איוב 20
| וַיַּעַן צֹפַר הַֽנַּעֲמָתִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then responded Zophar the Naamathite, and said: —
| לָכֵן שְׂעִפַּי יְשִׁיבוּנִי וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִֽי׃ | 2 |
Not so, do my thoughts answer me, and to this end, is my haste within me:
| מוּסַר כְּלִמָּתִי אֶשְׁמָע וְרוּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִי יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ | 3 |
The correction meant to confound me, I must hear, but, the spirit—out of my understanding, will give me a reply.
| הֲזֹאת יָדַעְתָּ מִנִּי־עַד מִנִּי שִׂים אָדָם עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 4 |
Knowest thou, this—from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: —
| כִּי רִנְנַת רְשָׁעִים מִקָּרוֹב וְשִׂמְחַת חָנֵף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃ | 5 |
That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
| אִם־יַעֲלֶה לַשָּׁמַיִם שִׂיאוֹ וְרֹאשׁוֹ לָעָב יַגִּֽיעַ׃ | 6 |
Though his elevation mount up to the heavens, and, his head, to the clouds, doth reach,
| כְּֽגֶלְלוֹ לָנֶצַח יֹאבֵד רֹאָיו יֹאמְרוּ אַיּֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
Like his own stubble, shall he utterly perish, They who had seen him, shall say, Where is he?
| כַּחֲלוֹם יָעוּף וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּהוּ וְיֻדַּד כְּחֶזְיוֹן לָֽיְלָה׃ | 8 |
Like a dream, shall he fly away, and they shall not find him, yea he shall be chased away, as a vision of the night.
| עַיִן שְׁזָפַתּוּ וְלֹא תוֹסִיף וְלֹֽא־עוֹד תְּשׁוּרֶנּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
The eye that hath scanned him, shall not do it again, neither, any more, shall his place behold him:
| בָּנָיו יְרַצּוּ דַלִּים וְיָדָיו תָּשֵׁבְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
| עַצְמוֹתָיו מָלְאוּ עֲלוּמָו וְעִמּוֹ עַל־עָפָר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 11 |
His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him—in the dust, shall it lie down.
| אִם־תַּמְתִּיק בְּפִיו רָעָה יַכְחִידֶנָּה תַּחַת לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue;
| יַחְמֹל עָלֶיהָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶנָּה וְיִמְנָעֶנָּה בְּתוֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but retain it in the midst of his mouth,
| לַחְמוֹ בְּמֵעָיו נֶהְפָּךְ מְרוֹרַת פְּתָנִים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
His food, in his stomach, is changed, the gall of adders, within him!
| חַיִל בָּלַע וַיְקִאֶנּוּ מִבִּטְנוֹ יֹרִשֶׁנּוּ אֵֽל׃ | 15 |
Wealth, hath he swallowed, and hath vomited the same, Out of his belly, shall, GOD, drive it forth:
| רֹאשׁ־פְּתָנִים יִינָק תַּהַרְגֵהוּ לְשׁוֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃ | 16 |
The poison of adders, shall he suck, The tongue of the viper shall slay him;
| אַל־יֵרֶא בִפְלַגּוֹת נַהֲרֵי נַחֲלֵי דְּבַשׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ | 17 |
Let him not see in the channels the flowings of torrents of honey and milk.
| מֵשִׁיב יָגָע וְלֹא יִבְלָע כְּחֵיל תְּמוּרָתוֹ וְלֹא יַעֲלֹֽס׃ | 18 |
In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
| כִּֽי־רִצַּץ עָזַב דַּלִּים בַּיִת גָּזַל וְלֹא יִבְנֵֽהוּ׃ | 19 |
For he hath oppressed—hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־יָדַע שָׁלֵו בְּבִטְנוֹ בַּחֲמוּדוֹ לֹא יְמַלֵּֽט׃ | 20 |
Surely he hath known no peace in his inmost mind, —With his dearest thing, shall he not get away:
| אֵין־שָׂרִיד לְאׇכְלוֹ עַל־כֵּן לֹא־יָחִיל טוּבֽוֹ׃ | 21 |
Nothing escaped his devouring greed, —For this cause, shall his prosperity not continue:
| בִּמְלֹאות שִׂפְקוֹ יֵצֶר לוֹ כׇּל־יַד עָמֵל תְּבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 22 |
When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.
| יְהִי ׀ לְמַלֵּא בִטְנוֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּוֹ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וְיַמְטֵר עָלֵימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃ | 23 |
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will thrust at him the glow of his anger, and rain [it] upon him for his punishment.
| יִבְרַח מִנֵּשֶׁק בַּרְזֶל תַּחְלְפֵהוּ קֶשֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ | 24 |
He shall flee from the armour of iron, —There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!
| שָׁלַף וַיֵּצֵא מִגֵּוָה וּבָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָתוֹ יַהֲלֹךְ עָלָיו אֵמִֽים׃ | 25 |
He hath drawn it out, and it hath come forth out of his back, —yea the flashing arrow-head, out of his gall, There shall march on him—terrors:
| כׇּל־חֹשֶׁךְ טָמוּן לִצְפּוּנָיו תְּאׇכְלֵהוּ אֵשׁ לֹא־נֻפָּח יֵרַע שָׂרִיד בְּאׇהֳלֽוֹ׃ | 26 |
Every misfortune, is laid up for his treasures, —There shall consume, a fire, not blown up, —it shall destroy what remaineth in his tent:
| יְגַלּוּ שָׁמַיִם עֲוֺנוֹ וְאֶרֶץ מִתְקוֹמָמָה לֽוֹ׃ | 27 |
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and, the earth, be rising up against him:
| יִגֶל יְבוּל בֵּיתוֹ נִגָּרוֹת בְּיוֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃ | 28 |
The increase of his house shall vanish, melting away in the day of his anger.
| זֶה ׀ חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִים וְנַחֲלַת אִמְרוֹ מֵאֵֽל׃ | 29 |
This, is the portion of the lawless man, from God, and the inheritance decreed him from the Mighty One.
