איוב 23
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered and said,
| גַּם־הַיּוֹם מְרִי שִׂחִי יָדִי כָּבְדָה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי׃ | 2 |
Even today my complaint is rebellious. My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
| מִֽי־יִתֵּן יָדַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵהוּ אָבוֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃ | 3 |
O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
| אֶעֶרְכָה לְפָנָיו מִשְׁפָּט וּפִי אֲמַלֵּא תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ | 4 |
I would set my case in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
| אֵדְעָה מִלִּים יַעֲנֵנִי וְאָבִינָה מַה־יֹּאמַר־לִֽי׃ | 5 |
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
| הַבְּרׇב־כֹּחַ יָרִיב עִמָּדִי לֹא אַךְ־הוּא יָשִׂם בִּֽי׃ | 6 |
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would give heed to me.
| שָׁם יָשָׁר נוֹכָח עִמּוֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָה לָנֶצַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃ | 7 |
There the upright might reason with him. So I should be delivered forever from my judge.
| הֵן קֶדֶם אֶהֱלֹךְ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְאָחוֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive him,
| שְׂמֹאול בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ וְלֹא־אָחַז יַעְטֹף יָמִין וְלֹא אֶרְאֶֽה׃ | 9 |
on the left hand, when he works, but I cannot behold him. He hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
| כִּֽי־יָדַע דֶּרֶךְ עִמָּדִי בְּחָנַנִי כַּזָּהָב אֵצֵֽא׃ | 10 |
But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
| בַּאֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָה רַגְלִי דַּרְכּוֹ שָׁמַרְתִּי וְלֹא־אָֽט׃ | 11 |
My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.
| מִצְוַת שְׂפָתָיו וְלֹא אָמִישׁ מֵחֻקִּי צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃ | 12 |
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips, I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
| וְהוּא בְאֶחָד וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ אִוְּתָה וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃ | 13 |
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desires, even that he does.
| כִּי יַשְׁלִים חֻקִּי וְכָהֵנָּה רַבּוֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
For he performs that which is appointed for me. And many such things are with him.
| עַל־כֵּן מִפָּנָיו אֶבָּהֵל אֶתְבּוֹנֵן וְאֶפְחַד מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 15 |
Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.
| וְאֵל הֵרַךְ לִבִּי וְשַׁדַּי הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃ | 16 |
For God has made my heart faint, and the Almighty has terrified me,
| כִּֽי־לֹא נִצְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִפָּנַי כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל׃ | 17 |
because I was not cut off before the darkness, nor did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
