איוב 30
| וְעַתָּה ׀ שָֽׂחֲקוּ עָלַי צְעִירִים מִמֶּנִּי לְיָמִים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַסְתִּי אֲבוֹתָם לָשִׁית עִם־כַּלְבֵי צֹאנִֽי׃ | 1 |
But now they that are younger than I hold me in derision, Whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
| גַּם־כֹּחַ יְדֵיהֶם לָמָּה לִּי עָלֵימוֹ אָבַד כָּֽלַח׃ | 2 |
Of what use to me would be even the strength of their hands, To whom old age is lost?
| בְּחֶסֶר וּבְכָפָן גַּלְמוּד הַֽעֹרְקִים צִיָּה אֶמֶשׁ שׁוֹאָה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃ | 3 |
By want and hunger they are famished; They gnaw the dry desert, The darkness of desolate wastes.
| הַקֹּטְפִים מַלּוּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂיחַ וְשֹׁרֶשׁ רְתָמִים לַחְמָֽם׃ | 4 |
They gather purslain among the bushes, And the root of the broom is their bread.
| מִן־גֵּו יְגֹרָשׁוּ יָרִיעוּ עָלֵימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ | 5 |
They are driven from the society of men; There is a cry after them as after a thief.
| בַּעֲרוּץ נְחָלִים לִשְׁכֹּן חֹרֵי עָפָר וְכֵפִֽים׃ | 6 |
They dwell in gloomy valleys, In caves of the earth and in rocks.
| בֵּין־שִׂיחִים יִנְהָקוּ תַּחַת חָרוּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃ | 7 |
They bray among the bushes; Under the brambles are they stretched out.
| בְּֽנֵי־נָבָל גַּם־בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם נִכְּאוּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 8 |
An impious and low-born race, They are beaten out of the land.
| וְעַתָּה נְגִינָתָם הָיִיתִי וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמִלָּֽה׃ | 9 |
And now I am become their song; Yea, I am their by-word!
| תִּֽעֲבוּנִי רָחֲקוּ מֶנִּי וּמִפָּנַי לֹא־חָשְׂכוּ רֹֽק׃ | 10 |
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me; They forbear not to spit before my face.
| כִּֽי־יתרו יִתְרִי פִתַּח וַיְעַנֵּנִי וְרֶסֶן מִפָּנַי שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ | 11 |
Yea, they let loose the reins, and humble me; They cast off the bridle before me.
| עַל־יָמִין פִּרְחַח יָקוּמוּ רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּחוּ וַיָּסֹלּוּ עָלַי אָרְחוֹת אֵידָֽם׃ | 12 |
On my right hand riseth up the brood; They thrust away my feet; They cast up against me their destructive ways.
| נָתְסוּ נְֽתִיבָתִי לְהַוָּתִי יֹעִילוּ לֹא עֹזֵר לָֽמוֹ׃ | 13 |
They break up my path; They hasten my fall, —They who have no helper!
| כְּפֶרֶץ רָחָב יֶאֱתָיוּ תַּחַת שֹׁאָה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃ | 14 |
They come upon me as through a wide breach; Through the ruins they rush in upon me.
| הָהְפַּךְ עָלַי בַּלָּהוֹת תִּרְדֹּף כָּרוּחַ נְדִבָתִי וּכְעָב עָבְרָה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃ | 15 |
Terrors are turned against me; They pursue my prosperity like the wind, And my welfare passeth away like a cloud.
| וְעַתָּה עָלַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּךְ נַפְשִׁי יֹאחֲזוּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 16 |
And now my soul poureth itself out upon me; Days of affliction have taken hold of me.
| לַיְלָה עֲצָמַי נִקַּר מֵעָלָי וְעֹרְקַי לֹא יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ | 17 |
By night my bones are pierced; they are torn from me, And my gnawers take no rest.
| בְּרָב־כֹּחַ יִתְחַפֵּשׂ לְבוּשִׁי כְּפִי כֻתָּנְתִּי יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃ | 18 |
Through the violence of my disease is my garment changed; It bindeth me about like the collar of my tunic.
| הֹרָנִי לַחֹמֶר וָאֶתְמַשֵּׁל כֶּעָפָר וָאֵֽפֶר׃ | 19 |
He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.
| אֲשַׁוַּע אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא תַעֲנֵנִי עָמַדְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּנֶן בִּֽי׃ | 20 |
I call upon Thee, but thou dost not hear me; I stand up before thee, but thou regardest me not.
| תֵּהָפֵךְ לְאַכְזָר לִי בְּעֹצֶם יָדְךָ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃ | 21 |
Thou art become cruel to me; With thy strong hand dost thou lie in wait for me.
| תִּשָּׂאֵנִי אֶל־רוּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵנִי וּתְמֹגְגֵנִי תשוה תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ | 22 |
Thou liftest me up, and causest me to ride upon the wind; Thou meltest me away in the storm.
| כִּֽי־יָדַעְתִּי מָוֶת תְּשִׁיבֵנִי וּבֵית מוֹעֵד לְכָל־חָֽי׃ | 23 |
I know that thou wilt bring me to death, To the place of assembly for all the living.
| אַךְ לֹא־בְעִי יִשְׁלַח־יָד אִם־בְּפִידוֹ לָהֶן שֽׁוּעַ׃ | 24 |
When He stretcheth out his hand, prayer availeth nothing; When He bringeth destruction, vain is the cry for help.
| אִם־לֹא בָכִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־יוֹם עָֽגְמָה נַפְשִׁי לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 25 |
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
| כִּי טוֹב קִוִּיתִי וַיָּבֹא רָע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָה לְאוֹר וַיָּבֹא אֹֽפֶל׃ | 26 |
But when I looked for good, then evil came; When I looked for light, then came darkness.
| מֵעַי רֻתְּחוּ וְלֹא־דָמּוּ קִדְּמֻנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃ | 27 |
My bowels boil, and have no rest; Days of anguish have come upon me.
| קֹדֵר הִלַּכְתִּי בְּלֹא חַמָּה קַמְתִּי בַקָּהָל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃ | 28 |
I am black, but not by the sun; I stand up, and utter my cries in the congregation.
| אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים וְרֵעַ לִבְנוֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃ | 29 |
I am become a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.
| עוֹרִי שָׁחַר מֵעָלָי וְעַצְמִי־חָרָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב׃ | 30 |
My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones burn with heat.
| וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִי וְעֻגָבִי לְקוֹל בֹּכִֽים׃ | 31 |
My harp also is turned to mourning, And my pipe to notes of grief.
