Job 41
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Louis Segond 1910
1(40-25) Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
1Nul n’est assez hardi pour l’exciter; Qui donc me résisterait en face?
2(40-26) Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
2De qui suis-je le débiteur? Je le paierai. Sous le ciel tout m’appartient.
3(40-27) Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
3Je veux encore parler de ses membres, Et de sa force, et de la beauté de sa structure.
4(40-28) Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
4Qui soulèvera son vêtement? Qui pénétrera entre ses mâchoires?
5(40-29) Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
5Qui ouvrira les portes de sa gueule? Autour de ses dents habite la terreur.
6(40-30) Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
6Ses magnifiques et puissants boucliers Sont unis ensemble comme par un sceau;
7(40-31) Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
7Ils se serrent l’un contre l’autre, Et l’air ne passerait pas entre eux;
8(40-32) Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
8Ce sont des frères qui s’embrassent, Se saisissent, demeurent inséparables.
9(41-1) Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
9Ses éternuements font briller la lumière; Ses yeux sont comme les paupières de l’aurore.
10(41-2) None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?
10Des flammes jaillissent de sa bouche, Des étincelles de feu s’en échappent.
11(41-3) Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
11Une fumée sort de ses narines, Comme d’un vase qui bout, d’une chaudière ardente.
12(41-4) Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?
12Son souffle allume les charbons, Sa gueule lance la flamme.
13(41-5) Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?
13La force a son cou pour demeure, Et l’effroi bondit au-devant de lui.
14(41-6) Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
14Ses parties charnues tiennent ensemble, Fondues sur lui, inébranlables.
15(41-7) His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
15Son cœur est dur comme la pierre, Dur comme la meule inférieure.
16(41-8) One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
16Quand il se lève, les plus vaillants ont peur, Et l’épouvante les fait fuir.
17(41-9) They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
17C’est en vain qu’on l’attaque avec l’épée; La lance, le javelot, la cuirasse, ne servent à rien.
18(41-10) His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
18Il regarde le fer comme de la paille, L’airain comme du bois pourri.
19(41-11) Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
19La flèche ne le met pas en fuite, Les pierres de la fronde sont pour lui du chaume.
20(41-12) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.
20Il ne voit dans la massue qu’un brin de paille, Il rit au sifflement des dards.
21(41-13) His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
21Sous son ventre sont des pointes aiguës: On dirait une herse qu’il étend sur le limon.
22(41-14) In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.
22Il fait bouillir le fond de la mer comme une chaudière, Il l’agite comme un vase rempli de parfums.
23(41-15) The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
23Il laisse après lui un sentier lumineux; L’abîme prend la chevelure d’un vieillard.
24(41-16) His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
24Sur la terre nul n’est son maître; Il a été créé pour ne rien craindre.
25(41-17) When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.
25Il regarde avec dédain tout ce qui est élevé, Il est le roi des plus fiers animaux.
26(41-18) If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
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27(41-19) He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
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28(41-20) The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
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29(41-21) Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.
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30(41-22) Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
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31(41-23) He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.
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32(41-24) He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
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33(41-25) Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless.
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34(41-26) He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
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