1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Then Job answered, and said: |
2 מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הֹושַׁעְתָּ זְרֹועַ לֹא־עֹז | 2 Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength? |
3 מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הֹודָעְתָּ | 3 To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence. |
4 אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ | 4 Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life? |
5 הָרְפָאִים יְחֹולָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם | 5 Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them. |
6 עָרֹום שְׁאֹול נֶגְדֹּו וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֲבַדֹּון | 6 Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction. |
7 נֹטֶה צָפֹון עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָה | 7 He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. |
8 צֹרֵר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם | 8 He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together. |
9 מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֹו | 9 He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it. |
10 חֹק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אֹור עִם־חֹשֶׁךְ | 10 He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end. |
11 עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרֹופָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹו | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck. |
12 בְּכֹחֹו רָגַע הַיָּם [וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו כ] (וּבִתְבוּנָתֹו ק) מָחַץ רָהַב | 12 By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one. |
13 בְּרוּחֹו שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלֲלָה יָדֹו נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ | 13 His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding 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 things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness? |