Job 33
1 Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
| וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיֹּ֣וב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ |
2 Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
| הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשֹׁונִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃ |
3 My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
| יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ |
4 The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
| רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ |
5 If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
| אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ |
6 Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
| הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ |
7 Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
| הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ |
8 Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
| אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְקֹ֖ול מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ |
9 I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
| זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֹ֣ן לִֽי׃ |
10 Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
| הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאֹות עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאֹויֵ֣ב לֹֽו׃ |
11 He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
| יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃ |
12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.
| הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝לֹ֗והַ מֵאֱנֹֽושׁ׃ |
13 Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
| מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיבֹ֑ותָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃ |
14 For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
| כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ |
15 In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
| בַּחֲלֹ֤ום ׀ חֶזְיֹ֬ון לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמֹ֗ות עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
16 Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
| אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
17 That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
| לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ |
18 And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
| יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּתֹ֗ו מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ |
19 He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
| וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאֹוב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבֹ֑ו וְרִיב (וְרֹ֖וב) עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃ |
20 So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
| וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּתֹ֣ו לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשֹׁ֗ו מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ |
21 His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
| יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂרֹ֣ו מֵרֹ֑אִי וּשְׁפִי (וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ) עַ֝צְמֹותָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃ |
22 So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
| וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וְ֝חַיָּתֹ֗ו לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ |
23 If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
| אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֹֽו׃ |
24 Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
| וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ |
25 Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.
| רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂרֹ֣ו מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ |
26 He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto man his righteousnes.
| יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱלֹ֨והַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנֹ֗ושׁ צִדְקָתֹֽו׃ |
27 He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
| יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃ |
28 He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
| פָּדָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי (נַ֭פְשֹׁו) מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וְחַיָּתִי (וְ֝חַיָּתֹו) בָּאֹ֥ור תִּרְאֶֽה׃ |
29 Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
| הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁלֹ֣ושׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ |
30 That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
| לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝אֹ֗ור בְּאֹ֣ור הַֽחַיִּים׃ |
31 Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
| הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיֹּ֥וב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ |
32 If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
| אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ |
33 If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
| אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃ ס |
