< أيُّوب 41 >

أَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَصْطَادَ لَوِيَاثَانَ (الْحَيَوَانَ الْبَحْرِيَّ) بِشِصٍّ، أَوْ تَرْبِطَ لِسَانَهُ بِحَبْلٍ؟ ١ 1
Canst thou drawe out Liuiathan with an hooke, and with a line which thou shalt cast downe vnto his tongue?
أَتَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَضَعَ خِزَامَةً فِي أَنْفِهِ، أَوْ تَثْقُبَ فَكَّهُ بِخُطَّافٍ؟ ٢ 2
Canst thou cast an hooke into his nose? canst thou perce his iawes with an angle?
أَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ تَضَرُّعَاتِهِ إِلَيْكَ أَمْ يَسْتَعْطِفُكَ؟ ٣ 3
Will he make many prayers vnto thee, or speake thee faire?
أَيُبْرِمُ مَعَكَ عَهْداً لِتَتَّخِذَهُ عَبْداً مُؤَبَّداً لَكَ؟ ٤ 4
Will hee make a couenant with thee? and wilt thou take him as a seruant for euer?
أَتُلاعِبُهُ كَمَا تُلاعِبُ الْعُصْفُورَ، أَمْ تُطَوِّقُهُ بِتُرْسٍ لِيَكُونَ لُعْبَةً لِفَتَيَاتِكَ؟ ٥ 5
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bynd him for thy maydes?
أَيُسَاوِمُ عَلَيْهِ التُّجَّارُ، أَمْ يَتَقَاسَمُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ؟ ٦ 6
Shall the companions baket with him? shall they deuide him among the marchants?
أَتَمْلأُ جِلْدَهُ بِالْحِرَابِ وَرَأْسَهُ بِأَسِنَّةِ الرِّمَاحِ؟ ٧ 7
Canst thou fill the basket with his skinne? or the fishpanier with his head?
إِنْ حَاوَلْتَ الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ بِيَدِكَ فَإِنَّكَ سَتَذْكُرُ ضَرَاوَةَ قِتَالِهِ وَلا تَعُودُ تُقْدِمُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثَانِيَةً! ٨ 8
Lay thine hand vpon him: remember the battel, and do no more so.
أَيُّ أَمَلٍ فِي إِخْضَاعِهِ قَدْ خَابَ، وَمُجَرَّدُ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهِ يَبْعَثُ عَلَى الفَزَعِ. ٩ 9
Behold, his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perish euen at the sight of him?
لَا أَحَدَ يَمْلِكُ جُرْأَةً كَافِيَةً لِيَسْتَثِيرَهُ. فَمَنْ إِذاً، يَقْوَى عَلَى مُجَابَهَتِي؟ ١٠ 10
None is so fearce that dare stirre him vp. Who is he then that can stand before me?
لِمَنْ أَنَا مَدِينٌ فَأُوفِيَهُ؟ كُلُّ مَا تَحْتَ جَمِيعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ لِي. ١١ 11
Who hath preuented mee that I shoulde make an ende? Al vnder heauen is mine.
دَعْنِي أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ أَطْرَافِ لَوِيَاثَانَ وَعَنْ قُوَّتِهِ وَتَنَاسُقِ قَامَتِهِ. ١٢ 12
I will not keepe silence concerning his partes, nor his power nor his comely proportion.
مَنْ يَخْلَعُ كِسَاءَهُ أَوْ يَدْنُو مِنْ مُتَنَاوَلِ صَفَّيْ أَضْرَاسِهِ؟ ١٣ 13
Who can discouer the face of his garmet? or who shall come to him with a double bridle?
مَنْ يَفْتَحُ شَدْقَيْهِ؟ إِنَّ دَائِرَةَ أَسْنَانِهِ مُرْعِبَةٌ! ١٤ 14
Who shall open the doores of his face? his teeth are fearefull round about.
ظَهْرُهُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنْ حَرَاشِفَ كَتُرُوسٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ مُتَلاصِقَةٍ بِإِحْكَامٍ، وَكَأَنَّهَا مَضْغُوطَةٌ بِخَاتَمٍ، ١٥ 15
The maiestie of his scales is like strog shields, and are sure sealed.
مُتَلاصِقَةٌ لَا يَنْفُذُ مِنْ بَيْنِهَا الْهَوَاءُ، ١٦ 16
One is set to another, that no winde can come betweene them.
مُتَّصِلَةٌ بَعْضُهَا بِبَعْضٍ، مُتَلَبِّدَةٌ لَا تَنْفَصِلُ. ١٧ 17
One is ioyned to another: they sticke together, that they cannot be sundered.
عِطَاسُهُ يُوْمِضُ نُوراً، وَعَيْنَاهُ كَأَجْفَانِ الْفَجْرِ، ١٨ 18
His niesings make the light to shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
مِنْ فَمِهِ تَخْرُجُ مَشَاعِلُ مُلْتَهِبَةٌ، وَيَتَطَايَرُ مِنْهُ شَرَارُ نَارٍ، ١٩ 19
Out of his mouth go lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.
يَنْبَعِثُ مِنْ مِنْخَرَيْهِ دُخَانٌ وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن قِدْرٍ يَغْلِي أَوْ مِرْجَلٍ. ٢٠ 20
Out of his nostrels commeth out smoke, as out of a boyling pot or caldron.
يُضْرِمُ نَفَسُهُ الْجَمْرَ، وَمِنْ فَمِهِ يَنْطَلِقُ اللَّهَبُ. ٢١ 21
His breath maketh the coales burne: for a flame goeth out of his mouth.
فِي عُنُقِهِ تَكْمُنُ قُوَّةٌ، وَأَمَامَ عَيْنَيْهِ يَعْدُو الْهَوْلُ. ٢٢ 22
In his necke remayneth strength, and labour is reiected before his face.
ثَنَايَا لَحْمِهِ مُحْكَمَةُ التَّمَاسُكِ، مَسْبُوكَةٌ عَلَيْهِ لَا تَتَحَرَّكُ. ٢٣ 23
The members of his bodie are ioyned: they are strong in themselues, and cannot be mooued.
قَلْبُهُ صُلْبٌ كَالصَّخْرِ، صَلْدٌ كَالرَّحَى السُّفْلَى. ٢٤ 24
His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the nether milstone.
عِنْدَمَا يَنْهَضُ يَدِبُّ الْفَزَعُ فِي الأَقْوِيَاءِ، وَمِنْ جَلَبَتِهِ يَعْتَرِيهِمْ شَلَلٌ. ٢٥ 25
The mightie are afrayd of his maiestie, and for feare they faint in themselues.
لَا يَنَالُ مِنْهُ السَّيْفُ الَّذِي يُصِيبُهُ، وَلا الرُّمْحُ وَلا السَّهْمُ وَلا الْحَرْبَةُ. ٢٦ 26
When the sword doeth touch him, he will not rise vp, nor for the speare, dart nor habergeon.
يَحْسِبُ الْحَدِيدَ كَالْقَشِّ وَالنُّحَاسَ كَالْخَشَبِ النَّخِرِ. ٢٧ 27
He esteemeth yron as strawe, and brasse as rotten wood.
لَا يُرْغِمُهُ السَّهْمُ عَلَى الْفِرَارِ، وَحِجَارَةُ الْمِقْلاعِ لَدَيْهِ كَالْقَشِّ. ٢٨ 28
The archer canot make him flee: ye stones of the sling are turned into stubble vnto him:
الْهِرَاوَةُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ كَالْعُصَافَةِ، وَيَهْزَأُ بِاهْتِزَازِ الرُّمْحِ الْمُصَوَّبِ إِلَيْهِ. ٢٩ 29
The dartes are counted as strawe: and hee laugheth at the shaking of the speare.
بَطْنُهُ كَقِطَعِ الْخَزَفِ الْحَادَّةِ. إِذَا تَمَدَّدَ عَلَى الطِّينِ يَتْرُكُ آثَاراً مُمَاثِلَةً لِآثَارِ النَّوْرَجِ. ٣٠ 30
Sharpe stones are vnder him, and he spreadeth sharpe things vpon the myre.
يَجْعَلُ اللُّجَّةَ تَغْلِي كَالْقِدْرِ، وَالْبَحْرَ يَجِيشُ كَقِدْرِ الطِّيبِ. ٣١ 31
He maketh the depth to boyle like a pot, and maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment.
يَتْرُكُ خَلْفَهُ خَطّاً مِنْ زَبَدٍ أَبْيَضَ، فَيُخَالُ أَنَّ الْبَحْرَ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ الشَّيْبُ. ٣٢ 32
He maketh a path to shine after him: one would thinke the depth as an hoare head.
لَا نَظِيرَ لَهُ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ لأَنَّهُ مَخْلُوقٌ عَدِيمُ الْخَوْفِ. ٣٣ 33
In the earth there is none like him: hee is made without feare.
يَحْتَقِرُ كُلَّ مَا هُوَ مُتَعَالٍ، وَهُوَ مَلِكٌ عَلَى ذَوِي الْكِبْرِيَاءِ». ٣٤ 34
He beholdeth al hie things: he is a King ouer all the children of pride.

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