< איוב 13 >
הֶן־כֹּל רָאֲתָה עֵינִי שָֽׁמְעָה אָזְנִי וַתָּבֶן לָֽהּ׃ | 1 |
"Look, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
כְּֽדַעְתְּכֶם יָדַעְתִּי גַם־אָנִי לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּֽם׃ | 2 |
What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶל־שַׁדַּי אֲדַבֵּר וְהוֹכֵחַ אֶל־אֵל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃ | 3 |
"Surely I would speak to Shaddai. I desire to reason with God.
וְֽאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ | 4 |
But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
מִֽי־יִתֵּן הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּן וּתְהִי לָכֶם לְחָכְמָֽה׃ | 5 |
Oh that you would be completely silent. Then you would be wise.
שִׁמְעוּ־נָא תוֹכַחְתִּי וְרִבוֹת שְׂפָתַי הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃ | 6 |
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְלוֹ תְּֽדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּֽה׃ | 7 |
Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
הֲפָנָיו תִּשָּׂאוּן אִם־לָאֵל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃ | 8 |
Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
הֲטוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹר אֶתְכֶם אִם־כְּהָתֵל בֶּאֱנוֹשׁ תְּהָתֵלּוּ בֽוֹ׃ | 9 |
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
הוֹכֵחַ יוֹכִיחַ אֶתְכֶם אִם־בַּסֵּתֶר פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃ | 10 |
He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
הֲלֹא שְׂאֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדּוֹ יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ | 11 |
Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you?
זִֽכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵפֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ | 12 |
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
הַחֲרִישׁוּ מִמֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָנִי וְיַעֲבֹר עָלַי מָֽה׃ | 13 |
"Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
עַל־מָה ׀ אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּי וְנַפְשִׁי אָשִׂים בְּכַפִּֽי׃ | 14 |
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
הֵן יִקְטְלֵנִי לא לוֹ אֲיַחֵל אַךְ־דְּרָכַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃ | 15 |
Look, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
גַּם־הוּא־לִי לִֽישׁוּעָה כִּי־לֹא לְפָנָיו חָנֵף יָבֽוֹא׃ | 16 |
This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.
שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וְאֽ͏ַחֲוָתִי בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃ | 17 |
Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
הִנֵּה־נָא עָרַכְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִי אֶצְדָּֽק׃ | 18 |
See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
מִי־הוּא יָרִיב עִמָּדִי כִּֽי־עַתָּה אַחֲרִישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ | 19 |
Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
אַךְ־שְׁתַּיִם אַל־תַּעַשׂ עִמָּדִי אָז מִפָּנֶיךָ לֹא אֶסָּתֵֽר׃ | 20 |
"Only do not do two things to me; then I will not hide myself from your face:
כַּפְּךָ מֵעָלַי הַרְחַק וְאֵמָתְךָ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ | 21 |
withdraw your hand far from me; and do not let your terror make me afraid.
וּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶה אֽוֹ־אֲדַבֵּר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ | 22 |
Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.
כַּמָּה לִי עֲוֺנוֹת וְחַטָּאוֹת פִּֽשְׁעִי וְחַטָּאתִי הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ | 23 |
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לָֽךְ׃ | 24 |
Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?
הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף תַּעֲרוֹץ וְאֶת־קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃ | 25 |
Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּב עָלַי מְרֹרוֹת וְתוֹרִישֵׁנִי עֲוֺנוֹת נְעוּרָֽי׃ | 26 |
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
וְתָשֵׂם בַּסַּד ׀ רַגְלַי וְתִשְׁמוֹר כָּל־אָרְחוֹתָי עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃ | 27 |
You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
וְהוּא כְּרָקָב יִבְלֶה כְּבֶגֶד אֲכָלוֹ עָֽשׁ׃ | 28 |
though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.