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

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 הֵן־תֹּחַלְתֹּו נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל	1 Any hope you might have would be futile, the mere sight of him would overwhelm you.
2 לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב	2 When roused, he grows ferocious, who could ever stand up to him?
3 מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא	3 Who has ever attacked him with impunity? No one beneath al heaven!
4 [לֹא־ כ] (לֹו־אַחֲרִישׁ ק) בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרֹות וְחִין עֶרְכֹּו	4 Next I wil talk of his limbs and describe his matchless strength-
5 מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשֹׁו בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנֹו מִי יָבֹוא	5 who can undo the front of his tunic or pierce the double armour of his breastplate?
6 דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבֹות שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה	6 Who dare open the gates of his mouth? Terror reigns round his teeth!
7 גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חֹותָם צָר	7 His back is like rows of shields, sealed with a stone seal,
8 אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹוא בֵינֵיהֶם	8 touching each other so close that no breath could pass between,
9 אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ	9 sticking to one another making an impervious whole.
10 עֲ‍טִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אֹור וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר	10 His sneezes radiate light, his eyes are like the eyelashes of the dawn.
11 מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ	11 From his mouth come fiery torches, sparks of fire fly out of it.
12 מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן	12 His nostrils belch smoke like a cauldron boiling on the fire.
13 נַפְשֹׁו גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא	13 His breath could kindle coals, flame issues from his mouth.
14 בְּצַוָּארֹו יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה	14 His strength resides in his neck, violence leaps before him as he goes.
15 מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרֹו דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמֹּוט	15 The strips of his flesh are jointed together, firmly set in and immovable.
16 לִבֹּו יָצוּק כְּמֹו־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית	16 His heart is as hard as rock unyielding as the lower mil stone.
17 מִשֵּׂתֹו יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ	17 When he stands up, the waves take fright and the bil ows of the sea retreat.
18 מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה	18 Sword may strike but will not stick in him, no more will spear, javelin or lance.
19 יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָׁה	19 Iron means no more to him than straw, nor bronze than rotten wood.
20 לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לֹו אַבְנֵי־קָלַע	20 No arrow can make him flee, a sling-stone tickles him like hay.
21 כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תֹותָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֹון	21 Club seems to him like straw, he laughs at the whirring javelin.
22 תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט	22 He has sharp potsherds underneath, and moves across the slime like a harrow.
23 יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה	23 He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron, he makes the sea fume like a scent burner.
24 אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהֹום לְשֵׂיבָה	24 Behind him he leaves a glittering wake -- a white fleece seems to float on the deeps.
25 אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלֹו הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת	25 He has no equal on earth, being created without fear.
26 אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃ ס	26 He looks the haughtiest in the eye; of al the lordly beasts he is king.