1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

1 וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת־אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

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

2 הֲ֭רֹב עִם־שַׁדַּ֣י יִסֹּ֑ור מֹוכִ֖יחַ אֱלֹ֣והַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃

3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

3 וַיַּ֖עַן אִיֹּ֥וב אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

4 Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

4 הֵ֣ן קַ֭לֹּתִי מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמֹו־פִֽי׃

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

5 אַחַ֣ת דִּ֭בַּרְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה וּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִם וְלֹ֣א אֹוסִֽיף׃

6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

7 אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהֹודִיעֵֽנִי׃

8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

8 הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

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

9 וְאִם־זְרֹ֖ועַ כָּאֵ֥ל׀ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְקֹ֗ול כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃

10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

10 עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽאֹ֣ון¹ וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְהֹ֖וד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃

11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

11 הָ֭פֵץ עֶבְרֹ֣ות אַפֶּ֑ךָ וּרְאֵ֥ה כָל־גֵּ֝אֶ֗ה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃

12 Look on every one that is proud, `and' bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

12 רְאֵ֣ה כָל־גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

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

13 טָמְנֵ֣ם בֶּעָפָ֣ר יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

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

14 וְגַם־אֲנִ֥י אֹודֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־תֹושִׁ֖עַ לְךָ֣ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

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

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

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

16 הִנֵּה־נָ֣א כֹחֹ֣ו בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנֹ֗ו בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֹֽו׃

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

17 יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָבֹ֣ו כְמֹו־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פַחֲדֹו פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

18 His bones are `as' tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

18 עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

19 He is the chief of the ways of God: He `only' that made him giveth him his sword.

19 ה֖וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשֹׂו³ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבֹּֽו׃

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

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

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

21 תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִ֥ים³ יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּבִצָּֽה׃

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

22 יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲלֹ֑ו יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃

23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

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

24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

24 בְּעֵינָ֥יו יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ בְּ֝מֹֽוקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃