אִיּוֹב 9
| וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
And he answered Job and he said.
| אָ֭מְנָם יָדַ֣עְתִּי כִי־כֵ֑ן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּ֖ק אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃ | 2 |
Truly I know that thus and what? will he be justified a person with God.
| אִם־יַ֭חְפֹּץ לָרִ֣יב עִמּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ אַחַ֥ת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃ | 3 |
If someone desires to conduct a case with him not he will answer him one [time] from a thousand.
| חֲכַ֣ם לֵ֭בָב וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֑חַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁ֥ה אֵ֝לָ֗יו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃ | 4 |
Wise of heart and strong of power who? has he shown stubbornness to him and he has remained unharmed.
| הַמַּעְתִּ֣יק הָ֭רִים וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הֲפָכָ֣ם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ | 5 |
The [one who] removes mountains and not they know [the one] who he overturns them in anger his.
| הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז אֶ֭רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃ | 6 |
The [one who] shakes [the] earth from place its and pillars its they tremble!
| הָאֹמֵ֣ר לַ֭חֶרֶס וְלֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ח וּבְעַ֖ד כּוֹכָבִ֣ים יַחְתֹּֽם׃ | 7 |
The [one who] speaks to the sun and not it shines and behind [the] stars he puts a seal.
| נֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַ֣יִם לְבַדּ֑וֹ וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ עַל־בָּ֥מֳתֵי יָֽם׃ | 8 |
[one who] stretches out [the] heavens To only him and [one who] treads on [the] high places of [the] sea.
| עֹֽשֶׂה־עָ֭שׁ כְּסִ֥יל וְכִימָ֗ה וְחַדְרֵ֥י תֵמָֽן׃ | 9 |
[one who] makes [the] Bear Orion and Pleiades and [the] chambers of [the] south.
| עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת עַד־אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 10 |
[one who] does Great [things] until there not [is] inquiry and wonders until there not [is] number.
| הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
There! he will pass by at me and not I will see [him] and he may pass on and not I will perceive him.
| הֵ֣ן יַ֭חְתֹּף מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַ֥ר אֵ֝לָ֗יו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | 12 |
There! he will snatch away who? will he turn back him who? will he say to him what? are you doing.
| אֱ֭לוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹ תחתו שָׁ֝חֲח֗וּ עֹ֣זְרֵי רָֽהַב׃ | 13 |
God not he will turn back anger his (under him *Q(k)*) they lay prostrate [the] helpers of Rahab.
| אַ֭ף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ אֶבְחֲרָ֖ה דְבָרַ֣י עִמּֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
Indeed? for I I will answer him I will choose words my with him.
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם־צָ֭דַקְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶעֱנֶ֑ה לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ | 15 |
[I] who Though I am righteous not I will answer to judge my I will seek favor.
| אִם־קָרָ֥אתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי לֹֽא־אַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִ֥ין קוֹלִֽי׃ | 16 |
If I called and he answered me not I believe that he gave ear to voice my.
| אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְהִרְבָּ֖ה פְצָעַ֣י חִנָּֽם׃ | 17 |
[he] who With a storm he crushes me and he increases wounds my without cause.
| לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ | 18 |
Not he permits me to bring back breath my for he surfeits me bitter things.
| אִם־לְכֹ֣חַ אַמִּ֣יץ הִנֵּ֑ה וְאִם־לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מִ֣י יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ | 19 |
If to power a strong [one] there! and if to justice who? will he summon me.
| אִם־אֶ֭צְדָּק פִּ֣י יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי תָּֽם־אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ | 20 |
Though I am righteous own mouth my it will condemn as guilty me [am] blameless I and it declared guilty me.
| תָּֽם־אָ֭נִי לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶמְאַ֥ס חַיָּֽי׃ | 21 |
[am] blameless I not I know self my I reject life my.
| אַחַ֗ת הִ֥יא עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֑רְתִּי תָּ֥ם וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע ה֣וּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃ | 22 |
[is] one It there-fore I say [the] blameless and [the] wicked he [is] bringing to an end.
| אִם־שׁ֭וֹט יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג׃ | 23 |
If a scourge it kills suddenly [the] despair of innocent [ones] he mocks.
| אֶ֤רֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָ֬ה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁ֗ע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָ יְכַסֶּ֑ה אִם־לֹ֖א אֵפ֣וֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃ | 24 |
A land - it has been given in [the] hand of a wicked [person] [the] face of judges its he covers if not then who? [is] it.
| וְיָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־רָ֑ץ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ לֹא־רָא֥וּ טוֹבָֽה׃ | 25 |
And days my they have been swift more than a runner they have fled not they have seen good.
| חָ֭לְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת אֵבֶ֑ה כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃ | 26 |
They have passed on with ships of reed like an eagle [which] it rushes on food.
| אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ | 27 |
If to say I I will forget complaint my I will let loose face my and I will be cheerful.
| יָגֹ֥רְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי־לֹ֥א תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ | 28 |
I dread all pains my I know that not you will acquit me.
| אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃ | 29 |
I I will be guilty why? this vanity will I labor.
| אִם־הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי במו ־שָׁ֑לֶג וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפָּֽי׃ | 30 |
If I washed myself (in water of *Q(K)*) snow and I cleansed with potash hands my.
| אָ֭ז בַּשַּׁ֣חַת תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ | 31 |
Then in pit you will dip me and they will abhor me own clothes my.
| כִּי־לֹא־אִ֣ישׁ כָּמֹ֣נִי אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ נָב֥וֹא יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 32 |
For not [he is] a human like me I will answer him we will come together in judgment.
| לֹ֣א יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ מוֹכִ֑יחַ יָשֵׁ֖ת יָד֣וֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ | 33 |
Not there between us [is] an arbiter he may put hand his on [the] two of us.
| יָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ | 34 |
Let him remove from on me rod his and dread his may not it terrify me.
| אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה וְלֹ֣א אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כֵ֥ן אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עִמָּדִֽי׃ | 35 |
I will speak and not I will fear him for not [am] thus I with myself.
