Job 40
1 And the LORD said to Job:
| וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
| הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ |
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
4 “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
| הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃ |
5 I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
| אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃ |
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
| וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה מִן ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
7 “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
| אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ |
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
| הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃ |
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
| וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃ |
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
| עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ |
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
| הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ |
12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
| רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
13 Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ |
14 Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
| וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ |
15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
| הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃ |
16 See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
| הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃ |
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
| יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ |
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
| עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃ |
19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
| הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃ |
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
| כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃ |
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
| תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃ |
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
| יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃ |
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
| הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
| בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃ |
