Job 40

vayya'an Adonai et-iyyov vayyomar

GOD said in reply to Job.

harov im-shadday yissor mokhiakh eloah ya'anennah

Shall one who should be disciplined complain against Shaddai? He who arraigns God must respond.

vayya'an iyyov et-Adonai vayyomar

Job said in reply to GOD:

hen qalloti mah ashivekka yadi samti lemo-fi

See, I am of small worth; what can I answer You? I clap my hand to my mouth.

akhat dibbarti velo e'eneh ushetayim velo osif

I have spoken once, and will not reply; Twice, and will do so no more.

vayya'an-Adonai et-iyyov (mnsrh) [min se'arah] vayyomar

Then GOD replied to Job out of the tempest and said:

ezor-na khegever khalatsekha eshalekha vehodi'eni

Gird your loins like a man; I will ask, and you will inform Me.

ha'af tafer mishpati tarshi'eni lema'an titsdaq

Would you impugn My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be right?

ve'im-zeroa ka'el lakh uveqol kamohu tarem

Have you an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like this?

adeh na ga'on vagovah vehod vehadar tilbash

Deck yourself now with grandeur and eminence; Clothe yourself in glory and majesty.

hafets evrot appekha ure'eh khol-ge'eh vehashpilehu

Scatter wide your raging anger; See all who are proud, and bring them low.

re'eh khol-ge'eh hakhni'ehu vahadokh resha'im takhtam

See all who are proud, and humble them, And bring the wicked down where they stand.

tomnem be'afar yakhad penehem khavosh battamun

Bury them all in the earth; Hide their faces in obscurity.

vegam-ani odekka ki-toshia lekha yeminekha

Then even I would praise you For the triumph your right hand won you.

hinneh-na vehemot asher-asiti immakh khatsir kabbaqar yokhel

Take now behemoth, whom I made as I did you; It eats grass, like the cattle.

hinneh-na khokho vemotnayw ve'ono bishrire vitno

Its strength is in its loins, Its might in the muscles of its belly.

yakhpots zenavo khemo-arez gide fakhadav yesoragu

It makes its tail stand up like a cedar; The sinews of its thighs are knit together.

atsamayw afiqe nekhushah geramayw kimtil barzel

Its bones are like tubes of bronze, Its limbs like iron rods.

hu reshit darkhe-el ha'oso yaggesh kharbo

It is the first of God’s works; Only its Maker can draw the sword against it.

ki-vul harim yisu-lo vekhol-khayyat hassadeh yesakhaqu-sham

The mountains yield it produce, Where all the beasts of the field play.

takhat-tse'elim yishkav beseter qaneh uvitsa

It lies down beneath the lotuses, In the cover of the swamp reeds.

yesukkuhu tse'elim tsillo yesubbuhu arve-nakhal

The lotuses embower it with shade; The willows of the brook surround it.

hen ya'ashoq nahar lo yakhpoz yivtakh ki-yagiakh yarden el-pihu

It can restrain the river from rushing away; It is confident the stream will gush at its command.

be'enayw yiqqakhennu bemoqeshim yinqov-af

Can it be taken by its eyes? Can its nose be pierced by hooks?

timshokh livyatan bekhakkah uvekhevel tashqia leshono

Can you draw out Leviathan by a fishhook? Can you press down its tongue by a rope?

hatasim agmon be'appo uvekhoakh tiqqov lekheyo

Can you put a ring through its nose, Or pierce its jaw with a barb?

hayarbeh elekha takhanunim im-yedabber elekha rakkot

Will it plead with you at length? Will it speak soft words to you?

hayikhrot berit immakh tiqqakhennu le'eved olam

Will it make an agreement with you To be taken as your lifelong slave?

hatsakheq-bo katsippor vetiqsherennu lena'arotekha

Will you play with it like a bird, And tie it down for your maids?

yikhru alayw khabbarim yekhetsuhu ben kena'anim

Shall traders traffic in it? Will it be divided up among merchants?

hatmalle vesukkot oro uvetsiltsal dagim rosho

Can you fill its skin with darts Or its head with fish-spears?

sim-alayw kappekha zekhor milkhamah al-tosaf

Lay a hand on it, And you will never think of battle again.