Job 9
1 And Job answers and says:
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 “Truly I have known that [it is] so, But how is man righteous with God?
| אָמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃ |
3 If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.
| אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃ |
4 Wise in heart and strong in power—Who has hardened toward Him and is at peace?
| חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃ |
5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who has overturned them in His anger.
| הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ |
6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
| הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃ |
7 Who is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, And the stars He seals up.
| הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כּוֹכָבִים יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
| נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃ |
9 Making the Great Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the inner chambers of the south.
| עֹֽשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָֽן׃ |
10 Doing great things until there is no searching, And wonderful, until there is no numbering.
| עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ |
11 Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.
| הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃ |
12 Behold, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, What [are] You doing?
| הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ |
13 God does not turn back His anger, Proud helpers have bowed under Him.
| אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תחתו תַּחְתָּיו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב׃ |
14 How much less do I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
| אַף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמּֽוֹ׃ |
15 Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, For my judgment I make supplication.
| אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ |
16 Though I had called and He answers me, I do not believe that He gives ear [to] my voice.
| אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִין קוֹלִֽי׃ |
17 Because He bruises me with a storm, And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.
| אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם׃ |
18 He does not permit me to refresh my spirit, But fills me with bitter things.
| לֹֽא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ |
19 If of power, behold, the Strong One; And if of judgment—who convenes me?
| אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ |
20 If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse.
| אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּֽם־אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ |
21 I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.
| תָּֽם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי׃ |
22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.
| אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃ |
23 If a scourge puts to death suddenly, He laughs at the trial of the innocent.
| אִם־שׁוֹט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָֽג׃ |
24 Earth has been given Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, If not—where, who [is] he?
| אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפוֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃ |
25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
| וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּֽרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טוֹבָֽה׃ |
26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darts on food.
| חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃ |
27 Though I say, I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!
| אִם־אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ |
28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that You do not acquit me.
| יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ |
29 I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.
| אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָֽע׃ |
30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified my hands with soap,
| אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי במו־בְמֵי־שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃ |
31 Then You dip me in corruption, And my garments have detested me.
| אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִֽעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ |
32 But if a man like myself—I answer Him, We come together into judgment.
| כִּי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
33 If there were a mediator between us, He places his hand on us both.
| לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ |
34 He turns aside His rod from off me, And His terror does not make me afraid,
| יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְטוֹ וְאֵמָתוֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ |
35 I speak, and do not fear Him, but I am not right with myself.”
| אַֽדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִֽי׃ |
