< איוב 28 >

כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מוֹצָא וּמָקוֹם לַזָּהָב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃ 1
"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ 2
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ 3
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵֽעִם־גָּר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ נָֽעוּ׃ 4
He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵֽצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵֽשׁ׃ 5
As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
מְקוֹם־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֽוֹ׃ 6
Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
נָתִיב לֹֽא־יְדָעוֹ עָיִט וְלֹא שְׁזָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּֽה׃ 7
That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon's eye seen it.
לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹֽא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָֽׁחַל׃ 8
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
בַּֽחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדוֹ הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃ 9
He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
בַּצּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֽוֹ׃ 10
He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
מִבְּכִי נְהָרוֹת חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֽוֹר׃ 11
He binds the streams that they do not trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light.
וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃ 12
"But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
לֹא־יָדַע אֱנוֹשׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הֽ͏ַחַיִּֽים׃ 13
Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
תְּהוֹם אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִֽי׃ 14
The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'
לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגוֹר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃ 15
It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.
לֹֽא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּֽיר׃ 16
It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃ 17
Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
רָאמוֹת וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃ 18
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
לֹֽא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהוֹר לֹא תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ 19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃ 20
From where then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
וְֽנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ 21
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
אֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃ 22
Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃ 23
"God understands its way, and he knows its place.
כִּי־הוּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶֽה׃ 24
For he looks to the farthest parts of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
לַעֲשׂוֹת לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּֽה׃ 25
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֽוֹת׃ 26
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder;
אָז רָאָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃ 27
then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָֽה׃ 28
To man he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

< איוב 28 >