איוב 40

1 וַיַּעַן יְהֹוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,

2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃

“Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”

3 וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃

“See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.

5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃

I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

6 וַיַּעַן־יְהֹוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב (מנסערה) [מִן ׀ סְעָרָה] וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,

7 אֱזׇר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

“Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?

9 וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃

Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃

Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.

11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כׇל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃

Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.

12 רְאֵה כׇל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.

13 טׇמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.

14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.

15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃

Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.

16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמׇתְנָיו וְאוֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃

See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.

17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פַחֲדָו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.

18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחֻשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.

19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃

He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.

20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכׇל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃

For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.

21 תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃

He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.

22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלְלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃

The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.

23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃

See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.

24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקׇב־אָֽף׃

Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?