Job 40
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit:
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
2[Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: interrogabo te, et indica mihi.
2Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3Numquid irritum facies judicium meum, et condemnabis me, ut tu justificeris?
3Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
4Et si habes brachium sicut Deus? et si voce simili tonas?
4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5Circumda tibi decorem, et in sublime erigere, et esto gloriosus, et speciosis induere vestibus.
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6Disperge superbos in furore tuo, et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7Respice cunctos superbos, et confunde eos, et contere impios in loco suo.
7Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
8Absconde eos in pulvere simul, et facies eorum demerge in foveam.
8Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
9Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
10Ecce behemoth quem feci tecum, fœnum quasi bos comedet.
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11Fortitudo ejus in lumbis ejus, et virtus illius in umbilico ventris ejus.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum; nervi testiculorum ejus perplexi sunt.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris; cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.
13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
14Ipse est principium viarum Dei: qui fecit eum applicabit gladium ejus.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15Huic montes herbas ferunt: omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.
15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami, et in locis humentibus.
16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
17Protegunt umbræ umbram ejus: circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.
17He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18Ecce absorbebit fluvium, et non mirabitur, et habet fiduciam quod influat Jordanis in os ejus.
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
19In oculis ejus quasi hamo capiet eum, et in sudibus perforabit nares ejus.
19He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
20An extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo, et fune ligabis linguam ejus?
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21Numquid pones circulum in naribus ejus, aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus?
21He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces, aut loquetur tibi mollia?
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23Numquid feriet tecum pactum, et accipies eum servum sempiternum?
23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
24Numquid illudes ei quasi avi, aut ligabis eum ancillis tuis?
24Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
25Concident eum amici? divident illum negotiatores?
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26Numquid implebis sagenas pelle ejus, et gurgustium piscium capite illius?
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27Pone super eum manum tuam: memento belli, nec ultra addas loqui.
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28Ecce spes ejus frustrabitur eum, et videntibus cunctis præcipitabitur.]
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