Job 41 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

1 ^[1] “Can you draw out Leviathan^[2] with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? (Job 3:8; Ps 74:14; Ps 104:26; Isa 27:1)

Job 3:8Ps 74:14Ps 104:26Isa 27:1

2 Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? (2Ki 19:28; Isa 37:29) 3 Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? 4 Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever? (Ex 21:6; De 15:17) 5 Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you put him on a leash for your girls? 6 Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants? 7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 8 Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again! 9 ^[3] Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him. 10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me? 11 Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. (Job 35:7; Ps 24:1; Ro 11:35) 12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame. 13 Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror. 15 His back is made of^[4] rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal. 16 One is so near to another that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. (Job 41:23) 18 His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. (Job 3:9) 19 Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. 20 Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes. 21 His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth. (2Sa 22:13; Ps 18:8) 22 In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him. 23 The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable. (Job 41:17) 24 His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone. 25 When he raises himself up, the mighty^[5] are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves. 26 Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. 27 He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee; for him, sling stones are turned to stubble. 29 Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins. 30 His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire. (Job 2:8; Isa 28:27; Isa 41:15) 31 He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired. 33 On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. (Job 19:25) 34 He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride.” (Job 28:8)

New International Version

from Biblica

1 ^[1] ‘Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope? 2 Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook? 3 Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words? 4 Will it make an agreement with you for you to take it as your slave for life? 5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird or put it on a leash for the young women in your house? 6 Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants? 7 Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears? 8 If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again! 9 Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering. 10 No-one is fierce enough to rouse it. Who then is able to stand against me? 11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me. 12 ‘I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs, its strength and its graceful form. 13 Who can strip off its outer coat? Who can penetrate its double coat of armour^[2]? 14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth, ringed about with its fearsome teeth? 15 Its back has^[3] rows of shields tightly sealed together; 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. 19 Flames stream from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out. 20 Smoke pours from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds. 21 Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth. 22 Strength 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. 25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before its thrashing. 26 The sword that reaches it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin. 27 Iron it treats like straw and bronze like rotten wood. 28 Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones are like chaff to it. 29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance. 30 Its undersides are jagged potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing-sledge. 31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had white hair. 33 Nothing on earth is its equal – a creature without fear. 34 It looks down on all that are haughty; it is king over all that are proud.’

New International Reader’s Version

from Biblica

1 ‘Job, can you pull Leviathan out of the sea with a fishhook? Can you tie down its tongue with a rope? 2 Can you put a rope through its nose? Can you stick a hook through its jaw? 3 Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak gently to you? 4 Will it make an agreement with you? Can you make it your slave for life? 5 Can you make a pet out of it like a bird? Can you put it on a leash for the young women in your house? 6 Will traders offer you something for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants? 7 Can you fill its body with harpoons? Can you throw fishing spears into its head? 8 If you touch it, it will fight you. Then you will remember never to touch it again! 9 No one can possibly control Leviathan. Just looking at it will terrify you. 10 No one dares to wake it up. So who can possibly stand up to me? 11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything on earth belongs to me. 12 ‘Now I will speak about the Leviathan’s legs. I will talk about its strength and its graceful body. 13 Who can strip off its outer coat? Who would try to pierce its double coat of armour? 14 Who dares to open its jaws? Its mouth is filled with terrifying teeth. 15 Its back has rows of shields that are close together. 16 Each one is so close to the next one that not even air can pass between them. 17 They are joined tightly to one another. They stick together and can’t be forced apart. 18 Leviathan’s snorting throws out flashes of light. Its eyes shine like the first light of day. 19 Flames spray out of its mouth. Sparks of fire shoot out. 20 Smoke pours out of its nose. It is like smoke from a boiling pot over burning grass. 21 Its breath sets coals on fire. Flames fly out of its mouth. 22 Its neck is very strong. People run to get out of its way. 23 Its rolls of fat are close together. They are firm and can’t be moved. 24 Its chest is as hard as rock. It is as hard as a lower millstone. 25 When Leviathan rises up, even mighty people are terrified. They run away when it moves around wildly. 26 A sword that strikes it has no effect. Neither does a spear or dart or javelin. 27 It treats iron as if it were straw. It crushes bronze as if it were rotten wood. 28 Arrows do not make it run away. Stones that are thrown from slings are like straw hitting it. 29 A club seems like a piece of straw to it. It laughs when it hears a javelin rattling. 30 Its undersides are like broken pieces of pottery. It leaves a trail in the mud like a threshing sled. 31 It makes the ocean churn like a boiling pot. It stirs up the sea like perfume someone is making. 32 It leaves a shiny trail behind it. You would think the ocean had white hair. 33 Nothing on earth is equal to Leviathan. That creature is not afraid of anything. 34 It looks down on proud people. It rules over all those who are proud.’

King James Version

1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 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.

Einheitsübersetzung 2016

from Katholisches Bibelwerk

1 Sieh, das Hoffen darauf wird enttäuscht; / sein bloßer Anblick bringt zu Fall. 2 So kühn ist keiner, es zu reizen; / wer könnte mir wohl trotzen? 3 Wer ist mir je entgegengetreten, dass ich ihm etwas zurückgeben müsste? / Alles unter dem Himmel ist mein. 4 Ich will nicht schweigen von seinen Gliedern, / von seiner Kraft und Größe, von seiner gefälligen Gestalt. 5 Wer hat die Hülle seines Kleides aufgedeckt, / wer ist eingedrungen in seinen Doppelpanzer? 6 Wer hat die Tore seines Gesichts geöffnet? / Rings um seine Zähne lagert Schrecken. 7 Sein schützender Panzer ist sein Stolz, / verschlossen mit Siegel aus Kieselstein. 8 Einer reiht sich an den andern, / kein Lufthauch dringt zwischen ihnen durch. 9 Fest haftet jeder an dem andern, / sie sind verklammert, lösen sich nicht. 10 Sein Niesen lässt Licht aufleuchten; / seine Augen sind wie die Lider der Morgenröte. 11 Aus seinem Maul fahren brennende Fackeln, / feurige Funken schießen hervor. 12 Rauch dampft aus seinen Nüstern / wie aus kochendem, heißem Topf. 13 Sein Atem entflammt glühende Kohlen, / eine Flamme schlägt aus seinem Maul hervor. 14 Stärke wohnt in seinem Nacken, / vor ihm tanzt die bange Furcht. 15 Straff liegt seines Wanstes Fleisch, / wie angegossen, unbewegt. 16 Sein Herz ist fest wie Stein, / fest wie der untere Mühlstein. 17 Erhebt es sich, erschrecken selbst die Göttlichen; / vor Schrecken wissen sie nicht aus noch ein. 18 Trifft man es, kein Schwert hält stand, / nicht Lanze noch Geschoss und Pfeil. 19 Eisen achtet es wie Stroh, / Bronze wie morsch gewordenes Holz. 20 Kein Bogenpfeil wird es verjagen, / in Stoppeln verwandeln sich ihm / die Steine der Schleuder. 21 Wie Stoppeln dünkt ihm die Keule, / es lacht nur über das Gerassel des Sichelschwerts. 22 Sein Unteres sind Scherbenspitzen; / einen Dreschschlitten zieht es über den Schlamm. 23 Die Tiefe lässt es brodeln wie den Kessel, / macht das Meer zu einem Salbentopf. 24 Es hinterlässt eine leuchtende Spur; / man meint, die Flut sei graues Haar. 25 Auf Erden gibt es seinesgleichen nicht, / gemacht, um sich nie zu fürchten. 26 Alles Hohe blickt es an, / König ist es über alle Stolzen.