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

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1 כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מֹוצָא וּמָקֹום לַזָּהָב יָזֹקּוּ	1 Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.
2 בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָׁה	2 Iron is taken from the earth, and ore, unbound by heat, is turned into brass.
3 קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חֹוקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָוֶת	3 He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death.
4 פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵעִם־גָּר הַנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנֹושׁ נָעוּ	4 The burning separates a pilgrim people from those who have been forgotten by the feet of the destitute man and from the unapproachable.
5 אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמֹו־אֵשׁ	5 The land, where bread appeared in its place, has been destroyed by fire.
6 מְקֹום־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֹו	6 Its stones are embedded with sapphires, and its soil, with gold.
7 נָתִיב לֹא־יְדָעֹו עָיִט וְלֹא זָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּה	7 The bird does not know its path, nor has the eye of the vulture beheld it.
8 לֹא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָׁחַל	8 The sons of merchants have not walked there, nor has the lioness traveled through it.
9 בַּחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדֹו הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִים	9 He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.
10 בַּצּוּרֹות יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֹו	10 He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.
11 מִבְּכִי נְהָרֹות חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֹור׃ פ	11 The depths of rivers he has also examined, and he has brought hidden things into the light.
12 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	12 But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
13 לֹא־יָדַע אֱנֹושׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים	13 Man does not know its price, nor is it found in the land of those who live in sweetness.
14 תְּהֹום אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִי	14 The abyss declares, “It is not in me.” And the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגֹור תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָהּ	15 The finest gold will not be paid for it, nor will silver be weighed in exchange for it.
16 לֹא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אֹופִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר	16 It will not be compared with the dyed colors of India, nor with the very costly stone sardonyx, nor with the sapphire.
17 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכֹוכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז	17 Neither gold nor crystal will be its equal; neither will vessels of gold be fitted for it.
18 רָאמֹות וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים	18 The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
19 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהֹור לֹא תְסֻלֶּה׃ פ	19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not be equal to it, nor will it be compared to the purest dyes.
20 וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבֹוא וְאֵי זֶה מְקֹום בִּינָה	20 So then, where does wisdom begin, and where is the place of understanding?
21 וְנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּרָה	21 It has been hidden from the eyes of all living things, just as the birds of the heavens escape notice.
22 אֲבַדֹּון וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָהּ	22 Perdition and death have said, “With our ears, we have heard its fame.”
23 אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקֹומָהּ	23 God understands its way, and he knows its location.
24 כִּי־הוּא לִקְצֹות־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה	24 For he beholds the limits of the world, and he looks upon all things that are under heaven.
25 לַעֲשֹׂות לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה	25 He created a counterweight for the winds, and he suspended the waters to measure them.
26 בַּעֲשׂתֹו לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֹות	26 At that time, he gave a law to the rain and a path to the resounding storms.
27 אָז רָאָהּ וַיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָהּ	27 Then he saw and explained it, and he made ready and examined it.
28 וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָה׃ ס	28 And he said to man, “Behold the fear of the Lord. Such is wisdom. And to withdraw from evil, this is understanding.”