Job 9
1 Then Job answered and said:
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Of a truth I know that it is so; and how can man be just with God?
| אָמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃ |
3 If one should desire to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one of a thousand.
| אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃ |
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
| חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃ |
5 Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, when He overturneth them in His anger.
| הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ |
6 Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
| הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃ |
7 Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
| הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כּוֹכָבִים יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
8 Who alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
| נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃ |
9 Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
| עֹֽשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָֽן׃ |
10 Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number.
| עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ |
11 Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
| הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃ |
12 Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'
| הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ |
13 God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.
| אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תחתו תַּחְתָּיו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב׃ |
14 How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?
| אַף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמּֽוֹ׃ |
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that contendeth with me.
| אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ |
16 If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice —
| אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִין קוֹלִֽי׃ |
17 He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;
| אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם׃ |
18 That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.
| לֹֽא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ |
19 If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty! and if of justice, who will appoint me a time?
| אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ |
20 Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.
| אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּֽם־אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ |
21 I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.
| תָּֽם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי׃ |
22 It is all one — therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.
| אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃ |
23 If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.
| אִם־שׁוֹט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָֽג׃ |
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not He, who then is it?
| אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפוֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃ |
25 Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
| וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּֽרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טוֹבָֽה׃ |
26 They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.
| חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃ |
27 If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',
| אִם־אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ |
28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.
| יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ |
29 I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?
| אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָֽע׃ |
30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
| אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי במו־בְמֵי־שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃ |
31 Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
| אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִֽעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ |
32 For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment.
| כִּי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
33 There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
| לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ |
34 Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not His terror make me afraid;
| יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְטוֹ וְאֵמָתוֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ |
35 Then would I speak, and not fear Him; for I am not so with myself.
| אַֽדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִֽי׃ |
