Job 29
1 And Job continued and said in his parable,
| וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
| מִֽי־יִתְּנֵנִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶדֶם כִּימֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ |
3 As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
| בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאוֹרוֹ אֵלֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
4 [As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
| כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי בִּימֵי חׇרְפִּי בְּסוֹד אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵי אׇהֳלִֽי׃ |
5 When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
| בְּעוֹד שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי סְבִיבוֹתַי נְעָרָֽי׃ |
6 when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
| בִּרְחֹץ הֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָה וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃ |
7 When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
| בְּצֵאתִי שַׁעַר עֲלֵי־קָרֶת בָּרְחוֹב אָכִין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃ |
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
| רָאוּנִי נְעָרִים וְנֶחְבָּאוּ וִישִׁישִׁים קָמוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃ |
9 And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
| שָׂרִים עָצְרוּ בְמִלִּים וְכַף יָשִׂימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃ |
10 And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
| קוֹל־נְגִידִים נֶחְבָּאוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָם לְחִכָּם דָּבֵֽקָה׃ |
11 For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
| כִּי אֹזֶן שָׁמְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִי וְעַיִן רָאֲתָה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃ |
12 For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
| כִּֽי־אֲמַלֵּט עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְיָתוֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵר לֽוֹ׃ |
13 Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yes, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
| בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד עָלַי תָּבֹא וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִֽן׃ |
14 Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgement like a mantle.
| צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי כִּמְעִיל וְצָנִיף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
15 I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
| עֵינַיִם הָיִיתִי לַעִוֵּר וְרַגְלַיִם לַפִּסֵּחַ אָֽנִי׃ |
16 I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
| אָב אָנֹכִֽי לָאֶבְיוֹנִים וְרִב לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ |
17 And I broke the jaw teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
| וָאֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעוֹת עַוָּל וּמִשִּׁנָּיו אַשְׁלִיךְ טָֽרֶף׃ |
18 And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm tree; I shall live a long while.
| וָאֹמַר עִם־קִנִּי אֶגְוָע וְכַחוֹל אַרְבֶּה יָמִֽים׃ |
19 [My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
| שׇׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי־מָיִם וְטַל יָלִין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃ |
20 My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
| כְּבוֹדִי חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי וְקַשְׁתִּי בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִֽיף׃ |
21 [Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
| לִֽי־שָׁמְעוּ וְיִחֵלּוּ וְיִדְּמוּ לְמוֹ עֲצָתִֽי׃ |
22 At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
| אַחֲרֵי דְבָרִי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ וְעָלֵימוֹ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִֽי׃ |
23 As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
| וְיִחֲלוּ כַמָּטָר לִי וּפִיהֶם פָּעֲרוּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ |
24 Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
| אֶשְׂחַק אֲלֵהֶם לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ וְאוֹר פָּנַי לֹא יַפִּילֽוּן׃ |
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
| אֶבְחַר דַּרְכָּם וְאֵשֵׁב רֹאשׁ וְאֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבֵלִים יְנַחֵֽם׃ |
