איוב 24
| מַדּוּעַ מִשַׁדַּי לֹא־נִצְפְּנוּ עִתִּים וידעו וְיֹדְעָיו לֹא־חָזוּ יָמָֽיו׃ | 1 |
Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
| גְּבֻלוֹת יַשִּׂיגוּ עֵדֶר גָּזְלוּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃ | 2 |
Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof.
| חֲמוֹר יְתוֹמִים יִנְהָגוּ יַחְבְּלוּ שׁוֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃ | 3 |
They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.
| יַטּוּ אֶבְיוֹנִים מִדָּרֶךְ יַחַד חֻבְּאוּ עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 4 |
They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together.
| הֵן פְּרָאִים ׀ בַּֽמִּדְבָּר יָצְאוּ בְּפָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵי לַטָּרֶף עֲרָבָה לוֹ לֶחֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים׃ | 5 |
Behold, others as wilde asses in the wildernesse, goe forth to their businesse, and rise early for a praye: the wildernesse giueth him and his children foode.
| בַּשָּׂדֶה בְּלִילוֹ יקצירו יִקְצוֹרוּ וְכֶרֶם רָשָׁע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ | 6 |
They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
| עָרוֹם יָלִינוּ מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וְאֵין כְּסוּת בַּקָּרָֽה׃ | 7 |
They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
| מִזֶּרֶם הָרִים יִרְטָבוּ וּֽמִבְּלִי מַחְסֶה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר׃ | 8 |
They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.
| יִגְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁד יָתוֹם וְֽעַל־עָנִי יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ | 9 |
They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore.
| עָרוֹם הִלְּכוּ בְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וּרְעֵבִים נָשְׂאוּ עֹֽמֶר׃ | 10 |
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.
| בֵּין־שׁוּרֹתָם יַצְהִירוּ יְקָבִים דָּרְכוּ וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃ | 11 |
They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst.
| מֵעִיר מְתִים ׀ יִנְאָקוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִים תְּשַׁוֵּעַ וֶאֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂים תִּפְלָֽה׃ | 12 |
Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.
| הֵמָּה ׀ הָיוּ בְּֽמֹרְדֵי־אוֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּירוּ דְרָכָיו וְלֹא יָשְׁבוּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ | 13 |
These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
| לָאוֹר יָקוּם רוֹצֵחַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וּבַלַּיְלָה יְהִי כַגַּנָּֽב׃ | 14 |
The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.
| וְעֵין נֹאֵף ׀ שָׁמְרָֽה נֶשֶׁף לֵאמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵנִי עָיִן וְסֵתֶר פָּנִים יָשִֽׂים׃ | 15 |
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.
| חָתַר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ בָּתִּים יוֹמָם חִתְּמוּ־לָמוֹ לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֽוֹר׃ | 16 |
They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
| כִּי יַחְדָּו ׀ בֹּקֶר לָמוֹ צַלְמָוֶת כִּֽי־יַכִּיר בַּלְהוֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ | 17 |
But the morning is euen to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death.
| קַֽל־הוּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם תְּקֻלַּל חֶלְקָתָם בָּאָרֶץ לֹֽא־יִפְנֶה דֶּרֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים׃ | 18 |
He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.
| צִיָּה גַם־חֹם יִגְזְלוּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁלֶג שְׁאוֹל חָטָֽאוּ׃ (Sheol h7585) | 19 |
As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. (Sheol h7585)
| יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּ רֶחֶם ׀ מְתָקוֹ רִמָּה עוֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר כָּעֵץ עַוְלָֽה׃ | 20 |
The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shall feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remembered, and the wicked shalbe broke like a tree.
| רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה לֹא תֵלֵד וְאַלְמָנָה לֹא יְיֵטִֽיב׃ | 21 |
He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
| וּמָשַׁךְ אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֹ יָקוּם וְֽלֹא־יַאֲמִין בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ | 22 |
He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
| יִתֶּן־לוֹ לָבֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵן וְעֵינֵיהוּ עַל־דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃ | 23 |
Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
| רוֹמּוּ מְּעַט ׀ וְֽאֵינֶנּוּ וְֽהֻמְּכוּ כַּכֹּל יִקָּפְצוּן וּכְרֹאשׁ שִׁבֹּלֶת יִמָּֽלוּ׃ | 24 |
They are exalted for a litle, but they are gone, and are brought lowe as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the toppe of an eare of corne.
| וְאִם־לֹא אֵפוֹ מִי יַכְזִיבֵנִי וְיָשֵׂם לְאַל מִלָּתִֽי׃ | 25 |
But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?
