Job 36
1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
| וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf.
| כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃ |
3 I will bring my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
| אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחוֹק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃ |
4 For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.
| כִּֽי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּֽךְ׃ |
5 Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any]: [he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom.
| הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַֽ לֵֽב׃ |
6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
| לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּֽן׃ |
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
| לֹֽא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃ |
8 And if [they are] bound in fetters, [and] are held in cords of affliction;
| וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ |
9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
| וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃ |
10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
| וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָֽוֶן׃ |
11 If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
| אִֽם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְֽיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ |
12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
| וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃ |
13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
| וְֽחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָֽם׃ |
14 They die in youth, and their life [is] among the unclean.
| תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ |
15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
| יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיוֹ וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָֽם׃ |
16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait [into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table [would be] full of fatness.
| וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃ |
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
| וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃ |
18 Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
| כִּֽי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃ |
19 Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
| הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹֽחַ׃ |
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
| אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
| הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי׃ |
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
| הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶֽה׃ |
23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
| מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וּמִֽי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָֽה׃ |
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
| זְכֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלוֹ אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ |
25 Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.
| כָּל־אָדָם חָֽזוּ־בוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ |
26 Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
| הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃ |
27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.
| כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃ |
28 Which the clouds do drop [and] distill upon man abundantly.
| אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָֽב׃ |
29 Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
| אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאוֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃ |
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
| הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּֽה׃ |
31 For by them he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.
| כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִֽתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃ |
32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the] intervening [cloud].
| עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אוֹר וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ |
33 The noise of it showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapor.
| יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃ |
