איוב 40
| וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
| הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ | 2 |
Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 3 |
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
| הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃ | 4 |
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand on my mouth.
| אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃ | 5 |
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.
| וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה מִן ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 6 |
Then answered the LORD to Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
| אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ | 7 |
Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you to me.
| הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃ | 8 |
Will you also cancel my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?
| וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃ | 9 |
Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?
| עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃ | 10 |
Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
| הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ | 11 |
Cast abroad the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
| רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 12 |
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ | 13 |
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
| וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ | 14 |
Then will I also confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
| הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃ | 15 |
Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox.
| הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
See now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
| יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ | 17 |
He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
| עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃ | 18 |
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
| הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃ | 19 |
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach to him.
| כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃ | 20 |
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
| תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃ | 21 |
He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
| יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃ | 22 |
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
| הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃ | 23 |
Behold, he drinks up a river, and hastens not: he trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
| בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃ | 24 |
He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.
