< אִיּוֹב 34 >
וַיַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
שִׁמְע֣וּ חֲכָמִ֣ים מִלָּ֑י וְ֝יֹדְעִ֗ים הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ לִֽי׃ | 2 |
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
כִּי־אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ יִטְעַ֥ם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ | 3 |
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
מִשְׁפָּ֥ט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּ֑נוּ נֵדְעָ֖ה בֵינֵ֣ינוּ מַה־טֹּֽוב׃ | 4 |
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר אִיֹּ֣וב צָדַ֑קְתִּי וְ֝אֵ֗ל הֵסִ֥יר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ | 5 |
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃ | 6 |
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
מִי־גֶ֥בֶר כְּאִיֹּ֑וב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּ֥עַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃ | 7 |
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
וְאָרַ֣ח לְ֭חֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן וְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃ | 8 |
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹתֹ֗ו עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | 9 |
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
לָכֵ֤ן ׀ אַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י לֵבָ֗ב שִׁמְע֫וּ לִ֥י חָלִ֖לָה לָאֵ֥ל מֵרֶ֗שַׁע וְשַׁדַּ֥י מֵעָֽוֶל׃ | 10 |
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
כִּ֤י פֹ֣עַל אָ֭דָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹ֑ו וּֽכְאֹ֥רַח אִ֝֗ישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 11 |
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
אַף־אָמְנָ֗ם אֵ֥ל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁ֑יעַ וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 12 |
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
מִֽי־פָקַ֣ד עָלָ֣יו אָ֑רְצָה וּמִ֥י שָׂ֝֗ם תֵּבֵ֥ל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ | 13 |
Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
אִם־יָשִׂ֣ים אֵלָ֣יו לִבֹּ֑ו רוּחֹ֥ו וְ֝נִשְׁמָתֹ֗ו אֵלָ֥יו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ | 14 |
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
יִגְוַ֣ע כָּל־בָּשָׂ֣ר יָ֑חַד וְ֝אָדָ֗ם עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָשֽׁוּב׃ | 15 |
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
וְאִם־בִּ֥ינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּ֑את הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְקֹ֣ול מִלָּֽי׃ | 16 |
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
הַאַ֬ף שֹׂונֵ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֣ט יַחֲבֹ֑ושׁ וְאִם־צַדִּ֖יק כַּבִּ֣יר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ | 17 |
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
הַאֲמֹ֣ר לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בְּלִיָּ֑עַל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃ | 18 |
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־נָשָׂ֨א ׀ פְּנֵ֥י שָׂרִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א נִכַּר־שֹׁ֖ועַ לִפְנֵי־דָ֑ל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדָ֣יו כֻּלָּֽם׃ | 19 |
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
רֶ֤גַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ֮ וַחֲצֹ֪ות לָ֥יְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ עָ֣ם וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ וְיָסִ֥ירוּ אַ֝בִּ֗יר לֹ֣א בְיָֽד׃ | 20 |
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
כִּי־עֵ֭ינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָ֥יו יִרְאֶֽה׃ | 21 |
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
אֵֽין־חֹ֖שֶׁךְ וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 22 |
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א עַל־אִ֭ישׁ יָשִׂ֣ים עֹ֑וד לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ אֶל־אֵ֝֗ל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 23 |
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
יָרֹ֣עַ כַּבִּירִ֣ים לֹא־חֵ֑קֶר וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד אֲחֵרִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ | 24 |
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
לָכֵ֗ן יַ֭כִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥פַךְ לַ֝֗יְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ | 25 |
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִ֥ים סְפָקָ֗ם בִּמְקֹ֥ום רֹאִֽים׃ | 26 |
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כֵּ֭ן סָ֣רוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו וְכָל־דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ | 27 |
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
לְהָבִ֣יא עָ֭לָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל וְצַעֲקַ֖ת עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ | 28 |
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
וְה֤וּא יַשְׁקִ֨ט ׀ וּמִ֥י יַרְשִׁ֗עַ וְיַסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נִים וּמִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ וְעַל־גֹּ֖וי וְעַל־אָדָ֣ם יָֽחַד׃ | 29 |
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
מִ֭מְּלֹךְ אָדָ֥ם חָנֵ֗ף מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי עָֽם׃ | 30 |
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵ֭ל הֶאָמַ֥ר נָשָׂ֗אתִי לֹ֣א אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ | 31 |
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
בִּלְעֲדֵ֣י אֶ֭חֱזֶה אַתָּ֣ה הֹרֵ֑נִי אִֽם־עָ֥וֶל פָּ֝עַ֗לְתִּי לֹ֣א אֹסִֽיף׃ | 32 |
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ֬ יְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּה כִּֽי־מָאַ֗סְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּ֣ה תִבְחַ֣ר וְלֹא־אָ֑נִי וּֽמַה־יָדַ֥עְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃ | 33 |
Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
אַנְשֵׁ֣י לֵ֭בָב יֹ֣אמְרוּ לִ֑י וְגֶ֥בֶר חָ֝כָ֗ם שֹׁמֵ֥עַֽ לִֽי׃ | 34 |
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
אִ֭יֹּוב לֹא־בְדַ֣עַת יְדַבֵּ֑ר וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ | 35 |
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
אָבִ֗י יִבָּחֵ֣ן אִיֹּ֣וב עַד־נֶ֑צַח עַל־תְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗ת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃ | 36 |
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
כִּ֥י יֹ֘סִ֤יף עַֽל־חַטָּאתֹ֣ו פֶ֭שַׁע בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ יִסְפֹּ֑וק וְיֶ֖רֶב אֲמָרָ֣יו לָאֵֽל׃ ס | 37 |
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.