40:1

וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַר׃

Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:

40:2

הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃

Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

¹

40:3

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר׃

Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

40:4

הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִי׃

Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

¹

40:5

אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִיף׃

Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

¹

40:6

וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה [מִן ] [סְעָרָה] וַיֹּאמַר׃

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

40:7

אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי׃

Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me. .

40:8

הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק׃

Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

¹

40:9

וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם׃

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?

40:10

עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ׃

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, And array thyself with glory and beauty.

¹

40:11

הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ׃

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

40:12

רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם׃

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked in their place.

¹

40:13

טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן׃

Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

40:14

וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ׃

Then will I also confess unto thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

40:15

הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל׃

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

¹

40:16

הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנוֹ׃

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the stays of his body.

¹

40:17

יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו [פַחֲדָיו] יְשֹׂרָגוּ׃

He straineth his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

¹

40:18

עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל׃

His bones are as pipes of brass; His gristles are like bars of iron.

¹

40:19

הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ׃

He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.

¹

40:20

כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם׃

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, And all the beasts of the field play there.

¹

40:21

תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה׃

He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and fens.

¹

40:22

יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל׃

The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; The willows of the brook compass him about.

¹

40:23

הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ׃

Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.

¹

40:24

בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף׃

Shall any take him by his eyes, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

¹

40:25

תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנוֹ׃

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

¹

40:26

הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמוֹן בְּאַפּוֹ וּבְחוֹחַ תִּקּוֹב לֶחֱיוֹ׃

Canst thou put a ring into his nose? Or bore his jaw through with a hook?

¹

40:27

הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּוֹת׃

Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

¹

40:28

הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָם׃

Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?

¹

40:29

הַתְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹ כַּצִּפּוֹר וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ׃

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? .

¹

40:30

יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים׃

Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?

¹

40:31

הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשׁוֹ׃

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish-spears?

¹

40:32

שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תּוֹסַף׃

Lay thy hand upon him; Think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.

¹