איוב 15
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיפַז הַֽתֵּימָנִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said:
| הֶֽחָכָם יַעֲנֶה דַֽעַת־רוּחַ וִֽימַלֵּא קָדִים בִּטְנֽוֹ׃ | 2 |
Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?
| הוֹכֵחַ בְּדָבָר לֹא יִסְכּוֹן וּמִלִּים לֹא־יוֹעִיל בָּֽם׃ | 3 |
Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.
| אַף־אַתָּה תָּפֵר יִרְאָה וְתִגְרַע שִׂיחָה לִפְנֵי־אֵֽל׃ | 4 |
As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.
| כִּי יְאַלֵּף עֲוֺנְךָ פִיךָ וְתִבְחַר לְשׁוֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃ | 5 |
For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.
| יַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ פִיךָ וְלֹא־אָנִי וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָֽךְ׃ | 6 |
Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.
| הֲרִאישׁוֹן אָדָם תִּוָּלֵד וְלִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃ | 7 |
Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills?
| הַבְסוֹד אֱלוֹהַ תִּשְׁמָע וְתִגְרַע אֵלֶיךָ חָכְמָֽה׃ | 8 |
Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
| מַה־יָּדַעְתָּ וְלֹא נֵדָע תָּבִין וְֽלֹא־עִמָּנוּ הֽוּא׃ | 9 |
What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?
| גַּם־שָׂב גַּם־יָשִׁישׁ בָּנוּ כַּבִּיר מֵאָבִיךָ יָמִֽים׃ | 10 |
There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.
| הַמְעַט מִמְּךָ תַּנְחֻמוֹת אֵל וְדָבָר לָאַט עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 11 |
Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.
| מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ לִבֶּךָ וּֽמַה־יִּרְזְמוּן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 12 |
Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?
| כִּֽי־תָשִׁיב אֶל־אֵל רוּחֶךָ וְהֹצֵאתָ מִפִּיךָ מִלִּֽין׃ | 13 |
Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?
| מָֽה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּֽי־יִזְכֶּה וְכִֽי־יִצְדַּק יְלוּד אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 14 |
What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?
| הֵן בקדשו בִּקְדֹשָׁיו לֹא יַאֲמִין וְשָׁמַיִם לֹא־זַכּוּ בְעֵינָֽיו׃ | 15 |
Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight.
| אַף כִּֽי־נִתְעָב וְֽנֶאֱלָח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶה כַמַּיִם עַוְלָֽה׃ | 16 |
How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water?
| אֲחַוְךָ שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי וְזֶֽה־חָזִיתִי וַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃ | 17 |
I will shew thee, hear me: and I will tell thee what I have seen.
| אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִים יַגִּידוּ וְלֹא כִֽחֲדוּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | 18 |
Wise men confess and hide not their fathers.
| לָהֶם לְבַדָּם נִתְּנָה הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא־עָבַר זָר בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ | 19 |
To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.
| כָּל־יְמֵי רָשָׁע הוּא מִתְחוֹלֵל וּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים נִצְפְּנוּ לֶעָרִֽיץ׃ | 20 |
The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.
| קוֹל־פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנָיו בַּשָּׁלוֹם שׁוֹדֵד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 21 |
The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.
| לֹא־יַאֲמִין שׁוּב מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וצפו וְצָפוּי הוּא אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ | 22 |
He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.
| נֹדֵד הוּא לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה יָדַע ׀ כִּֽי־נָכוֹן בְּיָדוֹ יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 23 |
When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
| יְֽבַעֲתֻהוּ צַר וּמְצוּקָה תִּתְקְפֵהוּ כְּמֶלֶךְ ׀ עָתִיד לַכִּידֽוֹר׃ | 24 |
Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.
| כִּֽי־נָטָה אֶל־אֵל יָדוֹ וְאֶל־שַׁדַּי יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ | 25 |
For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.
| יָרוּץ אֵלָיו בְּצַוָּאר בַּעֲבִי גַּבֵּי מָֽגִנָּֽיו׃ | 26 |
He hath run against him with his neck raised up, and is armed with a fat neck.
| כִּֽי־כִסָּה פָנָיו בְּחֶלְבּוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ פִּימָה עֲלֵי־כָֽסֶל׃ | 27 |
Fatness hath covered his face, and the fat hangeth down on his sides.
| וַיִּשְׁכּוֹן ׀ עָרִים נִכְחָדוֹת בָּתִּים לֹא־יֵשְׁבוּ לָמוֹ אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַתְּדוּ לְגַלִּֽים׃ | 28 |
He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps.
| לֹֽא־יֶעְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָקוּם חֵילוֹ וְלֹֽא־יִטֶּה לָאָרֶץ מִנְלָֽם׃ | 29 |
He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.
| לֹֽא־יָסוּר ׀ מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ יֹֽנַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּשׁ שַׁלְהָבֶת וְיָסוּר בְּרוּחַ פִּֽיו׃ | 30 |
He shall not depart out of darkness: the flame shall dry up his branches, and he shall be taken away by the breath of his own month.
| אַל־יַאֲמֵן בשו בַּשָּׁיו נִתְעָה כִּי־שָׁוְא תִּהְיֶה תְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃ | 31 |
He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price.
| בְּֽלֹא־יוֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵא וְכִפָּתוֹ לֹא רַעֲנָֽנָה׃ | 32 |
Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.
| יַחְמֹס כַּגֶּפֶן בִּסְרוֹ וְיַשְׁלֵךְ כַּזַּיִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃ | 33 |
He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first flower, and as an olive tree that casteth its flower.
| כִּֽי־עֲדַת חָנֵף גַּלְמוּד וְאֵשׁ אָכְלָה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד׃ | 34 |
For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.
| הָרֹה עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן וּבִטְנָם תָּכִין מִרְמָֽה׃ | 35 |
He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.
