Job 40
| ויען יהוה את-איוב ויאמר |
2 Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
| הרב עם-שדי יסור מוכיח אלוה יעננה |
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
| ויען איוב את-יהוה ויאמר |
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
| הן קלתי מה אשיבך ידי שמתי למו-פי |
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
| אחת דברתי ולא אענה ושתים ולא אוסיף |
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
| ויען-יהוה את-איוב מנסערה (מן סערה) ויאמר |
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
| אזר-נא כגבר חלציך אשאלך והודיעני |
8 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
| האף תפר משפטי תרשיעני למען תצדק |
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
| ואם-זרוע כאל לך ובקול כמהו תרעם |
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
| עדה נא גאון וגבה והוד והדר תלבש |
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
| הפץ עברות אפך וראה כל-גאה והשפילהו |
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
| ראה כל-גאה הכניעהו והדך רשעים תחתם |
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
| טמנם בעפר יחד פניהם חבש בטמון |
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
| וגם-אני אודך כי-תושע לך ימינך |
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
| הנה-נא בהמות אשר-עשיתי עמך חציר כבקר יאכל |
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
| הנה-נא כחו במתניו ואונו בשרירי בטנו |
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
| יחפץ זנבו כמו-ארז גידי פחדו ישרגו |
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
| עצמיו אפיקי נחשה גרמיו כמטיל ברזל |
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
| הוא ראשית דרכי-אל העשו יגש חרבו |
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
| כי-בול הרים ישאו-לו וכל-חית השדה ישחקו-שם |
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
| תחת-צאלים ישכב-- בסתר קנה ובצה |
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
| יסכהו צאלים צללו יסבוהו ערבי-נחל |
23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
| הן יעשק נהר לא יחפוז יבטח כי-יגיח ירדן אל-פיהו |
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
| בעיניו יקחנו במוקשים ינקב-אף |
