1And the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853saidוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Jobאִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃'i.Yov vai.yo.MarH347H559:
2“Will the faultfinderיִסּ֑וֹרyi.SorH3250contendהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378withעִם־'im-H5973the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706?Let him who arguesמוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.achH3198with Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433give an answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030.”
4“Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I am insignificantקַ֭לֹּתִיKa.lo.tiH7043.Howמָ֣הmahH4100can I reply to Youאֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ'a.shi.Ve.kaH7725?I placeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027overלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
5I have spokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיDi.bar.tiH1696onceאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259,but I have noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030—twiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147,but I have nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to addאוֹסִֽיף׃ פ'o.SifH3254.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again
6Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347out ofמִ֥ן׀minH4480the whirlwindסְעָרָ֗הse.'a.rahH5591and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559:
7“Nowנָ֣אna'H4994braceאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247yourselfחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;I will question youאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592,and you shall inform Meוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045.
8Would you reallyהַ֭אַףHa.'afH637annulתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565My justiceH4639?Would you condemn Meתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561toלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616justify yourselfתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663?
9וְאִם־ve.'im-H518Do you have an armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220like God’sכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410?Can you thunderתַרְעֵֽם׃tar.'EmH7481with a voiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963like Hisכָּמֹ֥הוּka.Mo.huH3644?
10Thenנָ֣אna'H4994adorn yourselfעֲדֵ֥ה'a.DehH5710withmajestyגָֽא֣וֹןga.'onH1347and splendorוָגֹ֑בַהּva.GoahH1363,and clotheתִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃til.BashH3847yourself with honorוְה֖וֹדve.HodH1935and gloryוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
11Unleashהָ֭פֵץHa.fetzH6327the furyעֶבְר֣וֹתev.RotH5678of your wrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639;look onוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200everyכָל־khol-H3605proud manגֵּ֝אֶ֗הge.'EhH1343and bring him lowוְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ve.hash.pi.Le.huH8213.
12Look onרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200everyכָל־khol-H3605proud manגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343and humble himהַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ni.'E.huH3665;trampleוַהֲדֹ֖ךְva.ha.DokhH1915the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563where they standתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
13Bury themטָמְנֵ֣םta.me.NemH2934togetherיָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗םYa.chad pe.nei.HemH3162H6440in the dustבֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.FarH6083;imprison themחֲבֹ֣שׁcha.VoshH2280in the graveבַּטָּמֽוּן׃ba.ta.MunH2934.
14Thenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will confess to youאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.kaH3034thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588your own right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225can saveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467you.
15Look atהִנֵּה־ נָ֣אhi.neh- na'H2009H4994Behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213alongwith youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973.He feeds onיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682like an oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.
16Seeהִנֵּה־ נָ֣אhi.neh- na'H2009H4994the strengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581of his loinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975and the powerוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202in the musclesבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of his bellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.
17His tailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180swaysיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644a cedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730;the sinewsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517of his thighsפַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dovH6344are tightly knitיְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ye.so.Ra.guH8276.
19Heה֭וּאhu'H1931is the foremostרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of God’sאֵ֑ל'ElH410worksדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870;only his Makerהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213can draw the swordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719against himיַגֵּ֥שׁya.GeshH5066.
20כִּֽי־ki-H3588The hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022yieldיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375himtheir produceב֭וּלvulH944,while allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832nearbyשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
21He liesיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628,hiddenבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643among the reedsקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070of the marshוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.
22The lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628conceal himיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526in their shadeצִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.LoH6752;the willowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158surround himיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.
23Thoughהֵ֤ןhenH2005the riverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104ragesיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231,Behemoth is unafraidלֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹזlo' yach.PozH3808H2648;he remains secureיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383surgesיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24Can anyone capture himיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947as he looks onבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,or pierceיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344his noseאָֽף׃'AfH639with a snareבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170?
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