1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 But Job answered and said, |
2 מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הֹושַׁעְתָּ זְרֹועַ לֹא־עֹז | 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? |
3 מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הֹודָעְתָּ | 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? |
4 אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ | 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? |
5 הָרְפָאִים יְחֹולָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם | 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. |
6 עָרֹום שְׁאֹול נֶגְדֹּו וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֲבַדֹּון | 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. |
7 נֹטֶה צָפֹון עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָה | 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. |
8 צֹרֵר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם | 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. |
9 מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֹו | 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. |
10 חֹק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אֹור עִם־חֹשֶׁךְ | 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. |
11 עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרֹופָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹו | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. |
12 בְּכֹחֹו רָגַע הַיָּם [וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו כ] (וּבִתְבוּנָתֹו ק) מָחַץ רָהַב | 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. |
13 בְּרוּחֹו שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלֲלָה יָדֹו נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ | 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. |
14 הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצֹות [דַּרְכֹּו כ] (דְּרָכָיו ק) וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בֹּו וְרַעַם [גְּבוּרָתֹו כ] (גְּבוּרֹותָיו ק) מִי יִתְבֹּונָן׃ ס | 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? |