Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
| וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
| הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ |
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
| הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃ |
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
| 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 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
| אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ |
8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
| הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃ |
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
| וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃ |
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
| עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ |
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
| הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ |
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
| רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ |
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
| וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ |
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
| הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃ |
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
| הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃ |
17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
| יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ |
18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
| עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃ |
19 He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
| הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃ |
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
| כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃ |
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
| תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃ |
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
| יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃ |
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
| הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃ |
24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
| בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃ |
