Translation of "maltempata" into English

Issa jersaq fil-qrib—bħal maltempata bir-ragħad li riesqa bl-għaġla—biex jagħmel il-ħaqq.

Now he draws closer—like a steadily approaching thunderstorm—to execute judgment.

Minnufih, ir-riħ u l-baħar obdew—il-maltempata waqfet, il-baħar ikkwieta, u “waqgħet kalma kbira.”

Immediately, the wind and the sea obeyed—the tempest ceased, the waves disappeared into stillness, and “a great calm set in.”