< איוב 34 >
וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹֽדְעִים הַֽאֲזִינוּ לִֽי׃ | 2 |
Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ | 3 |
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth meat.
מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ | 4 |
Let us choose for us that which is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.
כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ | 5 |
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right:
עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃ | 6 |
Notwithstanding my right I am [accounted] a liar; my wound is incurable, [though I am] without transgression.
מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃ | 7 |
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃ | 8 |
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכׇּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | 9 |
For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
לָכֵן ׀ אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ ־ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל׃ | 10 |
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 11 |
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
אַף־אׇמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 12 |
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ | 13 |
Who gave him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ | 14 |
If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
יִגְוַע כׇּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב׃ | 15 |
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי׃ | 16 |
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ | 17 |
Shall even one that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is just [and] mighty?
הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃ | 18 |
Is it [fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] vile? [or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked?
אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שׁוֹעַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּֽם׃ | 19 |
[How much less to] him that respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃ | 20 |
In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
כִּֽי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכׇל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה׃ | 21 |
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.
אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 22 |
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
For he needeth not further to consider a man, that he should go before God in judgment.
יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 24 |
He breaketh in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, and setteth others in their stead.
לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ | 25 |
Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים׃ | 26 |
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְכׇל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ | 27 |
Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:
לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ | 28 |
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.
וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד׃ | 29 |
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man, alike:
מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם׃ | 30 |
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ | 31 |
For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף׃ | 32 |
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
הֲֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּה ׀ כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּֽי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָּדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃ | 33 |
Shall his recompence be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? for thou must choose, and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי׃ | 34 |
Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:
אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ | 35 |
Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom.
אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃ | 36 |
Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִשְׂפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל׃ | 37 |
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.