< Job 41 >

1 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
«أَتَصْطَادُ لَوِيَاثَانَ بِشِصٍّ، أَوْ تَضْغَطُ لِسَانَهُ بِحَبْلٍ؟١
2 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
أَتَضَعُ أَسَلَةً فِي خَطْمِهِ، أَمْ تَثْقُبُ فَكَّهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟٢
3 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
أَيُكْثِرُ ٱلتَّضَرُّعَاتِ إِلَيْكَ، أَمْ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ بِٱللِّينِ؟٣
4 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
هَلْ يَقْطَعُ مَعَكَ عَهْدًا فَتَتَّخِذَهُ عَبْدًا مُؤَبَّدًا؟٤
5 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
أَتَلْعَبُ مَعَهُ كَٱلْعُصْفُورِ، أَوْ تَرْبِطُهُ لِأَجْلِ فَتَيَاتِكَ؟٥
6 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
هَلْ تَحْفِرُ جَمَاعَةُ ٱلصَّيَّادِينَ لِأَجْلِهِ حُفْرَةً، أَوْ يَقْسِمُونَهُ بَيْنَ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ؟٦
7 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
أَتَمْلَأُ جِلْدَهُ حِرَابًا وَرَأْسَهُ بِإِلَالِ ٱلسَّمَكِ؟٧
8 Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَيْهِ. لَا تَعُدْ تَذْكُرُ ٱلْقِتَالَ!٨
9 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
هُوَذَا ٱلرَّجَاءُ بِهِ كَاذِبٌ. أَلَا يُكَبُّ أَيْضًا بِرُؤْيَتِهِ؟٩
10 I will not stir him up, like one that is cruel: for who can resist my countenance?
لَيْسَ مِنْ شُجَاعٍ يُوقِظُهُ، فَمَنْ يَقِفُ إِذًا بِوَجْهِي؟١٠
11 Who hath given me before that I should repay him? All things that are under heaven are mine.
مَنْ تَقَدَّمَنِي فَأُوفِيَهُ؟ مَا تَحْتَ كُلِّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ لِي.١١
12 I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication.
«لَا أَسْكُتُ عَنْ أَعْضَائِهِ، وَخَبَرِ قُوَّتِهِ وَبَهْجَةِ عُدَّتِهِ.١٢
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can go into the midst of his mouth?
مَنْ يَكْشِفُ وَجْهَ لِبْسِهِ، وَمَنْ يَدْنُو مِنْ مَثْنَى لَجَمَتِهِ؟١٣
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
مَنْ يَفْتَحُ مِصْرَاعَيْ فَمِهِ؟ دَائِرَةُ أَسْنَانِهِ مُرْعِبَةٌ.١٤
15 His body is like molten shields, shut close up with scales pressing upon one another.
فَخْرُهُ مَجَانُّ مَانِعَةٌ مُحَكَّمَةٌ مَضْغُوطَةٌ بِخَاتِمٍ.١٥
16 One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come between them:
ٱلْوَاحِدُ يَمَسُّ ٱلْآخَرَ، فَٱلرِّيحُ لَا تَدْخُلُ بَيْنَهَا.١٦
17 They stick one to another and they hold one another fast, and shall not be separated.
كُلٌّ مِنْهَا مُلْتَصِقٌ بِصَاحِبِهِ، مُتَلَكِّدَةً لَا تَنْفَصِلُ.١٧
18 His sneezing is like the shining of fire, and his eyes like the eyelids of the morning.
عُطَاسُهُ يَبْعَثُ نُورًا، وَعَيْنَاهُ كَهُدُبِ ٱلصُّبْحِ.١٨
19 Out of his mouth go forth lamps, like torches of lighted fire.
مِنْ فِيهِ تَخْرُجُ مَصَابِيحُ. شَرَارُ نَارٍ تَتَطَايَرُ مِنْهُ.١٩
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, like that of a pot heated and boiling.
مِنْ مَنْخَرَيْهِ يَخْرُجُ دُخَانٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ قِدْرٍ مَنْفُوخٍ أَوْ مِنْ مِرْجَلٍ.٢٠
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame cometh forth out of his mouth.
نَفَسُهُ يُشْعِلُ جَمْرًا، وَلَهِيبٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهِ.٢١
22 In his neck strength shall dwell, and want goeth before his face.
فِي عُنُقِهِ تَبِيتُ ٱلْقُوَّةُ، وَأَمَامَهُ يَدُوسُ ٱلْهَوْلُ.٢٢
23 The members of his flesh cleave one to another: he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place.
مَطَاوِي لَحْمِهِ مُتَلَاصِقَةٌ مَسْبُوكَةٌ عَلَيْهِ لَا تَتَحَرَّكُ.٢٣
24 His heart shall be as hard as a stone, and as firm as a smith’s anvil.
قَلْبُهُ صُلْبٌ كَٱلْحَجَرِ، وَقَاسٍ كَٱلرَّحَى.٢٤
25 When he shall raise him up, the angels shall fear, and being affrighted shall purify themselves.
عِنْدَ نُهُوضِهِ تَفْزَعُ ٱلْأَقْوِيَاءُ. مِنَ ٱلْمَخَاوِفِ يَتِيهُونَ.٢٥
26 When a sword shall lay at him, it shall not be able to hold, nor a spear, nor a breastplate.
سَيْفُ ٱلَّذِي يَلْحَقُهُ لَا يَقُومُ، وَلَا رُمْحٌ وَلَا مِزْرَاقٌ وَلَا دِرْعٌ.٢٦
27 For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
يَحْسِبُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ كَٱلتِّبْنِ، وَٱلنُّحَاسَ كَٱلْعُودِ ٱلنَّخِرِ.٢٧
28 The archer shall not put him to flight, the stones of the sling are to him like stubble.
لَا يَسْتَفِزُّهُ نُبْلُ ٱلْقَوْسِ. حِجَارَةُ ٱلْمِقْلَاعِ تَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ كَٱلْقَشِّ.٢٨
29 As stubble will he esteem the hammer, and he will laugh him to scorn who shaketh the spear.
يَحْسَبُ ٱلْمِقْمَعَةَ كَقَشٍّ، وَيَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱهْتِزَازِ ٱلرُّمْحِ.٢٩
30 The beams of the sun shall be under him, and he shall strew gold under him like mire.
تَحْتَهُ قُطَعُ خَزَفٍ حَادَّةٌ. يُمَدِّدُ نَوْرَجًا عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ.٣٠
31 He shall make the deep sea to boil like a pot, and shall make it as when ointments boil.
يَجْعَلُ ٱلْعُمْقَ يَغْلِي كَٱلْقِدْرِ، وَيَجْعَلُ ٱلْبَحْرَ كَقِدْرِ عِطَارَةٍ.٣١
32 A path shall shine after him, he shall esteem the deep as growing old.
يُضِيءُ ٱلسَّبِيلُ وَرَاءَهُ فَيُحْسَبُ ٱللُّجُّ أَشْيَبَ.٣٢
33 There is no power upon earth that can be compared with him who was made to fear no one.
لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ نَظِيرٌ. صُنِعَ لِعَدَمِ ٱلْخَوْفِ.٣٣
34 He beholdeth every high thing, he is king over all the children of pride.
يُشْرِفُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَالٍ. هُوَ مَلِكٌ عَلَى كُلِّ بَنِي ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ».٣٤

< Job 41 >