1  Moreover Elihu answered and said

1  After this, Eliu again spoke in this way

1  AGAIN Elihu spoke, and said,

2  Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

2  What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?

2  Do you think you were justified in saying, I have been found blameless by God?

3  That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

3  I will answer thee, and thy three friends.

3  For you said, “Having done what is right does not please you,” and, “How will it benefit you, if I sin?”

4  I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

4  Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.

4  And so, I will respond to your words, and to your friends who are with you.

5  Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

5  If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?

6  If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

6  and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?

6  If you sin, how will it hurt him? And if your iniquities are multiplied, what will you do against him?

7  If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

7  Furthermore, if you act justly, what will you give him, or what will he receive from your hand?

8  Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

8  Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man.

8  Your wickedness is to yourself; and your righteousness is to yourself.

9  By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

9  They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.

9  Because of the multitude of false accusers, they will cry out; and they will lament because of the strong arm of the tyrants.

10  But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;

10  Yet he has not said: “Where is God, who made me, who has given songs in the night,

10  And none says, Where is God my Maker, who gives counsel in the night,

11  Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'

11  who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?

11  who teaches us in addition to the beasts of the earth, and who educates us along with the birds of the air?”

12  There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

12  There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.

12  They cry, but he does not answer them,

13  Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

13  For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.

14  Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him--the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

14  He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is possible even now.

14  And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.

15  And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

15  For he is not now regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.

15  For, at the present time, he does not bring forth his fury, nor does he punish sin exceedingly.

16  But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

16  Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.

16  Therefore, Job has opened his mouth in vain and has multiplied words without knowledge.

36:1  Elihu also proceeded, and said

1  And Elius further continued, and said,

1  Continuing in a similar manner, Eliu had this to say

36:2  Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.

2  Wait from me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me.

2  Bear with me for a little while and I will show you; for I have still more to say in favor of God.

36:3  I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

3  Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,

3  I will review my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker to be just.

36:4  For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.

4  I will speak just things truly, and thou shalt not unjustly receive unjust words.

36:5  Behold, God is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

5  But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,

5  God does not abandon the powerful, for he himself is also powerful.

36:6  He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.

6  he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgement of the poor.

6  But he does not save the impious, though he grants judgment to the poor.

36:7  He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

7  He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but they shall be with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted.

7  He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous; he sets kings on the throne; yea, they are exalted for ever.

36:8  And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

8  But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.

8  And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,

36:9  Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

9  And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.

9  he will reveal to them their works, as well as their sinfulness, in that they were violent.

36:10  He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

10  But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.

10  Likewise, he will open their ears to his correction, and he will speak to them, so that they may return from iniquity.

36:11  If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

11  If they listen and obey, they will fill their days with goodness and complete their years in glory.

36:12  But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

12  But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.

12  But if they will not listen, they will pass away by the sword and will be consumed by foolishness.

36:13  But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; they cry not for help when He bindeth them.

13  And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath against themselves; they will not cry, because he has bound them.

13  The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained.

36:14  Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.

14  Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers of death.

14  They shall die in youth, and their life is snatched by famine.

36:15  He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.

15  But the meek shall be delivered through his meekness, and he opens their way in time of oppression.

36:16  Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness;

16  And he has also enticed thee out of the mouth of the enemy

16  Therefore, he will save you from the narrow mouth very widely, even though it has no foundation under it. Moreover, your respite at table will be full of fatness.

36:17  And thou art full of the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on them.

17  there is a deep gulf and a rushing stream beneath it, and thy table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous;

17  Your case has been judged like that of the impious; you will withdraw your plea and your judgment.

36:18  For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

18  He will not threaten you with a raging anger, nor will he cause you to be in need of a great ransom.

36:19  Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?

19  He shall join you, that he may deliver you; you shall not be distressed by any of those who are mighty in power.

36:20  Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

20  And draw not forth all the mighty men by night, so that the people should go up instead of them.

20  He shall deliver you from those who drive you away in the night, and give peoples for your sake, and the nations for your life.

36:21  Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

21  But take heed lest thou do that which is wrong: for of this thou has made choice because of poverty.

21  Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity; for, after your misery, you have begun to follow this.

36:22  Behold, God doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?

22  Behold, the Mighty One shall prevail by his strength: for who is powerful as he is?

22  Behold, God is exalted in his strength, and there is no one like him among the law-givers.

36:23  Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?

23  And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, he has wrought injustice?

23  Who is able to investigate his ways? And who can say, “You have done iniquity,” to him?

36:24  Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.

24  Remember that his works are great beyond those which men have attempted.

36:25  All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.

25  Every man has seen in himself, how many mortals are wounded.

25  All men consider him; and each one ponders from a distance.

36:26  Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

26  Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know him: the number of his years is even infinite.

36:27  For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;

27  And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud.

27  For if we should number the pillars of the heaven, and bind the drops of rain by themselves, which the skies do drop in their season;

36:28  Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.

28  The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body.

28  they flow from the clouds that are woven above everything.

36:29  Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?

29  And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, or the measure of his tabernacle;

29  If he wills it, he extends the clouds as his tent

36:30  Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.

30  behold he will stretch his bow against him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.

30  and shines with his light from above; likewise, he covers the oceans within his tent.

36:31  For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

31  For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength.

31  For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals.

36:32  He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

32  He has hidden the light in his hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.

32  Within his hands, he hides the light, and he commands it to come forth again.

36:33  The noise thereof telleth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.

33  He announces it to his friend, for it is his possession and he is able to reach out to it.

33  He shows his possessions to his friends, and to the wicked also.

37:1  At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

1  At this, my heart became frightened, and it has been moved from its place.

37:2  Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.

2  Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord’s wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

2  Pay close attention to the alarm of his voice and to the sound that proceeds from his mouth.

37:3  He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.

3  He beholds everything under the heavens, and his light reaches beyond the ends of the earth.

3  Under the whole of heaven the people shall praise him, and his light shines upon the ends of the earth.

37:4  After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.

4  After him shall be a cry with a loud voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

4  After this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed.

37:5  God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.

5  The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;

5  God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things.

37:6  For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.

6  commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.

37:7  He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.

7  He signs the hand of all men, so that each one may know his works.

7  He limits the power of every man, that all men may know his work.

37:8  Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.

8  And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in their lair.

8  The beast will enter his hiding-place, and he will remain in his cave.

37:9  Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.

9  Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.

9  From the interior, a storm will come forth, and a cold winter from the north.

37:10  By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

10  And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.

10  As God breathes out, frost forms, and the waters are poured forth very widely again.

37:11  Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;

11  Crops desire clouds, and the clouds scatter their light.

37:12  And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world

12  And he will carry round the encircling clouds by his governance, to perform their works: whatsoever he shall command them,

12  It shines all around, wherever the will of him that governs them will lead, to anywhere he will command, over the whole face of the earth,

37:13  Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.

13  this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, or for his land, or if he shall find him an object for mercy.

37:14  Hearken unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

14  Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.

14  Listen to these things, Job. Stand up and consider the wonders of God.

37:15  Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?

15  We know that God has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.

15  Do you know when God ordered the rains, so as to show the light of his clouds?

37:16  Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

16  And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.

16  Do you know the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect sciences?

37:17  Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;

17  But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

37:18  Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?

18  Perhaps you have made the heavens with him, which are very solid, as if they had been cast from brass.

18  Were you with him when he spread out the great sky, helping him hold it up?

37:19  Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

19  Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.

19  Reveal to us what we should say to him, for, of course, we are wrapped in darkness.

37:20  Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

20  Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?

20  Relate to him that which he has said; and if a man speaks, surely he shall be consumed.

37:21  And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

21  But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.

21  Although they do not see the light, the air will be thickened suddenly into clouds, and the wind, passing by, will drive them away.

37:22  Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.

22  From the north come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;

22  Riches arrive from the north, and fearful praise reaches out to God.

37:23  The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.

23  and we do not find another his equal in strength: as for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?

37:24  Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

24  Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.

24  Therefore, men will fear him, and all those who seem to themselves to be wise, will not dare to contemplate him.

38:1  Then YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said

1  And after Elius had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, saying,

1  But the Lord, responding to Job from a whirlwind, said

38:2  Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

2  Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me?

38:3  Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

3  Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.

3  Gird up your loins now, like a valiant man; for I will question you, and you shall answer me.

38:4  Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.

4  Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

38:5  Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

5  who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?

38:6  Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

6  On what are its rings fastened? and who is he that laid the corner-stone upon it?

6  Upon what have its bases been grounded, and who set forth its cornerstone,

38:7  When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

7  When the stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice.

7  When did I create the morning stars, and all the angels shouted for joy?

38:8  Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;

8  And I shut up the sea with gates, when it rushed out, coming forth out its mother’s womb.

8  Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb,

38:9  When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

9  And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist.

9  when I stationed a cloud as its garment and wrapped it in a mist as if swaddling an infant?

38:10  And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,

10  And I set bounds to it, surrounding it with bars and gates.

10  I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors.

38:11  And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?

11  And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.

11  And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceeded no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.”

38:12  Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;

12  Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and did the morning star then first see his appointed place;

38:13  That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

13  to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it?

13  And did you hold the extremities of the earth, shaking them, and have you shaken the impious out of it?

38:14  It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.

14  Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth?

14  The seal will be restored like clay, and it will remain in place like a garment.

38:15  But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.

15  And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?

15  From the impious, the light will be taken away, and the exalted arm will be broken.

38:16  Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

16  Or hast thou gone to the source of the sea, and walked in the tracks of the deep?

16  Have you entered the depths of the sea, and have you taken a walk in the uttermost parts of the abyss?

38:17  Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

17  And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?

38:18  Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

18  And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the whole earth under heaven? tell me now, what is the extent of it?

18  Have you considered the breadth of the earth? If you know all things, reveal them to me.

38:19  Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;

19  And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind is the place of darkness?

19  Which is the way that holds the light, and which is the place of darkness?

38:20  That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

20  If thou couldest bring me to their utmost boundaries, and if also thou knowest their paths;

20  Do you know its borders and the path to its house?

38:21  Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!

21  So then, did you know when you were to be born? And did you know the number of your days?

21  Do you remember when you were born, and do you know if you will live many days?

38:22  Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,

22  But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of hail?

22  Have you been admitted into the storehouses of the snows, and have you gazed upon the stockpile of the brimstone,

38:23  Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

23  And is there a store of them, for thee against the time of thine enemies, for the day of wars and battle?

23  which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, for the day of the battle and the war?

38:24  By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

24  And whence proceeds the frost? or whence is the south wind dispersed over the whole world under heaven?

24  Or in what manner is light distributed, and whence the wind comes forth upon the earth?

38:25  Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

25  Who causes a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder?

38:26  To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

26  to rain upon the land where there is no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited land,

38:27  To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

27  and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs?

27  so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?

38:28  Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

28  Who is the rain’s father? and who has generated the drops of dew?

38:29  Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

29  And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky,

29  From whose womb did the ice proceed, and who created the frost from the air?

38:30  The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

30  which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly?

38:31  Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

31  Will you have the strength to join together the sparkling stars of the Pleiades, or are you able to disperse the circling of Arcturus?

31  Can you stop the movement of the Pleiades, or have you seen the path of Orion?

38:32  Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?

32  Or wilt thou reveal Mazuroth in his season, and the evening star with his rays? Wilt thou guide them?

32  Can you bring forth the morning star, in its time, and make the evening star rise over the sons of the earth?

38:33  Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

33  And knowest thou the changes of heaven, or the events which take place together under heaven?

33  Do you know the order of heaven, and can you explain its rules here on the earth?

38:34  Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

34  And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain?

34  Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that an onslaught of waters will cover you?

38:35  Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?

35  And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is thy pleasure?

35  Can you send forth lightning bolts, and will they go, and on returning, say to you: “Here we are?”

38:36  Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

36  And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?

36  Who placed discernment in the guts of man, or who gave the rooster intelligence?

38:37  Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

37  And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth?

38:38  When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

38  For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another.

38  Who has poured out soil upon the earth, and who has made the steep rocks?

38:39  Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

39  Will you seize prey for the lioness, and will you sustain the lives of her young,

39  Who has given prey for the lion? Or filled the appetite of the young lions?

38:40  When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

40  For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods.

40  Who has multiplied the beasts in the field? Or who has provided food for the raven?

38:41  Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?

41  And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.

41  For its young ones cry to God, and faint for lack of food.

39:1  Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

1  Say if thou knowest the time of the bringing forth of the wild goats of the rock, and if thou hast marked the calving of the hinds

1  Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?

39:2  Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

2  and if thou has hast numbered the full months of their being with young, and if thou hast relieved their pangs

2  Have you numbered the months since their conception, and do you know at what time they gave birth?

39:3  They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.

3  and hast reared their young without fear; and wilt thou loosen their pangs?

39:4  Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.

4  Their young will break forth; they will be multiplied with offspring: their young will go forth, and will not return to them.

4  They bring up their young ones, until they grow up and are weaned.

39:5  Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

5  Who has left the wild ass to be free, and made him to escape the yoke?

39:6  Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.

6  whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.

6  I have given a house in solitude to him, and his tabernacle is in the salted land.

39:7  He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

7  He despises the crowded city; he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.

39:8  The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

39:9  Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

9  And will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or to lie down at thy manger?

9  Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall?

39:10  Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

10  Can you bind the yoke on the neck of the unicorn? Or will he harrow in a rugged place?

39:11  Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

11  Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him?

39:12  Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?

12  Do you trust him, that he will winnow your threshing and gather your grain into the barn?

39:13  The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?

13  The peacock has a beautiful wing: if the stork and the ostrich conceive, it is worthy of notice,

13  The ostrich rouses herself up haughtily; then she comes and makes her nest;

39:14  For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

14  When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust?

14  But she leaves her eggs in the earth to be warmed on the ground.

39:15  And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.

15  and has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, and the wild beasts of the field trample them.

39:16  She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;

16  She has hardened herself against her young ones, as though she bereaved not herself: she labours in vain without fear.

16  She multiplies her young ones, though they do not stay with her; although her labor is in vain, she has no fear

39:17  Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

17  For God has withholden wisdom from her, and not given her a portion in understanding.

17  God has increased wisdom, but he has not given her a portion of it.

39:18  When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.

18  In her season she will lift herself on high; she will scorn the horse and his rider.

39:19  Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

19  Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing?

19  Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with armour?

39:20  Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

20  And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made his breast glorious with courage?

20  Can you make him move like the locust? Or can you make him afraid?

39:21  He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.

21  He paws exulting in the plain, and goes forth in strength into the plain.

21  He digs at the earth with his hoof; he jumps around boldly; he advances to meet armed men.

39:22  He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

22  He laughs to scorn a king as he meets him, and will by no means turn back from the sword.

22  He despises fear; he does not turn away from the sword.

39:23  The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.

23  The bow and sword resound against him; and his rage will swallow up the ground

23  Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.

39:24  He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.

24  and he will not believe until the trumpet sounds.

24  Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.

39:25  As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

25  And when the trumpet sounds, he says, Aha! and afar off he smells the war with prancing and neighing.

39:26  Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

26  And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?

26  Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?

39:27  Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

27  And does the eagle rise at thy command, and the vulture remain sitting over his nest,

27  Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?

39:28  She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

28  on a crag of a rock, and in a secret place?

28  He dwells and lodges on the rock, upon the cliff of the precipice.

39:29  From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.

29  Thence he seeks food, his eyes observe from far.

29  He is sustained by his prey, his eyes behold afar off.

39:30  Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.

30  And his young ones roll themselves in blood, and wherever the carcasses may be, immediately they are found.

30  Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately.

40:1  Moreover YHWH answered Job, and said

Jb39:31  And the Lord God answered Job, and said,

40:2  Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Jb39:32  Will any one pervert judgement with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.

2  Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it.

40:3  Then Job answered YHWH, and said

Jb39:33  And Job answered and said to the Lord,

40:4  Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Jb39:34  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.

Jb39:34  What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth.

40:5  Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

Jb39:35  I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.

Jb39:35  One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more.

40:6  Then YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said

6  And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, saying,

6  But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said

40:7  Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

7  Nay, gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.

7  Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.

40:8  Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

8  Do not set aside my judgement: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?

8  Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

40:9  Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?

9  And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?

40:10  Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.

10  Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe thyself with glory and honour.

10  Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.

40:11  Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

11  And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.

11  Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

40:12  Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

12  Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.

12  And cast the sinners into their place.

40:13  Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.

13  And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.

13  Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.

40:14  Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

14  Then will I confess that thy right hand can save thee.

14  Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you.

40:15  Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

15  But now look at the wild beasts with thee; they eat grass like oxen.

15  Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.

40:16  Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.

16  His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

16  Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree.

40:17  He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

17  He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.

17  The sinews of his thighs bulge out.

40:18  His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.

18  His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is as cast iron.

40:19  He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.

19  This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.

19  He is the chief among God's creations; for he made him powerful to fight.

40:20  Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.

20  And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.

20  He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection.

40:21  He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

21  He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.

21  He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.

40:22  The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

22  And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and so do the bushes of the field.

22  The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.

40:23  Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.

23  If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.

23  Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

40:24  Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

24  He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

24  Can one take him with a hook, or catch him with a net? Can one snare him in a trap, or can one bind his tongue with a rope?