatters the cloud of His lightning.

12 ت َلتَفُّ السُّحُبُ كَالدَّوّامَةِ حَسَبَ قَيادَتِهِ، لِتَفعَلَ كُلَّ ما يَأمُرُها بِهِ عَلَى الأرْضِ،

And it is turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatever He commands them upon the face of the habitable earth.

13 ق َدْ يَصنَعُ هَذا كُلَّهُ مِنْ أجلِ عَشِيرَةٍ ما، أوْ مِنْ أجلِ أرْضٍ ما، أوْ بِسَبَبِ نِعْمَتِهِ.

Whether it be for correction or for His earth or for His mercy and loving-kindness, He causes it to come.

14 « اسْمَعْ هَذا يا أيُّوبُ. قِفْ وَتَأمَّلْ عَجائِبَ اللهِ تَأمُّلاً.

Hear this, O Job; stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.

15 أ تَعرِفُ كَيفَ يُسَيْطِرُ اللهُ عَلَى السُّحُبِ، وَيَجعَلُ نُورَهُ يَبْرُقُ مِنْها؟

Do you know how God lays His command upon them and causes the lightning of His cloud to shine?

16 أ تَعرِفُ كَيفَ يُعَلِّقُ الغُيُومَ الكَثِيفَةَ فِي السَّماءِ؟ هِيَ فَقَطْ واحِدَةٌ مِنْ أعاجِيبِ اللهِ الكامِلِ المَعرِفَةِ.

Do you know how the clouds are balanced, the wonderful works of Him Who is perfect in knowledge?

17 ك ُلُّ ما تَعرِفُهُ هُوَ أنَّ ثِيابَكَ تَلتَصِقُ بِكَ مِنَ الحَرِّ، وَتَهدَأُ الأرْضُ عِندَ هُبُوبِ رِيحِ الجَنُوبِ.

why your garments are hot when He quiets the earth with the south wind?

18 ل َكِنْ هَلْ تَستَطِيعُ أنْ تَنْشُرَ سُحُبَ السَّماءِ مَعَ اللهِ، لِتَصِيرَ مِثلَ مَعدِنٍ مَصقُولٍ.

Can you along with Him spread out the sky, strong as a molten mirror?

19 « عَلِّمنا ماذا نَقُولُ للهِ! فَنَحنُ الجُهّالَ، لا نَستَطِيعُ أنْ نُرَتِّبَ كَلامَنا!

Tell us with what words of man we may address such a Being; we cannot state our case because we are in the dark.

20 أ يُطلَبُ الإذنُ لِي بِالكَلامِ مَعَهُ! فَواحِدٌ مِثلِي قَدْ يَبتَلِعُهُ اللهُ!

So shall it be told Him that I wish to speak? If a man speaks, shall he be swallowed up?

21 أ لَيسَ صَحِيحاً أنَّ النُّورَ يَسطَعُ حَتَّى عَبْرَ السُّحُبِ العالِيَةِ، ثُمَّ تَمُرُّ الرِّيحُ فَتُبَدِّدُها.

And now men cannot look upon the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.

22 ي َأْتِي اللهُ مِنَ الشَّمالِ بِمَجْدٍ ذَهَبِيٍّ، يُحِيطُ بِهِ البَهاءُ وَالجَلالُ.

Golden brightness and splendor come out of the north; terrible splendor and majesty God has upon Himself!

23 أ مّا القَدِيرُ فَلا نَقدِرُ أنْ نَصِلَ إلَيهِ. عَظِيمٌ هُوَ فِي قُوَّتِهِ وَفِي أحْكامِهِ، وَلا يُناقِضُ كَثْرَةَ عَدلِهِ بِالظُّلْمِ.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power; and to justice and plenteous righteousness He does no violence.

24 ل ِهَذا يَهابُهُ البَشَرُ، فَهُوَ لا يَتَحَيَّزُ لِمَن يَرَوْنَ أنفُسَهُمْ حُكَماءَ.»

Men therefore fear Him; He regards and respects not any who are wise in heart.