< איוב 33 >
וְֽאוּלָם שְׁמַֽע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְֽכׇל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ | 1 |
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּֽי׃ | 2 |
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ | 3 |
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
רֽוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 4 |
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָהֿ לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ | 5 |
If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ | 6 |
Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹֽא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ | 7 |
Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאׇזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ | 8 |
Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
זַךְ אֲנִי בְּֽלִי ־ פָשַׁע חַ ף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִֽי׃ | 9 |
'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כׇּל־אׇרְחֹתָֽי׃ | 11 |
He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַּ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ | 12 |
Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כׇל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא יַעֲנֶֽה׃ | 13 |
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
כִּֽי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
בַּחֲלוֹם ׀ חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 15 |
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | 16 |
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ | 17 |
To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ | 18 |
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ (וריב) [וְרוֹב] עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃ | 19 |
And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ | 20 |
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי (ושפי) [וְשֻׁפּוּ] עַצְמֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃ | 21 |
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ | 22 |
And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יׇשְׁרֽוֹ׃ | 23 |
If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ | 24 |
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
רֻֽטְפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ | 25 |
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ | 26 |
He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִֽי׃ | 27 |
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
פָּדָה (נפשי) [נַפְשׁוֹ] מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת (וחיתי) [וְחַיָּתוֹ] בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | 28 |
He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
הֶן־כׇּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ | 29 |
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַחַיִּֽים׃ | 30 |
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ | 31 |
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּֽי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ | 32 |
If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 33 |
If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.