Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 28

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מֹוצָא וּמָקֹום לַזָּהָב יָזֹקּוּ	1 There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for gold which men refine.
2 בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָׁה	2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted out of stone.
3 קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חֹוקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָוֶת	3 He has set a boundary for the darkness; to the farthest confines he penetrates.
4 פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵעִם־גָּר הַנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנֹושׁ נָעוּ
5 אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמֹו־אֵשׁ	5 The earth, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath.
6 מְקֹום־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֹו	6 Its stones are the source of sapphires, and there is gold in its dust.
7 נָתִיב לֹא־יְדָעֹו עָיִט וְלֹא זָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּה	7 The path to it no bird of prey knows, nor has the hawk's eye seen that path.
8 לֹא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָׁחַל	8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion gone that way.
9 בַּחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדֹו הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִים	9 He sets his hand to the flinty rock, and overturns the mountains at their foundations.
10 בַּצּוּרֹות יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֹו	10 He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious.
11 מִבְּכִי נְהָרֹות חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֹור׃ פ	11 He probes the wellsprings of the streams, and brings hidden things to light.
12 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	12 But whence can wisdom be obtained, and where is the place of understanding?
13 לֹא־יָדַע אֱנֹושׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים	13 Man knows nothing to equal it, nor is it to be had in the land of the living.
14 תְּהֹום אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִי	14 The abyss declares, "It is not in me"; and the sea says, "I have it not."
15 לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגֹור תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָהּ	15 Solid gold cannot purchase it, nor can its price be paid with silver.
16 לֹא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אֹופִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר	16 It cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
17 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכֹוכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז	17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, nor can golden vessels reach its worth.
18 רָאמֹות וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים	18 Neither coral nor jasper should be thought of; it surpasses pearls and
19 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהֹור לֹא תְסֻלֶּה׃ פ	19 Arabian topaz.
20 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבֹוא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	20 Whence, then, comes wisdom, and where is the place of understanding?
21 וְנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּרָה	21 It is hid from the eyes of any beast; from the birds of the air it is concealed.
22 אֲבַדֹּון וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָהּ	22 Abaddon and Death say, "Only by rumor have we heard of it."
23 אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקֹומָהּ	23 God knows the way to it; it is he who is familiar with its place.
24 כִּי־הוּא לִקְצֹות־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה	24 For he beholds the ends of the earth and sees all that is under the heavens.
25 לַעֲשֹׂות לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה	25 He has weighed out the wind, and fixed the scope of the waters;
26 בַּעֲשׂתֹו לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֹות	26 When he made rules for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts,
27 אָז רָאָהּ וַיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָהּ	27 Then he saw wisdom and appraised it, gave it its setting, knew it through and through.
28 וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָה׃ ס	28 And to man he said: Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.