איוב 14
| אָדָם יְלוּד אִשָּׁה קְצַר יָמִים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃ | 1 |
Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
| כְּצִיץ יָצָא וַיִּמָּל וַיִּבְרַח כַּצֵּל וְלֹא יַעֲמֽוֹד׃ | 2 |
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
| אַף־עַל־זֶה פָּקַחְתָּ עֵינֶךָ וְאֹתִי תָבִיא בְמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 3 |
Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
| מִֽי־יִתֵּן טָהוֹר מִטָּמֵא לֹא אֶחָֽד׃ | 4 |
Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
| אִם חֲרוּצִים ׀ יָמָיו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁיו אִתָּךְ חֻקָּו עָשִׂיתָ וְלֹא יַעֲבֹֽר׃ | 5 |
If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
| שְׁעֵה מֵעָלָיו וְיֶחְדָּל עַד־יִרְצֶה כְּשָׂכִיר יוֹמֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
| כִּי יֵשׁ לָעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִֽם־יִכָּרֵת וְעוֹד יַחֲלִיף וְיֹנַקְתּוֹ לֹא תֶחְדָּֽל׃ | 7 |
For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.
| אִם־יַזְקִין בָּאָרֶץ שׇׁרְשׁוֹ וּבֶעָפָר יָמוּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
| מֵרֵיחַ מַיִם יַפְרִחַ וְעָשָׂה קָצִיר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃ | 9 |
From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
| וְגֶבֶר יָמוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָשׁ וַיִּגְוַע אָדָם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
| אָזְלוּ־מַיִם מִנִּי־יָם וְנָהָר יֶחֱרַב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ | 11 |
Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
| וְאִישׁ שָׁכַב וְֽלֹא־יָקוּם עַד־בִּלְתִּי שָׁמַיִם לֹא יָקִיצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵעֹרוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃ | 12 |
And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
| מִי יִתֵּן ׀ בִּשְׁאוֹל תַּצְפִּנֵנִי תַּסְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁוּב אַפֶּךָ תָּשִֽׁית לִי חֹק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ (Sheol h7585) | 13 |
O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
| אִם־יָמוּת גֶּבֶר הֲיִֽחְיֶה כׇּל־יְמֵי צְבָאִי אֲיַחֵל עַד־בּוֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃ | 14 |
If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
| תִּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃ | 15 |
Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
| כִּֽי־עַתָּה צְעָדַי תִּסְפּוֹר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 16 |
But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
| חָתֻם בִּצְרוֹר פִּשְׁעִי וַתִּטְפֹּל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃ | 17 |
Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
| וְאוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵל יִבּוֹל וְצוּר יֶעְתַּק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ | 18 |
And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
| אֲבָנִים ׀ שָׁחֲקוּ מַיִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶיהָ עֲפַר־אָרֶץ וְתִקְוַת אֱנוֹשׁ הֶֽאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃ | 19 |
Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
| תִּתְקְפֵהוּ לָנֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹךְ מְשַׁנֶּה פָנָיו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ | 20 |
Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
| יִכְבְּדוּ בָנָיו וְלֹא יֵדָע וְיִצְעֲרוּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִין לָֽמוֹ׃ | 21 |
Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
| אַךְ־בְּשָׂרוֹ עָלָיו יִכְאָב וְנַפְשׁוֹ עָלָיו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ | 22 |
Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
