Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
| ויען יהוה את-איוב ויאמר |
2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
| הרב עם-שדי יסור מוכיח אלוה יעננה |
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
| ויען איוב את-יהוה ויאמר |
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
| הן קלתי מה אשיבך ידי שמתי למו-פי |
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
| אחת דברתי ולא אענה ושתים ולא אוסיף |
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
| ויען-יהוה את-איוב מנסערה (מן סערה) ויאמר |
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
| אזר-נא כגבר חלציך אשאלך והודיעני |
8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
| האף תפר משפטי תרשיעני למען תצדק |
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
| ואם-זרוע כאל לך ובקול כמהו תרעם |
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
| עדה נא גאון וגבה והוד והדר תלבש |
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
| הפץ עברות אפך וראה כל-גאה והשפילהו |
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
| ראה כל-גאה הכניעהו והדך רשעים תחתם |
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
| טמנם בעפר יחד פניהם חבש בטמון |
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
| וגם-אני אודך כי-תושע לך ימינך |
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
| הנה-נא בהמות אשר-עשיתי עמך חציר כבקר יאכל |
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
| הנה-נא כחו במתניו ואונו בשרירי בטנו |
17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
| יחפץ זנבו כמו-ארז גידי פחדו ישרגו |
18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
| עצמיו אפיקי נחשה גרמיו כמטיל ברזל |
19 He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
| הוא ראשית דרכי-אל העשו יגש חרבו |
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
| כי-בול הרים ישאו-לו וכל-חית השדה ישחקו-שם |
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
| תחת-צאלים ישכב-- בסתר קנה ובצה |
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
| יסכהו צאלים צללו יסבוהו ערבי-נחל |
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
| הן יעשק נהר לא יחפוז יבטח כי-יגיח ירדן אל-פיהו |
24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
| בעיניו יקחנו במוקשים ינקב-אף |
