Job 26
1 And Job answered and said,
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!
| מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ |
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
| מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ |
4 For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
| אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ |
5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
| הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
| עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol h7585) |
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
| נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ |
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
| צֹרֵֽר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
9 He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
| מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ |
10 He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
| חֹֽק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
| עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ |
12 He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
| בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃ |
13 By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
| בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹֽלֲלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃ |
14 Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
| הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דרכו דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו גְּבוּרוֹתָיו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ |
