1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, |
2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסֹּור מֹוכִיחַ אֱלֹוהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ פ | 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. |
3 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר | 3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמֹו־פִי | 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. |
5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אֹוסִיף׃ פ | 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. |
6 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [סְעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (סְעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר | 6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי | 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק | 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? |
9 וְאִם־זְרֹועַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקֹול כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם | 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאֹון וָגֹבַהּ וְהֹוד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ | 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. |
11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרֹות אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ | 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. |
12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם | 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. |
13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן | 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. |
14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹודֶךָּ כִּי־תֹושִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ | 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. |
15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל | 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. |
16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחֹו בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנֹו בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֹו | 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. |
17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבֹו כְמֹו־אָרֶז גִּידֵי [פַחֲדֹו כ] (פַחֲדָיו ק) יְשֹׂרָגוּ | 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. |
18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל | 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. |
19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשֹׂו יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבֹּו | 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. |
20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹו וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם | 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. |
21 תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה | 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. |
22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלֹו יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל | 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. |
23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפֹּוז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ | 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. |
24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֹוקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף | 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. |
25 תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו | |
26 הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו | |
27 הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות | |
28 הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם | |
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 | |