1 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

1 וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יֹּוב מִן^m הַסְּעָרָה מִ֥ן׀ הַסְּעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2 Who `is' this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

2 מִ֤י זֶ֨ה׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין³ בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃

3 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

3 אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהֹודִיעֵֽנִי׃

4 Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

4 אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

5 Who placed its measures -- if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?

5 מִי־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע אֹ֤ו מִֽי־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃

6 On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?

6 עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ אֹ֥ו מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃

7 In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,

7 בְּרָן־יַ֭חַד כֹּ֣וכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

8 And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.

8 וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיחֹ֗ו מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃

9 In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band,

9 בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשֹׁ֑ו וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֹֽו׃

10 And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,

10 וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

11 And say, `Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'

11 וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בֹוא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְאֹ֥ון גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃

12 Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?

12 הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ¹ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר יִדַּעְתָּה שַׁחַר יִדַּ֖עְתָּ³ הַשַּׁ֣חַר מְקֹמֹֽו׃

13 To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

13 לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפֹ֣ות הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים⁷ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

14 It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

14 תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חֹותָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמֹ֣ו לְבֽוּשׁ׃

15 And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.

15 וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים⁷ אֹורָ֑ם וּזְרֹ֥ועַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃

16 Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?

16 הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝הֹ֗ום הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

17 Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?

17 הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃

18 Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare -- if thou hast known it all.

18 הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

19 Where `is' this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where `is' this -- its place?

19 אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־אֹ֑ור וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֹֽו׃

20 That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.

20 כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּלֹ֑ו וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִ֗ין³ נְתִיבֹ֥ות בֵּיתֹֽו׃

21 Thou hast known -- for then thou art born And the number of thy days `are' many!

21 יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃

22 Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?

22 הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְרֹ֣ות שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְרֹ֖ות בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

23 That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.

23 אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְיֹ֥ום קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

24 Where `is' this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.

24 אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק אֹ֑ור יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

25 Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

25 מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֹֽות׃

26 To cause `it' to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

26 לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בֹּֽו׃

27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?

27 לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֖אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃

28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

28 הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב אֹ֥ו מִי־הֹ֝ולִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃

29 From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

29 מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר מַיִם³ מִ֣י יְלָדֹֽו׃

30 As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.

30 כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝הֹ֗ום יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

31 Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?

31 הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנֹּ֣ות כִּימָ֑ה אֹֽו־מֹשְׁכֹ֖ות כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

32 Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort?

32 הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּרֹ֣ות בְּעִתֹּ֑ו וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃

33 Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth?

33 הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקֹּ֣ות שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָרֹ֣ו בָאָֽרֶץ׃

34 Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

34 הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קֹולֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

35 Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, `Behold us?'

35 הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃

36 Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

36 מִישָ֭־ת בַּטֻּחֹ֣ות חָכְמָ֑ה אֹ֤ו מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃

37 Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

37 מִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃

38 In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?

38 בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃

39 Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?

39 הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

40 When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert?

40 כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעֹונֹ֑ות יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמֹו־אָֽרֶב׃

41 Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

41 מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫ידֹ֥ו כִּֽי־ יְלָדֹו יְ֭לָדָיו אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃