And YHWHיְהוָהansweredוַיַּעַןJobאֶת אִיּוֹבfromמִןthe whirlwindהַסְּעָרָהand said:וַיֹּאמַר
“Whoמִיis thisזֶהthat darkensמַחְשִׁיךְcounselעֵצָהwith wordsבְמִלִּיןwithoutבְּלִיknowledge?דָעַת
Gird up,אֱזָרplease,נָאyour loinsחֲלָצֶיךָlike a man;כְגֶבֶרI will ask you,וְאֶשְׁאָלְךָand you make known to me.וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי
Whereאֵיפֹהwere youהָיִיתָwhen I foundedבְּיָסְדִיthe earth?אָרֶץDeclare it,הַגֵּדifאִםyou knowיָדַעְתָּunderstanding.בִינָה
Whoמִיsetשָׂםits measurements,מְמַדֶּיהָifכִּיyou know?תֵדָעOrאוֹwhoמִיstretchedנָטָהover itעָלֶיהָa line?קָּו
Onעַלwhatמָהwere its basesאֲדָנֶיהָsunk?הָטְבָּעוּOrאוֹwhoמִיlaidיָרָהits cornerstone,אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָהּ
whenבְּthe starsכּוֹכְבֵיof the morningבֹקֶרshouted for joyרָןtogether,יַחַדand allכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםshouted in acclamation?וַיָּרִיעוּ
And who shut inוַיָּסֶךְthe seaיָםwith doorsבִּדְלָתַיִםwhen it burst forth,בְּגִיחוֹcoming outיֵצֵאfrom the womb,מֵרֶחֶם
when I madeבְּשׂוּמִיthe cloudעָנָןits garmentלְבֻשׁוֹand thick cloudוַעֲרָפֶלits swaddling band,חֲתֻלָּתוֹ
and I imposedוָאֶשְׁבֹּרon itעָלָיוmy limit,חֻקִּיand setוָאָשִׂיםa barבְּרִיחַand doors,וּדְלָתָיִם
and said,וָאֹמַר‘As far asעַדhereפֹּהyou may come,תָבוֹאand noוְלֹאfarther;תֹסִיףand hereוּפֹאa limit shall be setיָשִׁיתto the haughtinessבִּגְאוֹןof your waves’?גַּלֶּיךָ
Have you, since your days began,הְמִיָּמֶיךָcommandedצִוִּיתָthe morning,בֹּקֶרmade knownיִדַּעְתָּהto the dawnהַשַּׁחַרits place,מְקֹמוֹ
so that it may seizeלֶאֱחֹזthe edgesבְּכַנְפוֹתof the earth,הָאָרֶץand the wickedרְשָׁעִיםbe shakenוְיִנָּעֲרוּout of it?מִמֶּנָּה
It is changedתִּתְהַפֵּךְlike clayכְּחֹמֶרunder a seal,חוֹתָםand things stand outוְיִתְיַצְּבוּlikeכְּמוֹa garment.לְבוּשׁ
And from the wickedוְ מֵרְשָׁעִיםtheir lightאוֹרָםis withheld,יִמָּנַעand the raisedרָמָהarmוּזְרוֹעַis broken.תִּשָּׁבֵר
Have you enteredהֲבָאתָas far asעַדthe springsנִבְכֵיof the sea,יָםand in the recessesוּבְחֵקֶרof the deepתְּהוֹםwalked about?הִתְהַלָּכְתָּ
Have the gatesהֲ שַׁעֲרֵיof deathמָוֶתbeen revealedנִגְלוּto you,לְךָand the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵיof the shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתhave you seen?תִּרְאֶה
Have you consideredהִתְבֹּנַנְתָּtoעַדthe breadthsרַחֲבֵיof the earth?אָרֶץDeclare it,הַגֵּדifאִםyou knowיָדַעְתָּit all.כֻלָּהּ
Where isאֵי זֶהthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְto where lightאוֹרdwells?יִשְׁכָּןAnd darkness,וְחֹשֶׁךְwhere isאֵי זֶהits place,מְקֹמוֹ
thatכִּיyou may take itתִקָּחֶנּוּtoאֶלits territory,גְּבוּלוֹand thatוְכִיyou may discernתָבִיןthe pathsנְתִיבוֹתto its house?בֵּיתוֹ
You know,יָדַעְתָּforכִּיthenאָזyou were born,תִּוָּלֵדand the numberוּמִסְפַּרof your daysיָמֶיךָis great.רַבִּים
Have you enteredהֲבָאתָintoאֶלthe treasuriesאֹצְרוֹתof the snow,שָׁלֶגor the treasuriesוְאֹצְרוֹתof the hailבָּרָדhave you seen,תִּרְאֶה
whichאֲשֶׁרI have reservedחָשַׂכְתִּיfor the timeלְעֶתof distress,צָרfor the dayלְיוֹםof battleקְרָבand war?וּמִלְחָמָה
What isאֵי זֶהthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְby which the lightאוֹרis distributed,יֵחָלֶקor the east windקָדִיםscatteredיָפֵץoverעֲלֵיthe earth?אָרֶץ
Whoמִיhas cutפִלַּגa channelתְּעָלָהfor the flood,לַשֶּׁטֶףand a wayוְדֶרֶךְfor the lightningלַחֲזִיזof the thunders,קֹלוֹת
to bring rainלְהַמְטִירonעַלa landאֶרֶץwithoutלֹאman,אִישׁa wildernessמִדְבָּרin which there is noלֹא בּוֹhuman being,אָדָם
to satisfyלְהַשְׂבִּיעַthe desolationשֹׁאָהand ruin,וּמְשֹׁאָהand to make sproutוּלְהַצְמִיחַthe shootsמֹצָאof grass?דֶשֶׁא
Doesהֲthe rainלַמָּטָרhaveיֵשׁa father?אָבOrאוֹwhoמִיhas fatheredהוֹלִידthe dropsאֶגְלֵיof dew?טָל
From the wombמִבֶּטֶןof whomמִיhas the iceהַקָּרַחcome out?יָצָאAnd the frostוּכְפֹרof the heavens,שָׁמַיִםwhoמִיhas given it birth?יְלָדוֹ
Like stoneכָּאֶבֶןthe watersמַיִםhide themselves,יִתְחַבָּאוּand the faceוּפְנֵיof the deepתְהוֹםcongeals.יִתְלַכָּדוּ
Can you tieהַתְקַשֵּׁרthe bondsמַעֲדַנּוֹתof the Pleiades,כִּימָהorאוֹthe cordsמֹשְׁכוֹתof Orionכְּסִילloosen?תְּפַתֵּחַ
Can you bring outהֲתֹצִיאthe constellationsמַזָּרוֹתin their season,בְּעִתּוֹand the Bearוְעַיִשׁwithעַלher childrenבָּנֶיהָcan you guide?תַנְחֵם
Do you knowהֲיָדַעְתָּthe statutesחֻקּוֹתof the heavens?שָׁמָיִםCan you setאִם תָּשִׂיםits dominionמִשְׁטָרוֹon the earth?בָאָרֶץ
Can you lift upהֲתָרִיםyour voiceקוֹלֶךָto the cloud,לָעָבso that an abundanceוְשִׁפְעַתof watersמַיִםcovers you?תְּכַסֶּךָּ
Can you send outהַתְשַׁלַּחlightnings,בְּרָקִיםso that they goוְיֵלֵכוּand sayוְיֹאמְרוּto you,לְךָ‘Here we are’?הִנֵּנוּ
Whoמִיhas putשָׁתwisdomחָכְמָהin the inmost parts,בַּטֻּחוֹתorאוֹwhoמִיhas givenנָתַןunderstandingבִינָהto the mind?לַשֶּׂכְוִי
Whoמִיcan countיְסַפֵּרthe cloudsשְׁחָקִיםwith wisdom?בְּחָכְמָהAnd the wineskinsוְנִבְלֵיof the heavens,שָׁמַיִםwhoמִיcan tip them over,יַשְׁכִּיב
when the dustבְּ עָפָרis pouredצֶקֶתinto a mass,לַמּוּצָקand the clodsוּרְגָבִיםstick together?יְדֻבָּקוּ
Can you huntהֲתָצוּדpreyטָרֶףfor the lioness,לְלָבִיאor the appetiteוְחַיַּתof the young lionsכְּפִירִיםfill,תְּמַלֵּא
whenכִּיthey crouchיָשֹׁחוּin their dwellingsבַמְּעוֹנוֹתand lieיֵשְׁבוּin the thicketבַסֻּכָּהin ambush?לְמוֹ אָרֶב
Whoמִיprovidesיָכִיןfor the ravenלָעֹרֵבits prey,צֵידוֹwhenכִּיits youngיְלָדָיוcry for helpיְשַׁוֵּעוּtoאֶלElאֵלand wanderיִתְעוּwithoutלִבְלִיfood?אֹכֶל