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

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מֹוצָא וּמָקֹום לַזָּהָב יָזֹקּוּ	1 Silver has its mines, and gold a place for refining.
2 בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָׁה	2 Iron is extracted from the earth, the smelted rocks yield copper.
3 קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חֹוקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָוֶת	3 Man makes an end of darkness, to the utmost limit he digs the black rock in shadow dark as death.
4 פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵעִם־גָּר הַנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנֹושׁ נָעוּ	4 Foreigners bore into ravines in unfrequented places, swinging suspended far from human beings.
5 אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמֹו־אֵשׁ	5 That earth from which bread comes is ravaged underground by fire.
6 מְקֹום־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֹו	6 There, the rocks have veins of sapphire and their dust contains gold.
7 נָתִיב לֹא־יְדָעֹו עָיִט וְלֹא זָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּה	7 That is a path unknown to birds of prey, unseen by the eye of any vulture;
8 לֹא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָׁחַל	8 a path not trodden by the lordly beasts, where no lion ever walked.
9 בַּחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדֹו הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִים	9 Man attacks the flint, upturning mountains by their roots.
10 בַּצּוּרֹות יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֹו	10 He cuts canals through the rock, on the watch for anything precious.
11 מִבְּכִי נְהָרֹות חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֹור׃ פ	11 He explores the sources of rivers, bringing hidden things to light.
12 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	12 But where does Wisdom come from? Where is Intel igence to be found?
13 לֹא־יָדַע אֱנֹושׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים	13 No human being knows the way to her, she is not to be found on earth where they live.
14 תְּהֹום אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִי	14 'She is not in me,' says the Abyss; 'Nor here,' replies the Sea.
15 לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגֹור תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָהּ	15 She cannot be bought with solid gold, nor paid for with any weight of silver,
16 לֹא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אֹופִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר	16 nor valued against gold of Ophir, precious agate or sapphire.
17 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכֹוכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז	17 Neither gold nor glass compares with her, for her, a vase of fine gold would be no exchange,
18 רָאמֹות וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים	18 let alone coral or crystal: better go fishing for Wisdom than for pearls!
19 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהֹור לֹא תְסֻלֶּה׃ פ	19 Topaz from Cush is worthless in comparison, and gold, even refined, is valueless.
20 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבֹוא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	20 But where does Wisdom come from? Where is Intel igence to be found?
21 וְנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּרָה	21 She cannot be seen by any living creature, she is hidden from the birds of the sky.
22 אֲבַדֹּון וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָהּ	22 Perdition and Death both say, 'We have heard only rumours of her.'
23 אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקֹומָהּ	23 God alone understands her path and knows where she is to be found.
24 כִּי־הוּא לִקְצֹות־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה	24 (For he sees to the remotest parts of the earth, and observes al that lies under heaven.)
25 לַעֲשֹׂות לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה	25 When he wil ed to give weight to the wind and measured out the waters with a gauge,
26 בַּעֲשׂתֹו לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֹות	26 when he imposed a law on the rain and mapped a route for thunderclaps to fol ow,
27 אָז רָאָהּ וַיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָהּ	27 then he saw and evaluated her, looked her through and through, assessing her.
28 וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָה׃ ס	28 Then he said to human beings, 'Wisdom? - that is fear of the Lord; Intel igence? - avoidance of evil.'