¹Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?

¹Ngakuaiin Ole na kai khe thei diam? Ahihkeileh a khauin a lei na sawm tum thei diam?

²Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?

²A nak sungah khauhual na thun thei diam? Ahihkeileh sikkawiin a haijek na vut pailet thei diam?

³Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?

³Na kiangah thil nget tampi a bawl diam? Ahihkeileh na kiangah thu nemte a gen diam?

⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?

⁴Khantawna dingin amah sikha dia na lak theihna dingin, nang toh thukhun a bawl diam?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

⁵Vasa toh bangin amah toh na mawl diam? Ahihkeileh na sikhanute adingin amah na hen diam?

⁶Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?

⁶Ngamanmi pawlten amah sumsinna dingin a bawl ding uam? Sumsinmite lakah amah a juak ding uam?

⁷Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?

⁷Sik lenin a vun na dimsak thei diam, ahihkeileh a lu ngalingte in?

⁸Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, -- do no more!

⁸A tungah na khut koih in; kidouna theigigein, huchibangin na hih nawn kei hial ding.

⁹Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?

⁹Ngaiin, amah lametna bangmahlou ahi: amah muh mahmahin mi paihkhiakin a om kei dia hia?

¹⁰None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?

¹⁰Amah hihhalh ngam khop dingin kuamah a hang kei: ka maa ding kua ahia leh?

¹¹Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.

¹¹Amah ka dit ding, ka kiangah kuan a pe masa aleh? Van pumpi nuaia om peuhmah keia ahi.

¹²I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.

¹²A guhlehtang thu ah ka dai kei ding, a hatna mahmah leh, a pum kilawmna ah leng.

¹³Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?

¹³A paunsilh tungnung kuan a suahsak thei dia? A kamkaih thuahnih sungah kua hongpai dia?

¹⁴Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

¹⁴A mai kongkhakte kuan a hong thei dia? A ha kimvelah lauhauina a om.

¹⁵The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.

¹⁵A lip hattakte a kisaktheihna ahi, suai khaksa tobangin khak khum ahi.

¹⁶One is so near to another that no air can come between them;

¹⁶A kal ua huihzam a lut theihlouhna dingin, khatin a dang a naih mahmah.

¹⁷They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.

¹⁷Khat leh a dang a kizom ua, a kisoumat ua, huchiin khentheihlouhin a om uh.

¹⁸His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁸A hahchhiauten a vaksak zola, a mitte jingsang mitvunte bang ahi.

¹⁹Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:

¹⁹A kam akipanin meisel kuangte a pawt khia, meiekte a tawm khia hi.

²⁰Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.

²⁰A nakvangte akipanin meikhu a pawta, hal siangna bel leh chiklak loupa kang akipan bangin.

²¹His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²¹A huin suang a kuangsaka, a kam akipanin meikuang a pawt khia hi.

²²In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.

²²A ngawng ah hatna a om gigea, a maah lauhuaina a lam hi.

²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.

²³Asa thate a kizom khawm ua: a tungah a kip ua; hihtat theihin a om kei uh.

²⁴His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].

²⁴A lungtang suang bangin a kip a; ahi, buhgawina suang nuainungjaw bang ahi.

²⁵When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.

²⁵Amah a thoh chiangin, mihatte a lau uh: lauluatna jiakin omdan ding a theikei uh.

²⁶If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.

²⁶Min amah namsauin sat leh, a phatuam kei hi; teipi leng, thal leng, sikmuk zum leng.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.

²⁷Buhpawl bangin sik a sima, sing muatsa bangin dal.

²⁸The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁸Thalin amah a taisak theikei ding: amah lakah vaisuanglot suangte buhpawl a suak hi.

²⁹Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

²⁹Khetbukte buhpawl banga sim ahi: chiangzuma khohte a nuihsan hi.

³⁰His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

³⁰A nuai lampangte belpei hiam ahi: buannawi tungah buh khetna chiang bangin a kiphah.

³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;

³¹Tuithuk bel banga sou dingin a bawla: tuipi nuhtheih bawm bangin a bawl hi.

³²He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.

³²A nungah lampi a vangsaka; tuithuk samkang min a sa ding hi.

³³Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

³³Lei tungah amah bang a om keia, lau loua bawl.A sang peuh thil chiteng a ena: kisathei tapate tengteng tungah kumpipa ahi.

³⁴He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.

³⁴A sang peuh thil chiteng a ena: kisathei tapate tengteng tungah kumpipa ahi.