Job 26

1 But Job answered and said,

ויען איוב ויאמר

2 To whom do you attach yourself, or whom are you going to assist? is it not he that [has] much strength, and [he] who has a strong arm?

מה-עזרת ללא-כח הושעת זרוע לא-עז

3 To whom have you given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom will you follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?

מה-יעצת ללא חכמה ותשיה לרב הודעת

4 To whom have you uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from you?

את-מי הגדת מלין ונשמת-מי יצאה ממך

5 Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?

הרפאים יחוללו-- מתחת מים ושכניהם

6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering. (Sheol h7585)

ערום שאול נגדו ואין כסות לאבדון (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;

נטה צפון על-תהו תלה ארץ על-בלימה

8 binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not tore under it.

צרר-מים בעביו ולא-נבקע ענן תחתם

9 He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.

מאחז פני-כסה פרשז עליו עננו

10 He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.

חק-חג על-פני-מים-- עד-תכלית אור עם-חשך

11 The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.

עמודי שמים ירופפו ויתמהו מגערתו

12 He has calmed the sea with [his] might, and by [his] wisdom the whale has been overthrown.

בכחו רגע הים ובתובנתו (ובתבונתו) מחץ רהב

13 And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.

ברוחו שמים שפרה חללה ידו נחש ברח

14 Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will listen to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ [it]?

הן-אלה קצות דרכו-- ומה-שמץ דבר נשמע-בו ורעם גבורתו מי יתבונן