איוב 37

1 אַף־לְזֹאת יֶחֱרַד לִבִּי וְיִתַּר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

At this also my heart trembles, and is moved out of his place.

2 שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃

Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goes out of his mouth.

3 תַּֽחַת־כׇּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁרֵהוּ וְאוֹרוֹ עַל־כַּנְפוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

He directs it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

4 אַחֲרָיו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־קוֹל יַרְעֵם בְּקוֹל גְּאוֹנוֹ וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַע קוֹלֽוֹ׃

After it a voice roars: he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

5 יַרְעֵם אֵל בְּקוֹלוֹ נִפְלָאוֹת עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְלֹא נֵדָֽע׃

God thunders marvelously with his voice; great things does he, which we cannot comprehend.

6 כִּי לַשֶּׁלֶג ׀ יֹאמַר הֱוֵא ־ אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃

For he says to the snow, Be you on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

7 בְּיַד־כׇּל־אָדָם יַחְתּוֹם לָדַעַת כׇּל־אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

He seals up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

8 וַתָּבוֹא חַיָּה בְמוֹ־אָרֶב וּבִמְעוֹנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

9 מִן־הַחֶדֶר תָּבוֹא סוּפָה וּֽמִמְּזָרִים קָרָֽה׃

Out of the south comes the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

10 מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵל יִתֶּן־קָרַח וְרֹחַב מַיִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

11 אַף־בְּרִי יַטְרִיחַ עָב יָפִיץ עֲנַן אוֹרֽוֹ׃

Also by watering he wearies the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:

12 וְהוּא מְסִבּוֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּךְ בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָו לְפׇעֳלָם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֵּם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל אָֽרְצָה׃

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

13 אִם־לְשֵׁבֶט אִם־לְאַרְצוֹ אִם־לְחֶסֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

He causes it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

14 הַאֲזִינָה זֹּאת אִיּוֹב עֲמֹד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵן ׀ נִפְלְאוֹת אֵֽל׃

Listen to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

15 הֲתֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם וְהֹפִיעַ אוֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

Do you know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

16 הֲתֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָב מִפְלְאוֹת תְּמִים דֵּעִֽים׃

Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

17 אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶיךָ חַמִּים בְּהַשְׁקִט אֶרֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃

How your garments are warm, when he quiets the earth by the south wind?

18 תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָֽק׃

Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

19 הוֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּאמַר לוֹ לֹֽא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

20 הַֽיְסֻפַּר־לוֹ כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אִֽם־אָמַר אִישׁ כִּי יְבֻלָּֽע׃

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

21 וְעַתָּה ׀ לֹא רָאוּ אוֹר בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passes, and cleans them.

22 מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב יֶאֱתֶה עַל־אֱלוֹהַּ נוֹרָא הֽוֹד׃

Fair weather comes out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

23 שַׁדַּי לֹא־מְצָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ וּמִשְׁפָּט וְרֹב־צְדָקָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽה׃

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

24 לָכֵן יְרֵאוּהוּ אֲנָשִׁים לֹֽא־יִרְאֶה כׇּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃

Men do therefore fear him: he respects not any that are wise of heart.