< Job 38 >

1 And he answered Yahweh Job (from - *Q(K)*) (the tempest *Q(k)*) and he said.
ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لأَيُّوبَ مِنَ الْعَاصِفَةِ:١
2 Who? this - [is] making dark counsel by words not knowledge.
«مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُظْلِمُ الْقَضَاءَ بِكَلامٍ مُجَرَّدٍ مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ؟٢
3 Gird up please like a man loins your and I will ask you and make known to me.
اشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ كَرَجُلٍ لأَسْأَلَكَ فَتُجِيبَنِي٣
4 Where? were you when founded I [the] earth tell if you know understanding.
أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عِنْدَمَا أَسَّسْتُ الأَرْضَ؟ أَخْبِرْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ ذَا حِكْمَةٍ.٤
5 Who? did he appoint measurements its for you know or who? did he stretch out on it a measuring-line.
مَنْ حَدَّدَ مَقَايِيسَهَا، إِنْ كُنْتَ حَقّاً تَعْرِفُ؟ أَوْ مَنْ مَدَّ عَلَيْهَا خَيْطَ الْقِيَاسِ؟٥
6 On what? bases its were they sunk or who? did he lay [the] stone of corner its.
عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ اسْتَقَرَّتْ قَوَاعِدُهَا؟ وَمَنْ وَضَعَ حَجَرَ زَاوِيَتِهَا؟٦
7 When sang together [the] stars of morning and they shouted all [the] sons of God.
بَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ كَوَاكِبُ السَّمَاءِ تَتَرَنَّمُ مَعاً وَمَلائِكَةُ اللهِ تَهْتِفُ بِفَرَحٍ.٧
8 And he shut off with doors [the] sea when burst forth it from [the] womb it came forth.
مَنْ حَجَزَ الْبَحْرَ بِبَوَّابَاتٍ، عِنْدَمَا انْدَفَقَ مِنْ رَحِمِ الأَرْضِ،٨
9 When made I cloud[s] clothing its and thick darkness swaddling-band its.
حِينَ جَعَلْتُ السُّحُبَ لِبَاساً لَهُ وَالظُّلْمَةَ قِمَاطَهُ،٩
10 And I broke on it boundary my and I set in place a bar and doors.
عِنْدَمَا عَيَّنْتُ لَهُ حُدُوداً، وَأَثْبَتُّ بَوَّابَاتِهِ وَمَغَالِيقَهُ فِي مَوَاضِعِهَا،١٠
11 And I said to here you will come and not you will add and here someone will fix in [the] pride of waves your.
وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِلَى هُنَا تُخُومُكَ فَلا تَتَعَدَّاهَا، وَهُنَا يَتَوَقَّفُ عُتُوُّ أَمْوَاجِكَ؟١١
12 ¿ From days your have you commanded morning (you caused to know the dawn *Q(K)*) place its.
هَلْ أَمَرْتَ مَرَّةً الصُّبْحَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ، وَأَرَيْتَ الْفَجْرَ مَوْضِعَهُ،١٢
13 To take hold on [the] corners of the earth so they may be shaken wicked [people] from it.
لِيَقْبِضَ عَلَى أَكْنَافِ الأَرْضِ وَيَنْفُضَ الأَشْرَارَ مِنْهَا؟١٣
14 It is changed like [the] clay of a seal so they may stand forth like clothing.
تَتَشَكَّلُ كَطِينٍ تَحْتَ الْخَاتَمِ، وَتَبْدُو مَعَالِمُهَا كَمَعَالِمِ الرِّدَاءِ.١٤
15 So it may be withheld from wicked [people] light their and an arm uplifted it is broken.
يَمْتَنِعُ النُّورُ عَنِ الأَشْرَارِ، وَتَتَحَطَّمُ ذِرَاعُهُمُ الْمُرْتَفِعَةُ.١٥
16 ¿ Have you gone to [the] springs of [the] sea and in [the] depth of [the] deep have you walked about?
هَلْ غُصْتَ إِلَى يَنَابِيعِ الْبَحْرِ، أَمْ دَلَفْتَ إِلَى مَقَاصِيرِ اللُّجَجِ؟١٦
17 ¿ Have they been revealed to you [the] gates of death and [the] gates of deep darkness have you seen?
هَلِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَنِيَّةِ، أَمْ رَأَيْتَ بَوَّابَاتِ ظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ؟١٧
18 Have you shown yourself attentive? to [the] broad spaces of [the] earth tell if you know all of it.
هَلْ أَحَطْتَ بِعَرْضِ الأَرْضِ؟ أَخْبِرْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ بِكُلِّ هَذَا عَلِيماً.١٨
19 Where? this [is] the way [where] it dwells light and darkness where? this [is] place its.
أَيْنَ الطَّرِيقُ إِلَى مَقَرِّ النُّورِ، وَأَيْنَ مُسْتَقَرُّ الظُّلْمَةِ؟١٩
20 That you will take it to territory its and that you will discern [the] paths of house its.
حَتَّى تَقُودَهَا إِلَى تُخُومِهَا وَتَعْرِفَ سُبُلَ مَسْكَنِهَا؟٢٠
21 You know for then you were born and [the] number of days your [is] many.
حَقّاً أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُهَا لأَنَّكَ آنَئِذٍ كُنْتَ قَدْ وُلِدْتَ وَعِشْتَ أَيَّاماً طَوِيلَةً!٢١
22 ¿ Have you gone into [the] storehouses of snow and [the] storehouses of hail have you seen?
هَلْ دَخَلْتَ إِلَى مَخَازِنِ الثَّلْجِ، أَمْ رَأَيْتَ خَزَائِنَ الْبَرَدِ،٢٢
23 Which I have kept back for [the] time of distress for [the] day of battle and warfare.
الَّتِي ادَّخَرْتُهَا لأَوْقَاتِ الضِّيقِ، لِيَوْمِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ وَالْحَرْبِ؟٢٣
24 Where? this [is] the way [where] it is divided light [where] it scatters [the] east wind over [the] earth.
مَا هُوَ السَّبِيلُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ انْتِشَارِ النُّورِ، أَوْ أَيْنَ تَتَوَزَّعُ الرِّيحُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ؟٢٤
25 Who? does he divide for the flood a channel and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps.
مَنْ حَفَرَ قَنَوَاتٍ لِسُيُولِ الْمَطَرِ، وَمَمَرّاً لِلصَّوَاعِقِ،٢٥
26 To send rain on a land not anyone a wilderness [which] not anyone [is] in it.
لِيُمْطِرَ عَلَى أَرْضٍ مُقْفِرَةٍ لَا إِنْسَانَ فِيهَا،٢٦
27 To satisfy devastation and desolation and to cause to sprout a going forth of vegetation.
لِيُرْوِيَ الأَرْضَ الْخَرِبَةَ، وَلِيَسْتَنْبِتَ الأَرْضَ عُشْباً؟٢٧
28 ¿ [is] there For the rain a father or who? does he father [the] drops of dew.
هَلْ لِلْمَطَرِ أَبٌ؟ وَمَنْ أَنْجَبَ قَطَرَاتِ النَّدَى؟٢٨
29 From [the] womb of whom? does it come forth the ice and [the] frost of heaven who? does he give birth to it.
وَمِنْ أَيِّ أَحْشَاءٍ خَرَجَ الْجَمَدُ، وَمَنْ وَلَدَ صَقِيعَ السَّمَاءِ؟٢٩
30 Like stone waters they become hard and [the] surface of [the] deep they freeze.
تَتَجَلَّدُ الْمِيَاهُ كَحِجَارَةٍ وَيَتَجَمَّدُ وَجْهُ الْغَمْرِ.٣٠
31 ¿ Will you bind on [the] bonds of Pleiades or? [the] chains of Orion will you loosen.
هَلْ تَرْبِطُ سَلاسِلَ الثُّرَيَّا، أَمْ تَفُكُّ عُقَدَ الْجَوْزَاءِ؟٣١
32 ¿ Will you lead out [the] constellations at appropriate time its and [the] Bear with young ones its will you guide? them.
هَلْ تَهْدِي كَوَاكِبَ الْمَنَازِلِ فِي فُصُولِهَا، أَمْ تَهْدِي النَّعْشَ مَعَ بِنَاتِهِ؟٣٢
33 ¿ Do you know [the] statutes of [the] heavens or? do you appoint rule its over the earth.
هَلْ تَعْرِفُ أَحْكَامَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، أَمْ أَسَّسْتَ سُلْطَتَهَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ؟٣٣
34 ¿ Will you lift up to the cloud[s] voice your and an abundance of water will you cover? yourself.
هَلْ تَرْفَعُ صَوْتَكَ آمِراً الْغَمَامَ فَيَغْمُرَكَ فَيْضُ الْمِيَاهِ؟٣٤
35 ¿ Will you send forth lightning so they may go and they may say to you here [are] we.
هَلْ فِي وُسْعِكَ أَنْ تُطْلِقَ الْبُرُوقَ فَتَمْضِيَ وَتَقُولَ لَكَ: هَا نَحْنُ طَوْعَ أَمْرِكَ؟٣٥
36 Who? has he put in the inner parts wisdom or who? has he given to the heart understanding.
مَنْ أَضْفَى عَلَى الْغُيُومِ حِكْمَةً وَأَنْعَمَ عَلَى الضَّبَابِ بِالْفَهْمِ؟٣٦
37 Who? will he count [the] clouds by wisdom and [the] waterskins of heaven who? will he make to lie down.
مَنْ لَهُ الْحِكْمَةُ لِيُحْصِيَ النُّجُومَ، وَمَنْ يَصُبُّ الْمَاءَ مِنْ مَيَازِيبِ السَّمَاءِ،٣٧
38 When flows [the] dust into lump and [the] clods they are joined together.
حِينَ يَتَلَبَّدُ التُّرَابُ وَتَتَمَاسَكُ كُتَلُ الطِّينِ؟٣٨
39 ¿ Will you hunt for a lion prey and [the] life of young lions will you fill?
هَلْ تَصْطَادُ الْفَرِيسَةَ لِلَّبُؤَةِ، أَمْ تُشْبِعُ جُوعَ الأَشْبَالِ،٣٩
40 If they will crouch in dens they will remain in thicket for lying-in-wait.
حِينَ تَتَرَبَّصُ فِي الْعَرَائِنِ وَتَكْمُنُ فِي أَوْجَارِهَا؟٤٠
41 Who? does he prepare for the raven food-supply its if (young ones its *Q(K)*) to God they will cry for help they will wander about for not food.
مَنْ يُزَوِّدُ الْغُرَابَ بِصَيْدِهِ إِذْ تَنْعَبُ فِرَاخُهُ مُسْتَغِيثَةً بِاللهِ، وَتَهِيمُ لاِفْتِقَارِهَا إِلَى الْقُوتِ؟٤١

< Job 38 >