Job 37

אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃

Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃

For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

מִן־הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃

The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.

Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃

He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.

Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ (בתחבולתו) [בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו] לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃

They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

אִם־לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃

Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?

Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃

Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃

You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃

can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?

Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃

Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.

And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃

Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃

Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.