Job · Chapter 37
Peshitta OT
24 verses
1
ܘܐܦ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܬܙܝܥ ܠܒܗ ܘܢܙܘܥ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ
dwkthh mn wnzwe lbh nththzye hd' el w'p
“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
2
ܫܡܥܘ ܡܫܡܥ ܩܠܗ ܒܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ
pwmh mn dnpq dyn' brwgz' qlh mshme shmew
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.
3
ܬܚܝܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܢܫܒܚܘܢܗ ܘܢܘܗܪܗ ܥܠ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ
d're' knpyh el wnwhrh nshbkhwnh shmy' klhwn thkhyth
He sends it out under the whole sky, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.
4
ܒܐܬܪܗ ܢܪܥܡ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܓܐܝܘܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܩܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܠܗ
qlh dnshmewn mTl 'nwn neqb wl' dg'ywthh bql' nrem b'thrh
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.
5
ܘܢܪܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠܗ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ
mthyde wl' wrwrbth' ebd thdmrth' bqlh 'lh' wnrem
God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.
6
ܡܛܠ ܕܠܬܠܓܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܛܪܐ ܘܪܒܝܥܐ ܪܒܐ
rb' wrbye' wmTr' 're' hwy 'mr dlthlg' mTl
For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.
7
ܒܝܕ ܟܘܠ ܐܢܫ ܚܬܡ ܕܢܘܕܥ ܠܟܘܠ ܐܢܫ ܥܒ̇ܕܘ̈ܗܝ
ebdwhy 'nsh lkwl dnwde khthm 'nsh kwl byd
He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.
8
ܘܬܥܘܠ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܟܡܐܢܐ ܘܬܫܪܐ ܒܡܪܒܘܥܝܬܗ̇
bmrbweythh wthshr' bkm'n' khywth' wthewl
Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.
9
ܡܢ ܬܘ̈ܘܢܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܟܘܟܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܙܪܝܦܬܐ ܩܘܪܫܐ
qwrsh' zrypth' wmn kwkyth' th'th' thwwn' mn
Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.
10
ܘܡܢ ܢܫܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܝܗܒ ܓܠܝܕܐ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܚܬ
mkhth dmy' wswg'' glyd' nthyhb d'lh' nshmthh wmn
By the breath of God, ice is given, and the width of the waters is frozen.
11
ܘܪܟܝܟܐܝܬ ܡܬܡܬ̈ܚܢ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܦܪܣ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܗ
dnwhrh enn' wprs enn' mthmthkhn wrkyk'yth
Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.
12
ܘܗܘ ܡܬܟܪܟ ܘܡܬܗܦܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܚܫ̈ܒܢ ܟܠ ܕܦ̇ܩܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܬܒܝܠ ܐܪܥܗ
'reh thbyl 'py el lhwn dpqd kl mkhshbn lmebd wmthhpk mthkrk whw
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
13
ܐܢ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܢ ܠܚܣܝܕܐ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܒܗ̇
bh dmshthkkh lkhsyd' w'n l're' w'n lshlyTn' 'n
whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.
14
ܨܘܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܫܡܥ ܘܐܬܒܝܢ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
d'lh' thdmrthh w'thbyn wshme 'ywb hd' tswth
“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15
ܗܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܓܠܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܢܘܗܝ
dennwhy nwhr' wgl' elyhwn 'lh' dsm mdm 'nth yde h'
Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16
ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܦܩܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ ܒܐܝܕܥܬܐ
b'ydeth' mwm ddl' wthdmrth' denn' mpq' 'nth yde
Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17
ܠܒ̈ܘܫܝܟ ܢܚܡܘܢ ܘܬܫ̇ܢܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ
thymn' mn 're' wthshn' nkhmwn lbwshyk
You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
18
ܘܬܪܩܘܥ ܥܡܗ ܠܪܩܝܥܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܠܡܣܡܟܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ
'kkhd' lmsmkw thqyp' lrqye' emh wthrqwe
Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?
19
ܐܘܕܥܝܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܬܬܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ
khshwk' qdm mn nsththr wl' lh 'mr mn' 'wdeyny
Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.
20
ܘܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܘܐܢ ܢܐܡܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܢܬܒܠܥ
nthble gbr' n'mr w'n d'mr mdm lh w'shthe'
Will it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21
ܘܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܘ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܘܬܕܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ
'nwn wthdk' thebr wrwkh' dshmy' brqye' hw nhyr nwhr' khzw l' whsh'
Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.
22
ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܗܒܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܚܣܝܢܐ
khsyn' nwhr' 'lh' wmn n'th' dhb' grby' mn
Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.
23
ܣܓܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܘܪܒ ܙܟܝ̈ܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܥܢܐ
nen' l' zkyyn wrb wdyn' khyl' sgy
We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.