איוב 37
| אַף־לְזֹאת יֶחֱרַד לִבִּי וְיִתַּר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved upward out of its place.
| שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃ | 2 |
Hear, O hear, the rattling of his thunder, and the storm's roar that goeth out of his mouth.
| תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁרֵהוּ וְאוֹרוֹ עַל־כַּנְפוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 3 |
Under the whole heavens he letteth it loose, and his lightning over the ends of the earth.
| אַחֲרָיו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־קוֹל יַרְעֵם בְּקוֹל גְּאוֹנוֹ וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַע קוֹלֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
Behind it roareth the thunder; he thundereth with his majestic voice; and he holdeth them not back when his voice is heard.
| יַרְעֵם אֵל בְּקוֹלוֹ נִפְלָאוֹת עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְלֹא נֵדָֽע׃ | 5 |
God thundereth with his marvelous voice: he doth great things, which we cannot comprehend.
| כִּי לַשֶּׁלַג ׀ יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
For to the snow he saith, Be thou on the earth: likewise the pouring rain, and to the pouring rains of his strength.
| בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָם יַחְתּוֹם לָדַעַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ | 7 |
He sealeth it on the hand of every man, that all men whom he hath made may know it.
| וַתָּבֹא חַיָּה בְמוֹ־אָרֶב וּבִמְעוֹנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ | 8 |
Then retire the beasts into [their] dens, and rest in their lairs.
| מִן־הַחֶדֶר תָּבוֹא סוּפָה וּֽמִמְּזָרִים קָרָֽה׃ | 9 |
Out of [his] chamber cometh the whirlwind, and out of the north, the cold.
| מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵל יִתֶּן־קָרַח וְרֹחַב מַיִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃ | 10 |
From the breathing of God ice is given, and the broad waters become solid.
| אַף־בְּרִי יַטְרִיחַ עָב יָפִיץ עֲנַן אוֹרֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Also with moisture he loadeth the cloud; [and] he scattereth the cloud of his lightning;
| וְהוּא מְסִבּוֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּךְ בתחבולתו בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָיו לְפָעֳלָם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֵּם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל אָֽרְצָה׃ | 12 |
And it is turned round about by his guidance, to execute what he commandeth it upon the face of the world, the earth.
| אִם־לְשֵׁבֶט אִם־לְאַרְצוֹ אִם־לְחֶסֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃ | 13 |
Whether it be as a chastising rod—if this be destined for his earth—or for kindness, doth he cause it to come.
| הַאֲזִינָה זֹּאת אִיּוֹב עֲמֹד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵן ׀ נִפְלְאוֹת אֵֽל׃ | 14 |
Give ear unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider well the wonders of God.
| הֲתֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם וְהוֹפִיעַ אוֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
Dost thou know how God hath imposed [a law] on them, and [how] he hath caused the light of his cloud to shine?
| הֲתֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָב מִפְלְאוֹת תְּמִים דֵּעִֽים׃ | 16 |
Dost thou know aught about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
| אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶיךָ חַמִּים בְּהַשְׁקִט אֶרֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ | 17 |
[Thou] who clothest thyself with warm garments, when He giveth the earth rest from the south wind?
| תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָֽק׃ | 18 |
Hast thou with him spread out the skies, which are strong even as a molten mirror?
| הוֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּאמַר לוֹ לֹא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 19 |
Let us know what we shall say unto him: we cannot set aught in order [before him] because of darkness.
| הֽ͏ַיְסֻפַּר־לוֹ כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אִֽם־אָמַר אִישׁ כִּי יְבֻלָּֽע׃ | 20 |
Can [all] be related of him, when I speak [ever so much]? or if a man talk [of him] even till he be swallowed up [in death]?
| וְעַתָּה ׀ לֹא רָאוּ אוֹר בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃ | 21 |
Yet now men see not the light which is bright in the skies, when the wind hath passed along, and purified them.
| מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב יֶֽאֱתֶה עַל־אֱלוֹהַּ נוֹרָא הֽוֹד׃ | 22 |
The golden [light] that cometh out of the north: around God is terrible majesty.
| שַׁדַּי לֹֽא־מְצָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ וּמִשְׁפָּט וְרֹב־צְדָקָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽה׃ | 23 |
The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, excellent in power, and in justice, and abounding in righteousness, will not afflict:
| לָכֵן יְרֵאוּהוּ אֲנָשִׁים לֹֽא־יִרְאֶה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃ | 24 |
Therefore do men fear him; he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
