1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said : |
2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסֹּור מֹוכִיחַ אֱלֹוהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ פ | 2 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me. |
3 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר | 3 Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified? |
4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמֹו־פִי | 4 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אֹוסִיף׃ פ | 5 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments. |
6 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [סְעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (סְעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר | 6 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him. |
7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי | 7 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked 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 thy right hand is able to save thee. |
10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאֹון וָגֹבַהּ וְהֹוד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ | 10 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox. |
11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרֹות אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ | 11 His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly. |
12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם | 12 He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together. |
13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן | 13 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle 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 apply his sword. |
15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל | 15 To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play. |
16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחֹו בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנֹו בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֹו | 16 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places. |
17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבֹו כְמֹו־אָרֶז גִּידֵי [פַחֲדֹו כ] (פַחֲדָיו ק) יְשֹׂרָגוּ | 17 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about. |
18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל | 18 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth. |
19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשֹׂו יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבֹּו | 19 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes. |
20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹו וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם | 20 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord? |
21 תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה | 21 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle? |
22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלֹו יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל | 22 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee? |
23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפֹּוז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ | 23 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever? |
24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֹוקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף | 24 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids? |
25 תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו | 25 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him? |
26 הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו | 26 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head? |
27 הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות | 27 Lay thy hand upon him : remember the battle, and speak no more. |
28 הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם | 28 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast 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 | |