אִיּוֹב 40

1 וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת־אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Yhwh answered Job, and said,

2 הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסֹּ֑ור מֹוכִ֖יחַ אֱלֹ֣והַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פ

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

3 וַיַּ֖עַן אִיֹּ֥וב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Job answered Yhwh, and said,

4 הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמֹו־פִֽי׃

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

5 אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אֹוסִֽיף׃ פ

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

6 וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יֹּוב מִנ סְעָרָה (מִ֥ן ׀ סְעָרָ֗ה) וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then answered Yhwh unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7 אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהֹודִיעֵֽנִי׃

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8 הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

9 וְאִם־זְרֹ֖ועַ כָּאֵ֥ל ׀ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְקֹ֗ול כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽאֹ֣ון וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְהֹ֖וד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 הָ֭פֵץ עֶבְרֹ֣ות אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּרְאֵ֥ה כָל־גֵּ֝אֶ֗ה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 רְאֵ֣ה כָל־גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 טָמְנֵ֣ם בֶּעָפָ֣ר יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

14 וְגַם־אֲנִ֥י אֹודֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־תֹושִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 הִנֵּה־נָ֣א בְ֭הֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ חָ֝צִ֗יר כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹאכֵֽל׃

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

16 הִנֵּה־נָ֣א כֹחֹ֣ו בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנֹ֗ו בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֹֽו׃

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָבֹ֣ו כְמֹו־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פַחֲדֹו (פַחֲדָ֣יו) יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

19 ה֖וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשֹׂו יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבֹּֽו׃

He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

20 כִּֽי־ב֭וּל הָרִ֣ים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹ֑ו וְֽכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

21 תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּבִצָּֽה׃

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲלֹ֑ו יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

23 הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפֹּ֑וז יִבְטַ֓ח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

24 בְּעֵינָ֥יו יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ בְּ֝מֹֽוקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.