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41 ¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook or with the cord which thou lettest down on his tongue?

Canst thou put a hook into his nose or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? Will he speak soft words unto thee?

Will he make a covenant with thee that thou shall take him for a slave for ever?

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, or wilt thou tie him up for thy maidens?

Shall the companions make a banquet of him? Shall they part him among the merchants?

Canst thou cut his skin with knives or his head with a fish spear?

Lay thine hand upon him; thou shalt remember the battle and do no more.

Behold, your hope regarding him shall fail; for even at the sight of him they shall faint.

10 No one is so bold as to dare stir him up; who then shall be able to stand before me?

11 ¶ Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? All that is under the whole heaven is mine.

12 I will not conceal his lies, nor his might, nor the beauty of his order.

13 Who shall uncover the face of his garment? Or who shall come to him with a double bridle?

14 Who shall open the doors of his face? The orders of his teeth are terrible.

15 His scales {Heb. shields} are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be separated.

18 By his sneezings lights are lit, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goes forth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

21 His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

22 In his neck dwells strength, and before him the work is undone.

23 The failings of his flesh are joined together; his flesh is firm in him and does not move.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone; as hard as a piece of the lower millstone.

25 Of his greatness, the mighty are afraid; by reason of breakings they remove sin from themselves.

26 When one catches up to him, no sword or spear or dart or coat of mail shall endure against him.

27 He esteems iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee; with him, slingstones are turned into stubble.

29 He counts any weapon as stubble; he laughs at the shaking of a spear.

30 Broken clay vessels are under him; he carves his imprint upon the mire.

31 He makes the deep to boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

32 He makes the path shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

33 Upon earth there is not his like, who behaves without fear.

34 He despises all exalted things; he is king over all the sons of pride.

41 “Ngươi có thể nào câu con lê-vi-a-than [a]
    hay lấy dây buộc lưỡi nó không?
Ngươi có thể nào lấy dây xỏ mũi nó hay móc hàm nó không?
Liệu nó có van xin ngươi thương xót
    và ăn nói ngon ngọt với ngươi không?
Nó có bằng lòng kết ước với ngươi
    để ngươi bắt nó làm tôi mọi trọn đời không?
Ngươi có thể nào nuôi lê-vi-a-than như nuôi chim trong nhà
    hay buộc dây cho con gái nhỏ ngươi dắt đi chơi không?
Các lái buôn có bằng lòng thương lượng với ngươi để mua nó,
    để họ chia chác với nhau không?
Ngươi có thể nào phóng lao vào da nó
    hay lấy gươm đâm thủng đầu nó không?

Nếu ngươi đặt tay trên nó,
    ngươi sẽ nhớ cuộc giao tranh,
    ngươi sẽ chẳng dám bao giờ làm như thế nữa.
Chẳng có hi vọng gì thắng được nó,
    chỉ cần nhìn nó áp đảo người ta.
10 Không ai dám chọc giận nó [b],
    vậy ai dám đối đầu với ta?

11 Không ai cho ta điều gì để ta phải trả lại,
    vì mọi vật ở dưới trời đều thuộc về ta [c].

12 Ta sẽ nói về tứ chi con lê-vi-a-than,
    sức mạnh vô song và thân hình cân đối của nó.
13 Không ai có thể xé da nó
    hay chọc thủng lớp áo giáp [d] bọc nó.
14 Không ai có thể mở banh hàm vĩ đại của nó;
    trong hàm đầy răng nhọn ghê rợn.
15 Nó có hàng dãy khiên trên lưng nó bám sát vào nhau.
16 Mỗi cái khiên đều sát nhau,
    đến nỗi không khí không qua được.
17 Chúng nối vào nhau thật chắc;
    đến nỗi không thể tách rời được.
18 Khi nó khịt mũi, tia sáng phun ra,
    mắt nó giống như ánh bình minh.
19 Lửa phun ra từ miệng nó;
    tia lửa bắn ra.
20 Khói xịt ra từ mũi nó,
    như hơi ra từ một nồi lớn đặt trên lửa nóng.
21 Hơi thở nó đốt cháy than,
    lửa phun ra từ miệng nó.
22 Cổ nó rất chắc.
    Người ta sợ nó và bỏ chạy.
23 Các lằn xếp trên da nó kết chặt với nhau;
    xếp cứng lại không thể di động được.
24 Ngực nó cứng như đá,
    cứng như đá cối xay.
25 Kẻ thế lực [e] cũng sợ cái nhìn khủng khiếp của nó
    và run rẩy giật lùi khi nó di chuyển.
26 Gươm đâm nhưng nó không hề hấn gì,
    cả đến tên, lao, hay giáo cũng vậy.
27 Nó xem sắt như rơm rạ
    và xem đồng như gỗ mục.
28 Nó không chạy trốn khỏi mũi tên;
    Các viên đá bắn vào nó chẳng khác nào trấu đối với nó.
29 Cái dùi cui đối với nó như rác rưởi,
    và nó cười khì khi người ta phóng lao vào nó.
30 Bụng nó như bình gốm bể.
    Nó để lại lối đi trên bùn như trên bàn đạp lúa.
31 Nó làm cho biển sâu sủi bọt như nồi nước sôi;
    nó khuấy động biển như chảo dầu.
32 Khi nó bơi, nó để lại đường sáng trong nước
    khiến biển giống như ra tóc bạc.
33 Không gì trên đất sánh với nó được;
    nó là con thú không biết sợ ai cả.
34 Nó xem thường kẻ tự phụ;
    nó là vua các loài thú kiêu căng.”

Footnotes

  1. Gióp 41:1 con lê-vi-a-than Đây có thể là con cá sấu hay là một loài quái vật dưới biển.
  2. Gióp 41:10 Không ai … giận nó Hay “Không ai dám đứng lên chiến đấu với nó.”
  3. Gióp 41:11 Không ai … về ta Hay “Không ai dám đến gần con lê-vi-a-than mà còn sống—dưới trần thế nầy không có ai cả!”
  4. Gióp 41:13 lớp áo giáp Hay “Không ai có thể lấy dây cương đến gần nó.”
  5. Gióp 41:25 Kẻ thế lực Hay “thần thánh.”

41 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(A) with a fishhook(B)
    or tie down its tongue with a rope?
Can you put a cord through its nose(C)
    or pierce its jaw with a hook?(D)
Will it keep begging you for mercy?(E)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?
Will it make an agreement with you
    for you to take it as your slave for life?(F)
Can you make a pet of it like a bird
    or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
Will traders barter for it?
    Will they divide it up among the merchants?
Can you fill its hide with harpoons
    or its head with fishing spears?(G)
If you lay a hand on it,
    you will remember the struggle and never do it again!(H)
Any hope of subduing it is false;
    the mere sight of it is overpowering.(I)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.(J)
    Who then is able to stand against me?(K)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?(L)
    Everything under heaven belongs to me.(M)

12 “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,(N)
    its strength(O) and its graceful form.
13 Who can strip off its outer coat?
    Who can penetrate its double coat of armor[b]?(P)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,(Q)
    ringed about with fearsome teeth?
15 Its back has[c] rows of shields
    tightly sealed together;(R)
16 each is so close to the next
    that no air can pass between.
17 They are joined fast to one another;
    they cling together and cannot be parted.
18 Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
    its eyes are like the rays of dawn.(S)
19 Flames(T) stream from its mouth;
    sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils(U)
    as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 Its breath(V) sets coals ablaze,
    and flames dart from its mouth.(W)
22 Strength(X) resides in its neck;
    dismay goes before it.
23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
    they are firm and immovable.
24 Its chest is hard as rock,
    hard as a lower millstone.(Y)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;(Z)
    they retreat before its thrashing.(AA)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
    nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.(AB)
27 Iron it treats like straw(AC)
    and bronze like rotten wood.
28 Arrows do not make it flee;(AD)
    slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw;(AE)
    it laughs(AF) at the rattling of the lance.
30 Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
    leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.(AG)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron(AH)
    and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.(AI)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
    one would think the deep had white hair.
33 Nothing on earth is its equal(AJ)
    a creature without fear.
34 It looks down on all that are haughty;(AK)
    it is king over all that are proud.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Job 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-8 is numbered 40:25-32, and 41:9-34 is numbered 41:1-26.
  2. Job 41:13 Septuagint; Hebrew double bridle
  3. Job 41:15 Or Its pride is its