Job 32
1 And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.
| וַֽיִּשְׁבְּתוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה מֵעֲנוֹת אֶת־אִיּוֹב כִּי הוּא צַדִּיק בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ |
2 Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.
| וַיִּחַר אַף ׀ אֱלִיהוּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת רָם בְּאִיּוֹב חָרָה אַפּוֹ עַֽל־צַדְּקוֹ נַפְשׁוֹ מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
3 And he was also very angry with [his] three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.
| וּבִשְׁלֹשֶׁת רֵעָיו חָרָה אַפּוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מָצְאוּ מַעֲנֶה וַיַּרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת־אִיּֽוֹב׃ |
4 But Elius had forborne to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he.
| וֶאֱלִיהוּ חִכָּה אֶת־אִיּוֹב בִּדְבָרִים כִּי זְֽקֵנִים־הֵמָּה מִמֶּנּוּ לְיָמִֽים׃ |
5 And Elius saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men; and he was angered in his wrath.
| וַיַּרְא אֱלִיהוּא כִּי אֵין מַֽעֲנֶה בְּפִי שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ׃ |
6 And Elius the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder, wherefore I kept silence, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
| וַיַּעַן ׀ אֱלִיהוּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי וַיֹּאמַר צָעִיר אֲנִי לְיָמִים וְאַתֶּם יְשִׁישִׁים עַל־כֵּן זָחַלְתִּי וָאִירָא ׀ מֵחַוֺּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
7 And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years [men] know wisdom:
| אָמַרְתִּי יָמִים יְדַבֵּרוּ וְרֹב שָׁנִים יֹדִיעוּ חׇכְמָֽה׃ |
8 but there is a spirit in mortals; and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
| אָכֵן רוּחַ־הִיא בֶאֱנוֹשׁ וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּבִינֵֽם׃ |
9 The long-lived are not wise [as such]; neither do the aged know judgment.
| לֹא־רַבִּים יֶחְכָּמוּ וּזְקֵנִים יָבִינוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
10 Wherefore I said, Hear me, and I will tell you what I know.
| לָכֵן אָמַרְתִּי שִׁמְעָה־לִּי אֲחַוֶּה דֵעִי אַף־אָֽנִי׃ |
11 Hearken to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until ye shall have tried [the matter] with words:
| הֵן הוֹחַלְתִּי ׀ לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶם אָזִין עַד־תְּבוּנֹֽתֵיכֶם עַֽד־תַּחְקְרוּן מִלִּֽין׃ |
12 and I shall understand as far as you; and, behold, there was no one of you that answered Job his words in argument,
| וְעָדֵיכֶם אֶתְבּוֹנָן וְהִנֵּה אֵין לְאִיּוֹב מוֹכִיחַ עוֹנֶה אֲמָרָיו מִכֶּֽם׃ |
13 lest ye should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
| פֶּן־תֹּאמְרוּ מָצָאנוּ חׇכְמָה אֵל יִדְּפֶנּוּ לֹא־אִֽישׁ׃ |
14 And ye have commissioned a man to speak such words.
| וְלֹא־עָרַךְ אֵלַי מִלִּין וּבְאִמְרֵיכֶם לֹא אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ |
15 They were afraid, they answered no longer; they gave up their speaking.
| חַתּוּ לֹא־עָנוּ עוֹד הֶעְתִּיקוּ מֵהֶם מִלִּֽים׃ |
16 I waited, (for I had not spoken, ) because they stood still, they answered not.
| וְהוֹחַלְתִּי כִּי־לֹא יְדַבֵּרוּ כִּי עָמְדוּ לֹא־עָנוּ עֽוֹד׃ |
17 And Elius continued, and said, I will again speak,
| אַעֲנֶה אַף־אֲנִי חֶלְקִי אֲחַוֶּה דֵעִי אַף־אָֽנִי׃ |
18 for I am full of words, for the spirit of my belly destroys me.
| כִּי מָלֵתִי מִלִּים הֱצִיקַתְנִי רוּחַ בִּטְנִֽי׃ |
19 And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine, bound up [and] ready to burst; or as a brazier's labouring bellows.
| הִנֵּֽה־בִטְנִי כְּיַיִן לֹֽא־יִפָּתֵחַ כְּאֹבוֹת חֲדָשִׁים יִבָּקֵֽעַ׃ |
20 I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
| אֲדַבְּרָה וְיִֽרְוַֽח־לִי אֶפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי וְאֶעֱנֶֽה׃ |
21 For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
| אַל־נָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאֶל־אָדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּֽה׃ |
22 For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.
| כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֲכַנֶּה כִּמְעַט יִשָּׂאֵנִי עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃ |
