Job 33
1 "However, Job, Please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
| וְֽאוּלָם שְׁמַֽע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ |
2 See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
| הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּֽי׃ |
3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
| יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ |
4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives me life.
| רֽוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ |
5 If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand forth.
| אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ |
6 Look, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay.
| הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ |
7 Look, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy on you.
| הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ |
8 "Surely you have spoken in my hearing, I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
| אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ |
9 'I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
| זַךְ אֲנִי בְּֽלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִֽי׃ |
10 Look, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
| הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לֽוֹ׃ |
11 He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.'
| יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃ |
12 "Look, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.
| הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ |
13 Why do you strive against him, because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?
| מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶֽה׃ |
14 For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.
| כִּֽי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ |
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;
| בַּחֲלוֹם ׀ חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
16 Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,
| אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
| לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ |
18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
| יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ |
19 He is chastened also with pain on his bed, with continual strife in his bones;
| וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וריב וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃ |
20 So that his life abhors bread, and his soul choicest food.
| וְזִֽהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ |
21 His flesh is so consumed away, that it can't be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.
| יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי ושפי וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃ |
22 Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
| וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ |
23 "If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him;
| אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ |
24 then he is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'
| וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ |
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He returns to the days of his youth.
| רֻֽטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ |
26 He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
| יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ |
27 He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.
| יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִֽי׃ |
28 He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'
| פָּדָה נפשי נַפְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת וחיתי וְחַיָּתוֹ בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ |
29 "Look, God works all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man,
| הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ |
30 to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
| לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃ |
31 Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.
| הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ |
32 If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you.
| אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּֽי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ |
33 If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom."
| אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָֽה׃ |
