1 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

1 וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת־אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

2 הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסֹּ֑ור מֹוכִ֖יחַ אֱלֹ֣והַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃

3 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?

3 וַיַּ֖עַן אִיֹּ֥וב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

4 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

4 הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמֹו־פִֽי׃

5 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:

5 אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אֹוסִֽיף׃

6 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.

6 וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יֹּוב מִן^m סְעָרָה מִ֥ן׀ סְעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

7 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.

7 אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהֹודִיעֵֽנִי׃

8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

8 הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

9 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

9 וְאִם־זְרֹ֖ועַ כָּאֵ֥ל׀ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְקֹ֗ול כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃

10 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

10 עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽאֹ֣ון¹ וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְהֹ֖וד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃

11 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.

11 הָ֭פֵץ עֶבְרֹ֣ות אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּרְאֵ֥ה כָל־גֵּ֝אֶ֗ה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃

12 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.

12 רְאֵ֣ה כָל־גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

13 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.

13 טָמְנֵ֣ם בֶּעָפָ֣ר יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

14 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.

14 וְגַם־אֲנִ֥י אֹודֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־תֹושִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

15 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.

15 הִנֵּה־נָ֣א בְ֭הֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ חָ֝צִ֗יר כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹאכֵֽל׃

16 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.

16 הִנֵּה־נָ֣א כֹחֹ֣ו בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנֹ֗ו בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֹֽו׃

17 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.

17 יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָבֹ֣ו כְמֹו־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פַחֲדֹו פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

18 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

18 עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

19 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?

19 ה֖וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשֹׂו³ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבֹּֽו׃

20 Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

20 כִּֽי־ב֭וּל³ הָרִ֣ים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹ֑ו וְֽכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃

21 Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

21 תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִ֥ים³ יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּבִצָּֽה׃

22 Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?

22 יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲלֹ֑ו יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃

23 Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

23 הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפֹּ֑וז יִבְטַ֓ח׀ כִּֽי־יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃

24 Will you make sport with him, as with a bird? or put him in chains for your young women?

24 בְּעֵינָ֥יו יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ בְּ֝מֹֽוקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃

25 Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders?

25 תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן בְּחַכָּ֑ה וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֹֽו׃

26 Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head?

26 הֲתָשִׂ֣ים אַגְמֹ֣ון בְּאַפֹּ֑ו וּ֝בְחֹ֗וחַ תִּקֹּ֥וב לֶֽחֱיֹו׃

27 Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!

27 הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה אֵ֭לֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִ֑ים אִם־יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ רַכֹּֽות׃

28 Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him!

28 הֲיִכְרֹ֣ת בְּרִ֣ית עִמָּ֑ךְ תִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּ לְעֶ֣בֶד עֹולָֽם׃