1.
וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב; וַיֹּאמַר.
vaya'an YHWH et-iyov; vayomer.
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
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2.
הֲרֹב, עִם-שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר; מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה.
harov, im-shadday yissor; mokhiakh eloah ya'anenah.
Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3.
וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת-יְהוָה; וַיֹּאמַר.
Vaya'an Iyov et-YHWH; vayomar.
Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
4.
הֵן קַלֹּתִי, מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ; יָדִי, שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ-פִי.
Hen kaloti, mah ashiveka; yadi, samti lemo-fi.
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5.
אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי, וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה; וּשְׁתַּיִם, וְלֹא אוֹסִיף.
Achat dibarti, velo e'eneh; ushtayim, velo osif.
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6.
וַיַּעַן-יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב, מנסערה מִן סְעָרָה; וַיֹּאמַר.
Vaya'an-YHWH et-Iyov, min se'arah; vayomar.
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7.
אֱזָר-נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ; אֶשְׁאָלְךָ, וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי.
ezar-na khegever khalatsykha; esh'alekha, vehodi'eni.
Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
8.
הַאַף, תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי; תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי, לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק.
ha'af, tafer mishpati; tarshi'eni, lema'an tzidak.
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
9.
וְאִם-זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ; וּבְקוֹל, כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם.
ve'im-zero'a ka'el lakh; uvkol, kamohu tar'em.
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
10.
עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ; וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ.
ad'eh na ga'on vagovah; vehod vehadar tilbash.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11.
הָפֵץ, עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ; וּרְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה, וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ.
hafez, evrot appecha; ure'e chol-ge'e, vehashpilehu.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12.
רְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה, הַכְנִיעֵהוּ; וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם.
re'e chol-ge'e, hachni'ehu; vahadoch resha'im tachtam.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13.
טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד; פְּנֵיהֶם, חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן.
tamnem be'afar yachad; penehem, chavosh battamun.
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
14.
וְגַם-אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ: כִּי-תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ.
vegam-ani odeka: ki-toshia lecha yeminecha.
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15.
הִנֵּה-נָא בְהֵמוֹת, אֲשֶׁר-עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ; חָצִיר, כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל.
hineh-na behemot, asher-asiti immakh; khatzir, kabakar yokhel.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16.
הִנֵּה-נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו; וְאוֹנוֹ, בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנוֹ.
hineh-na khokho vematnav; ve'ono, bishrire vitno.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
17.
יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ-אָרֶז; גִּידֵי פַחֲדָו יְשֹׂרָגוּ.
yakhpotz zenavo khemo-arez; gide fakhadav yesoragu.
He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18.
עֲצָמָיו, אֲפִיקֵי נְחֻשָׁה; גְּרָמָיו, כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל.
atzamav, afike nekhushah; geramav, kimtil barzel.
His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
19.
הוּא, רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי-אֵל; הָעֹשׂוֹ, יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ.
hu reshit darkhei-el ha'oso yagesh kharbo
He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
20.
כִּי-בוּל, הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ-לוֹ; וְכָל-חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, יְשַׂחֲקוּ-שָׁם.
ki-vul harim yis'u-lo vekhol-khayat hasadeh yeshakhu-sham
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21.
תַּחַת-צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב-- בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה.
takhat-tzelim yishkav beseter kaneh uvitza
He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22.
יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלְלוֹ; יְסֻבּוּהוּ, עַרְבֵי-נָחַל.
yesukuhu tzelim tzil-lo yesubuhu arvei-nakhal
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23.
הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר, לֹא יַחְפּוֹז; יִבְטַח, כִּי-יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל-פִּיהוּ.
hen ya'ashok nahar, lo yakhpoz; yivtakh, ki-yagi'ah yarden el-pihu.
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
24.
בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ; בְּמוֹקְשִׁים, יִנְקָב-אָף.
be'einayiv yikachennu; bemokshim, yinkav-af.
Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
25.
תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה; וּבְחֶבֶל, תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנוֹ.
timshok livyatan bekchakah; uvechevel, tashki'ah leshono.
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
26.
הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹן בְּאַפּוֹ; וּבְחוֹחַ, תִּקֹּב לֶחֱיוֹ.
hatasim agmon be'apo; uvekhoakh, tikov lekheyo.
Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
27.
הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ, תַּחֲנוּנִים; אִם-יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּוֹת.
Hayerbeh elekha takhanunim im-yedaber elekha rakot.
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
28.
הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ; תִּקָּחֶנּוּ, לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָם.
Hayikhrot berrit immakh tiqqakhennu le'eved olam.
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
29.
הַתְשַׂחֶק-בּוֹ, כַּצִּפּוֹר; וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ, לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ.
Hats-sakhek-bo katzippor vetiksherennu lena'arotekha.
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
30.
יִכְרוּ עָלָיו, חַבָּרִים; יֶחֱצוּהוּ, בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים.
Yikhru alayav khabbarim yekhetsuhu bein kena'anim.
Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
31.
הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ; וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשׁוֹ.
hatmale vesukot oro; uvetziltzal dagim rosho.
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
32.
שִׂים-עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ; זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה, אַל-תּוֹסַף.
sim-alay kav-ka; zekhor milchamah, al-tosaf.
Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.