41:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֵן ־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל ־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל ׃
οὐχ ἑόρακας αὐτὸν οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις τεθαύμακας
Non quasi crudelis suscitabo eum : quis enim resistere potest vultui meo ?
መኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘጥትቃወመኒ ።
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
41:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹֽא ־אַ֭כְזָר כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ וּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּא לְפָנַ֥י יִתְיַצָּֽב ׃
οὐ δέδοικας ὅτι ἡτοίμασταί μοι τίς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐμοὶ ἀντιστάς
Quis ante dedit mihi , ut reddam ei ? omnia quae sub caelo sunt , mea sunt .
ወመኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይትዋሥአኒ ፡ ወየሐዩ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
41:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כׇּל ־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי ־הֽוּא ׃
ἢ τίς ἀντιστήσεταί μοι καὶ ὑπομενεῖ εἰ πᾶσα ἡ ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν ἐμή ἐστιν
Non parcam ei , et verbis potentibus , et ad deprecandum compositis .
ወኢያረምም ፡ በእንቲአሁ ፡ ወቃለ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ይሣሃሎ ፡ ለዘከማሁ ።
Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?
41:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ (לא ) [לוֹ ־]אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר ־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ ׃
οὐ σιωπήσομαι δῑ αὐτόν καὶ λόγον δυνάμεως ἐλεήσει τὸν ἴσον αὐτοῦ
Quis revelabit faciem indumenti ejus ? et in medium oris ejus quis intrabit ?
ወመኑ ፡ ዘይቀፍጽ ፡ ግልባቤ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይበእው ፡ ውስተ ፡ ማኅበርተ ፡ እብግድዓሁ ።
Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?
41:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִֽי ־גִ֭לָּה פְּנֵ֣י לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ בְּכֶ֥פֶל רִ֝סְנ֗וֹ מִ֣י יָבֽוֹא ׃
τίς ἀποκαλύψει πρόσωπον ἐνδύσεως αὐτοῦ εἰς δὲ πτύξιν θώρακος αὐτοῦ τίς ἂν εἰσέλθοι
Portas vultus ejus quis aperiet ? per gyrum dentium ejus formido .
ወመኑ ፡ ያርኁ ፡ መዓፁተ ፡ ዘቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ወዖዶ ፡ ለሥነኒሁ ፡ ግርማ ።
Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?
41:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ דַּלְתֵ֣י פָ֭נָיו מִ֣י פִתֵּ֑חַ סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה ׃
πύλας προσώπου αὐτοῦ τίς ἀνοίξει κύκλῳ ὀδόντων αὐτοῦ φόβος
Corpus illius quasi scuta fusilia , compactum squamis se prementibus .
ወአማዑቲሂኒ ፡ አራዊት ፡ ዘብርት ፡ ወቊጽረቱኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ እብነ ፡ ኰኵሕ ።
Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants?
41:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֭אֲוָה אֲפִיקֵ֣י מָגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר ׃
τὰ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ ἀσπίδες χάλκειαι σύνδεσμος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σμιρίτης λίθος
Una uni conjungitur , et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per eas .
ወአሐዱ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ ተጣበቀ ፡ ወመንፈስሂ ፡ ኢይበርሮ ።
Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?
41:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶחָ֣ד בְּאֶחָ֣ד יִגַּ֑שׁוּ וְ֝ר֗וּחַ לֹא ־יָבֹ֥א בֵינֵיהֶֽם ׃
εἷς τοῦ ἑνὸς κολλῶνται πνεῦμα δὲ οὐ μὴ διέλθῃ αὐτόν
Una alteri adhaerebit , et tenentes se nequaquam separabuntur .
ወያስተላክዕ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ምስለ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ይጣበቁ ፡ ወኢይትፋትሑ ።
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
41:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִישׁ ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ ׃
ἀνὴρ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ προσκολληθήσεται συνέχονται καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποσπασθῶσιν
Sternutatio ejus splendor ignis , et oculi ejus ut palpebrae diluculi .
ወበዕጠሱ ፡ ይበርቅ ፡ ብርሃነ ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኮከበ ፡ ጽባሕ ።
Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?
41:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו תָּ֣הֶל א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי ־שָֽׁחַר ׃
ἐν πταρμῷ αὐτοῦ ἐπιφαύσκεται φέγγος οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ εἶδος ἑωσφόρου
De ore ejus lampades procedunt , sicut taedae ignis accensae .
ወእምአፉሁ ፡ ይወጽአ ፡ መኃትው ፡ ዘይነድድ ፡ ወይዌሩ ፡ አፍሐመ ።
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
41:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ ׃
ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύονται λαμπάδες καιόμεναι καὶ διαρριπτοῦνται ἐσχάραι πυρός
De naribus ejus procedit fumus , sicut ollae succensae atque ferventis .
ወእምአንፉ ፡ ይወጽእ ፡ ጢስ ፡ ከመ ፡ እቶን ፡ ዘይነድድ ፡ በአፍሐመ ፡ እሳት ።
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
41:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן ׃
ἐκ μυκτήρων αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται καπνὸς καμίνου καιομένης πυρὶ ἀνθράκων
Halitus ejus prunas ardere facit , et flamma de ore ejus egreditur .
ነፍሱሂ ፡ ፍሕም ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወነበልባል ፡ ይወጽእ ፡ እምአፉሁ ፡፡ 13፡ ወውስተ ፡ ክሳዱ ፡ ኃደረ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ወወዓለ ፡ ሞት ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለዘይሬእዮ ።
“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
41:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא ׃
ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἄνθρακες φλὸξ δὲ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται
In collo ejus morabitur fortitudo , et faciem ejus praecedit egestas .
— Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws?
41:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹ יָלִ֣ין עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו תָּד֥וּץ דְּאָבָֽה ׃
ἐν δὲ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ αὐλίζεται δύναμις ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ τρέχει ἀπώλεια
Membra carnium ejus cohaerentia sibi : mittet contra eum fulmina , et ad locum alium non ferentur .
ሥጋ ፡ ነፍስቱ ፡ ጥቡቅ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ሦጡ ፡ እብነ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ኢይትሐወስ ።
Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
41:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו בַּל ־יִמּֽוֹט ׃
σάρκες δὲ σώματος αὐτοῦ κεκόλληνται καταχέει ἐπ’ αὐτόν οὐ σαλευθήσεται
Cor ejus indurabitur tamquam lapis , et stringetur quasi malleatoris incus .
ወልቡሂ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ እብነ ፡ ጾላዕ ፡ ወይቀውም ፡ ከመ ፡ ወሬዛ ፡ ንኡስ ።
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
41:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ לִ֭בּוֹ יָצ֣וּק כְּמוֹ ־אָ֑בֶן וְ֝יָצ֗וּק כְּפֶ֣לַח תַּחְתִּֽית ׃
ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ πέπηγεν ὡς λίθος ἕστηκεν δὲ ὥσπερ ἄκμων ἀνήλατος
Cum sublatus fuerit , timebunt angeli , et territi purgabuntur .
ወእመሂ ፡ ተመይጠ ፡ ይሜምዑ ፡ ኵሊ ፡ አራዊተ ፡ ገዳም ፡ ወእንስሳ ፡ ወዘይትሐወስ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
41:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ ׃
στραφέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ φόβος θηρίοις τετράποσιν ἐπὶ γῆς ἁλλομένοις
Cum apprehenderit eum gladius , subsistere non poterit , neque hasta , neque thorax :
ወእመሂ ፡ ጠበቆ ፡ ኵያንው ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይሬስዮ ።
They are joined to one another. They stick together, so that they can’t be pulled apart.
41:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ חֶ֭רֶב בְּלִ֣י תָק֑וּם חֲנִ֖ית מַסָּ֣ע וְשִׁרְיָֽה ׃
ἐὰν συναντήσωσιν αὐτῷ λόγχαι οὐδὲν μὴ ποιήσωσιν δόρυ ἐπηρμένον καὶ θώρακα
reputabit enim quasi paleas ferrum , et quasi lignum putridum aes .
ረምሕ ፡ ወልብሰ ፡ ሐፂም ፡ ከመ ፡ ኃሠር ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ወብርትኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ብኍቡኍ ።
His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
41:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ רִקָּב֣וֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה ׃
ἥγηται μὲν γὰρ σίδηρον ἄχυρα χαλκὸν δὲ ὥσπερ ξύλον σαθρόν
Non fugabit eum vir sagittarius : in stipulam versi sunt ei lapides fundae .
ወኢይሰቊሮ ፡ ቀስተ ፡ ብርት ፡ ወእብንኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኃሠር ፡ ወይመስሎ ፡ ብርዐ ፡ መፍጽሕ ፡ ወይሰብክ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ እብን ፡ ዓቢይ ።
Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap out.
41:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן ־קָ֑שֶׁת לְ֝קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ ־ל֥וֹ אַבְנֵי ־קָֽלַע ׃
οὐ μὴ τρώσῃ αὐτὸν τόξον χάλκειον ἥγηται μὲν πετροβόλον χόρτον
Quasi stipulam aestimabit malleum , et deridebit vibrantem hastam .
ወምስካቡሂ ፡ ሐውልት ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ወርቀ ፡ ባሕር ፡ በኀቤሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጽቡር ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ኍልቊ ።
Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.
41:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּ֭קַשׁ נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן ׃
ὡς καλάμη ἐλογίσθησαν σφῦραι καταγελᾷ δὲ σεισμοῦ πυρφόρου
Sub ipso erunt radii solis , et sternet sibi aurum quasi lutum .
ወያንሰአስኣ ፡ ለሲኦል ፡ ከመ ፡ ጽሕርት ፡ ወባሕርኒ ፡ በድወ ፡ ይመስሎ ።
His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth.
41:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ תַּ֭חְתָּיו חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ יִרְפַּ֖ד חָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי ־טִֽיט ׃
ἡ στρωμνὴ αὐτοῦ ὀβελίσκοι ὀξεῖς πᾶς δὲ χρυσὸς θαλάσσης ὑπ’ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ πηλὸς ἀμύθητος
Fervescere faciet quasi ollam profundum mare , et ponet quasi cum unguenta bulliunt .
ወቊረ ፡ ሲኦልኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፄው ፡ ወረሰያ ፡ ለሲኦል ፡ ከመ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ያንሶሱ ።
There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him.
41:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה יָ֝֗ם יָשִׂ֥ים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה ׃
ἀναζεῖ τὴν ἄβυσσον ὥσπερ χαλκεῖον ἥγηται δὲ τὴν θάλασσαν ὥσπερ ἐξάλειπτρον
Post eum lucebit semita : aestimabit abyssum quasi senescentem .
ወአልቦ ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወኢምንትኒ ፡ ዘከማሁ ፡ ወተፈጢሮ ፡ ሰሐቁ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ መላእክቲሁ ።
The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved.
41:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה ׃
τὸν δὲ τάρταρον τῆς ἀβύσσου ὥσπερ αἰχμάλωτον ἐλογίσατο ἄβυσσον εἰς περίπατον
Non est super terram potestas quae comparetur ei , qui factus est ut nullum timeret .
ወይሬኢ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ነዋኀ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ምጉሦሙ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ ሰማይ ።
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
41:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵֽין ־עַל ־עָפָ֥ר מׇשְׁל֑וֹ הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ לִבְלִי ־חָֽת ׃
οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅμοιον αὐτῷ πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων μου
Omne sublime videt : ipse est rex super universos filios superbiae .
— When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
41:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵֽת ־כׇּל ־גָּבֹ֥הַּ יִרְאֶ֑ה ה֝֗וּא מֶ֣לֶךְ עַל ־כׇּל ־בְּנֵי ־שָֽׁחַץ ׃ {פ}
πᾶν ὑψηλὸν ὁρᾷ αὐτὸς δὲ βασιλεὺς πάντων τῶν ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν
— — If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.