< איוב 33 >
וְֽאוּלָם שְׁמַֽע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ | 1 |
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּֽי׃ | 2 |
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ | 3 |
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
רֽוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 4 |
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ | 5 |
Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ | 6 |
I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ | 7 |
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ | 8 |
Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
זַךְ אֲנִי בְּֽלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִֽי׃ | 9 |
‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃ | 11 |
He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ | 12 |
Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶֽה׃ | 13 |
Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
כִּֽי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
בַּחֲלוֹם ׀ חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 15 |
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | 16 |
He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ | 17 |
to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ | 18 |
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וריב וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃ | 19 |
A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
וְזִֽהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ | 20 |
so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי ושפי וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃ | 21 |
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ | 22 |
He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ | 23 |
Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ | 24 |
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
רֻֽטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ | 25 |
then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ | 26 |
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִֽי׃ | 27 |
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
פָּדָה נפשי נַפְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת וחיתי וְחַיָּתוֹ בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | 28 |
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ | 29 |
Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃ | 30 |
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ | 31 |
Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּֽי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ | 32 |
But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָֽה׃ | 33 |
But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”