איוב 37

1 אַף־לְזֹאת יֶחֱרַד לִבִּי וְיִתַּר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

2 שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃

Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.

3 תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁרֵהוּ וְאוֹרוֹ עַל־כַּנְפוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.

4 אַחֲרָיו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־קוֹל יַרְעֵם בְּקוֹל גְּאוֹנוֹ וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַע קוֹלֽוֹ׃

After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.

5 יַרְעֵם אֵל בְּקוֹלוֹ נִפְלָאוֹת עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְלֹא נֵדָֽע׃

God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.

6 כִּי לַשֶּׁלַג ׀ יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃

For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.

7 בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָם יַחְתּוֹם לָדַעַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.

8 וַתָּבֹא חַיָּה בְמוֹ־אָרֶב וּבִמְעוֹנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.

9 מִן־הַחֶדֶר תָּבוֹא סוּפָה וּֽמִמְּזָרִים קָרָֽה׃

Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.

10 מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵל יִתֶּן־קָרַח וְרֹחַב מַיִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

11 אַף־בְּרִי יַטְרִיחַ עָב יָפִיץ עֲנַן אוֹרֽוֹ׃

Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;

12 וְהוּא מְסִבּוֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּךְ בתחבולתו בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָיו לְפָעֳלָם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֵּם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל אָֽרְצָה׃

And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:

13 אִם־לְשֵׁבֶט אִם־לְאַרְצוֹ אִם־לְחֶסֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.

14 הַאֲזִינָה זֹּאת אִיּוֹב עֲמֹד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵן ׀ נִפְלְאוֹת אֵֽל׃

Hearken unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

15 הֲתֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם וְהוֹפִיעַ אוֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?

16 הֲתֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָב מִפְלְאוֹת תְּמִים דֵּעִֽים׃

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

17 אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶיךָ חַמִּים בְּהַשְׁקִט אֶרֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃

Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;

18 תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָֽק׃

Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?

19 הוֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּאמַר לוֹ לֹא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

20 הֽ͏ַיְסֻפַּר־לוֹ כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אִֽם־אָמַר אִישׁ כִּי יְבֻלָּֽע׃

Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

21 וְעַתָּה ׀ לֹא רָאוּ אוֹר בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

22 מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב יֶֽאֱתֶה עַל־אֱלוֹהַּ נוֹרָא הֽוֹד׃

Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.

23 שַׁדַּי לֹֽא־מְצָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ וּמִשְׁפָּט וְרֹב־צְדָקָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽה׃

The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.

24 לָכֵן יְרֵאוּהוּ אֲנָשִׁים לֹֽא־יִרְאֶה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃

Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.