Job 41:9
Compared across 29 translations
English
“[c]Behold, his [assailant’s] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false;Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him?
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
“[g]Behold, [h]your expectation is false;Will [i]you be laid low even at the sight of him?
No one can possibly control Leviathan. Just looking at it will terrify you.
Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.
Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.
[c]No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.
Arabic
أَيُّ أَمَلٍ فِي إِخْضَاعِهِ قَدْ خَابَ، وَمُجَرَّدُ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهِ يَبْعَثُ عَلَى الفَزَعِ.
Danish
De overlapper hinanden, og det er umuligt at skille dem ad.
German
Sie hängen fest aneinanderund sind so eng verbunden,dass niemand sie auseinanderreißen kann.
Spanish
Vana es la pretensión de llegar a someterlo; basta con verlo para desmayarse.[b]
Vana es la pretensión de llegar a someterlo; basta con verlo para desmayarse.[b]
French
soudées ensemble, |chacune à sa voisine,elles se tiennent |et sont inséparables.
Hiligaynon
Wala sing pulos ang pagtinguha sa pagdakop sa iya. Pagkakita mo pa lang sa iya madulaan ka na sang kaisog.
Japanese
生け捕りにすることなど、もってのほかで、考えただけでぞっとする。
Korean
그것을 잡겠다는 생각은 잘못된 것이다. 그것을 보기만 해도 기가 꺾일 것이다.
nl
Wanneer hij snuift, schieten lichtflitsen naar buiten. Zijn ogen gloeien als de eerste zonnestralen.
Portuguese
Esperar vencê-lo é ilusão;apenas vê-lo já é assustador.
Não! É absolutamente inútil tentar capturá-lo!Até só o pensar nisso aterroriza!
Romanian
Orice speranţă de a-l prinde e o înşelătorie. Numai când îl vezi, eşti deja îngrozit!
Russian
Накрепко сбиты они друг с другом, примкнули друг к другу, и не расторгнуть их.
Накрепко сбиты они друг с другом, примкнули друг к другу, и не расторгнуть их.
Накрепко сбиты они друг с другом, примкнули друг к другу, и не расторгнуть их.
Накрепко сбиты они друг с другом,примкнули друг к другу, и не расторгнуть их.
Swedish
Dess fnysning kastar ut gnistor av ljus, dess ögon glöder som morgonrodnadens strålar.
Thai
เป็นความหวังลมๆ แล้งๆ ที่คิดจะปราบมันแค่เห็นมันก็ใจฝ่อแล้ว
zh-Hant
企圖捕捉牠的都會失望,人看到牠就會心驚膽戰。