Job 40
1 And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —
| וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
| הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ |
3 Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
4 Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:
| הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃ |
5 Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
| אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃ |
6 So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —
| וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה מִן ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
7 Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
| אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ |
8 Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
| הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃ |
9 But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
| וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃ |
10 Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;
| עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ |
11 Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
| הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ |
12 Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
| רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
13 Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ |
14 And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
| וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ |
15 Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
| הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃ |
16 Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;
| הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃ |
17 He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;
| יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ |
18 His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:
| עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃ |
19 He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword:
| הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃ |
20 Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
| כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃ |
21 Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
| תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃ |
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
| יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃ |
23 Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:
| הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
24 Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?
| בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃ |
