אִיּוֹב 37

1 אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקֹומֹֽו׃

“Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.

2 שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמֹ֣ועַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹלֹ֑ו וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃

Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.

3 תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אֹורֹ֗ו עַל־כַּנְפֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃

He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.

4 אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־קֹ֗ול יַ֭רְעֵם בְּקֹ֣ול גְּאֹונֹ֑ו וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קֹולֹֽו׃

A voice roars after it—He thunders with the voice of His excellence, And He does not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

5 יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קֹולֹו נִפְלָאֹ֑ות עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹלֹ֗ות וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃

God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.

6 כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְרֹ֥ות עֻזֹּֽו׃

For He says to snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.

7 בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתֹּ֑ום לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

8 וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמֹו־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְעֹ֖ונֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.

9 מִן־הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּבֹ֣וא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃

From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,

10 מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,

11 אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אֹורֹֽו׃

Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.

12 וְה֤וּא מְסִבֹּ֨ות ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ בְּתַחְבּוּלָתֹו (בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו) לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃

And it is turning itself around by His counsels, For their doing all He commands them, On the face of the habitable earth.

13 אִם־לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־לְאַרְצֹ֑ו אִם־לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.

14 הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיֹּ֑וב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבֹּונֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְאֹ֬ות אֵֽל׃

Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

15 הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלֹ֣והַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הֹופִ֗יעַ אֹ֣ור עֲנָנֹֽו׃

Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?

16 הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְאֹ֗ות תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃

Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

17 אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֹֽום׃

How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

18 תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מֹּו לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃

You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!

19 הֹ֖ודִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר לֹ֑ו לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.

20 הֽ͏ַיְסֻפַּר־לֹ֖ו כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃

Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

21 וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ אֹ֗ור בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.

22 מִ֭צָּפֹון זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝לֹ֗והַּ נֹ֣ורָא הֹֽוד׃

It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.

23 שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃

The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

24 לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃ פ

Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”