< איוב 8 >
וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשּׁוּחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
עַד־אָן תְּמַלֶּל־אֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ כַּבִּיר אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ | 2 |
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
הַאֵל יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט וְאִם־שַׁדַּי יְעַוֵּת־צֶֽדֶק׃ | 3 |
Doth El pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
אִם־בָּנֶיךָ חָֽטְאוּ־לוֹ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם בְּיַד־פִּשְׁעָֽם׃ | 4 |
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
אִם־אַתָּה תְּשַׁחֵר אֶל־אֵל וְאֶל־שַׁדַּי תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃ | 5 |
If thou wouldest seek unto El betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
אִם־זַךְ וְיָשָׁר אָתָּה כִּֽי־עַתָּה יָעִיר עָלֶיךָ וְשִׁלַּם נְוַת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 6 |
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
וְהָיָה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ מִצְעָר וְאַחֲרִֽיתְךָ יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹֽד׃ | 7 |
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
כִּֽי־שְׁאַל־נָא לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן וְכוֹנֵן לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | 8 |
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
כִּֽי־תְמוֹל אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא נֵדָע כִּי צֵל יָמֵינוּ עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 9 |
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow: )
הֲלֹא־הֵם יוֹרוּךָ יֹאמְרוּ לָךְ וּמִלִּבָּם יוֹצִאוּ מִלִּֽים׃ | 10 |
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּמֶא בְּלֹא בִצָּה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָחוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם׃ | 11 |
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
עֹדֶנּוּ בְאִבּוֹ לֹא יִקָּטֵף וְלִפְנֵי כׇל־חָצִיר יִיבָֽשׁ׃ | 12 |
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
כֵּן אׇרְחוֹת כׇּל־שֹׁכְחֵי אֵל וְתִקְוַת חָנֵף תֹּאבֵֽד׃ | 13 |
So are the paths of all that forget El; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
אֲשֶׁר־יָקוֹט כִּסְלוֹ וּבֵית עַכָּבִישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
יִשָּׁעֵן עַל־בֵּיתוֹ וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד יַחֲזִיק בּוֹ וְלֹא יָקֽוּם׃ | 15 |
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
רָטֹב הוּא לִפְנֵי־שָׁמֶשׁ וְעַל גַּנָּתוֹ יֹנַקְתּוֹ תֵצֵֽא׃ | 16 |
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
עַל־גַּל שׇׁרָשָׁיו יְסֻבָּכוּ בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃ | 17 |
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
אִם־יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ מִמְּקֹמוֹ וְכִחֶשׁ בּוֹ לֹא רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃ | 18 |
If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
הֶן־הוּא מְשׂוֹשׂ דַּרְכּוֹ וּמֵעָפָר אַחֵר יִצְמָֽחוּ׃ | 19 |
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
הֶן־אֵל לֹא יִמְאַס־תָּם וְלֹֽא־יַחֲזִיק בְּיַד־מְרֵעִֽים׃ | 20 |
Behold, El will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
עַד־יְמַלֵּה שְׂחוֹק פִּיךָ וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃ | 21 |
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
שֹׂנְאֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וְאֹהֶל רְשָׁעִים אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ | 22 |
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.