< איוב 36 >
וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃ | 2 |
Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf.
אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחוֹק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃ | 3 |
I will bring my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
כִּֽי־אׇמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 4 |
For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.
הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַֽ לֵֽב׃ | 5 |
Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any]: [he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom.
לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּֽן׃ | 6 |
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
לֹֽא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃ | 7 |
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 8 |
And if [they are] bound in fetters, [and] are held in cords of affliction;
וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פׇּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃ | 9 |
Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
וַיִּגֶל אׇזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יְשׁוּבוּן מֵאָֽוֶן׃ | 10 |
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
אִֽם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְֽיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ | 11 |
If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ בִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃ | 12 |
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
וְֽחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָֽם׃ | 13 |
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ | 14 |
They die in youth, and their life [is] among the unclean.
יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעׇנְיוֹ וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אׇזְנָֽם׃ | 15 |
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
וְאַף הֲסִֽיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃ | 16 |
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait [into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table [would be] full of fatness.
וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃ | 17 |
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
כִּֽי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרׇב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃ | 18 |
Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹֽחַ׃ | 19 |
Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 20 |
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי׃ | 21 |
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶֽה׃ | 22 |
Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וּמִי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָֽה׃ | 23 |
Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
זְכֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּיא פׇעֳלוֹ אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ | 24 |
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
כׇּל־אָדָם חָזוּ־בוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ | 25 |
Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.
הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃ | 26 |
Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃ | 27 |
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.
אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָֽב׃ | 28 |
Which the clouds do drop [and] distill upon man abundantly.
אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאוֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃ | 29 |
Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ וְשׇׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּֽה׃ | 30 |
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִֽתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃ | 31 |
For by them he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.
עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אוֹר וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ | 32 |
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the] intervening [cloud].
יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃ | 33 |
The noise of it showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapor.