< אִיּוֹב 26 >
וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Job replied [to Bildad], saying this [sarcastically]:
מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ הֹ֝ושַׁ֗עְתָּ זְרֹ֣ועַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃ | 2 |
“I am a very weak and helpless man; and (you [certainly] have not helped me [SAR] very much!/[do you think that] you have helped me [SAR] very much?) [RHQ]
מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הֹודָֽעְתָּ׃ | 3 |
(You certainly have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all./[Do you think that] you have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all?) [RHQ] ([I’m sure you think that] you have given a lot of very good advice to me. [RHQ]
אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 4 |
Who helped you to say all those [great/wise] things? Who inspired you to speak like you did?”
הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחֹולָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
“[Because] the spirits of dead people [are afraid], [they] tremble in the waters that are deep under the earth.
עָרֹ֣ום שְׁאֹ֣ול נֶגְדֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדֹּֽון׃ (Sheol ) | 6 |
God knows all about [those who are in] the place of the dead; there is nothing down there that prevents God from seeing what is there. (Sheol )
נֹטֶ֣ה צָפֹ֣ון עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃ | 7 |
God stretched out the earth over the huge empty space and caused the earth to have nothing [to support it].
צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 8 |
He fills the thick/dense clouds with water and prevents that water from bursting the clouds.
מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֹֽו׃ | 9 |
He causes clouds to (obscure/prevent us from seeing) the moon.
חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית אֹ֣ור עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 10 |
He separated the light from the darkness and put the horizon to mark the place where the night ends and the daytime begins.
עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרֹופָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹֽו׃ | 11 |
When [he is angry, it is as though] he rebukes the pillars that hold up the sky. They are (shocked/very fearful), and they tremble.
בְּ֭כֹחֹו רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו (וּ֝בִתְבוּנָתֹ֗ו) מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃ | 12 |
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
בְּ֭רוּחֹו שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝דֹ֗ו נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃ | 13 |
With his breath he caused the sky to be bright/clear; with his hand he killed the great dragon in the sea.
הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצֹ֬ות דַּרְכֹּו (דְּרָכָ֗יו) וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בֹּ֑ו וְרַ֥עַם גְּבוּרָתֹו (גְּ֝בוּרֹותָ֗יו) מִ֣י יִתְבֹּונָֽן׃ ס | 14 |
But those events show only a small amount of his power; [it is as though] we are hearing only whispers of his powerful voice. When we hear thunder, [we say, ] ‘(Who can really understand [how great] his power [is]/No one can [really] understand [how great] his power [is]!) [RHQ]’”