Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 41

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 הֵן־תֹּחַלְתֹּו נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל	1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2 לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב	2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא	3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 [לֹא־ כ] (לֹו־אַחֲרִישׁ ק) בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרֹות וְחִין עֶרְכֹּו	4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשֹׁו בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנֹו מִי יָבֹוא	5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבֹות שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה	6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חֹותָם צָר	7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed iron? or his head with fish spears?
8 אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹוא בֵינֵיהֶם	8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9 אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ	9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 עֲ‍טִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אֹור וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר	10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11 מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ	11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן	12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13 נַפְשֹׁו גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא	13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14 בְּצַוָּארֹו יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה	14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15 מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרֹו דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמֹּוט	15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16 לִבֹּו יָצוּק כְּמֹו־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית	16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 מִשֵּׂתֹו יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ	17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה	18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָׁה	19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20 לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לֹו אַבְנֵי־קָלַע	20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תֹותָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֹון	21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט	22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23 יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה	23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהֹום לְשֵׂיבָה	24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25 אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלֹו הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת	25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26 אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃ ס	26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
	27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
	28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
	29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
	30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
	31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
	32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
	33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
	34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.