Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 40

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר	1 Stil speaking to Job, Yahweh said:
2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסֹּור מֹוכִיחַ אֱלֹוהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ פ	2 Is Yahweh's opponent going to give way? Has God's critic thought up an answer?
3 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר	3 Job replied to Yahweh:
4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמֹו־פִי	4 My words have been frivolous: what can I reply? I had better lay my hand over my mouth.
5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אֹוסִיף׃ פ	5 I have spoken once, I shal not speak again; I have spoken twice, I have nothing more to say.
6 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [סְעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (סְעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר	6 Yahweh gave Job his answer from the heart of the tempest. He said:
7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי	7 Brace yourself like a fighter, I am going to ask the questions, and you are to inform me!
8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק	8 Do you real y want to reverse my judgement, put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?
9 וְאִם־זְרֹועַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקֹול כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם	9 Has your arm the strength of God's, can your voice thunder as loud?
10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאֹון וָגֹבַהּ וְהֹוד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ	10 Come on, display your majesty and grandeur, robe yourself in splendour and glory.
11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרֹות אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ	11 Let the fury of your anger burst forth, humble the haughty at a glance!
12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם	12 At a glance, bring down al the proud, strike down the wicked where they stand.
13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן	13 Bury the lot of them in the ground, shut them, every one, in the Dungeon.
14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹודֶךָּ כִּי־תֹושִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ	14 And I shal be the first to pay you homage, since your own right hand is strong enough to save you.
15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל	15 But look at Behemoth, my creature, just as you are! He feeds on greenstuff like the ox,
16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחֹו בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנֹו בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֹו	16 but what strength he has in his loins, what power in his stomach muscles!
17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבֹו כְמֹו־אָרֶז גִּידֵי [פַחֲדֹו כ] (פַחֲדָיו ק) יְשֹׂרָגוּ	17 His tail is as stiff as a cedar, the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל	18 His bones are bronze tubes, his frame like forged iron.
19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשֹׂו יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבֹּו	19 He is the first of the works of God. His Maker threatened him with the sword,
20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹו וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם	20 forbidding him the mountain regions and al the wild animals that play there.
21 תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה	21 Under the lotus he lies, he hides among the reeds in the swamps.
22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלֹו יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל	22 The leaves of the lotus give him shade, the willows by the stream shelter him.
23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפֹּוז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ	23 If the river overflows, he does not worry: Jordan might come up to his mouth, but he would not care.
24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֹוקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף	24 Who is going to catch him by the eyes or put poles through his nose?
25 תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו	25 Leviathan, too! Can you catch him with a fish-hook or hold his tongue down with a rope?
26 הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו	26 Can you put a cane through his nostrils or pierce his jaw with a hook?
27 הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות	27 Will he plead lengthily with you, addressing you in diffident tones?
28 הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם	28 Will he strike a bargain with you to become your slave for life?
29 הַתְשַׂחֶק־בֹּו כַּצִּפֹּור וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ	29 Will you make a pet of him, like a bird, keep him on a lead to amuse your little girls?
30 יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים	30 Is he to be sold by the fishing guild and then retailed by merchants?
31 הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכֹּות עֹורֹו וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֹׁו	31 Riddle his hide with darts? Or his head with fishing spears?
32 שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תֹּוסַף	32 You have only to lay a finger on him never to forget the struggle or risk it again!