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| [1]Then 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: |
[1]THEN the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
| [2]Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? |
[2]Who is this that gives counsel by words without knowledge? |
| [3]Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me. |
[3]Gird up your loins now, like a valiant man; for I will question you, and you shall answer me |
| [4]Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding. |
[4]Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding. |
| [5]Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? |
[5]Who has laid its measures, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it? |
| [6]Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, |
[6]Upon what are its limits resting? Or who laid the cornerstone thereof? |
| [7]When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? |
[7]When did I create the morning stars, and all the angels shouted for joy? |
| [8]Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb; |
[8]Or who shut up the sea with gates, when it broke forth as if it had issued out of the womb? |
| [9]When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, |
[9]When I made the cloud the garment of the earth, and thick darkness a swaddling hand for it, |
| [10]And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors, |
[10]And prescribed limits for it, and set bars and doors, |
| [11]And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'? |
[11]And said, Thus far shall you come, but no farther; and here shall your proud waves be stayed |
| [12]Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place; |
[12]Have you commanded the dawn since your days began; or do you know the place of the morning; |
| [13]That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? |
[13]That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be thrown out of it? |
| [14]It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment. |
[14]So that their bodies shall be turned into clay, and be thrown into a heap. |
| [15]But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken. |
[15]The light of sinners shall be withheld, and the arm of the arrogant shall be broken. |
| [16]Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? |
[16]Have you entered into the depths of the sea? Or have you walked in the foundations of the deep? |
| [17]Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? |
[17]Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? |
| [18]Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all. |
[18]Have you seen the whole breadth of the earth? Declare to me if you know it all. |
| [19]Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof; |
[19]Where is the dwelling place of light, and where is the place of darkness? |
| [20]That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? |
[20]Do you know its borders and the path to its house? |
| [21]Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great! |
[21]Do you remember when you were born, and do you know if you will live many days? |
| [22]Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail, |
[22]Have you entered into the chambers of the snow? Or have you seen the storehouses of hail, |
| [23]Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? |
[23]Which are reserved against the time of distress, against the day of battle and war? |
| [24]By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth? |
[24]Or in what manner is light distributed, and whence the wind comes forth upon the earth |
| [25]Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder; |
[25]Who causes a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder? |
| [26]To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; |
[26]Who causes it to rain on a land where no man is, in the wilderness where there is no inhabitant, |
| [27]To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? |
[27]To saturate every thicket, and cause the tender grass to spring up? |
| [28]Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? |
[28]Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? |
| [29]Out of whose womb came the ice? And hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? |
[29]Out of whose womb did the dew and ice come forth? And who begot the hoary frost of heaven? |
| [30]The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. |
[30]The waters are hardened like a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. |
| [31]Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? |
[31]Can you stop the movement of the Pleiades, or have you seen the path of Orion? |
| [32]Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons? |
[32]Can you bring forth Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you stand in the paths of Aldebaran? |
| [33]Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth? |
[33]Do you know the laws of the heavens? Or do you make ordinances for the earth? |
| [34]Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? |
[34]Can you lift up your voice to the clouds? Or can you cover them with abundance of waters? |
| [35]Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'? |
[35]Can you send forth the lightnings, that they may go, and say to you. Here we are? |
| [36]Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind? |
[36]Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given vision to understanding? |
| [37]Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, |
[37]Who has numbered the clouds by his wisdom? And who has raised the pillars of heaven? |
| [38]When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together? |
[38]Who has poured out soil upon the earth, and who has made the steep rocks? |
| [39]Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, |
[39]Who has given prey for the lion? Or filled the appetite of the young lions? |
| [40]When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? |
[40]Who has multiplied the beasts in the field? Or who has provided food for the raven? |
| [41]Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food? |
[41]For its young ones cry to God, and faint for lack of food |