Job 41

““Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? (MT 40:25; Rahlfs 40:25) הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃ 2Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? (MT 40:26; Rahlfs 40:26) לֹֽא־אַ֭כְזָר כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ וּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּא לְפָנַ֥י יִתְיַצָּֽב׃ 3Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly? (MT 40:27; Rahlfs 40:27) מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי־הֽוּא׃ 4Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life? (MT 40:28; Rahlfs 40:28) לא־אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃ 5Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens? (MT 40:29; Rahlfs 40:29) מִֽי־גִ֭לָּה פְּנֵ֣י לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ בְּכֶ֥פֶל רִ֝סְנ֗וֹ מִ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃ 6Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants? (MT 40:30; Rahlfs 40:30) דַּלְתֵ֣י פָ֭נָיו מִ֣י פִתֵּ֑חַ סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה׃ 7Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? (MT 40:31; Rahlfs 40:31) גַּ֭אֲוָה אֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר׃ 8If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it! (MT 40:32; Rahlfs 40:32) אֶחָ֣ד בְּאֶחָ֣ד יִגַּ֑שׁוּ וְ֝ר֗וּחַ לֹא־יָב֥וֹא בֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃ 9Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming? (MT 41:1; Rahlfs 41:1) אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃ 10No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me? (MT 41:2; Rahlfs 41:2) עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו תָּ֣הֶל א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃ 11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. (MT 41:3; Rahlfs 41:3) מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃ 12I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form. (MT 41:4; Rahlfs 41:4) מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃ 13Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle? (MT 41:5; Rahlfs 41:5) נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃ 14Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth? (MT 41:6; Rahlfs 41:6) בְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹ יָלִ֣ין עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו תָּד֥וּץ דְּאָבָֽה׃ 15His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together. (MT 41:7; Rahlfs 41:7) מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ 16One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them. (MT 41:8; Rahlfs 41:8) לִ֭בּוֹ יָצ֣וּק כְּמוֹ־אָ֑בֶן וְ֝יָצ֗וּק כְּפֶ֣לַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃ 17They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated. (MT 41:9; Rahlfs 41:9) מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ 18His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn. (MT 41:10; Rahlfs 41:10) מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ חֶ֭רֶב בְּלִ֣י תָק֑וּם חֲנִ֖ית מַסָּ֣ע וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ 19Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth! (MT 41:11; Rahlfs 41:11) יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ רִקָּב֣וֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ 20Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds. (MT 41:12; Rahlfs 41:12) לֹֽא־יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־קָ֑שֶׁת לְ֝קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃ 21His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth. (MT 41:13; Rahlfs 41:13) כְּ֭קַשׁ נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃ 22Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him. (MT 41:14; Rahlfs 41:14) תַּ֭חְתָּיו חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ יִרְפַּ֖ד חָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי־טִֽיט׃ 23The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable. (MT 41:15; Rahlfs 41:15) יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה יָ֝֗ם יָשִׂ֥ים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ 24His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone! (MT 41:16; Rahlfs 41:16) אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ 25When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing. (MT 41:17; Rahlfs 41:17) אֵֽין־עַל־עָפָ֥ר מָשְׁל֑וֹ הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ לִבְלִי־חָֽת׃ 26The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow. (MT 41:18; Rahlfs 41:18) אֵֽת־כָּל־גָּבֹ֥הַּ יִרְאֶ֑ה ה֝֗וּא מֶ֣לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃ס 27He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. (MT 41:19; Rahlfs 41:19) 28No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. (MT 41:20; Rahlfs 41:20) 29A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance. (MT 41:21; Rahlfs 41:21) 30His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge. (MT 41:22; Rahlfs 41:22) 31He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. (MT 41:23; Rahlfs 41:23) 32He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair! (MT 41:24; Rahlfs 41:24) 33Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear! (MT 41:25; Rahlfs 41:25) 34He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.” (MT 41:26; Rahlfs 41:26)