Job 41
1 “Do you draw leviathan with a hook? And do you let down his tongue with a rope?
| תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃ |
2 Do you put a reed in his nose? And pierce his jaw with a thorn?
| הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹן בְּאַפּוֹ וּבְחוֹחַ תִּקֹּב לֶחֱיֽוֹ׃ |
3 Does he multiply supplications to you? Does he speak tender things to you?
| הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּֽוֹת׃ |
4 Does he make a covenant with you? Do you take him for a perpetual servant?
| הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָֽם׃ |
5 Do you play with him as a bird? And do you bind him for your girls?
| הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹ כַּצִּפּוֹר וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
6 (Companions feast on him, They divide him among the merchants!)
| יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃ |
7 Do you fill his skin with barbed irons? And his head with fish-spears?
| הַֽתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ |
8 Place your hand on him, Remember the battle—do not add!
| שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תּוֹסַֽף׃ |
9 Behold, the hope of him is found a liar, Also, is one not cast down at his appearance?
| הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּוֹ נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָֽל׃ |
10 None so fierce that he awakes him, And who [is] he [who] stations himself before Me?
| לֹֽא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּֽב׃ |
11 Who has brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] Mine.
| מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כׇּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הֽוּא׃ |
12 I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.
| (לא) [לוֹ־]אַחֲרִישׁ בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרוֹת וְחִין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃ |
13 Who has uncovered the face of his clothing? Who enters within his double bridle?
| מִֽי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשׁוֹ בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנוֹ מִי יָבֽוֹא׃ |
14 Who has opened the doors of his face? Around his teeth [are] terrible.
| דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבוֹת שִׁנָּיו אֵימָֽה׃ |
15 A pride—strong ones of shields, Shut up—a close seal.
| גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חוֹתָם צָֽר׃ |
16 They draw near to one another, And air does not enter between them.
| אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹא בֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ |
17 They adhere to one another, They stick together and are not separated.
| אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃ |
18 His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes [are] as the eyelids of the dawn.
| עֲטִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אוֹר וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃ |
19 Flames go out of his mouth, sparks of fire escape.
| מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידוֹדֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃ |
20 Smoke goes forth out of his nostrils, As a blown pot and reeds.
| מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃ |
21 His breath sets coals on fire, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
| נַפְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃ |
22 Strength lodges in his neck, And grief exults before him.
| בְּֽצַוָּארוֹ יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָֽה׃ |
23 The flakes of his flesh have adhered—Firm on him—it is not moved.
| מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרוֹ דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ |
24 His heart [is] firm as a stone, Indeed, firm as the lower piece.
| לִבּוֹ יָצוּק כְּמוֹ־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃ |
25 The mighty are afraid at his rising, From his breakings they keep themselves free.
| מִשֵּׂתוֹ יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ |
26 The sword of his overtaker does not stand, Spear, dart, and breastplate.
| מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ |
27 He reckons iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
| יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבוֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ |
28 The son of the bow does not cause him to flee, Stones of the sling are turned into stubble by him.
| לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לוֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃ |
29 Darts have been reckoned as stubble, And he laughs at the shaking of a javelin.
| כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תוֹתָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃ |
30 Sharp points of clay [are] under him, He spreads gold on the mire.
| תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִֽיט׃ |
31 He causes the deep to boil as a pot, He makes the sea as a pot of ointment.
| יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ |
32 He causes a path to shine after him, One thinks the deep to be hoary.
| אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהוֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ |
33 There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.
| אֵֽין־עַל־עָפָר מׇשְׁלוֹ הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָֽת׃ |
34 He sees every high thing, He [is] king over all sons of pride.”
| אֵֽת־כׇּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כׇּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃ |
