איוב 21
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then answered Job, and said,
| שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וּתְהִי־זֹאת תַּנְחוּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ | 2 |
Hear, O hear my speech, and let this be wherewith you give consolations.
| שָׂאוּנִי וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר וְאַחַר דַּבְּרִי תַלְעִֽיג׃ | 3 |
Bear with me that I may indeed speak: and after my speaking, then canst thou mock.
| הֶאָנֹכִי לְאָדָם שִׂיחִי וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ לֹֽא־תִקְצַר רוּחִֽי׃ | 4 |
As for me, —is against man my complaint? and if this be so, why should my spirit not be impatient?
| פְּנוּ־אֵלַי וְהָשַׁמּוּ וְשִׂימוּ יָד עַל־פֶּֽה׃ | 5 |
Turn yourselves unto me, and be astounded, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
| וְאִם־זָכַרְתִּי וְנִבְהָלְתִּי וְאָחַז בְּשָׂרִי פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ | 6 |
Yea, when I think of it, I am terrified, and shuddering seizeth hold of my flesh.
| מַדּוּעַ רְשָׁעִים יִֽחְיוּ עָתְקוּ גַּם־גָּבְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ | 7 |
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, grow strong in power?
| זַרְעָם נָכוֹן לִפְנֵיהֶם עִמָּם וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ | 8 |
Their seed is firmly established in their presence with them. their offspring are before their eyes.
| בָּתֵּיהֶם שָׁלוֹם מִפָּחַד וְלֹא שֵׁבֶט אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 9 |
Their houses are at peace without any dread, and no rod of God [cometh] over them.
| שׁוֹרוֹ עִבַּר וְלֹא יַגְעִל תְּפַלֵּט פָּרָתוֹ וְלֹא תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ | 10 |
The bull of each one gendereth, and disappointeth not: the cow of each one calveth, and casteth not her young.
| יְשַׁלְּחוּ כַצֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶם וְיַלְדֵיהֶם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ | 11 |
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children skip about [with joy].
| יִשְׂאוּ כְּתֹף וְכִנּוֹר וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקוֹל עוּגָֽב׃ | 12 |
They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
| (יבלו) [יְכַלּוּ] בַטּוֹב יְמֵיהֶם וּבְרֶגַע שְׁאוֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ (Sheol h7585) | 13 |
They wear out their days in happiness, and in a moment they go down to the nether world. (Sheol h7585)
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וְדַעַת דְּרָכֶיךָ לֹא חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ | 14 |
And yet they say unto God, “Depart from us; and the knowledge of thy ways we desire not.
| מַה־שַּׁדַּי כִּֽי־נַעַבְדֶנּוּ וּמַה־נּוֹעִיל כִּי נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit shall we have, if we entreat him urgently?”
| הֵן לֹא בְיָדָם טוּבָם עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ | 16 |
Lo, not in their hand doth their happiness rest! The counsel of the wicked be [still] far from me.
| כַּמָּה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְיָבֹא עָלֵימוֹ אֵידָם חֲבָלִים יְחַלֵּק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
How often is the lamp of the wicked quenched? and how often cometh over them their calamity? and doth [God] distribute their lot in his anger?
| יִֽהְיוּ כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּכְמֹץ גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ | 18 |
Are they as straw before the wind, and as chaff which the stealeth away?
| אֱלוֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָיו אוֹנוֹ יְשַׁלֵּם אֵלָיו וְיֵדָֽע׃ | 19 |
Should God lay up for his children his wrong-doing? it were better that he reward him, that he might know it himself.
| יִרְאוּ עֵינָו כִּידוֹ וּמֵחֲמַת שַׁדַּי יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ | 20 |
His own eyes ought to see his downfall, and from the wrath of the Almighty ought he to drink.
| כִּי מַה־חֶפְצוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וּמִסְפַּר חֳדָשָׁיו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ | 21 |
For what care hath he for his household after him, when the number of his months is all apportioned to him?
| הַלְאֵל יְלַמֶּד־דָּעַת וְהוּא רָמִים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ | 22 |
Is this fitting God, who teacheth knowledge? him who judgeth those that are highest?
| זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ כֻּלּוֹ שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ | 23 |
That this one dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
| עֲטִינָיו מָלְאוּ חָלָב וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֹתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ | 24 |
His vessels being full of healthy fluid, and the marrow of his bones being well moistened:
| וְזֶה יָמוּת בְּנֶפֶשׁ מָרָה וְלֹֽא־אָכַל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ | 25 |
While this other dieth with an embittered soul, and hath never partaken of any happiness;
| יַחַד עַל־עָפָר יִשְׁכָּבוּ וְרִמָּה תְּכַסֶּה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 26 |
[And yet] together they must lie down in the dust, and the worms will cover them?
| הֵן יָדַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶם וּמְזִמּוֹת עָלַי תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ | 27 |
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the opinions which ye wrongfully devise against me.
| כִּי תֹאמְרוּ אַיֵּה בֵית־נָדִיב וְאַיֵּה אֹהֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 28 |
For ye say, Where is the house of the noble-minded? and where is the tent of the dwelling-places of the wicked?
| הֲלֹא שְׁאֶלְתֶּם עוֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ וְאֹתֹתָם לֹא תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
Have ye not asked the wayfarers? surely their token ye cannot disregard,
| כִּי לְיוֹם אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְ רָע לְיוֹם עֲבָרוֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃ | 30 |
That the bad man is reserved for the day of calamity, [that the wicked] are carried forward to the day of wrath.
| מִֽי־יַגִּיד עַל־פָּנָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וְהוּא־עָשָׂה מִי יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ | 31 |
[But] who will tell him to his face of his way? and who will repay him what he hath done?
| וְהוּא לִקְבָרוֹת יוּבָל וְֽעַל־גָּדִישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ | 32 |
Yea he will indeed be carried to the grave, and men will quickly think of his monument:
| מָֽתְקוּ־לוֹ רִגְבֵי ־ נָחַל וְאַחֲרָיו כׇּל־אָדָם יִמְשׁוֹךְ וּלְפָנָיו אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 33 |
Sweet are to him the clods of the valley; and after him succeedeth every man, as those that were before him are without number.
| וְאֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמוּנִי הָבֶל וּתְשׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ | 34 |
How then will ye comfort me with vanity? and of your answers there remaineth only deception.
