אִיּוֹב 33
| וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיּ֣וֹב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃ | 1 |
Therefore do thou but hear, O Job, my speeches, and give ear to all my words.
| הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃ | 2 |
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my mouth.
| יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ | 3 |
Out of my straightforward heart [come] my sayings, and my lips utter knowledge clearly.
| רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 4 |
The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
| אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ | 5 |
If thou canst, answer me, array thyself before me, stand forward.
| הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃ | 6 |
Behold, I am in the same relation as thyself toward God: I myself also am cut out of the clay.
| הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃ | 7 |
Behold, dread of me cannot terrify thee, and my pressure will not be too heavy upon thee.
| אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ | 8 |
But thou hast said before my ears, and the sound of the words I still hear,
| זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֺ֣ן לִֽי׃ | 9 |
“I am pure without transgression, I am quite clean; and there is no iniquity in me:
| הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
Yet, behold, he findeth hateful backsliding on me, he regardeth me as an enemy unto him;
| יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃ | 11 |
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he watcheth all my paths.”
| הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ | 12 |
Behold, In this thou art not just: I will answer thee; for God is far greater than a mortal.
| מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃ | 13 |
Why dost thou contend against him? for with all his words will he not give an answer.
| כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 14 |
For God speaketh once, yea twice: [yet man] regardeth it not.
| בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 15 |
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbers upon the couch:
| אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | 16 |
Then doth he lay open the ear of men, and sealeth it with their warning;
| לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃ | 17 |
To remove the son of earth [from his intended] deed and he covereth up pride from man;
| יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ | 18 |
He withholdeth his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
| וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ וריב עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃ | 19 |
And so is he admonished by pain upon his couch, and all his bones with violent [aches].
| וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃ | 20 |
So that his inclination abhorreth bread, and his soul, the most agreeable food.
| יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי ושפי עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃ | 21 |
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out.
| וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ | 22 |
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to those that slay.
| אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ | 23 |
If there be now about him one single angel, as defender, one out of a thousand, to tell for man his uprightness:
| וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃ | 24 |
Then is he gracious unto him, and saith, Release him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.
| רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃ | 25 |
His flesh becometh full again as in youth: he returneth to the days of his boyhood.
| יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱל֨וֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ | 26 |
He will offer his entreaty unto God, and he will receive him in favor, that he may see his face with joy: so doth He recompense unto the mortal his righteousness.
| יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃ | 27 |
He then should assemble men around, and say, “I had sinned, and perverted what is right, yet have I not received a like return.”
| פָּדָ֣ה נפשי מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וחיתי בָּא֥וֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | 28 |
Thus he redeemeth his soul from passing into the pit, and his life will look joyously on the light.
| הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃ | 29 |
Lo, all these things doth God two or three times with man;
| לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃ | 30 |
To bring back his soul from the pit, that she may shine in the light of life.
| הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיּ֥וֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ | 31 |
Listen well, O Job, hearken unto me: keep silence, and I will truly speak.
| אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃ | 32 |
If thou hast any words, answer me: speak, for I wish to justify thee.
| אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃ ס | 33 |
If not, hearken thou unto me: keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom.
