1 The storm makes my heart beat wildly.
2 Listen, all of you, to the voice of God,
to the thunder that comes from his mouth.
3 He sends the lightning across the sky,
from one end of the earth to the other.
4 Then the roar of his voice is heard,
the majestic sound of thunder,
and all the while the lightning flashes.
5 At God's command amazing things happen,
wonderful things that we can't understand.
6 He commands snow to fall on the earth,
and sends torrents of drenching rain.
7 He brings our work to a stop;
he shows us what he can do.
8 The wild animals go to their dens.
9 The storm winds come from the south,
and the biting cold from the north.
10 The breath of God freezes the waters,
and turns them to solid ice.
11 Lightning flashes from the clouds,
12 as they move at God's will.
They do all that God commands,
everywhere throughout the world.
13 God sends rain to water the earth;
he may send it to punish us,
or to show us his favor.
14 Pause a moment, Job, and listen;
consider the wonderful things God does.
15 Do you know how God gives the command
and makes lightning flash from the clouds?
16 Do you know how clouds float in the sky,
the work of God's amazing skill?
17 No, you can only suffer in the heat
when the south wind oppresses the land.
18 Can you help God stretch out the sky
and make it as hard as polished metal?
19 Teach us what to say to God;
our minds are blank; we have nothing to say.
20 I won't ask to speak with God;
why should I give him a chance to destroy me?
21 And now the light in the sky is dazzling,
too bright for us to look at it;
and the sky has been swept clean by the wind.
22 A golden glow is seen in the north,
and the glory of God fills us with awe.
23 God's power is so great that we cannot come near him;
he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.
24 No wonder, then, that everyone is awed by him,
and that he ignores those who claim to be wise.
Ēlīhu par Dieva varenību
1 Redzi, par ko dreb mana sirds
un palecas no savas vietas!
2 Klausīt klausieties viņa balss dunā
un dārdos, kas nāk no viņa mutes.
3 Visapakš debesij viņš liek tam skriet –
viņa zibens līdz zemes galiem,
4 un tam pakaļ rūc balss!
Viņš dārdina savu dižo balsi
un zibeņus neaptur, kad atskan balss!
5 Dievs dārdina savu balsi, ka brīnums,
un lielas lietas dara, ka nesaprast!
6 Sniegam viņš saka: krīti zemē! –
brāzmai un gāzmai: līstiet aumaļām! –
7 Cilvēku takas viņš aizzīmogo,
lai katrs zina, kas to radījis!
8 Tad aiziet zvēri savos slēpņos
un savos midzeņos guļas.
9 No dienvidu kambariem viesulis nāk,
no ziemeļu vējpūtām – aukstums.
10 No Dieva dvašas top ledus,
ūdens plašumi tiek savažoti.
11 Viņš ar valgumu pilda tūces,
no mākoņiem rūsu šķiež –
12 tie pagriežas, kā viņš liek,
tie iet turp, kur viņš pavēl:
pār visu zemes virsu –
13 gan par sodību viņa zemei,
gan žēlastību – kā viņš lemj.
14 Ieklausies, Ījab!
Rimsties un saproti Dieva brīnumus!
15 Vai zini, kā Dievs tos izrīko?
Kā zibsnī mākonī rūsu?
16 Vai zini, kā mākoņi turas,
kā visa Zinātājs brīnumus dara?!
17 Tu, kam sakarst drānas,
kad zemi klusina dienvidvējš,
18 vai vari kā viņš debesis izplest,
kas cietas kā kausēts spogulis?
19 Ko atbildēt viņam? – pamāci mūs!
Visapkārt tumšs! – kā te tiesāties?
20 Vai viņš dzird, ko es saku?
Kad cilvēks runā, vai viņš klausās?
21 Redzi, šie nejaudā saulē skatīties –
spodra tā starp padebešiem,
kad vējš pārskriedams tos izdzenā!
22 No ziemeļiem zelts laistās –
ap Dievu baiss dižums!
23 Visuvarenais! – mēs nerodam viņu,
liels spēkā un spriedumā,
dižens taisnībā – nedara pāri.
24 Tādēļ cilvēki viņa bīstas!
Viņš neatzīst pat visgudrākos!”
