1 At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.

2 Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.

3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.

4 After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.

5 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;

6 For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.

7 He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.

8 Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.

9 Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.

10 By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.

11 The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;

12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.

14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.

15 Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?

16 Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?

17 You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,

18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.

20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.

22 A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.

23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

24 For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

1 O meu coração treme com estas coisas.

2 Escuta, escuta o trovão da sua voz, que ecoa através dos céus.

3 Os seus relâmpagos dardejam em todas as direcções.

4 Depois vem o rugir dos trovões - a voz tremenda da sua majestade.

5 Em cada trovão, essa voz é cheia de glória. Não podemos compreender a grandeza do seu poder.

6 Faz a neve, os aguaceiros e as tempestadescaírem sobre a terra.

7 Nessas ocasiões o trabalho do homem pára,para que toda a gente possa reconhecer o seu poder.

8 E os animais selvagens escondem-se nas rochas e nas tocas.

9 O vento do sul traz a chuva; o do norte, o frio.

10 Deus sopra sobre as torrentes, e até os rios mais vastos gelam.

11 Carrega as nuvens com humidade, e elas disparam relâmpagos.

12 Os raios são dirigidos pela sua mão,e fazem o que lhes manda, através da Terra.

13 Manda as tempestades como castigo;ou então, noutras vezes, a sua misericórdia, como encorajamento.

14 Ouve, Job, detem-te um poucoe considera essas coisas maravilhosas da parte de Deus.

15 Sabes tu bem como Deus controla toda a natureza,e como faz relampejar através das nuvens?

16 Compreendes tu como é feito com tanta perfeição e sabedoria,o equilíbrio das nuvens?

17 Sabes por que razão vem o calor, quando sopra o vento do sul,e há calma sobre a terra?

18 Saberias tu estender o firmamento,que é sólido como um espelho fundido?

19 Tu, que julgas saber tanto , ensina-nos a nós outroscomo deveremos aproximarmo-nos de Deus. Nós somos talvez demasiado estúpidos para saber essas coisas!

20 Com a tua sabedoria, talvez ousemos aproximarmo-nos dele. Pois bem, haverá algum homemque aceite de boa vontade ser engolido vivo?

23 Não podemos sequer imaginar o poder do Deus todo-poderoso. Pois mesmo assim ele é tão justo e misericordioso que não nos destrói.

24 Não admira que toda a gente, em toda a parte, o tema! Visto que não se deixa impressionar pelo mais sábio dos homens.