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

人指望捉拿它是徒然的；一见它，岂不丧胆吗？

看哪，对它有指望是徒然的；一见它，岂不也丧胆吗？

看哪，对它有指望是徒然的；一见它，岂不也丧胆吗？

企图捕捉它的都会失望，人看到它就会心惊胆战。

人希望捉住它是徒然的，人一见它，就心惊胆战。（本节在《马索拉文本》为41:1）

人指望捉拿牠是徒然的；一見牠，豈不喪膽嗎？

看哪，對牠有指望是徒然的；一見牠，豈不也喪膽嗎？

看哪，對牠有指望是徒然的；一見牠，豈不也喪膽嗎？

企圖捕捉牠的都會失望，人看到牠就會心驚膽戰。

人希望捉住牠是徒然的，人一見牠，就心驚膽戰。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為41:1）

看哪，人指望要捉拿牠、必絕望的；人一見牠，自必一敗塗地。

捕之乃屬虛妄、見之豈不恇怯、

執之盡屬虛願、見之立為喪膽、

擒之之望終虛、人一見之莫不喪膽、

Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.

No one can possibly control Leviathan. Just looking at it will terrify you.

Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.

No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.

Any hope of capturing him proves false. Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him?

Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be hurled down even at the sight of him?

Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

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

Any hope of capturing him proves false. Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him?

( 41: 1) See, his expectation is wrong, he is laid low even at the sight of it.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only[ to] understand the report.

And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.