1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: |
2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסֹּור מֹוכִיחַ אֱלֹוהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ פ | 2 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. |
3 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר | 3 Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified? |
4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמֹו־פִי | 4 And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder? |
5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אֹוסִיף׃ פ | 5 Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments. |
6 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [סְעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (סְעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר | 6 Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them. |
7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי | 7 Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place. |
8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק | 8 Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit. |
9 וְאִם־זְרֹועַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקֹול כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם | 9 Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you. |
10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאֹון וָגֹבַהּ וְהֹוד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ | 10 Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox. |
11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרֹות אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ | 11 His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen. |
12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם | 12 He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together. |
13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן | 13 His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron. |
14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹודֶךָּ כִּי־תֹושִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ | 14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword. |
15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל | 15 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there. |
16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחֹו בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנֹו בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֹו | 16 He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places. |
17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבֹו כְמֹו־אָרֶז גִּידֵי [פַחֲדֹו כ] (פַחֲדָיו ק) יְשֹׂרָגוּ | 17 The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him. |
18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל | 18 Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth. |
19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשֹׂו יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבֹּו | 19 He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes. |
20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹו וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם | 20 Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord? |
21 תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה | 21 Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band? |
22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלֹו יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל | 22 Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly? |
23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפֹּוז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ | 23 Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever? |
24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֹוקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף | 24 Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids? |
25 תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו | 25 Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him? |
26 הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו | 26 Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes? |
27 הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות | 27 Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more. |
28 הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם | 28 Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down. |
29 הַתְשַׂחֶק־בֹּו כַּצִּפֹּור וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ | |
30 יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים | |
31 הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכֹּות עֹורֹו וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֹׁו | |
32 שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תֹּוסַף | |