איוב 5

1 קְֽרָא־נָא הֲיֵשׁ עוֹנֶךָּ וְאֶל־מִי מִקְּדֹשִׁים תִּפְנֶֽה׃

“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!

2 כִּֽי־לֶֽאֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּעַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָֽה׃

Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].

3 אֲ‍ֽנִי־רָאִיתִי אֱוִיל מַשְׁרִישׁ וָאֶקּוֹב נָוֵהוּ פִתְאֹֽם׃

I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.

4 יִרְחֲקוּ בָנָיו מִיֶּשַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּאוּ בַשַּׁעַר וְאֵין מַצִּֽיל׃

Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.

5 אֲשֶׁר קְצִירוֹ ׀ רָעֵב יֹאכֵל וְאֶֽל־מִצִּנִּים יִקָּחֵהוּ וְשָׁאַף צַמִּים חֵילָֽם׃

Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.

6 כִּי ׀ לֹא־יֵצֵא מֵעָפָר אָוֶן וּמֵאֲדָמָה לֹא־יִצְמַח עָמָֽל׃

But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.

7 כִּֽי־אָדָם לְעָמָל יוּלָּד וּבְנֵי־רֶשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עֽוּף׃

People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].

8 אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶל־אֵל וְאֶל־אֱלֹהִים אָשִׂים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃

[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).

9 עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְאֵין חֵקֶר נִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃

He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.

10 הַנֹּתֵן מָטָר עַל־פְּנֵי־אָרֶץ וְשֹׁלֵֽחַ מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי חוּצֽוֹת׃

He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.

11 לָשׂוּם שְׁפָלִים לְמָרוֹם וְקֹדְרִים שָׂגְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).

12 מֵפֵר מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲרוּמִים וְֽלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂינָה יְדֵיהֶם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃

He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.

13 לֹכֵד חֲכָמִים בְּעָרְמָם וַעֲצַת נִפְתָּלִים נִמְהָֽרָה׃

He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.

14 יוֹמָם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְכַלַּיְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁוּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃

[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.

15 וַיֹּשַׁע מֵחֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶם וּמִיַּד חָזָק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.

16 וַתְּהִי לַדַּל תִּקְוָה וְעֹלָתָה קָפְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃

So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.

17 הִנֵּה אַשְׁרֵי אֱנוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶנּֽוּ אֱלוֹהַּ וּמוּסַר שַׁדַּי אַל־תִּמְאָֽס׃

“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.

18 כִּי הוּא יַכְאִיב וְיֶחְבָּשׁ יִמְחַץ וידו וְיָדָיו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃

He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.

19 בְּשֵׁשׁ צָרוֹת יַצִּילֶךָּ וּבְשֶׁבַע ׀ לֹא־יִגַּע בְּךָ רָֽע׃

He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.

20 בְּרָעָב פָּֽדְךָ מִמָּוֶת וּבְמִלְחָמָה מִידֵי חָֽרֶב׃

When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].

21 בְּשׁוֹט לָשׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵא וְֽלֹא־תִירָא מִשֹּׁד כִּי יָבֽוֹא׃

God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.

22 לְשֹׁד וּלְכָפָן תִּשְׂחָק וּֽמֵחַיַּת הָאָרֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃

You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.

23 כִּי עִם־אַבְנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה בְרִיתֶךָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה הָשְׁלְמָה־לָֽךְ׃

You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.

24 וְֽיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־שָׁלוֹם אָהֳלֶךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ נָוְךָ וְלֹא תֶחֱטָֽא׃

In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).

25 וְֽיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַב זַרְעֶךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֶיךָ כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.

26 תָּבוֹא בְכֶלַח אֱלֵי־קָבֶר כַּעֲלוֹת גָּדִישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.

27 הִנֵּה־זֹאת חֲקַרְנוּהָ כֶּֽן־הִיא שְׁמָעֶנָּה וְאַתָּה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃

[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”