אִיּוֹב 18
| וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשֻּׁחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
| עַד־אָ֤נָה ׀ תְּשִׂימ֣וּן קִנְצֵ֣י לְמִלִּ֑ין תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ וְאַחַ֥ר נְדַבֵּֽר׃ | 2 |
How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
| מַ֭דּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָ֑ה נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | 3 |
Why are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
| טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשֹׁ֗ו בְּאַ֫פֹּ֥ו הַ֭לְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃ | 4 |
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?
| גַּ֤ם אֹ֣ור רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝גַּ֗הּ שְׁבִ֣יב אִשֹּֽׁו׃ | 5 |
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
| אֹ֖ור חָשַׁ֣ךְ בְּאָהֳלֹ֑ו וְ֝נֵרֹ֗ו עָלָ֥יו יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 6 |
The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
| יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אֹונֹ֑ו וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֹֽו׃ | 7 |
The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
| כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וְעַל־שְׂ֝בָכָ֗ה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ | 8 |
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
| יֹאחֵ֣ז בְּעָקֵ֣ב פָּ֑ח יַחֲזֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו צַמִּֽים׃ | 9 |
The trap shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
| טָמ֣וּן בָּאָ֣רֶץ חַבְלֹ֑ו וּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתֹּ֗ו עֲלֵ֣י נָתִֽיב׃ | 10 |
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
| סָ֭בִיב בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּ בַלָּהֹ֑ות וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ | 11 |
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
| יְהִי־רָעֵ֥ב אֹנֹ֑ו וְ֝אֵ֗יד נָכֹ֥ון לְצַלְעֹֽו׃ | 12 |
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
| יֹ֭אכַל בַּדֵּ֣י עֹורֹ֑ו יֹאכַ֥ל בַּ֝דָּ֗יו בְּכֹ֣ור מָֽוֶת׃ | 13 |
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
| יִנָּתֵ֣ק מֵ֭אָהֳלֹו מִבְטַחֹ֑ו וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהֹֽות׃ | 14 |
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
| תִּשְׁכֹּ֣ון בְּ֭אָהֳלֹו מִבְּלִי־לֹ֑ו יְזֹרֶ֖ה עַל־נָוֵ֣הוּ גָפְרִֽית׃ | 15 |
It shall dwell in his tent, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
| מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֹֽו׃ | 16 |
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
| זִֽכְרֹו־אָ֭בַד מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם לֹ֝֗ו עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃ | 17 |
The remembrance of him shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
| יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאֹ֣ור אֶל־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥ל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
| לֹ֘א נִ֤ין לֹ֣ו וְלֹא־נֶ֣כֶד בְּעַמֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֥ין שָׂ֝רִ֗יד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃ | 19 |
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
| עַל־יֹ֖ומֹו נָשַׁ֣מּוּ אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃ | 20 |
They that come after him shall be appalled at his day, as they that went before were seized with horror.
| אַךְ־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁכְּנֹ֣ות עַוָּ֑ל וְ֝זֶ֗ה מְקֹ֣ום לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ ס | 21 |
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
