אִיּוֹב 21
| וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Bvt Iob answered, and sayd,
| שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מֹועַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ | 2 |
Heare diligently my wordes, and this shalbe in stead of your consolations.
| שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג׃ | 3 |
Suffer mee, that I may speake, and when I haue spoken, mocke on.
| הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃ | 4 |
Doe I direct my talke to man? If it were so, how should not my spirit be troubled?
| פְּנוּ־אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה׃ | 5 |
Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
| וְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ | 6 |
Euen when I remember, I am afrayde, and feare taketh hold on my flesh.
| מַדּ֣וּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ | 7 |
Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?
| זַרְעָ֤ם נָכֹ֣ון לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ | 8 |
Their seede is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.
| בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁלֹ֣ום מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱלֹ֣והַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 9 |
Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.
| שֹׁורֹ֣ו עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָתֹ֗ו וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ | 10 |
Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.
| יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ | 11 |
They send forth their children like sheepe, and their sonnes dance.
| יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנֹּ֑ור וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְקֹ֣ול עוּגָֽב׃ | 12 |
They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.
| יְבַלּוּ (יְכַלּ֣וּ) בַטֹּ֣וב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁאֹ֣ול יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ (Sheol h7585) | 13 |
They spend their dayes in wealth, and suddenly they go downe to the graue. (Sheol h7585)
| וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ | 14 |
They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
| מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נֹּ֝ועִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בֹּֽו׃ | 15 |
Who is the Almightie, that we should serue him? and what profit should we haue, if we should pray vnto him?
| הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ | 16 |
Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.
| כַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימֹו אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפֹּֽו׃ | 17 |
How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? and their destruction come vpon them? he wil deuide their liues in his wrath.
| יִהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ | 18 |
They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
| אֱלֹ֗והַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָ֥יו אֹונֹ֑ו יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע׃ | 19 |
God wil lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: when he rewardeth him, hee shall knowe it.
| יִרְא֣וּ עֵינֹו (עֵינָ֣יו) כִּידֹ֑ו וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ | 20 |
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
| כִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצֹ֣ו בְּבֵיתֹ֣ו אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ | 21 |
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the nomber of his moneths is cut off?
| הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפֹּֽוט׃ | 22 |
Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the highest things?
| זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמֹּ֑ו כֻּ֝לֹּ֗ו שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ | 23 |
One dyeth in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperitie.
| עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמֹותָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ | 24 |
His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.
| וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטֹּובָֽה׃ | 25 |
And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
| יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 26 |
They shall sleepe both in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
| הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמֹּ֗ות עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ | 27 |
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong.
| כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנֹ֬ות רְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 28 |
For ye say, Where is the princes house? and where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling?
| הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם עֹ֣ובְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
| כִּ֤י לְיֹ֣ום אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְיֹ֖ום עֲבָרֹ֣ות יוּבָֽלוּ׃ | 30 |
But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
| מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וְהֽוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹֽו׃ | 31 |
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall reward him for that he hath done?
| וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָרֹ֣ות יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֹֽוד׃ | 32 |
Yet shall he be brought to the graue, and remaine in the heape.
| מָֽתְקוּ־לֹ֗ו רִגְבֵ֫י נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשֹׁ֑וךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 33 |
The slimie valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as before him there were innumerable.
| וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ ס | 34 |
How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaine but lyes?
