איוב 22
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיפַז הַֽתֵּמָנִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Forsothe Eliphat Themanytes answeride, and seide,
| הַלְאֵל יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּן עָלֵימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | 2 |
Whether a man, yhe, whanne he is of perfit kunnyng, mai be comparisound to God?
| הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי תִצְדָּק וְאִם־בֶּצַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ | 3 |
What profitith it to God, if thou art iust? ethir what schalt thou yyue to hym, if thi lijf is without wem?
| הֲֽמִיִּרְאָתְךָ יֹכִיחֶךָ יָבוֹא עִמְּךָ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 4 |
Whether he schal drede, and schal repreue thee, and schal come with thee in to doom,
| הֲלֹא רָעָֽתְךָ רַבָּה וְאֵֽין־קֵץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 5 |
and not for thi ful myche malice, and thi wickidnessis with out noumbre, `these peynes bifelden iustli to thee?
| כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּל אַחֶיךָ חִנָּם וּבִגְדֵי עֲרוּמִּים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃ | 6 |
For thou hast take awei with out cause the wed of thi britheren; and hast spuylid nakid men of clothis.
| לֹא־מַיִם עָיֵף תַּשְׁקֶה וּמֵרָעֵב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ | 7 |
Thou yauest not watir to the feynt man; and thou withdrowist breed fro the hungri man.
| וְאִישׁ זְרוֹעַ לוֹ הָאָרֶץ וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים יֵשֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃ | 8 |
In the strengthe of thin arm thou haddist the lond in possessioun; and thou moost myyti heldist it.
| אַלְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּחְתָּ רֵיקָם וּזְרֹעוֹת יְתֹמִים יְדֻכָּֽא׃ | 9 |
Thou leftist widewis voide; and al to-brakist the schuldris of fadirles children.
| עַל־כֵּן סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ פַחִים וִֽיבַהֶלְךָ פַּחַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃ | 10 |
Therfor thou art cumpassid with snaris; and sodeyn drede disturblith thee.
| אוֹ־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ | 11 |
And thou gessidist, that thou schuldist not se derknessis; and that thou schuldist not be oppressid with the fersnesse of watris flowyng.
| הֲֽלֹא־אֱלוֹהַּ גֹּבַהּ שָׁמָיִם וּרְאֵה רֹאשׁ כּוֹכָבִים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃ | 12 |
Whether thou thenkist, that God is hiyere than heuene, and is enhaunsid aboue the coppe of sterris?
| וְֽאָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּדַֽע אֵל הַבְעַד עֲרָפֶל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ | 13 |
And thou seist, What sotheli knowith God? and, He demeth as bi derknesse.
| עָבִים סֵֽתֶר־לוֹ וְלֹא יִרְאֶה וְחוּג שָׁמַיִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ | 14 |
A cloude is his hidyng place, and he biholdith not oure thingis, and he `goith aboute the herris of heuene.
| הַאֹרַח עוֹלָם תִּשְׁמֹר אֲשֶׁר דָּרְכוּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃ | 15 |
Whether thou coueitist to kepe the path of worldis, which wickid men han ofte go?
| אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּטוּ וְלֹא־עֵת נָהָר יוּצַק יְסוֹדָֽם׃ | 16 |
Whiche weren takun awei bifor her tyme, and the flood distriede the foundement of hem.
| הָאֹמְרִים לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַל שַׁדַּי לָֽמוֹ׃ | 17 |
Whiche seiden to God, Go thou awei fro vs; and as if Almyyti God may do no thing, thei gessiden hym,
| וְהוּא מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם טוֹב וַעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ | 18 |
whanne he hadde fillid her housis with goodis; the sentence of whiche men be fer fro me.
| יִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ וְנָקִי יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃ | 19 |
Iust men schulen se, and schulen be glad; and an innocent man schal scorne hem.
| אִם־לֹא נִכְחַד קִימָנוּ וְיִתְרָם אָכְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃ | 20 |
Whether the reisyng of hem is not kit doun, and fier schal deuoure the relifs of hem?
| הַסְכֶּן־נָא עִמּוֹ וּשְׁלם בָּהֶם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ טוֹבָֽה׃ | 21 |
Therfor assente thou to God, and haue thou pees; and bi these thingis thou schalt haue best fruytis.
| קַח־נָא מִפִּיו תּוֹרָה וְשִׂים אֲמָרָיו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ | 22 |
Take thou the lawe of his mouth, and sette thou hise wordis in thin herte.
| אִם־תָּשׁוּב עַד־שַׁדַּי תִּבָּנֶה תַּרְחִיק עַוְלָה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃ | 23 |
If thou turnest ayen to Almyyti God, thou schalt be bildid; and thou schalt make wickidnesse fer fro thi tabernacle.
| וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּבְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִֽיר׃ | 24 |
He schal yyue a flynt for erthe, and goldun strondis for a flynt.
| וְהָיָה שַׁדַּי בְּצָרֶיךָ וְכֶסֶף תּוֹעָפוֹת לָֽךְ׃ | 25 |
And Almyyti God schal be ayens thin enemyes; and siluer schal be gaderid togidere to thee.
| כִּי־אָז עַל־שַׁדַּי תִּתְעַנָּג וְתִשָּׂא אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ | 26 |
Thanne on Almyyti God thou schalt flowe with delicis; and thou schalt reise thi face to God.
| תַּעְתִּיר אֵלָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶךָּ וּנְדָרֶיךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ | 27 |
Thou schalt preye hym, and he schal here thee; and thou schalt yelde thi vowis.
| וְֽתִגְזַר־אוֹמֶר וְיָקָם לָךְ וְעַל־דְּרָכֶיךָ נָגַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃ | 28 |
Thou schalt deme a thing, and it schal come to thee; and lyyt schal schyne in thi weies.
| כִּֽי־הִשְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּאמֶר גֵּוָה וְשַׁח עֵינַיִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ | 29 |
For he that is mekid, schal be in glorie; and he that bowith doun hise iyen, schal be saued.
| יֽ͏ְמַלֵּט אִֽי־נָקִי וְנִמְלַט בְּבֹר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 30 |
An innocent schal be saued; sotheli he schal be saued in the clennesse of hise hondis.
