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

¹“Can you draw out Leviathan Leviathan is a name for a crocodile or similar creature. with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

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

²Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

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

³Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?

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

⁴Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?

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

⁵Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?

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

⁶Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants?

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

⁷Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?

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

⁸Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.

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

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?

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

¹⁰None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?

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

¹¹Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.

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

¹²“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

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

¹³Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?

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

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

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

¹⁵Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.

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

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

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

¹⁷They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they can’t be pulled apart.

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

¹⁸His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

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

¹⁹Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap forth.

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

²⁰Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.

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

²¹His breath kindles coals. A flame goes forth from his mouth.

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

²²There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him.

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

²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved.

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

²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.

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

²⁵When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.

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

²⁶If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

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

²⁷He counts iron as straw; and brass as rotten wood.

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

²⁸The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.

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

²⁹Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.

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

³⁰His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

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

³¹He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

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

³²He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.

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

³³On earth there is not his equal, that is made without fear.

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

³⁴He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.”