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

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 הֵן־תֹּחַלְתֹּו נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל	1 Whoever might vainly hope to do so need only see him to be overthrown.
2 לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב	2 Is he not relentless when aroused; who then dares stand before him?
3 מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא	3 Who has assailed him and come off safe-- Who under all the heavens?
4 [לֹא־ כ] (לֹו־אַחֲרִישׁ ק) בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרֹות וְחִין עֶרְכֹּו	4 I need hardly mention his limbs, his strength, and the fitness of his armor.
5 מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשֹׁו בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנֹו מִי יָבֹוא	5 Who can strip off his outer garment, or penetrate his double corselet?
6 דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבֹות שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה	6 Who can force open the doors of his mouth, close to his terrible teeth?
7 גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חֹותָם צָר	7 Rows of scales are on his back, tightly sealed together;
8 אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹוא בֵינֵיהֶם	8 They are fitted each so close to the next that no space intervenes;
9 אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ	9 So joined one to another that they hold fast and cannot be parted.
10 עֲ‍טִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אֹור וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר	10 When he sneezes, light flashes forth; his eyes are like those of the dawn.
11 מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ	11 Out of his mouth go forth firebrands; sparks of fire leap forth.
12 מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן	12 From his nostrils issues steam, as from a seething pot or bowl.
13 נַפְשֹׁו גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא	13 His breath sets coals afire; a flame pours from his mouth.
14 בְּצַוָּארֹו יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה	14 Strength abides in his neck, and terror leaps before him.
15 מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרֹו דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמֹּוט
16 לִבֹּו יָצוּק כְּמֹו־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית	16 His heart is hard as stone; his flesh, as the lower millstone.
17 מִשֵּׂתֹו יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ	17 When he rises up, the mighty are afraid; the waves of the sea fall back.
18 מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה	18 Should the sword reach him, it will not avail; nor will the spear, nor the dart, nor the javelin.
19 יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָׁה	19 He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
20 לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לֹו אַבְנֵי־קָלַע	20 The arrow will not put him to flight; slingstones used against him are but straws.
21 כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תֹותָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֹון	21 Clubs he esteems as splinters; he laughs at the crash of the spear.
22 תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט	22 His belly is sharp as pottery fragments; he spreads like a threshing sledge upon the mire.
23 יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה	23 He makes the depths boil like a pot; the sea he churns like perfume in a kettle.
24 אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהֹום לְשֵׂיבָה	24 Behind him he leaves a shining path; you would think the deep had the hoary head of age.
25 אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלֹו הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת	25 Upon the earth there is not his like, intrepid he was made.
26 אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃ ס	26 All, however lofty, fear him; he is king over all proud beasts.