אִיּוֹב 13

1 הֶן־כֹּ֖ל רָאֲתָ֣ה עֵינִ֑י שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה אָ֝זְנִ֗י וַתָּ֥בֶן לָֽהּ׃

Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard [them].

2 כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם יָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֑נִי לֹא־נֹפֵ֖ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּֽם׃

And I know all that you too know; and I have not less understanding than you.

3 אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶל־שַׁדַּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְהֹוכֵ֖חַ אֶל־אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃

Nevertheless I will speak to the Lord, and I will reason before him, if he will.

4 וְֽאוּלָ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר רֹפְאֵ֖י אֱלִ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

But you are all bad physicians, and healers of diseases.

5 מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה׃

But would that you were silent, and it would be wisdom to you in the end.

6 שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֥א תֹוכַחְתִּ֑י וְרִבֹ֖ות שְׂפָתַ֣י הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃

But hear you the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgement of my lips.

7 הַ֭לְאֵל תְּדַבְּר֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה וְ֝לֹ֗ו תְּֽדַבְּר֥וּ רְמִיָּֽה׃

Do you not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?

8 הֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּן אִם־לָאֵ֥ל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃

Or will you draw back? nay do, you yourselves be judges.

9 הֲ֭טֹוב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנֹ֗ושׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֹֽו׃

For [it were] well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things [in your power] you should attach yourselves to him,

10 הֹוכֵ֣חַ יֹוכִ֣יחַ אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר פָּנִ֥ים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃

he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover you should secretly respect persons,

11 הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתֹו תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדֹּ֗ו יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?

12 זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃

And your glorying shall prove in the end to you like ashes, and your body [like a body] of clay.

13 הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָ֑נִי וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר עָלַ֣י מָֽה׃

Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from [mine] anger,

14 עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי׃

while I may take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

15 הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי לֹא (לֹ֣ו) אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אֹוכִֽיחַ׃

Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, verily I will speak, and plead before him.

16 גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֹֽוא׃

And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.

17 שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מֹועַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אֽ͏ַחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃

Hear, hear you my words, for I will declare in your hearing.

18 הִנֵּה־נָ֭א עָרַ֣כְתִּי מִשְׁפָּ֑ט יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י אֶצְדָּֽק׃

Behold, I am near my judgement: I know that I shall appear evidently just.

19 מִי־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire?

20 אַךְ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃

But grant me two things: then I will not hide myself from your face.

21 כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

Withhold [your] hand from me: and let not your fear terrify me.

22 וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֹֽו־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃

Then shall you call, and I will listen to you: or you shall speak, and I will give you an answer.

23 כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֹנֹ֣ות וְחַטָּאֹ֑ות פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.

24 לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאֹויֵ֣ב לָֽךְ׃

Therefore hide you yourself from me, and deem me your enemy?

25 הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲרֹ֑וץ וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃

Will you be startled [at me], as [at] a leaf shaken by the wind? or will you set yourself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?

26 כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹרֹ֑ות וְ֝תֹורִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֹנֹ֥ות נְעוּרָֽי׃

for you have written evil things against me, and you have compassed me with the sins of my youth.

27 וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּסַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְתִשְׁמֹ֥ור כָּל־אָרְחֹותָ֑י עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י רַ֝גְלַ֗י תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃

And you have placed my foot in the stocks; and you have watched all my works, and have penetrated my heels.

28 וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לֹו עָֽשׁ׃

[I am as] that which waxes old like a bottle, or like a moth-eaten garment.