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| [1]הֵן־תֹּחַלְתֹּו נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל׃ |
[1]CAN you catch the Leviathan with a hook? Or draw him out with a cord in his mouth? |
| [2]לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב׃ |
[2]Can you put a bridle in his mouth? Or bore his jaw with a thorn? |
| [3]מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא׃ |
[3]Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak flattering words to you? |
| [4]לֹא [Q: לֹו]־אַחֲרִישׁ בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרֹות וְחִין עֶרְכֹּו׃ |
[4]Will he make a covenant with you? Or will you count him as a servant for ever? |
| [5]מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשֹׁו בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנֹו מִי יָבֹוא׃ |
[5]Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you keep him as a pet for your children? |
| [6]דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבֹות שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה׃ |
[6]Shall fishermen gather over him? Shall they divide him among many people? |
| [7]גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חֹותָם צָר׃ |
[7]Can you fill his skin with meat? Or bake his head with fire? |
| [8]אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹוא בֵינֵיהֶם׃ |
[8]Try to capture him; such a battle you will have! You will never forget it. |
| [9]אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ׃ |
[9]Behold, Job, you now are set free from your afflictions. So your God will also remove your bitterness. |
| [10]עֲטִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אֹור וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר׃ |
[10]One cannot go far off when Leviathan is stirred up; but who then is able to stand before me |
| [11]מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ׃ |
[11]Who has pre-eminence over me, so that I should surrender? |
| [12]מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן׃ |
[12]Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. |
| [13]נַפְשֹׁו גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃ |
[13]I will not keep silence because of his power, and the might of his sinews. |
| [14]בְּצַוָּארֹו יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה׃ |
[14]Who has removed his skin? Who can come near him when the net is lowered? |
| [15]מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרֹו דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמֹּוט׃ |
[15]Who can open the doors of his mouth? His teeth are terrible round about. |
| [16]לִבֹּו יָצוּק כְּמֹו־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית׃ |
[16]His mouth is tied up, and closely shut, as with a seal. |
| [17]מִשֵּׂתֹו יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ׃ |
[17]His teeth are so close together that no air can come between them. |
| [18]מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה׃ |
[18]They are joined one to another, they stick together so that they cannot be separated. |
| [19]יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָׁה׃ |
[19]His appearance is full of light, and his eyes are like rays of the dawn. |
| [20]לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לֹו אַבְנֵי־קָלַע׃ |
[20]Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. |
| [21]כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תֹותָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֹון׃ |
[21]Out of his nostrils goes smoke, like a flame spreading round the sides of a pot. |
| [22]תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט׃ |
[22]His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth. |
| [23]יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה׃ |
[23]He has great strength in his neck, and fear is to him like dancing. |
| [24]אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהֹום לְשֵׂיבָה׃ |
[24]His meat is good and fat, and it is nourishing. |
| [25]אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלֹו הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת׃ |
[25]His heart is never made to quake for fear, but is firm like a stone; yea as hard as flint. |
| [26]אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃ |
[26]Because of the fear of him, the mighty are afraid; |
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[27]And the strong are humbled. |
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[28]The wound of the sword is of no effect; the lances of the mighty he removes. |
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[29]He considers iron like straw, and brass like rotten wood. |
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[30]The bow cannot make him flee; he treats slingstones as stubble. |
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[31]He laughs at the spear; he is at home in the deep as if he were on the dry land. |
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[32]With his strong body he walks upon the ground. |
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[33]He brings to destruction whatever is proud. |
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[34]He is a king over all things in the deep |