1 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [הַסְּעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (הַסְּעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר | 1 But the Lord, responding to Job from a whirlwind, said: |
2 מִי זֶה ׀ מַחְשִׁיךְ עֵצָה בְמִלִּין בְּלִי־דָעַת | 2 Who is this that wraps sentences in unskilled words? |
3 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ וְאֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי | 3 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. |
4 אֵיפֹה הָיִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָרֶץ הַגֵּד אִם־יָדַעְתָּ בִינָה | 4 Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. |
5 מִי־שָׂם מְמַדֶּיהָ כִּי תֵדָע אֹו מִי־נָטָה עָלֶיהָ קָּו | 5 Who set its measurements, if you know, or who stretched a line over it? |
6 עַל־מָה אֲדָנֶיהָ הָטְבָּעוּ אֹו מִי־יָרָה אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָהּ | 6 Upon what have its bases been grounded, and who set forth its cornerstone, |
7 בְּרָן־יַחַד כֹּוכְבֵי בֹקֶר וַיָּרִיעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים | 7 when the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful noise? |
8 וַיָּסֶךְ בִּדְלָתַיִם יָם בְּגִיחֹו מֵרֶחֶם יֵצֵא | 8 Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb, |
9 בְּשׂוּמִי עָנָן לְבֻשֹׁו וַעֲרָפֶל חֲתֻלָּתֹו | 9 when I stationed a cloud as its garment and wrapped it in a mist as if swaddling an infant? |
10 וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי וָאָשִׂים בְּרִיחַ וּדְלָתָיִם | 10 I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors. |
11 וָאֹמַר עַד־פֹּה תָבֹוא וְלֹא תֹסִיף וּפֹא־יָשִׁית בִּגְאֹון גַּלֶּיךָ | 11 And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceeded no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.” |
12 הְמִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּיתָ בֹּקֶר [יִדַּעְתָּה כ] [שַׁחַר כ] (יִדַּעְתָּ ק) (הַשַּׁחַר ק) מְקֹמֹו | 12 Did you, after your birth, command the birth of the sun and show the sunrise its place? |
13 לֶאֱחֹז בְּכַנְפֹות הָאָרֶץ וְיִנָּעֲרוּ רְשָׁעִים מִמֶּנָּה | 13 And did you hold the extremities of the earth, shaking them, and have you shaken the impious out of it? |
14 תִּתְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹמֶר חֹותָם וְיִתְיַצְּבוּ כְּמֹו לְבוּשׁ | 14 The seal will be restored like clay, and it will remain in place like a garment. |
15 וְיִמָּנַע מֵרְשָׁעִים אֹורָם וּזְרֹועַ רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר | 15 From the impious, the light will be taken away, and the exalted arm will be broken. |
16 הֲבָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָם וּבְחֵקֶר תְּהֹום הִתְהַלָּכְתָּ | 16 Have you entered the depths of the sea, and have you taken a walk in the uttermost parts of the abyss? |
17 הֲנִגְלוּ לְךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָוֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵי צַלְמָוֶת תִּרְאֶה | 17 Have the gates of death been opened to you, and have you seen the doors of darkness? |
18 הִתְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָרֶץ הַגֵּד אִם־יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ | 18 Have you considered the breadth of the earth? If you know all things, reveal them to me. |
19 אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־אֹור וְחֹשֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶה מְקֹמֹו | 19 Which is the way that holds the light, and which is the place of darkness? |
20 כִּי תִקָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּלֹו וְכִי־תָבִין נְתִיבֹות בֵּיתֹו | 20 In this way, you might lead each thing to its final place, and understand the paths of its house. |
21 יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־אָז תִּוָּלֵד וּמִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ רַבִּים | 21 So then, did you know when you were to be born? And did you know the number of your days? |
22 הֲבָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְרֹות שָׁלֶג וְאֹצְרֹות בָּרָד תִּרְאֶה | 22 Have you been admitted into the storehouses of the snows, and have you gazed upon the stockpile of the brimstone, |
23 אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂכְתִּי לְעֶת־צָר לְיֹום קְרָב וּמִלְחָמָה | 23 which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, for the day of the battle and the war? |
24 אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ יֵחָלֶק אֹור יָפֵץ קָדִים עֲלֵי־אָרֶץ | 24 In what way is the light scattered, and the heat distributed, over the earth? |
25 מִי־פִלַּג לַשֶּׁטֶף תְּעָלָה וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֹות | 25 Who gave a course to the rainstorms, and a path to the resounding thunder, |
26 לְהַמְטִיר עַל־אֶרֶץ לֹא־אִישׁ מִדְבָּר לֹא־אָדָם בֹּו | 26 so that it would rain on the earth far from man, in the wilderness where no mortal lingers, |
27 לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ שֹׁאָה וּמְשֹׁאָה וּלְהַצְמִיחַ מֹצָא דֶשֶׁא | 27 so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants? |
28 הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָר אָב אֹו מִי־הֹולִיד אֶגְלֵי־טָל | 28 Who is the father of rain, or who conceived the drops of dew? |
29 מִבֶּטֶן מִי יָצָא הַקָּרַח וּכְפֹר מַיִם מִי יְלָדֹו | 29 From whose womb did the ice proceed, and who created the frost from the air? |
30 כָּאֶבֶן מַיִם יִתְחַבָּאוּ וּפְנֵי תְהֹום יִתְלַכָּדוּ | 30 The waters are hardened to become like stone, and the surface of the abyss freezes over. |
31 הַתְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנֹּות כִּימָה אֹו־מֹשְׁכֹות כְּסִיל תְּפַתֵּחַ | 31 Will you have the strength to join together the sparkling stars of the Pleiades, or are you able to disperse the circling of Arcturus? |
32 הֲתֹצִיא מַזָּרֹות בְּעִתֹּו וְעַיִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶיהָ תַנְחֵם | 32 Can you bring forth the morning star, in its time, and make the evening star rise over the sons of the earth? |
33 הֲיָדַעְתָּ חֻקֹּות שָׁמָיִם אִם־תָּשִׂים מִשְׁטָרֹו בָאָרֶץ | 33 Do you know the order of heaven, and can you explain its rules here on the earth? |
34 הֲתָרִים לָעָב קֹולֶךָ וְשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּךָּ | 34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that an onslaught of waters will cover you? |
35 הַתְשַׁלַּח בְּרָקִים וְיֵלֵכוּ וְיֹאמְרוּ לְךָ הִנֵּנוּ | 35 Can you send forth lightning bolts, and will they go, and on returning, say to you: “Here we are?” |
36 מִישָׁ־ת בַּטֻּחֹות חָכְמָה אֹו מִי־נָתַן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִינָה | 36 Who placed discernment in the guts of man, or who gave the rooster intelligence? |
37 מִי־יְסַפֵּר שְׁחָקִים בְּחָכְמָה וְנִבְלֵי מַיִם מִי יַשְׁכִּיב | 37 Who can describe the rules of the heavens, or who can put to rest the harmony of heaven? |
38 בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק וּרְגָבִים יְדֻבָּקוּ | 38 When was the dust cast to become the earth, and when were its clods fastened together? |
39 הֲתָצוּד לְלָבִיא טָרֶף וְחַיַּת כְּפִירִים תְּמַלֵּא | 39 Will you seize prey for the lioness, and will you sustain the lives of her young, |
40 כִּי־יָשֹׁחוּ בַמְּעֹונֹות יֵשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכָּה לְמֹו־אָרֶב | 40 as they rest in their dens or lie in wait in pits? |
41 מִי יָכִין לָעֹרֵב צֵידֹו כִּי־ [יְלָדֹו כ] (יְלָדָיו ק) אֶל־אֵל יְשַׁוֵּעוּ יִתְעוּ לִבְלִי־אֹכֶל | 41 Who provides the raven with its meal, when her chicks cry out to God, as they wander around because they have no food? |