Job 40
1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
| וַיַּעַן יְהֹוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
| הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ |
3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
| הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃ |
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
| אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃ |
6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
| וַיַּעַן־יְהֹוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב (מנסערה) [מִן ׀ סְעָרָה] וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
| אֱזׇר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ |
8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
| הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃ |
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
| וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃ |
10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
| עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ |
11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
| הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כׇל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ |
12 Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
| רְאֵה כׇל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
| טׇמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ |
14 Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
| וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ |
15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
| הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃ |
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
| הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמׇתְנָיו וְאוֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃ |
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
| יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פַחֲדָו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ |
18 His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
| עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחֻשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃ |
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
| הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃ |
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
| כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכׇל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃ |
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
| תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃ |
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
| יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלְלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃ |
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
| הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
| בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקׇב־אָֽף׃ |
