< איוב 26 >
וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered, and said:
מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הוֹשַׁעְתָּ זְרוֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ | 2 |
Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?
מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חׇכְמָה וְתֻשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ | 3 |
To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.
אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 4 |
Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?
הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.
עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ (Sheol ) | 6 |
Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction. (Sheol )
נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ | 7 |
He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
צֹרֵֽר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹֽא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 8 |
He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.
מְאַחֵז פְּנֵֽי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.
חֹֽק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 10 |
He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.
עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.
בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם (ובתובנתו) [וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ] מָחַץ רָֽהַב׃ | 12 |
By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.
בְּרוּחוֹ שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלְלָה יָדוֹ נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽחַ׃ | 13 |
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דְּרָכָו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם גְּבוּרֹתָו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | 14 |
Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?