איוב 37
| אף-לזאת יחרד לבי ויתר ממקומו | 1 |
At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place.
| שמעו שמוע ברגז קלו והגה מפיו יצא | 2 |
Hear you a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.
| תחת-כל-השמים ישרהו ואורו על-כנפות הארץ | 3 |
His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.
| אחריו ישאג-קול-- ירעם בקול גאונו ולא יעקבם כי-ישמע קולו | 4 |
After him shall be a cry with a [loud] voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.
| ירעם אל בקולו נפלאות עשה גדלות ולא נדע | 5 |
The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;
| כי לשלג יאמר-- הוא-ארץ וגשם מטר וגשם מטרות עזו | 6 |
commanding the snow, Be you upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.
| ביד-כל-אדם יחתום-- לדעת כל-אנשי מעשהו | 7 |
He seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness.
| ותבוא חיה במו-ארב ובמעונתיה תשכן | 8 |
And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in [their] lair.
| מן-החדר תבוא סופה וממזרים קרה | 9 |
Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.
| מנשמת-אל יתן-קרח ורחב מים במוצק | 10 |
And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.
| אף-ברי יטריח עב יפיץ ענן אורו | 11 |
And [if] a cloud obscures [what is] precious [to him], his light will disperse the cloud.
| והוא מסבות מתהפך בתחבולתו לפעלם כל אשר יצום על-פני תבל ארצה | 12 |
And he will carry round the encircling [clouds] by his governance, to [perform] their works: whatever he shall command them,
| אם-לשבט אם-לארצו-- אם-לחסד ימצאהו | 13 |
this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, [or] for his land, or if he shall find him [an object] for mercy.
| האזינה זאת איוב עמד והתבונן נפלאות אל | 14 |
Listen to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.
| התדע בשום-אלוה עליהם והפיע אור עננו | 15 |
We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.
| התדע על-מפלשי-עב מפלאות תמים דעים | 16 |
And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.
| אשר-בגדיך חמים-- בהשקט ארץ מדרום | 17 |
But your robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.
| תרקיע עמו לשחקים חזקים כראי מוצק | 18 |
Will you establish with him [foundations] for the ancient [heavens? they are] strong as a molten mirror.
| הודיענו מה-נאמר לו לא-נערך מפני-חשך | 19 |
Therefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.
| היספר-לו כי אדבר אם-אמר איש כי יבלע | 20 |
Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?
| ועתה לא ראו אור-- בהיר הוא בשחקים ורוח עברה ותטהרם | 21 |
But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.
| מצפון זהב יאתה על-אלוה נורא הוד | 22 |
From the [north] come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;
| שדי לא-מצאנהו שגיא-כח ומשפט ורב-צדקה לא יענה | 23 |
and we do not find another his equal in strength: [as for] him that judges justly, do you not think that he listens?
| לכן יראוהו אנשים לא-יראה כל-חכמי-לב | 24 |
Therefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.
