1 GLT فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ: BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 GLT «هَلْ يُخَاصِمُ ٱلْقَدِيرَ مُوَبِّخُهُ، أَمِ ٱلْمُحَاجُّ ٱللهَ يُجَاوِبُهُ؟». BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 GLT فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَقَالَ: BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 GLT «هَا أَنَا حَقِيرٌ، فَمَاذَا أُجَاوِبُكَ؟ وَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي. BSB BSB: “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5 GLT مَرَّةً تَكَلَّمْتُ فَلَا أُجِيبُ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَا أَزِيدُ». BSB BSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
6 GLT فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ ٱلْعَاصِفَةِ فَقَالَ: BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 GLT «ٱلْآنَ شُدَّ حَقْوَيْكَ كَرَجُلٍ. أَسْأَلُكَ فَتُعْلِمُنِي. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 GLT لَعَلَّكَ تُنَاقِضُ حُكْمِي، تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ أَنْتَ؟ BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 GLT هَلْ لَكَ ذِرَاعٌ كَمَا لِلهِ، وَبِصَوْتٍ مِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ تُرْعِدُ؟ BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 GLT تَزَيَّنِ ٱلْآنَ بِٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْعِزِّ، وَٱلْبَسِ ٱلْمَجْدَ وَٱلْبَهَاءَ. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 GLT فَرِّقْ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَٱنْظُرْ كُلَّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَٱخْفِضْهُ. BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 GLT اُنْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلِّلْهُ، وَدُسِ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ فِي مَكَانِهِمِ. BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 GLT ٱطْمِرْهُمْ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ مَعًا، وَٱحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 GLT فَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَحْمَدُكَ لِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ تُخَلِّصُكَ. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 GLT «هُوَذَا بَهِيمُوثُ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ يَأْكُلُ ٱلْعُشْبَ مِثْلَ ٱلْبَقَرِ. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 GLT هَا هِيَ قُوَّتُهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتُهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 GLT يَخْفِضُ ذَنَبَهُ كَأَرْزَةٍ. عُرُوقُ فَخِذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 GLT عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ، جِرْمُهَا حَدِيدٌ مَمْطُولٌ. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 GLT هُوَ أَوَّلُ أَعْمَالِ ٱللهِ. ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ أَعْطَاهُ سَيْفَهُ. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 GLT لِأَنَّ ٱلْجِبَالَ تُخْرِجُ لَهُ مَرْعًى، وَجَمِيعَ وُحُوشِ ٱلْبَرِّ تَلْعَبُ هُنَاكَ. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 GLT تَحْتَ ٱلسِّدْرَاتِ يَضْطَجِعُ فِي سِتْرِ ٱلْقَصَبِ وَٱلْغَمِقَةِ. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 GLT تُظَلِّلُهُ ٱلسِّدْرَاتُ بِظِلِّهَا. يُحِيطُ بِهِ صَفْصَافُ ٱلسَّوَاقِي. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 GLT هُوَذَا ٱلنَّهْرُ يَفِيضُ فَلَا يَفِرُّ هُوَ. يَطْمَئِنُّ وَلَوِ ٱنْدَفَقَ ٱلْأُرْدُنُّ فِي فَمِهِ. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 GLT هَلْ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ؟ هَلْ يُثْقَبُ أَنْفُهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟ BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.