Job 33
1 But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear.
| וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיֹּ֣וב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ |
2 Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken,
| הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשֹׁונִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃ |
3 Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;
| יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ |
4 The spirit of GOD, hath made me, and, the inspiration of the Almighty, giveth me life.
| רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ |
5 If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me—take thy stand!
| אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ |
6 Lo! I am like thyself toward GOD, From clay, have I been nipped off, even I!
| הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ |
7 Lo! my terror, will not startle thee, nor, my hand, upon thee, be heavy.
| הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ |
8 But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard: —
| אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְקֹ֖ול מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ |
9 Pure am, I, without transgression, —Clean am, I, and have no iniquity;
| זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֹ֣ן לִֽי׃ |
10 Lo! occasions of hostility, would he find against me, He counteth me an enemy to him;
| הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאֹות עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאֹויֵ֣ב לֹֽו׃ |
11 He putteth—in the stocks—my feet, He watcheth all my paths.
| יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃ |
12 Lo! in this, thou hast not been right—let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man.
| הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝לֹ֗והַ מֵאֱנֹֽושׁ׃ |
13 Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.
| מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיבֹ֑ותָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃ |
14 For, in one way, GOD may speak, —and, in a second way, one may not heed it: —
| כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ |
15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed,
| בַּחֲלֹ֤ום ׀ חֶזְיֹ֬ון לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמֹ֗ות עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ |
16 Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal;
| אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
17 To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:
| לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ |
18 He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.
| יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּתֹ֗ו מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ |
19 Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!
| וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאֹוב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבֹ֑ו וְרִיב (וְרֹ֖וב) עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃ |
20 So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
| וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּתֹ֣ו לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשֹׁ֗ו מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ |
21 His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;
| יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂרֹ֣ו מֵרֹ֑אִי וּשְׁפִי (וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ) עַ֝צְמֹותָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃ |
22 So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:
| וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וְ֝חַיָּתֹ֗ו לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ |
23 If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret—one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness,
| אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֹֽו׃ |
24 Then hath he shewed him favour, and said, Set him free from going down to the pit, I have found a price of redemption!
| וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ |
25 His flesh hath been made fresher than a child’s, he hath returned to the days of his youth;
| רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂרֹ֣ו מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ |
26 He made supplication unto GOD, who hath accepted him, and he hath beheld his face with a shout of triumph, Thus hath he given back to man his righteousness.
| יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱלֹ֨והַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנֹ֗ושׁ צִדְקָתֹֽו׃ |
27 He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
| יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃ |
28 He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit, —and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.
| פָּדָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי (נַ֭פְשֹׁו) מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וְחַיָּתִי (וְ֝חַיָּתֹו) בָּאֹ֥ור תִּרְאֶֽה׃ |
29 Lo! a these things, doth GOD work, two ways, three, with a man;
| הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁלֹ֣ושׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ |
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.
| לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝אֹ֗ור בְּאֹ֣ור הַֽחַיִּים׃ |
31 Mark well, O Job, and hearken to me, Be silent, and, I, will speak:
| הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיֹּ֥וב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ |
32 If there is anything to say, reply to me, Speak, for I desire to justify thee;
| אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ |
33 If not, do, thou, hearken unto me, Be silent, that I may teach thee wisdom.
| אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃ ס |
