¹¶ Na konei ano wiri ana toku ngakau, maunu atu ana i tona wahi.

¹“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.

²Ata whakarangona tona reo e papa ana, te pakutanga hoki e puta mai ana i tona mangai.

²Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.

³E whakatikaia atu ana e ia ki nga wahi katoa i raro i te rangi, ko tona uira hoki ki nga pito o te whenua.

³He sends it forth under the whole sky, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

⁴I muri iho ko te reo e hamama ana; papa ana te whatitiri o te reo o tona nui; e kore ano era a tauhikuhiku ina rangona tona reo.

⁴After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.

⁵Ko ta te Atua whatitiri he reo whakamiharo; nui atu ana mahi, e kore hoki e mohiotia.

⁵God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.

⁶¶ E ki ana hoki ia ki te hukarere, Hei runga koe i te whenua; ki te ua punehunehu ano hoki, raua ko te ua ta o tona kaha;

⁶For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth;’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

⁷Hiritia ake e ia te ringa o nga tangata katoa; kia mohio ai nga tangata katoa nana nei i hanga ki tana mahi.

⁷He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.

⁸Haere ana nga kirehe ki nga piringa, noho ana i o ratou nohoanga.

⁸Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.

⁹Puta mai ana te tupuhi i te whare o te tonga: te matao hoki i te hauraro.

⁹Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.

¹⁰Na te manawa o te Atua i homai te huka: a kuiti iho te whanuitanga o nga wai.

¹⁰By the breath of God, ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is frozen.

¹¹Ae ra, e utaina ana e ia te kapua matotoru ki te houku; tohatohaina ana e ia te kohu o tana uira:

¹¹Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

¹²E whakakopikopikoa ana ano a tawhio noa, he mea hoki na ona whakaaro: hei mea i nga mea katoa e whakahaua atu ana e ia ki te mata o te ao:

¹²It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

¹³E whakaputaina ana e ia hei whiu, hei mea ranei mo tona whenua, hei atawhai ranei.

¹³Whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.

¹⁴¶ Kia whai taringa mai ki tenei, e Hopa: tu marie, ka whakaaro ki nga mea whakamiharo a te Atua.

¹⁴“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

¹⁵E mohio ana ranei koe ki ta te Atua whakahautanga ki a ratou i tana, i puta ai te marama o tana kapua?

¹⁵Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

¹⁶E mohio ana ranei koe ki nga paunatanga o nga kapua, ki nga mahi whakamiharo a te tino o te matauranga?

¹⁶Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷Ki ou kakahu nei ka mahana, ina whakamarietia e ia te whenua ki te hau tonga?

¹⁷You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

¹⁸Ka taea ranei e koe te whakatakoto ngatahi me ia te rangi hei papatupu, ano he whakaata whakarewa?

¹⁸Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

¹⁹Whakaaturia mai ki a matou ta matou e korero ai ki a ia; e kore hoki e tika i te pouri ta matou whakatakoto o te korero.

¹⁹Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

²⁰E korerotia ranei ki a ia kei te mea ahau ki te korero? Kia hiahia ranei te tangata kia horomia ia?

²⁰Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

²¹¶ Na inaianei e kore nga tangata e kite ana i te marama e wheriko mai nei i te rangi: otiia ka tika atu te hau, ka whakawateatia ratou.

²¹Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

²²E ahu mai ana i te hauraro te aho ano he koura; kei te Atua te kororia whakawehi.

²²Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.

²³Ko te Kaha Rawa, e kore ia e taea te whakataki e tatou; hira rawa tona kaha; a e kore ia e tukino i tana whakarite whakawa, i te nui o te tika.

²³We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

²⁴Koia ka wehi nga tangata i a ia: e kore ia e whai whakaaro ki te hunga ngakau mohio.

²⁴Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.”