אִיּוֹב 26
| וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered and said:
| מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ הֹ֝ושַׁ֗עְתָּ זְרֹ֣ועַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ | 2 |
How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
| מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הֹודָֽעְתָּ׃ | 3 |
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
| אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 4 |
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
| הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחֹולָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
| עָרֹ֣ום שְׁאֹ֣ול נֶגְדֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדֹּֽון׃ (Sheol h7585) | 6 |
The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol h7585)
| נֹטֶ֣ה צָפֹ֣ון עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ | 7 |
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
| צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 8 |
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
| מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֹֽו׃ | 9 |
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
| חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית אֹ֣ור עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 10 |
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
| עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרֹופָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹֽו׃ | 11 |
The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
| בְּ֭כֹחֹו רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו (וּ֝בִתְבוּנָתֹ֗ו) מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃ | 12 |
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
| בְּ֭רוּחֹו שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝דֹ֗ו נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃ | 13 |
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.
| הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצֹ֬ות דַּרְכֹּו (דְּרָכָ֗יו) וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בֹּ֑ו וְרַ֥עַם גְּבוּרָתֹו (גְּ֝בוּרֹותָ֗יו) מִ֣י יִתְבֹּונָֽן׃ ס | 14 |
Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
