¹Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

¹[Ny teny navalin'i Jehovah an'i Joba] Ary teo anatin'ny tafio-drivotra Jehovah dia namaly an'i Joba ka nanao hoe:

²Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

²Iza moa izato manao izay hahamaizina ny fisainana amin'ny teny tsy misy fahalalana?

³Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

³Misikina ary tahaka ny lehilahy; Fa hanadina anao Aho, ka valio:

⁴Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

⁴Taiza ary ianao, fony Aho nanorina ny tany? Ambarao, raha hainao.

⁵Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

⁵Iza ary no nandidy izay ho refiny, raha fantatrao? Ary iza no nanenjana ny famolaina teo aminy?

⁶Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

⁶Teo amin'inona no nanorenana ny vodi-andriny, ary iza no nametraka ny vato fehizorony,

⁷When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

⁷Raha niara-nihira ny kintan'ny maraina, ary nihoby avokoa ireo zanak'Andriamanitra?

⁸Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

⁸Ary iza no nanao varavarana misakana ny ranomasina, raha nibosesika nivoaka avy tany am-bohoka izy,

⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

⁹Raha nanao ny rahona ho fitafiany Aho ary ny aizim-pito ho fonony,

¹⁰And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

¹⁰Ary nandidy ny ho fetrany sady nanisy hidy sy varavarana

¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

¹¹Ka nanao hoe: Hatreto no azonao androsoana ka tsy hihoatra, ary eto no hampijanonana ny fisafoaky ny onjanao?

¹²Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

¹²Hatrizay niainanao moa mba efa nandidy ny maraina va ianao? Efa notoroanao ny fitoerany va ny fipoak'andro,

¹³That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

¹³Mba horaisiny ny sisin'ny tany. Ka hakopakopany hiala ny ratsy fanahy?

¹⁴It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

¹⁴Ary hiova tahaka ny tanimanga tombohin-kase ny endriny, ka hiseho tahaka ny lamba misoratra ny tarehiny, [Heb. fitafiana]

¹⁵And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

¹⁵Ary hosakanana ny fahazavan'ny ratsy fanahy, ka ho tapaka ny sandry naingaina.

¹⁶Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

¹⁶Moa efa niditra hatrany amin'ny loharanon-dranomasina va ianao, ary efa nandehandeha tany amin'ny fanambanin'ny lalina?

¹⁷Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

¹⁷Moa efa naharihary taminao va ny vavahadin'ny fahafatesana? Ary efa hitanao va ny vavahadin'ny aloky ny fahafatesana?

¹⁸Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

¹⁸Moa efa voadinikao ny hatrany amin'ny fahalalahan'ny tany? Ambarao ary, raha fantatrao izany rehetra izany.

¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

¹⁹Aiza ary no lalana ho any amin'ny fonenan'ny mazava? Ary aiza no fitoeran'ny maizina?

²⁰That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

²⁰Mba hitondranao izany ho amin'ny faran'ny alehany, ary ho fantatrao ny lalana ho any an-tranony.

²¹Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

²¹Eny, fantatrao mantsy izany, satria efa teraka ianao tamin'izay, ary maro ny isan'ny andronao!

²²Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

²²Moa efa niditra tany amin'ny firaketana ny oram-panala va ianao? Ary efa hitanao va ny firaketana ny havandra,

²³Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

²³Izay voatahiriko ho amin'ny andro fahoriana, dia ny andro misy ady sy tafika?

²⁴By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

²⁴Aiza moa no lalana izarazarana ny mazava sy ielezan'ny rivotra avy any atsinanana ho etỳ ambonin'ny tany?

²⁵Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

²⁵Iza moa no nihady lalan-drano ho an'ny ranonorana mirotsaka be, sy lalan-kaleha ho an'ny helatry ny kotrokorana,

²⁶To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

²⁶Handatsaka ranonorana ambonin'ny tany izay tsy itoeran'olona, dia any amin'ny efitra tsy misy mponina,

²⁷To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

²⁷Mba hahavonto ny efitra sy ny tany foana, ary hampitsimoka ny ahitra vao mitsiry?

²⁸Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

²⁸Manan-dray va ny ranonorana? Ary iza kosa no miteraka ny ranon'ando?

²⁹Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

²⁹Kibon'iza moa no nihavian'ny ranomandry? Ary ny vongam-panala avy amin'ny lanitra, iza no niteraka azy?

³⁰The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

³⁰Tonga mafy toy ny vato ny rano, Ary mitambatra ny fanambonin'ny lalina.

³¹Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

³¹Mahavona ny kofehin'ny Ikotokelimiadilaona va ianao, ary mahavaha ny Telonohorefy?

³²Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

³²Mahavoaka ny Mazarota amin'ny fotoany va ianao? Ary mahatondra ny Bera mbamin'ny zanany va ianao? [Anaran-kintana; ny Zôdiaka(?)]

³³Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

³³Fantatrao va ny lalàn'ny lanitra? Ary manendry ny fanapahan'ireny ny tany va ianao?

³⁴Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

³⁴Mahasandratra ny feonao ho amin'ny rahona matevina va ianao, Mba hanafotra anao ny rano mandriaka?

³⁵Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?

³⁵Mahay mandefa ny helatra va ianao, ka ho avy ireo hilaza aminao hoe: Indreto izahay?

³⁶Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

³⁶Iza moa no nanao ny rahona matevina ho fitoeram-pahendrena, Ary irery miseho erỳ an-danitra ho fampisehoana ny fahalalana? [Na: Iza no nanisy fahalalana ao am-pon'ny olona? Ary iza no nanome fahalalana ho ao an-tsaina?]

³⁷Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

³⁷Iza moa no manam-pahendrena mahisa ny rahom-potsy manify? Ary iza no mahatankina ny fitoeran-dranon'ny lanitra, [Heb. siny hoditra]

³⁸When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

³⁸Hitambaran'ny vovoka ho dilatra sy hivonganany ho bainga?

³⁹Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

³⁹Mahay mihaza toha ho an'ny liom-bavy va ianao, sy mahafaka ny fahalianan'ny liona tanora,

⁴⁰When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

⁴⁰Raha mamitsaka ao amin'ny fitoerany izy ary manotrika ao amin'ny kirihitrala?Iza moa no manome hanina ny goaika, raha mitaraina amin'Andriamanitra ny zanany ka mirenireny tsy mahita hanina?

⁴¹Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

⁴¹Iza moa no manome hanina ny goaika, raha mitaraina amin'Andriamanitra ny zanany ka mirenireny tsy mahita hanina?