Job 30
1 “But now men who are younger than I am make fun of me— men whose fathers I greatly despised, with the result that I would not even have allowed them to help my dogs guard my sheep.
| ועתה שחקו עלי צעירים ממני לימים אשר מאסתי אבותם לשית עם כלבי צאני׃ |
2 They were men who were old and (weak/worn out); so (what could I gain from them working for me?/I would have gained nothing from them working for me.) [RHQ]
| גם כח ידיהם למה לי עלימו אבד כלח׃ |
3 They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.
| בחסר ובכפן גלמוד הערקים ציה אמש שואה ומשאה׃ |
4 They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.
| הקטפים מלוח עלי שיח ושרש רתמים לחמם׃ |
5 Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].
| מן גו יגרשו יריעו עלימו כגנב׃ |
6 They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
| בערוץ נחלים לשכן חרי עפר וכפים׃ |
7 In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.
| בין שיחים ינהקו תחת חרול יספחו׃ |
8 They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].
| בני נבל גם בני בלי שם נכאו מן הארץ׃ |
9 “And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.
| ועתה נגינתם הייתי ואהי להם למלה׃ |
10 They are disgusted with me, and they [usually] stay away from me, [but when they see me, ] they are happy to spit in my face.
| תעבוני רחקו מני ומפני לא חשכו רק׃ |
11 Because [it is as though] [MET] God has cut my bowstring, [he has caused me to be unable to defend myself, ] and he has humbled me, and my enemies have done to me whatever they wanted.
| כי יתרו פתח ויענני ורסן מפני שלחו׃ |
12 (Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.
| על ימין פרחח יקומו רגלי שלחו ויסלו עלי ארחות אידם׃ |
13 They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
| נתסו נתיבתי להותי יעילו לא עזר למו׃ |
14 [It is as though I am a city wall and] [SIM] they have broken through the wall, and they have come crashing down on me.
| כפרץ רחב יאתיו תחת שאה התגלגלו׃ |
15 I am very terrified; My dignity/honor has been taken away as though [SIM] [it has been] blown away by the wind, and my prosperity has disappeared like [SIM] clouds disappear.
| ההפך עלי בלהות תרדף כרוח נדבתי וכעב עברה ישעתי׃ |
16 “And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.
| ועתה עלי תשתפך נפשי יאחזוני ימי עני׃ |
17 My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.
| לילה עצמי נקר מעלי וערקי לא ישכבון׃ |
18 [It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.
| ברב כח יתחפש לבושי כפי כתנתי יאזרני׃ |
19 He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.
| הרני לחמר ואתמשל כעפר ואפר׃ |
20 “I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.
| אשוע אליך ולא תענני עמדתי ותתבנן בי׃ |
21 He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.
| תהפך לאכזר לי בעצם ידך תשטמני׃ |
22 He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.
| תשאני אל רוח תרכיבני ותמגגני תשוה׃ |
23 I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
| כי ידעתי מות תשיבני ובית מועד לכל חי׃ |
24 “When people experience disasters, and they sit on a pile of ruins and cry out for help, others surely [RHQ] reach out their hand to help them.
| אך לא בעי ישלח יד אם בפידו להן שוע׃ |
25 [That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.
| אם לא בכיתי לקשה יום עגמה נפשי לאביון׃ |
26 But when I expected good things [to happen to me], evil things happened; when I waited for light/happiness, all I experienced was darkness/unhappiness [MET].
| כי טוב קויתי ויבא רע ואיחלה לאור ויבא אפל׃ |
27 I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.
| מעי רתחו ולא דמו קדמני ימי עני׃ |
28 I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.
| קדר הלכתי בלא חמה קמתי בקהל אשוע׃ |
29 My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.
| אח הייתי לתנים ורע לבנות יענה׃ |
30 My skin has become dark/black and is peeling off, and I have a fever [which causes my body to feel like it is] burning.
| עורי שחר מעלי ועצמי חרה מני חרב׃ |
31 Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”
| ויהי לאבל כנרי ועגבי לקול בכים׃ |
