Job 31
1 A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what — do I attend to a virgin?
| בְּרִית כָּרַתִּי לְעֵינָי וּמָה אֶתְבּוֹנֵן עַל־בְּתוּלָֽה׃ |
2 And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?
| וּמֶה ׀ חֵלֶק אֱלוֹהַּ מִמָּעַל וְֽנַחֲלַת שַׁדַּי מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃ |
3 Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?
| הֲלֹא־אֵיד לְעַוָּל וְנֵכֶר לְפֹעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
4 Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?
| הֲלֹא־הוּא יִרְאֶה דְרָכָי וְֽכָל־צְעָדַי יִסְפּֽוֹר׃ |
5 If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
| אִם־הָלַכְתִּי עִם־שָׁוְא וַתַּחַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָה רַגְלִֽי׃ |
6 He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.
| יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶדֶק וְיֵדַע אֱלוֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃ |
7 If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,
| אִם תִּטֶּה אַשֻּׁרִי מִנִּי הַדָּרֶךְ וְאַחַר עֵינַי הָלַךְ לִבִּי וּבְכַפַּי דָּבַק מֻאֽוּם׃ |
8 Let me sow — and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.
| אֶזְרְעָה וְאַחֵר יֹאכֵל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַי יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ |
9 If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,
| אִם־נִפְתָּה לִבִּי עַל־אִשָּׁה וְעַל־פֶּתַח רֵעִי אָרָֽבְתִּי׃ |
10 Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.
| תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי וְעָלֶיהָ יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃ |
11 For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;
| כִּי־הוא הִיא זִמָּה והיא וְהוּא עָוֺן פְּלִילִֽים׃ |
12 For a fire it [is], to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,
| כִּי אֵשׁ הִיא עַד־אֲבַדּוֹן תֹּאכֵל וּֽבְכָל־תְּבוּאָתִי תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃ |
13 If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
| אִם־אֶמְאַס מִשְׁפַּט עַבְדִּי וַאֲמָתִי בְּרִבָם עִמָּדִֽי׃ |
14 Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?
| וּמָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָקוּם אֵל וְכִֽי־יִפְקֹד מָה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ |
15 Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.
| הֲֽלֹא־בַבֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂנִי עָשָׂהוּ וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ בָּרֶחֶם אֶחָֽד׃ |
16 If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
| אִם־אֶמְנַע מֵחֵפֶץ דַּלִּים וְעֵינֵי אַלְמָנָה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃ |
17 And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
| וְאֹכַל פִּתִּי לְבַדִּי וְלֹא־אָכַל יָתוֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
18 (But from my youth He grew up with me as [with] a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)
| כִּי מִנְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב וּמִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃ |
19 If I see [any] perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,
| אִם־אֶרְאֶה אוֹבֵד מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ |
20 If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
| אִם־לֹא בֵרֲכוּנִי חלצו חֲלָצָיו וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ |
21 If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in [him] the gate of my court,
| אִם־הֲנִיפוֹתִי עַל־יָתוֹם יָדִי כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶה בַשַּׁעַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃ |
22 My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.
| כְּתֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָה תִפּוֹל וְאֶזְרֹעִי מִקָּנָה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ |
23 For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
| כִּי פַחַד אֵלַי אֵיד אֵל וּמִשְּׂאֵתוֹ לֹא אוּכָֽל׃ |
24 If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'
| אִם־שַׂמְתִּי זָהָב כִּסְלִי וְלַכֶּתֶם אָמַרְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃ |
25 If I rejoice because great [is] my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
| אִם־אֶשְׂמַח כִּי־רַב חֵילִי וְכִֽי־כַבִּיר מָצְאָה יָדִֽי׃ |
26 If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,
| אִם־אֶרְאֶה אוֹר כִּי יָהֵל וְיָרֵחַ יָקָר הֹלֵֽךְ׃ |
27 And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,
| וַיִּפְתְּ בַּסֵּתֶר לִבִּי וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִֽי׃ |
28 It also [is] a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.
| גַּם־הוּא עָוֺן פְּלִילִי כִּֽי־כִחַשְׁתִּי לָאֵל מִמָּֽעַל׃ |
29 If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
| אִם־אֶשְׂמַח בְּפִיד מְשַׂנְאִי וְהִתְעֹרַרְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָאוֹ רָֽע׃ |
30 Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.
| וְלֹא־נָתַתִּי לַחֲטֹא חִכִּי לִשְׁאֹל בְּאָלָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
31 If not — say ye, O men of my tent, 'O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.'
| אִם־לֹא אָמְרוּ מְתֵי אָהֳלִי מִֽי־יִתֵּן מִבְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא נִשְׂבָּֽע׃ |
32 In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.
| בַּחוּץ לֹא־יָלִין גֵּר דְּלָתַי לָאֹרַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃ |
33 If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,
| אִם־כִּסִּיתִי כְאָדָם פְּשָׁעָי לִטְמוֹן בְּחֻבִּי עֲוֺֽנִי׃ |
34 Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
| כִּי אֶֽעֱרוֹץ ׀ הָמוֹן רַבָּה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּחוֹת יְחִתֵּנִי וָאֶדֹּם לֹא־אֵצֵא פָֽתַח׃ |
35 Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
| מִי יִתֶּן־לִי ׀ שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי הֶן־תָּוִי שַׁדַּי יַעֲנֵנִי וְסֵפֶר כָּתַב אִישׁ רִיבִֽי׃ |
36 If not — on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.
| אִם־לֹא עַל־שִׁכְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶנּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶנּוּ עֲטָרוֹת לִֽי׃ |
37 The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.
| מִסְפַּר צְעָדַי אַגִּידֶנּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָגִיד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃ |
38 If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,
| אִם־עָלַי אַדְמָתִי תִזְעָק וְיַחַד תְּלָמֶיהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃ |
39 If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,
| אִם־כֹּחָהּ אָכַלְתִּי בְלִי־כָסֶף וְנֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלֶיהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃ |
40 Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.
| תַּחַת חִטָּה ׀ יֵצֵא חוֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָה בָאְשָׁה תַּמּוּ דִּבְרֵי אִיּֽוֹב׃ |
