איוב 36

1 וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Elihu also proceeded and sayde,

2 כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃

Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.

3 אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחוֹק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃

I will fetche my knowledge afarre off, and will attribute righteousnes vnto my Maker.

4 כִּֽי־אׇמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּֽךְ׃

For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.

5 הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַֽ לֵֽב׃

Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.

6 לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּֽן׃

He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.

7 לֹֽא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

8 וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,

9 וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פׇּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃

Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.

10 וַיִּגֶל אׇזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יְשׁוּבוּן מֵאָֽוֶן׃

He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.

11 אִֽם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְֽיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃

If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.

12 וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ בִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃

But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.

13 וְֽחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָֽם׃

But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.

14 תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃

Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.

15 יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעׇנְיוֹ וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אׇזְנָֽם׃

He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.

16 וְאַף הֲסִֽיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃

Euen so woulde he haue taken thee out of the streight place into a broade place and not shut vp beneath: and that which resteth vpon thy table, had bene full of fat.

17 וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃

But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

18 כִּֽי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרׇב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃

For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

19 הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹֽחַ׃

Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.

20 אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.

21 הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי׃

Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

22 הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶֽה׃

Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?

23 מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וּמִי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָֽה׃

Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?

24 זְכֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּיא פׇעֳלוֹ אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃

Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.

25 כׇּל־אָדָם חָזוּ־בוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.

26 הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃

Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.

27 כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃

When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,

28 אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָֽב׃

Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.

29 אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאוֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃

Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?

30 הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ וְשׇׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּֽה׃

Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.

31 כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִֽתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃

For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.

32 עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אוֹר וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃

He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.

33 יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃

His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.