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Then Yahweh called
Here, the word "then" marks the beginning of a new part of the book. See if your language has a similar way to introduce a new scene. AT: "After all that had happened, Yahweh called.
called to Job
"answered Job" or "responded to Job"
out of a fierce storm
"from a powerful storm"
Who is this who brings darkness to plans by means of words without knowledge?
Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that Job spoke of things he did not know about. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "You bring darkness to my plans by means of words without knowledge." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Who is this who brings
"Who are you to bring"
brings darkness to plans
"obscures my plans" or "confuses my purposes." How Job confuses God's plans is spoken of as if he were making God's plans harder to see. The abstract noun "darkness" can be translated as the verb "darkens." AT: "darkens plans" or "makes plans hard to see" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
by means of words without knowledge
"by speaking of things about which you do not know"
words without knowledge
The abstract noun "knowledge" can be translated as an adjective. AT: "unknowing words" or "ignorant words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
gird up your loins like a man
"tie your robe up around your waist like a man." Men tied up their robes around their waists so that their legs could move more freely as they did heavy work. The idiom "gird up your loins like a man" means to get ready to do something involving action such as work, a contest, or a battle. Job was to prepare for the hard work of answering God. AT: "get yourself ready for hard work" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)