איוב 26
| ויען איוב ויאמר׃ | 1 |
Then Job responded by saying:
| מה עזרת ללא כח הושעת זרוע לא עז׃ | 2 |
Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?
| מה יעצת ללא חכמה ותושיה לרב הודעת׃ | 3 |
To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.
| את מי הגדת מלין ונשמת מי יצאה ממך׃ | 4 |
Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?
| הרפאים יחוללו מתחת מים ושכניהם׃ | 5 |
Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.
| ערום שאול נגדו ואין כסות לאבדון׃ (Sheol h7585) | 6 |
The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. (Sheol h7585)
| נטה צפון על תהו תלה ארץ על בלי מה׃ | 7 |
He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.
| צרר מים בעביו ולא נבקע ענן תחתם׃ | 8 |
He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.
| מאחז פני כסה פרשז עליו עננו׃ | 9 |
He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.
| חק חג על פני מים עד תכלית אור עם חשך׃ | 10 |
He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
| עמודי שמים ירופפו ויתמהו מגערתו׃ | 11 |
The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.
| בכחו רגע הים ובתובנתו מחץ רהב׃ | 12 |
By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.
| ברוחו שמים שפרה חללה ידו נחש בריח׃ | 13 |
His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.
| הן אלה קצות דרכו ומה שמץ דבר נשמע בו ורעם גבורתו מי יתבונן׃ | 14 |
Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?
