Job 40
1 I Jahve se obrati Jobu i reče mu:
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
2 “Zar će se s Jakim preti još kudilac? Tužitelj Božji nek' sam odgovori!”
Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3 A Job odgovori Jahvi i reče:
Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
4 “Odveć sam malen: što da odgovorim? Rukom ću svoja zatisnuti usta.
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Riječ rekoh - neću više započeti; rekoh dvije - al' neću nastaviti.”
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Nato Jahve odgovori Jobu iz oluje i reče:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7 “Bokove svoje opaši k'o junak, ja ću te pitat', a ti me pouči.
Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
8 Zar bi i moj sud pogaziti htio, okrivio me da sebe opravdaš?
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
9 Zar ti mišica snagu Božju ima, zar glasom grmjet' možeš poput njega?
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
10 Ogrni se sjajem i veličanstvom, dostojanstvom se odjeni i slavom.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Plani dÓe bijesom ognja jarosnoga, pogledom jednim snizi oholnika.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Ponositoga pogledaj, slomi ga, na mjestu satri svakoga zlikovca.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 U zemlju sve njih zajedno zakopaj, u mračnu ih pozatvaraj tamnicu.
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Tada ću i ja tebi odat' hvalu što si se svojom desnicom spasio.
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 A sada, dÓe promotri Behemota! Travom se hrani poput govečeta,
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 u bedrima je, gle, snaga njegova, a krepkost mu u mišićju trbušnom.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
17 Poput cedra rep podignut ukruti, sva su mu stegna ispreplele žile.
He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Mjedene cijevi kosti su njegove, zglobovi mu od željeza kvrge.
His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
19 Prvenac on je Božjega stvaranja; mačem ga je naoružao tvorac.
He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
20 Gore mu danak u hrani donose i sve zvijerje što po njima se igra.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 Pod lotosom on zavaljen počiva, guštik močvarni i glib kriju ga.
He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 Sjenu mu pravi lotosovo lišće, pod vrbama on hladuje potočnim.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Nabuja li rijeka, on ne strahuje: nimalo njega ne bi zabrinulo da mu u žvale i sav Jordan jurne.
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
24 Tko bi za oči uhvatio njega i tko bi mu nos sulicom probio?
Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
