Job 40

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 The LORD then said to Job:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܝܘܒ
2 Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!	2 ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡ̇ܟܣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܦܬܓܡܐ
3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:	3 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܪܝܐ
4 Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.	4 ܒܨܪܬ ܠܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܒܟ ܣܡܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܝ
5 Though I have spoken once, I will not do so again; though twice, I will do so no more.	5 ܚܕܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܘܣܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ
6 Then the LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said:	6 ܘܥܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܝܘܒ ܡܢ ܥܠܥܠܐ
7 Gird up your loins now, like a man. I will question you, and you tell me the answers!	7 ܐܣܘܪ ܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܚ̈ܨܝܟ ܐܫܐܠܟ ܐܘܕܥܝܢܝ
8 Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?	8 ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܡܒܛܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܘܡܚܝܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܕܬܙܟܐ
9 Have you an arm like that of God, or can you thunder with a voice like his?	9 ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܕܪܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܥ̇ܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܩܠܐ ܐܟܘܬܗ
10 Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty, and array yourself with glory and splendor.	10 ܠܒܫ ܓܐܝܘܬܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܥܛܦ ܙܝܘܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ
11 Let loose the fury of your wrath;	11 ܘܐܫܘܕ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܟܠ ܕܪܡ ܣܚܘܦܝܗܝ
12 tear down the wicked and shatter them. Bring down the haughty with a glance;	12 ܘܐܪܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ
13 bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.	13 ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܥܦܪܐ ܛܡܘܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܚܒܘܫ ܒܕܚܝܚܐ
14 Then will I too acknowledge that your own right hand can save you.	14 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܫܒܚܟ ܡܐ ܕܦܪܩܬܟ ܝܡܝܢܟ
15 See, besides you I made Behemoth, that feeds on grass like an ox.	15 ܗܐ ܒܗܡܘܬ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܡܟ ܥܡܝܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܐ ܐ̇ܟܠ
16 Behold the strength in his loins, and his vigor in the sinews of his belly.	16 ܘܥܘܫܢܗ ܒܣܬܪܗ
17 He carries his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are like cables.	17 ܙܩ̇ܦ ܕܘܢܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܙܐ ܘܙܩܝܦܝܢ ܓܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܦܘܚ̈ܕܘܗܝ
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his frame is like iron rods.	18 ܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܢܚܫܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܦܪܙܠܐ
19 He came at the beginning of God's ways, and was made the taskmaster of his fellows;	19 ܗܘܝܘ ܪܝܫ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ
20 For the produce of the mountains is brought to him, and of all wild animals he makes sport.	20 ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ
21 Under the lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp.	21 ܬܚܝܬ ܛܠܠܗ ܕܡܟܐ ܘܒܣܬܪܐ ܕܩܢܝܐ ܪܒ̇ܥ
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars on the bank.	22 ܟܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ ܠܗ ܛ̈ܠܠܐ ܘܟܪ̈ܝܟܝܢ ܠܗ ܥܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܢܚܠܐ
23 If the river grows violent, he is not disturbed; he is tranquil though the torrent surges about his mouth.	23 ܐܢ ܫ̇ܘܪ ܢܗܪܐ ܠܐ ܙܐ̇ܥ ܘܬܟܝܠ ܕܢ̇ܣܟ ܠܗ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܦܘܡܗ
24 Who can capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a trap?	24 ܒܥܢ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܢܣܒܝܘܗܝ ܘܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܢܬܬܚܕ
25 Can you lead about Leviathan with a hook, or curb his tongue with a bit?	25 ܬܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܬܢܝܢܐ ܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܒܚܒܠܐ ܬܐܚܕܝܘܗܝ ܒܠܫܢܗ
26 Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?	26 ܪܡ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܦܓܘܕܬܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܘܢ̇ܩܒ ܐܢܬ ܦܟܗ ܒܫܘܪܗ
27 Will he then plead with you, time after time, or address you with tender words?	27 ܘܐܢ ܡܣܓܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܡܢܟ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܕܪ̈ܟܝܟܢ
28 Will he make an agreement with you that you may have him as a slave forever?	28 ܡ̇ܫܪ ܥܡܟ ܩܝܡܐ ܐܘ ܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܥܠܡ
29 Can you play with him, as with a bird? Can you put him in leash for your maidens?	29 ܓ̇ܚܟ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܢ̇ܛܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܠܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ
30 Will the traders bargain for him? Will the merchants divide him up?	30 ܫ̈ܘܬܦܐ ܢܬܟܢܫܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܠܓܘܢܗ ܒܝܬ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ
31 Can you fill his hide with barbs, or his head with fish spears?	31 ܡ̇ܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܫܟܗ ܒܣܪܐ ܘܪܝܫܗ ܒܛܠܠܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
32 Once you but lay a hand upon him, no need to recall any other conflict!	32 ܣܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܕܟ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܬܘܣܦ