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וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַר
Moreover HaShem answered Job, and said:
Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἰὼβ, καὶ εἶπε,
And the Lord God answered Job and said,
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הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה
Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with G-d, let him answer it.
μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλίνει; ἐλέγχων δὲ Θεὸν, ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν.
Will [anyone] pervert judgment with the Mighty One? And he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.
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וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר
Then Job answered HaShem, and said:
Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ἰὼβ λέγει τῷ Κυρίῳ,
And Job answered and said to the Lord,
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הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִי
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι, νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων Κύριον, ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν; ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα; χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου.
Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: Hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: And what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
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אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִיף
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
Ἅπαξ λελάληκα, ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω.
I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.
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וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה מִן סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַר
Then HaShem answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ Κύριος, εἶπε τῷ Ἰὼβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους,
And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],
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אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי
Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
Μὴ, ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου, ἐρωτήσω δέ σε, σὺ δέ μοι ἀπόκριναι.
Nay, gird up now thy loins like a man; And I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.
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הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
Μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα· οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι, ἢ ἳνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος;
Do not set aside my judgment: And dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?
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וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם
Or hast thou an arm like G-d? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
Ἢ βραχίων σοί ἐστι κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ἢ φωνῇ κατʼ αὐτοῦ βροντᾷς;
Hast thou an arm like the Lord’s? Or dost thou thunder with a voice like his?
10
עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν, δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίασαι.
Assume now a lofty bearing and power; And clothe thyself with glory and honor.
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הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ, πὰντα δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον.
And send forth messengers with wrath; And lay low every haughty one.
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רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον, σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα.
Bring down also the proud man; And consume at once the ungodly.
13
טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
Κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ὁμοθυμαδόν, τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον.
And hide them together in the earth; And fill their faces with shame.
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וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Ὁμολογήσω ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι.
[Then] will I confess that thy right hand can save [thee].
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הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοὶ, χόρτον ἶσα βουσὶν ἐσθίουσιν.
But now look at the wild beasts with thee; They eat grass like oxen.
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הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנוֹ
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
Ἰδοὺ δὴ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ὀσφύϊ, ἡ δὲ δύναμις αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός·
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the navel of his belly.
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יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָגוּ
He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον, τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται.
He sets up his tail like a cypress; And his nerves are wrapped together.
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עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל
His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
Αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ, πλευραὶ χάλκειαι, ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός.
His sides are sides of brass; And his backbone is [as] cast iron.
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הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ
He is the beginning of the ways of G-d; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
Τουτέστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος Κυρίου· πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ.
This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; Made to be played with by his angels.
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כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
Ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπʼ ὄρος ἀκρότομον, ἐποίησε χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ.
And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, He causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
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תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה
He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται, παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον.
He lies under trees of every kind, By the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
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יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις, καὶ κλῶνες ἀγροῦ.
And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, And [so do] the bushes of the field.
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הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
Ἐὰν γένηται πλημμύρα, οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ· πέποιθεν, ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ἰορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.
If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; He trusts that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
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בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף
Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν, ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα.
[Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [One] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.
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תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנוֹ
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
Οὐχ ἐώρακας αὐτόν; οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις τεθαύμακας;
Hast thou not seen him? And hast thou not wondered at the things said [of him]?
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Οὐ δέδοικας, ὅτι ἡτοίμασταί μοι; τίς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐμοὶ ἀντιστάς;
Dost thou not fear because preparation has been made by me? For who is there that resists me?
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הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמוֹן בְּאַפּוֹ וּבְחוֹחַ תִּקּוֹב לֶחֱיוֹ
Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
Ἄξεις δὲ δράκοντα ἐν ἀγκίστρῳ, περιθήσεις δὲ φορβαίεαν περὶ ῥῖνα αὐτοῦ;
But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, And put a halter about his nose?
Ἤ δήσεις κρίκον ἐν τῷ μυκτῆρι αὐτοῦ, ψελλίῳ δὲ τρυπήσεις τὸ χεῖλος αὐτοῦ;
Or wilt thou fasten a ring in his nostril, And bore his lip with a clasp?
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הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּוֹת
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
Λαλήσει δέ σοι δεήσει, ἱκετηρίᾳ μαλακῶς;
Will he address thee with a petition? Softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
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הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָם
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
Θήσεται δὲ μετὰ σοῦ διαθήκην; λήψῃ δὲ αὐτὸν δοῦλον αἰώνιον;
And will he make a covenant with thee? And wilt thou take him for a perpetual servant?
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ה͏ַתְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹ כַּצִּפּוֹר וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Παίξῃ δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὀρνέῳ; ἢ δήσεις αὐτὸν ὥσπερ στρουθίον παιδίῳ;
And wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or bind him as a sparrow for a child?
30
יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים
Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
Ἐνσιτοῦνται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔθνη, μεριτεύονται δὲ αὐτὸν Φοινίκων ἔθνη;
And do the nations feed upon him, And the nations of the Phoenicians share him?
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הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשׁוֹ
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
Πᾶν δὲ πλωτὸν συνελθὸν οὐ μὴ ἐνέγκωσι βύρσαν μίαν οὐρᾶς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν πλοίοις ἁλιέων κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; Neither [shall they carry] his head in fishing vessels.
Τὰ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ ἀσπίδες χάλκεαι. σύνδεσμος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ὥσπερ σμυρίτης λίθος.
His innards are [as] brazen plates, And the texture of his [skin] as an emery stone.
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שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תּוֹסַף
Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
Ἐπιθήσεις δὲ αὐτῷ χεῖρα, μνησθεὶς πόλεμον τὸν γινόμενον ἐν στόματι αὐτοῦ, καὶ μηκέτι γινέσθω.
But thou shalt lay thy hand upon him [once], Remembering the war that is waged by his mouth; And let it not be done anymore.