Job 26 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayya'an iyyov vayyomar
Then Job answered and said:
2מֶה־עָזַ֥רְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹ֑חַ ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ זְר֣וֹעַ לֹא־עֹֽז׃
me-azarta lelo-khoach hosha'ta zeroa lo-oz
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3מַה־יָּ֭עַצְתָּ לְלֹ֣א חָכְמָ֑ה וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה לָרֹ֥ב הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃
ma-ya'atzta lelo chakhma vetushiyya larov hoda'ta
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4אֶת־מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִ֝י יָצְאָ֥ה מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
et-mi higgadta millin venishmat-mi yatz'a mimmekka
With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת מַ֝֗יִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃
harfa'im yecholalu mittachat mayim veshokhnehem
The shades tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
6עָר֣וֹם שְׁא֣וֹל נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃
arom sheol negdo ve'en kesut la'avaddon
The nether-world is naked before Him, And Destruction hath no covering.
7נֹטֶ֣ה צָפ֣וֹן עַל־תֹּ֑הוּ תֹּ֥לֶה אֶ֝֗רֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָֽה׃
note tzafon al-tohu tole eretz al-beli-ma
He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, And hangeth the earth over nothing.
8צֹרֵֽר־מַ֥יִם בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃
tzorer-mayim be'avav velo-nivka' anan tachtam
He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
9מְאַחֵ֥ז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּ֑ה פַּרְשֵׁ֖ז עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנֽוֹ׃
me'achez pene-khisse parshez alav anano
He closeth in the face of His throne, And spreadeth His cloud upon it.
10חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
chok-chag al-pene-mayim ad-takhlit or im-choshekh
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
11עַמּוּדֵ֣י שָׁמַ֣יִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ וְ֝יִתְמְה֗וּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ׃
ammude shamayim yerofafu veyitmehu migga'arato
The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at His rebuke.
12בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם ובתובנתו [וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ] מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃
bekhocho raga' hayyam uvitvunato machatz rahav
He stirreth up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
13בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃
berucho shamayim shifra cholala yado nachash bariach
By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
14הֶן־אֵ֤לֶּה ׀ קְצ֬וֹת דרכו [דְּרָכָ֗יו] וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ וְרַ֥עַם גבורתו [גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו] מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃
hen-elle ketzot derakhav uma-shemetz davar nishma'-bo vera'am gevurotav mi yitbonan
Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; And how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.