איוב 18
| וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
| עַד־אָנָה ׀ תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּֽר׃ | 2 |
How long ere ye make an end of words? Understand, and then we will speak!
| מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | 3 |
Why are we accounted as brutes, And reputed vile in your sight?
| טֹֽרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הַלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger! Must the earth be deserted for thee, And the rock removed from its place?
| גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹֽא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ | 5 |
Behold, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the flame of his fire shall not shine.
| אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 6 |
Light shall become darkness in his tent, And his lamp over him shall go out.
| יֵֽצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
His strong steps shall be straitened, And his own plans shall cast him down.
| כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ | 8 |
He is brought into the net by his own feet, And he walketh upon snares.
| יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּֽים׃ | 9 |
The trap layeth hold of him by the heel, And the snare holdeth him fast.
| טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִֽיב׃ | 10 |
A net is secretly laid for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the pathway.
| סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ | 11 |
Terrors affright him on every side, And harass him at his heels.
| יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
His strength is wasted by hunger, And destruction is ready at his side.
| יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָֽוֶת׃ | 13 |
His limbs are consumed, Yea, his limbs are devoured by the first-born of death.
| יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ | 14 |
He is torn from his tent, which was his confidence, And is borne away to the king of terrors.
| תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִֽית׃ | 15 |
They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
| מִתַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
His roots below shall be dried up, And his branches above shall be withered.
| זִֽכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃ | 17 |
His memory perisheth from the earth, And no name hath he in the land.
| יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
He shall be thrust from light into darkness, And driven out of the world.
| לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃ | 19 |
He hath no son, nor kinsman among his people, Nor any survivor in his dwelling-place.
| עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃ | 20 |
They that come after him shall be amazed at his fate, As they that were before them were struck with horror.
| אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ | 21 |
Yea, such is the dwelling of the unrighteous man; Such is the place of him who knoweth not God!
