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איוב ל״ז

Job 37

Hebrew

אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃ תַּֽחַת־כׇּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃ יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃ כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לֶג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א־אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃ בְּיַד־כׇּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כׇּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ וַתָּב֣וֹא חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ מִן־הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃ מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃ אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃ וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣ו לְפׇעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃ אִם־לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃ הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃ הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃ אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃ ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹֽא־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃ וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א־רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃ מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃ שַׁדַּ֣י לֹא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃ לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כׇּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃ {פ}

English Translation

Because of this, too, my heart quakes,
And leaps from its place. Just listen to the noise of the rumbling,
To the sound that comes out of God’s mouth. It is let loose beneath the entire heavens—
God’s lightning, to the ends of the earth. After it, a roar is released—
Thundered in God’s majestic voice.
No one can find a trace of it by the time God’s voice is heard. Thundering marvelously with that voice,
[God] works wonders that we cannot understand. The snow is commanded, “Fall to the ground!”
And the downpour of rain, God’s mighty downpour of rain, Is as a sign on everyone’s hand,
That all may know God’s doings. Then the beast enters its lair,
And remains in its den. The storm wind comes from its chamber,
And the cold from the constellations. By the breath of God ice is formed,
And the expanse of water becomes solid. [God] also loads the clouds with moisture
And scatters the lightning-clouds. Turning and overturning events via stratagems,aTurning and overturning events via stratagems Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
That they might accomplish all God’s commands
Throughout the inhabited earth, [God] causes each of them to happen to the land,
Whether as a scourge or as a blessing. Give ear to this, Job;
Stop to consider the marvels of God. Do you know what charge God lays upon them
By making the lightning-clouds shine? Do you know the marvels worked upon the expanse of clouds
By the One whose understanding is perfect, Why your clothes become hotbWhy your clothes become hot Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
When the land is becalmed by the south wind? Can you help to stretch out the heavens,
Firm as a mirror of cast metal? Inform us, then, what we may say to [God];
We cannot argue because [we are in] darkness. Is anything conveyed when I speak?
Can a person say anything while confused? Now, then, one cannot see the sun,
Though it be bright in the heavens,
Until the wind comes and clears them [of clouds]. By the north wind the golden rays emerge;
The splendor about God is awesome. Shaddai—to whom we cannot attain—
Is great in power and justice
And abundant in righteousness, and does not torment. Therefore, humankind is in awe of the One
Whom none of the wise can perceive.

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Source

Job

Category

Tanach

Reference

Job 37

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