The Book of Job, Chapter 37איוב 37

אַף לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא

Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound goeth out of his mouth.

תַּֽחַת כָּל הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

אַחֲרָ֤יו יִשְׁאַג ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע

God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ

For he says to the snow, Be you the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

בְּיַד כָּל אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

מִן הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה

Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

מִנִּשְׁמַת אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

אַף בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ

Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ בתחבולתו בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם עַל פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

אִם לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל

Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ

Dost you know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל מִפְלְשֵׂי עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים

Dost you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

אֲשֶׁר בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם

How your garments warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south ?

תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק

Hast you with him spread out the sky, strong, as a molten looking glass?

ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ

Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot order by reason of darkness.

הַֽיְסֻפַּר ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

וְעַתָּ֤ה לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם

And now see not the bright light which in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God terrible majesty.

שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה

the Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל חַכְמֵי לֵֽב

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any wise of heart.