< أيُّوب 41 >

أَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَصْطَادَ لَوِيَاثَانَ (الْحَيَوَانَ الْبَحْرِيَّ) بِشِصٍّ، أَوْ تَرْبِطَ لِسَانَهُ بِحَبْلٍ؟ ١ 1
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
أَتَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَضَعَ خِزَامَةً فِي أَنْفِهِ، أَوْ تَثْقُبَ فَكَّهُ بِخُطَّافٍ؟ ٢ 2
Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
أَيُكْثِرُ مِنْ تَضَرُّعَاتِهِ إِلَيْكَ أَمْ يَسْتَعْطِفُكَ؟ ٣ 3
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
أَيُبْرِمُ مَعَكَ عَهْداً لِتَتَّخِذَهُ عَبْداً مُؤَبَّداً لَكَ؟ ٤ 4
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
أَتُلاعِبُهُ كَمَا تُلاعِبُ الْعُصْفُورَ، أَمْ تُطَوِّقُهُ بِتُرْسٍ لِيَكُونَ لُعْبَةً لِفَتَيَاتِكَ؟ ٥ 5
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
أَيُسَاوِمُ عَلَيْهِ التُّجَّارُ، أَمْ يَتَقَاسَمُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ؟ ٦ 6
Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
أَتَمْلأُ جِلْدَهُ بِالْحِرَابِ وَرَأْسَهُ بِأَسِنَّةِ الرِّمَاحِ؟ ٧ 7
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
إِنْ حَاوَلْتَ الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ بِيَدِكَ فَإِنَّكَ سَتَذْكُرُ ضَرَاوَةَ قِتَالِهِ وَلا تَعُودُ تُقْدِمُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثَانِيَةً! ٨ 8
Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
أَيُّ أَمَلٍ فِي إِخْضَاعِهِ قَدْ خَابَ، وَمُجَرَّدُ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهِ يَبْعَثُ عَلَى الفَزَعِ. ٩ 9
Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
لَا أَحَدَ يَمْلِكُ جُرْأَةً كَافِيَةً لِيَسْتَثِيرَهُ. فَمَنْ إِذاً، يَقْوَى عَلَى مُجَابَهَتِي؟ ١٠ 10
None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?
لِمَنْ أَنَا مَدِينٌ فَأُوفِيَهُ؟ كُلُّ مَا تَحْتَ جَمِيعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ لِي. ١١ 11
Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
دَعْنِي أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ أَطْرَافِ لَوِيَاثَانَ وَعَنْ قُوَّتِهِ وَتَنَاسُقِ قَامَتِهِ. ١٢ 12
Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?
مَنْ يَخْلَعُ كِسَاءَهُ أَوْ يَدْنُو مِنْ مُتَنَاوَلِ صَفَّيْ أَضْرَاسِهِ؟ ١٣ 13
Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?
مَنْ يَفْتَحُ شَدْقَيْهِ؟ إِنَّ دَائِرَةَ أَسْنَانِهِ مُرْعِبَةٌ! ١٤ 14
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
ظَهْرُهُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنْ حَرَاشِفَ كَتُرُوسٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ مُتَلاصِقَةٍ بِإِحْكَامٍ، وَكَأَنَّهَا مَضْغُوطَةٌ بِخَاتَمٍ، ١٥ 15
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
مُتَلاصِقَةٌ لَا يَنْفُذُ مِنْ بَيْنِهَا الْهَوَاءُ، ١٦ 16
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
مُتَّصِلَةٌ بَعْضُهَا بِبَعْضٍ، مُتَلَبِّدَةٌ لَا تَنْفَصِلُ. ١٧ 17
They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
عِطَاسُهُ يُوْمِضُ نُوراً، وَعَيْنَاهُ كَأَجْفَانِ الْفَجْرِ، ١٨ 18
His sneezings flash forth light, 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 burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
يَنْبَعِثُ مِنْ مِنْخَرَيْهِ دُخَانٌ وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن قِدْرٍ يَغْلِي أَوْ مِرْجَلٍ. ٢٠ 20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.
يُضْرِمُ نَفَسُهُ الْجَمْرَ، وَمِنْ فَمِهِ يَنْطَلِقُ اللَّهَبُ. ٢١ 21
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
فِي عُنُقِهِ تَكْمُنُ قُوَّةٌ، وَأَمَامَ عَيْنَيْهِ يَعْدُو الْهَوْلُ. ٢٢ 22
In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.
ثَنَايَا لَحْمِهِ مُحْكَمَةُ التَّمَاسُكِ، مَسْبُوكَةٌ عَلَيْهِ لَا تَتَحَرَّكُ. ٢٣ 23
The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
قَلْبُهُ صُلْبٌ كَالصَّخْرِ، صَلْدٌ كَالرَّحَى السُّفْلَى. ٢٤ 24
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
عِنْدَمَا يَنْهَضُ يَدِبُّ الْفَزَعُ فِي الأَقْوِيَاءِ، وَمِنْ جَلَبَتِهِ يَعْتَرِيهِمْ شَلَلٌ. ٢٥ 25
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.
لَا يَنَالُ مِنْهُ السَّيْفُ الَّذِي يُصِيبُهُ، وَلا الرُّمْحُ وَلا السَّهْمُ وَلا الْحَرْبَةُ. ٢٦ 26
If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
يَحْسِبُ الْحَدِيدَ كَالْقَشِّ وَالنُّحَاسَ كَالْخَشَبِ النَّخِرِ. ٢٧ 27
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
لَا يُرْغِمُهُ السَّهْمُ عَلَى الْفِرَارِ، وَحِجَارَةُ الْمِقْلاعِ لَدَيْهِ كَالْقَشِّ. ٢٨ 28
The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
الْهِرَاوَةُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ كَالْعُصَافَةِ، وَيَهْزَأُ بِاهْتِزَازِ الرُّمْحِ الْمُصَوَّبِ إِلَيْهِ. ٢٩ 29
Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.
بَطْنُهُ كَقِطَعِ الْخَزَفِ الْحَادَّةِ. إِذَا تَمَدَّدَ عَلَى الطِّينِ يَتْرُكُ آثَاراً مُمَاثِلَةً لِآثَارِ النَّوْرَجِ. ٣٠ 30
Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
يَجْعَلُ اللُّجَّةَ تَغْلِي كَالْقِدْرِ، وَالْبَحْرَ يَجِيشُ كَقِدْرِ الطِّيبِ. ٣١ 31
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.
يَتْرُكُ خَلْفَهُ خَطّاً مِنْ زَبَدٍ أَبْيَضَ، فَيُخَالُ أَنَّ الْبَحْرَ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ الشَّيْبُ. ٣٢ 32
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
لَا نَظِيرَ لَهُ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ لأَنَّهُ مَخْلُوقٌ عَدِيمُ الْخَوْفِ. ٣٣ 33
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless.
يَحْتَقِرُ كُلَّ مَا هُوَ مُتَعَالٍ، وَهُوَ مَلِكٌ عَلَى ذَوِي الْكِبْرِيَاءِ». ٣٤ 34
He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.

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