1 Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?
7 Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?
8 Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, -do no more!
9 Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?
11 Who hath first given to me, that I should repay {him}? {Whatsoever is} under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.
13 Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
15 The rows of his shields are a 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 each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.
18 His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether {millstone}.
25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
26 If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
30 His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge 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 the 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 king over all the proud beasts.
1 "Ar gali pagauti leviataną kabliu ir užnerti virvę jam ant liežuvio?
2 Ar gali perverti kabliu jo šnerves ir akstinu perdurti jo žiaunas?
3 Ar jis maldaus tave, ar kalbės švelniais žodžiais?
4 Ar jis sudarys sutartį su tavimi ir tarnaus tau amžinai?
5 Ar gali žaisti su juo kaip su paukščiu ir jį pririšti savo mergaitėms?
6 Ar dėl jo tarsis žvejai ir pasidalins jį pirkliai?
7 Ar gali prismaigstyti strėlių į jo odą ir žeberklu persmeigti jo galvą?
8 Jei paliesi jį ranka, atsiminsi ir daugiau to nebedarysi.
9 Tuščia viltis jį nugalėti, nes vien į jį pažvelgus, baimė ima.
10 Niekas nedrįstų jo erzinti. Kas tad galėtų atsilaikyti prieš mane?
11 Kas davė man pirmas, kad jam atlyginčiau? Viskas po dangumi priklauso man.
12 Neslėpsiu jo didybės, galios ir tobulos sandaros.
13 Kas atidengs jo drabužio kraštą? Kas sieks tarp jo dantų?
14 Kas jį pražiodys? Jo dantys baisūs.
15 Jis didžiuojasi savo žvynais, kurie sutvirtinti lyg antspaudu.
16 Jie taip arti vienas kito, kad nė oras nepatenka į jų tarpą.
17 Jie vienas su kitu neatskiriamai sujungti.
18 Nuo jo čiaudėjimo blykčioja žaibai, jo akys spindi lyg aušra.
19 Iš jo nasrų eina ugnis, skraido ugnies kibirkštys.
20 Iš jo šnervių kyla garai kaip iš verdančio katilo.
21 Jo kvapas uždega anglis, liepsna veržiasi iš jo nasrų.
22 Jo jėga sprande; jo išvaizda baugina.
23 Jo kūno dalys tvirtai sujungtos, jos nepajudinamos.
24 Širdis jo kieta kaip akmuo, tvirta kaip apatinė girnų pusė.
25 Prieš jį dreba galiūnai, išgąsdinti pasitraukia.
26 Nei kardu, nei strėle ar ietimi jo nesužeisi.
27 Geležis jam kaip šiaudai, varis kaip supuvęs medis.
28 Strėlės jo negąsdina, mėtyklės akmenys jam tik pelai.
29 Lazdos jam kaip ražienos, jis juokiasi iš švilpiančių iečių.
30 Po juo aštrūs akmenys, ant aštrių šukių jis guli kaip ant dumblo.
31 Jis užvirina gelmę kaip puodą, jūrą padaro kaip tepalų puodą.
32 Jam nuplaukus, lieka šviesus takas, gelmė atrodo pražilusi.
33 Žemėje nėra jam lygaus; jis nepažįsta baimės.
34 Jis žiūri į viską iš aukšto; jis karalius visų išdidumo vaikų".