איוב 5
| קרא-נא היש עונך ואל-מי מקדשים תפנה | 1 |
Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?
| כי-לאויל יהרג-כעש ופתה תמית קנאה | 2 |
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
| אני-ראיתי אויל משריש ואקוב נוהו פתאם | 3 |
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.
| ירחקו בניו מישע וידכאו בשער ואין מציל | 4 |
Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
| אשר קצירו רעב יאכל--ואל-מצנים יקחהו ושאף צמים חילם | 5 |
Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.
| כי לא-יצא מעפר און ומאדמה לא-יצמח עמל | 6 |
For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;
| כי-אדם לעמל יולד ובני-רשף יגביהו עוף | 7 |
But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.
| אולם--אני אדרש אל-אל ואל-אלהים אשים דברתי | 8 |
But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
| עשה גדלות ואין חקר נפלאות עד-אין מספר | 9 |
Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:
| הנתן מטר על-פני-ארץ ושלח מים על-פני חוצות | 10 |
Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:
| לשום שפלים למרום וקדרים שגבו ישע | 11 |
Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;
| מפר מחשבות ערומים ולא-תעשנה ידיהם תשיה | 12 |
Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.
| לכד חכמים בערמם ועצת נפתלים נמהרה | 13 |
He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
| יומם יפגשו-חשך וכלילה ימששו בצהרים | 14 |
In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.
| וישע מחרב מפיהם ומיד חזק אביון | 15 |
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
| ותהי לדל תקוה ועלתה קפצה פיה | 16 |
So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
| הנה אשרי אנוש יוכחנו אלוה ומוסר שדי אל-תמאס | 17 |
Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.
| כי הוא יכאיב ויחבש ימחץ וידו תרפינה | 18 |
For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.
| בשש צרות יצילך ובשבע לא-יגע בך רע | 19 |
He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
| ברעב פדך ממות ובמלחמה מידי חרב | 20 |
When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
| בשוט לשון תחבא ולא-תירא משד כי יבוא | 21 |
He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.
| לשד ולכפן תשחק ומחית הארץ אל-תירא | 22 |
You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth.
| כי עם-אבני השדה בריתך וחית השדה השלמה-לך | 23 |
For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
| וידעת כי-שלום אהלך ופקדת נוך ולא תחטא | 24 |
And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.
| וידעת כי-רב זרעך וצאצאיך כעשב הארץ | 25 |
You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.
| תבוא בכלח אלי-קבר כעלות גדיש בעתו | 26 |
You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.
| הנה-זאת חקרנוה כן-היא שמענה ואתה דע-לך | 27 |
See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.
