Job 41

““Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord? (MT 40:25; Rahlfs 40:25) הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃ 2Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook? (MT 40:26; Rahlfs 40:26) לֹֽא־אַ֭כְזָר כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ וּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּא לְפָנַ֥י יִתְיַצָּֽב׃ 3Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you? (MT 40:27; Rahlfs 40:27) מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי־הֽוּא׃ 4Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever? (MT 40:28; Rahlfs 40:28) לא־אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃ 5Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls? (MT 40:29; Rahlfs 40:29) מִֽי־גִ֭לָּה פְּנֵ֣י לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ בְּכֶ֥פֶל רִ֝סְנ֗וֹ מִ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃ 6Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants? (MT 40:30; Rahlfs 40:30) דַּלְתֵ֣י פָ֭נָיו מִ֣י פִתֵּ֑חַ סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה׃ 7Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears? (MT 40:31; Rahlfs 40:31) גַּ֭אֲוָה אֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר׃ 8Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more. (MT 40:32; Rahlfs 40:32) אֶחָ֣ד בְּאֶחָ֣ד יִגַּ֑שׁוּ וְ֝ר֗וּחַ לֹא־יָב֥וֹא בֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃ 9Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him? (MT 41:1; Rahlfs 41:1) אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃ 10None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me? (MT 41:2; Rahlfs 41:2) עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו תָּ֣הֶל א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃ 11Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine. (MT 41:3; Rahlfs 41:3) מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃ 12“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame. (MT 41:4; Rahlfs 41:4) מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃ 13Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws? (MT 41:5; Rahlfs 41:5) נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃ 14Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror. (MT 41:6; Rahlfs 41:6) בְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹ יָלִ֣ין עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו תָּד֥וּץ דְּאָבָֽה׃ 15Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal. (MT 41:7; Rahlfs 41:7) מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃ 16One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. (MT 41:8; Rahlfs 41:8) לִ֭בּוֹ יָצ֣וּק כְּמוֹ־אָ֑בֶן וְ֝יָצ֗וּק כְּפֶ֣לַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃ 17They are joined to one another. They stick together, so that they can’t be pulled apart. (MT 41:9; Rahlfs 41:9) מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ 18His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. (MT 41:10; Rahlfs 41:10) מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ חֶ֭רֶב בְּלִ֣י תָק֑וּם חֲנִ֖ית מַסָּ֣ע וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ 19Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap out. (MT 41:11; Rahlfs 41:11) יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ רִקָּב֣וֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ 20Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds. (MT 41:12; Rahlfs 41:12) לֹֽא־יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־קָ֑שֶׁת לְ֝קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃ 21His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth. (MT 41:13; Rahlfs 41:13) כְּ֭קַשׁ נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃ 22There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him. (MT 41:14; Rahlfs 41:14) תַּ֭חְתָּיו חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ יִרְפַּ֖ד חָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי־טִֽיט׃ 23The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved. (MT 41:15; Rahlfs 41:15) יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה יָ֝֗ם יָשִׂ֥ים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ 24His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone. (MT 41:16; Rahlfs 41:16) אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ 25When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing. (MT 41:17; Rahlfs 41:17) אֵֽין־עַל־עָפָ֥ר מָשְׁל֑וֹ הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ לִבְלִי־חָֽת׃ 26If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. (MT 41:18; Rahlfs 41:18) אֵֽת־כָּל־גָּבֹ֥הַּ יִרְאֶ֑ה ה֝֗וּא מֶ֣לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃ס 27He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. (MT 41:19; Rahlfs 41:19) 28The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him. (MT 41:20; Rahlfs 41:20) 29Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin. (MT 41:21; Rahlfs 41:21) 30His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge. (MT 41:22; Rahlfs 41:22) 31He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. (MT 41:23; Rahlfs 41:23) 32He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair. (MT 41:24; Rahlfs 41:24) 33On earth there is not his equal, that is made without fear. (MT 41:25; Rahlfs 41:25) 34He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.” (MT 41:26; Rahlfs 41:26)