Job 33
1 Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
| ואולם--שמע-נא איוב מלי וכל-דברי האזינה |
2 Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws.
| הנה-נא פתחתי פי דברה לשוני בחכי |
3 My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
| ישר-לבי אמרי ודעת שפתי ברור מללו |
4 The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
| רוח-אל עשתני ונשמת שדי תחיני |
5 If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face.
| אם-תוכל השיבני ערכה לפני התיצבה |
6 Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed.
| הן-אני כפיך לאל מחמר קרצתי גם-אני |
7 But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee.
| הנה אמתי לא תבעתך ואכפי עליך לא-יכבד |
8 Now thou has said in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words:
| אך אמרת באזני וקול מלין אשמע |
9 I am clean, and without sin: I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me.
| זך אני בלי-פשע חף אנכי ולא עון לי |
10 Because he hath found complaints against me, therefore he hath counted me for his enemy.
| הן תנואות עלי ימצא יחשבני לאויב לו |
11 He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths.
| ישם בסד רגלי ישמר כל-ארחתי |
12 Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
| הן-זאת לא-צדקת אענך כי-ירבה אלוה מאנוש |
13 Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?
| מדוע אליו ריבות כי כל-דבריו לא יענה |
14 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.
| כי-באחת ידבר-אל ובשתים לא ישורנה |
15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds:
| בחלום חזיון לילה--בנפל תרדמה על-אנשים בתנומות עלי משכב |
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn.
| אז יגלה אזן אנשים ובמסרם יחתם |
17 That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride.
| להסיר אדם מעשה וגוה מגבר יכסה |
18 Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.
| יחשך נפשו מני-שחת וחיתו מעבר בשלח |
19 He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither.
| והוכח במכאוב על-משכבו וריב (ורוב) עצמיו אתן |
20 Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.
| וזהמתו חיתו לחם ונפשו מאכל תאוה |
21 His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.
| יכל בשרו מראי ושפי (ושפו) עצמתיו לא ראו |
22 His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers.
| ותקרב לשחת נפשו וחיתו לממתים |
23 If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man’s uprightness,
| אם-יש עליו מלאך--מליץ אחד מני-אלף להגיד לאדם ישרו |
24 He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.
| ויחננו--ויאמר פדעהו מרדת שחת מצאתי כפר |
25 His flesh is consumed with punishment, let him return to the days of his youth.
| רטפש בשרו מנער ישוב לימי עלומיו |
26 He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him: and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice.
| יעתר אל-אלוה וירצהו וירא פניו בתרועה וישב לאנוש צדקתו |
27 He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.
| ישר על-אנשים ויאמר חטאתי וישר העויתי ולא-שוה לי |
28 He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light.
| פדה נפשי (נפשו) מעבר בשחת וחיתי (וחיתו) באור תראה |
29 Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one.
| הן-כל-אלה יפעל-אל-- פעמים שלוש עם-גבר |
30 That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living.
| להשיב נפשו מני-שחת-- לאור באור החיים |
31 Attend, Job, and hearken to me: and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.
| הקשב איוב שמע-לי החרש ואנכי אדבר |
32 But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just.
| אם-יש-מלין השיבני דבר כי-חפצתי צדקך |
33 And if thou have not, hear me: hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
| אם-אין אתה שמע-לי החרש ואאלפך חכמה |
