The Storm That Speaks.

אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

“At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.

שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃

[2] Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

[3] Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

אַחֲרָ֤יו׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃

[4] After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃

[5] God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃

[6] For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.

בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

[7] He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.

וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

[8] Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.

מִן־הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃

[9] From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.

מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

[10] By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.

אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃

[11] He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.

וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ ׳בְּתַחְבּוּלָתוֹ׳ ״בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו״ לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃

[12] They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.

אִם־לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

[13] Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.

הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃

[14] “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

[15] Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃

[16] Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,

אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃

[17] you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?

תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃

[18] Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?

ה֖וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

[19] Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֖וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃

[20] Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

[21] “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.

מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃

[22] Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.

שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃

[23] The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃ פ

[24] Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”