איוב 3

1 אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן פָּתַח אִיּוֹב אֶת־פִּיהוּ וַיְקַלֵּל אֶת־יוֹמֽוֹ׃

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,

2 וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

And he said:

3 יֹאבַד יוֹם אִוָּלֶד בּוֹ וְהַלַּיְלָה אָמַר הֹרָה גָֽבֶר׃

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said: A man child is conceived.

4 הַיּוֹם הַהוּא יְֽהִי ־ חֹשֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁהוּ אֱלוֹהַּ מִמַּעַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַע עָלָיו נְהָרָֽה׃

Let that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from above, and let not the light shine upon it.

5 יִגְאָלֻהוּ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכׇּן־עָלָיו עֲנָנָה יְבַעֲתֻהוּ כִּֽמְרִירֵי יֽוֹם׃

Let darkness, and the shadow of death cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness.

6 הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יִקָּחֵהוּ אֹפֶל אַל־יִחַדְּ בִּימֵי שָׁנָה בְּמִסְפַּר יְרָחִים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃

Let a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.

7 הִנֵּה הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יְהִי גַלְמוּד אַל־תָּבוֹא רְנָנָה בֽוֹ׃

Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.

8 יִקְּבֻהוּ אֹֽרְרֵי־יוֹם הָעֲתִידִים עֹרֵר לִוְיָתָֽן׃

Let them curse it who curse the day. who are ready to raise up a leviathan:

9 יֶחְשְׁכוּ כּוֹכְבֵי נִשְׁפּוֹ יְקַו־לְאוֹר וָאַיִן וְאַל־יִרְאֶה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day:

10 כִּי לֹא סָגַר דַּלְתֵי בִטְנִי וַיַּסְתֵּר עָמָל מֵעֵינָֽי׃

Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes.

11 לָמָּה לֹּא מֵרֶחֶם אָמוּת מִבֶּטֶן יָצָאתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

Why did I not die in the womb, why did I not perish when I came out of the belly?

12 מַדּוּעַ קִדְּמוּנִי בִרְכָּיִם וּמַה־שָּׁדַיִם כִּי אִינָֽק׃

Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?

13 כִּֽי־עַתָּה שָׁכַבְתִּי וְאֶשְׁקוֹט יָשַׁנְתִּי אָז ׀ יָנוּחַֽ לִֽי׃

For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep.

14 עִם־מְלָכִים וְיֹעֲצֵי אָרֶץ הַבֹּנִים חֳרָבוֹת לָֽמוֹ׃

With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes:

15 אוֹ עִם־שָׂרִים זָהָב לָהֶם הַֽמְמַלְאִים בָּתֵּיהֶם כָּֽסֶף׃

Or with princes, that possess gold, and All their houses with silver:

16 אוֹ כְנֵפֶל טָמוּן לֹא אֶהְיֶה כְּעֹלְלִים לֹא־רָאוּ אֽוֹר׃

Or as a hidden untimely birth I should not be, or as they that being conceived have not seen the light.

17 שָׁם רְשָׁעִים חָדְלוּ רֹגֶז וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹֽחַ׃

There the wicked cease from tumult, and there the wearied in strength are at rest.

18 יַחַד אֲסִירִים שַׁאֲנָנוּ לֹא שָׁמְעוּ קוֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃

And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor.

19 קָטֹן וְגָדוֹל שָׁם הוּא וְעֶבֶד חׇפְשִׁי מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃

The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

20 לָמָּה יִתֵּן לְעָמֵל אוֹר וְחַיִּים לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?

21 הַֽמְחַכִּים לַמָּוֶת וְאֵינֶנּוּ וַֽיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃

That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:

22 הַשְּׂמֵחִים אֱלֵי־גִיל יָשִׂישׂוּ כִּי יִמְצְאוּ־קָֽבֶר׃

And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave.

23 לְגֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּוֹ נִסְתָּרָה וַיָּסֶךְ אֱלוֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃

To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?

24 כִּֽי־לִפְנֵי לַחְמִי אַנְחָתִי תָבֹא וַֽיִּתְּכוּ כַמַּיִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃

Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:

25 כִּי פַחַד פָּחַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵנִי וַאֲשֶׁר יָגֹרְתִּי יָבֹא לִֽי׃

For the fear which I feared hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me.

26 לֹא שָׁלַוְתִּי ׀ וְלֹא שָׁקַטְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָחְתִּי וַיָּבֹא רֹֽגֶז׃

Have I not dissembled? have I not kept silence? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me.