איוב 21
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Bvt Iob answered, and sayd,
| שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וּתְהִי־זֹאת תַּנְחוּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ | 2 |
Heare diligently my wordes, and this shalbe in stead of your consolations.
| שָׂאוּנִי וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר וְאַחַר דַּבְּרִי תַלְעִֽיג׃ | 3 |
Suffer mee, that I may speake, and when I haue spoken, mocke on.
| הֶאָנֹכִי לְאָדָם שִׂיחִי וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַר רוּחִֽי׃ | 4 |
Doe I direct my talke to man? If it were so, how should not my spirit be troubled?
| פְּנוּ־אֵלַי וְהָשַׁמּוּ וְשִׂימוּ יָד עַל־פֶּֽה׃ | 5 |
Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
| וְאִם־זָכַרְתִּי וְנִבְהָלְתִּי וְאָחַז בְּשָׂרִי פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ | 6 |
Euen when I remember, I am afrayde, and feare taketh hold on my flesh.
| מַדּוּעַ רְשָׁעִים יִחְיוּ עָתְקוּ גַּם־גָּבְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ | 7 |
Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?
| זַרְעָם נָכוֹן לִפְנֵיהֶם עִמָּם וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ | 8 |
Their seede is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.
| בָּתֵּיהֶם שָׁלוֹם מִפָּחַד וְלֹא שֵׁבֶט אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 9 |
Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.
| שׁוֹרוֹ עִבַּר וְלֹא יַגְעִל תְּפַלֵּט פָּרָתוֹ וְלֹא תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ | 10 |
Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.
| יְשַׁלְּחוּ כַצֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶם וְיַלְדֵיהֶם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ | 11 |
They send forth their children like sheepe, and their sonnes dance.
| יִשְׂאוּ כְּתֹף וְכִנּוֹר וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקוֹל עוּגָֽב׃ | 12 |
They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.
| יבלו יְכַלּוּ בַטּוֹב יְמֵיהֶם וּבְרֶגַע שְׁאוֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ (Sheol h7585) | 13 |
They spend their dayes in wealth, and suddenly they go downe to the graue. (Sheol h7585)
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וְדַעַת דְּרָכֶיךָ לֹא חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ | 14 |
They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
| מַה־שַׁדַּי כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ וּמַה־נּוֹעִיל כִּי נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
Who is the Almightie, that we should serue him? and what profit should we haue, if we should pray vnto him?
| הֵן לֹא בְיָדָם טוּבָם עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ | 16 |
Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.
| כַּמָּה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְיָבֹא עָלֵימוֹ אֵידָם חֲבָלִים יְחַלֵּק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | 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.
| יִהְיוּ כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּכְמֹץ גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ | 18 |
They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
| אֱלוֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָיו אוֹנוֹ יְשַׁלֵּם אֵלָיו וְיֵדָֽע׃ | 19 |
God wil lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: when he rewardeth him, hee shall knowe it.
| יִרְאוּ עינו עֵינָיו כִּידוֹ וּמֵחֲמַת שַׁדַּי יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ | 20 |
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
| כִּי מַה־חֶפְצוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וּמִסְפַּר חֳדָשָׁיו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ | 21 |
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the nomber of his moneths is cut off?
| הַלְאֵל יְלַמֶּד־דָּעַת וְהוּא רָמִים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ | 22 |
Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the highest things?
| זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ כֻּלּוֹ שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ | 23 |
One dyeth in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperitie.
| עֲטִינָיו מָלְאוּ חָלָב וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֹתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ | 24 |
His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.
| וְזֶה יָמוּת בְּנֶפֶשׁ מָרָה וְלֹֽא־אָכַל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ | 25 |
And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
| יַחַד עַל־עָפָר יִשְׁכָּבוּ וְרִמָּה תְּכַסֶּה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | 26 |
They shall sleepe both in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
| הֵן יָדַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶם וּמְזִמּוֹת עָלַי תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ | 27 |
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong.
| כִּי תֹֽאמְרוּ אַיֵּה בֵית־נָדִיב וְאַיֵּה אֹהֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃ | 28 |
For ye say, Where is the princes house? and where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling?
| הֲלֹא שְׁאֶלְתֶּם עוֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ וְאֹתֹתָם לֹא תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
| כִּי לְיוֹם אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְ רָע לְיוֹם עֲבָרוֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃ | 30 |
But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
| מִֽי־יַגִּיד עַל־פָּנָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וְהֽוּא־עָשָׂה מִי יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ | 31 |
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall reward him for that he hath done?
| וְהוּא לִקְבָרוֹת יוּבָל וְֽעַל־גָּדִישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ | 32 |
Yet shall he be brought to the graue, and remaine in the heape.
| מָֽתְקוּ־לוֹ רִגְבֵי נָחַל וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָם יִמְשׁוֹךְ וּלְפָנָיו אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 33 |
The slimie valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as before him there were innumerable.
| וְאֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמוּנִי הָבֶל וּתְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ | 34 |
How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaine but lyes?
