איוב 9
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
And Job answers and says:
| אָמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃ | 2 |
“Truly I have known that [it is] so, But how is man righteous with God?
| אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃ | 3 |
If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.
| חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃ | 4 |
Wise in heart and strong in power—Who has hardened toward Him and is at peace?
| הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | 5 |
Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who has overturned them in His anger.
| הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃ | 6 |
Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
| הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כּוֹכָבִים יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | 7 |
Who is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, And the stars He seals up.
| נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃ | 8 |
Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
| עֹֽשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָֽן׃ | 9 |
Making the Great Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the inner chambers of the south.
| עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 10 |
Doing great things until there is no searching, And wonderful, until there is no numbering.
| הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.
| הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | 12 |
Behold, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, What [are] You doing?
| אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תחתו תַּחְתָּיו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב׃ | 13 |
God does not turn back His anger, Proud helpers have bowed under Him.
| אַף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמּֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
How much less do I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
| אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ | 15 |
Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, For my judgment I make supplication.
| אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִין קוֹלִֽי׃ | 16 |
Though I had called and He answers me, I do not believe that He gives ear [to] my voice.
| אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם׃ | 17 |
Because He bruises me with a storm, And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.
| לֹֽא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ | 18 |
He does not permit me to refresh my spirit, But fills me with bitter things.
| אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ | 19 |
If of power, behold, the Strong One; And if of judgment—who convenes me?
| אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּֽם־אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ | 20 |
If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse.
| תָּֽם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי׃ | 21 |
I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.
| אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃ | 22 |
It is the same thing, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.
| אִם־שׁוֹט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָֽג׃ | 23 |
If a scourge puts to death suddenly, He laughs at the trial of the innocent.
| אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפוֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃ | 24 |
Earth has been given Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, If not—where, who [is] he?
| וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּֽרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טוֹבָֽה׃ | 25 |
My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
| חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃ | 26 |
They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darts on food.
| אִם־אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ | 27 |
Though I say, I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!
| יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ | 28 |
I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that You do not acquit me.
| אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָֽע׃ | 29 |
I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.
| אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי במו־בְמֵי־שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃ | 30 |
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified my hands with soap,
| אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִֽעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ | 31 |
Then You dip me in corruption, And my garments have detested me.
| כִּי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 32 |
But if a man like myself—I answer Him, We come together into judgment.
| לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ | 33 |
If there were a mediator between us, He places his hand on us both.
| יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְטוֹ וְאֵמָתוֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ | 34 |
He turns aside His rod from off me, And His terror does not make me afraid,
| אַֽדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִֽי׃ | 35 |
I speak, and do not fear Him, but I am not right with myself.”
