Job 37
1 “My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
| אף לזאת יחרד לבי ויתר ממקומו׃ |
2 Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
| שמעו שמוע ברגז קלו והגה מפיו יצא׃ |
3 He causes thunder to be heard all across the sky, and he causes lighting to flash to the most distant places on the earth.
| תחת כל השמים ישרהו ואורו על כנפות הארץ׃ |
4 After [the lightning flashes], we hear the thunder which is like [MET] God’s majestic voice; he does not restrain the lightning when he speaks.
| אחריו ישאג קול ירעם בקול גאונו ולא יעקבם כי ישמע קולו׃ |
5 When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
| ירעם אל בקולו נפלאות עשה גדלות ולא נדע׃ |
6 He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
| כי לשלג יאמר הוא ארץ וגשם מטר וגשם מטרות עזו׃ |
7 And [when God does that, ] it prevents people [SYN] from working, in order that all people may know that he is the one who has done that (OR, what he can do).
| ביד כל אדם יחתום לדעת כל אנשי מעשהו׃ |
8 [When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
| ותבא חיה במו ארב ובמעונתיה תשכן׃ |
9 The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
| מן החדר תבוא סופה וממזרים קרה׃ |
10 [In the (winter/cold season), the cold north wind is like] God’s breath [that] causes [MET] water to freeze; he causes the lakes/streams to become ice.
| מנשמת אל יתן קרח ורחב מים במוצק׃ |
11 God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
| אף ברי יטריח עב יפיץ ענן אורו׃ |
12 He guides the clouds and causes them to move back and forth in order that they may accomplish all that he commands them to do, all over the world.
| והוא מסבות מתהפך בתחבולתו לפעלם כל אשר יצום על פני תבל ארצה׃ |
13 Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
| אם לשבט אם לארצו אם לחסד ימצאהו׃ |
14 “Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
| האזינה זאת איוב עמד והתבונן נפלאות אל׃ |
15 (Do you know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds?/We do not know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds.) [RHQ]
| התדע בשום אלוה עליהם והופיע אור עננו׃ |
16 Only God knows everything perfectly; so (do you know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky?/you certainly do not know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky!) [RHQ]
| התדע על מפלשי עב מפלאות תמים דעים׃ |
17 No, you just sweat there in your clothes; [it is very oppressive] when the [hot] wind stops blowing from the south and [all the leaves on the trees] (become still/do not move).
| אשר בגדיך חמים בהשקט ארץ מדרום׃ |
18 (Can you stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass?/You certainly cannot stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass!) [RHQ]
| תרקיע עמו לשחקים חזקים כראי מוצק׃ |
19 “Job, tell us(exc) what we should say to God; we do not know anything [IDM]. As a result, we do not know what to say to him to defend ourselves.
| הודיענו מה נאמר לו לא נערך מפני חשך׃ |
20 Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
| היספר לו כי אדבר אם אמר איש כי יבלע׃ |
21 Now, people cannot look [directly] at the sun when it shines brightly in the sky after the wind has blown the clouds away; [so, we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God].
| ועתה לא ראו אור בהיר הוא בשחקים ורוח עברה ותטהרם׃ |
22 God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
| מצפון זהב יאתה על אלוה נורא הוד׃ |
23 Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
| שדי לא מצאנהו שגיא כח ומשפט ורב צדקה לא יענה׃ |
24 That is the reason that we have an awesome respect for him; he does not pay attention to those who proudly, [but wrongly], think that they are wise.”
| לכן יראוהו אנשים לא יראה כל חכמי לב׃ |
