1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, |
2 שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִי | 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. |
3 כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל | 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. |
4 מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טֹּוב | 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. |
5 כִּי־אָמַר אִיֹּוב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי | 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. |
6 עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָשַׁע | 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. |
7 מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיֹּוב יִשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּיִם | 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? |
8 וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶשַׁע | 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. |
9 כִּי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתֹו עִם־אֱלֹהִים | 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. |
10 לָכֵן ׀ אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָוֶל | 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. |
11 כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹו וּכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶנּוּ | 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. |
12 אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט | 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. |
13 מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי ם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּהּ | 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? |
14 אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבֹּו רוּחֹו וְנִשְׁמָתֹו אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹף | 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; |
15 יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשׁוּב | 15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. |
16 וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקֹול מִלָּי | 16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. |
17 הַאַף שֹׂונֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבֹושׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִׁיעַ | 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? |
18 הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִים | 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? |
19 אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שֹׁועַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּם | 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. |
20 רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצֹות לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָד | 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. |
21 כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶה | 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. |
22 אֵין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר ם פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן | 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. |
23 כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עֹוד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט | 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. |
24 יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּם | 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. |
25 לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּאוּ | 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. |
26 תַּחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקֹום רֹאִים | 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; |
27 אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ | 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: |
28 לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָע | 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. |
29 וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גֹּוי וְעַל־אָדָם יָחַד | 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: |
30 מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָם | 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. |
31 כִּי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּל | 31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: |
32 בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִיף | 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. |
33 הַמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּר | 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. |
34 אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי | 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. |
35 אִיֹּוב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּיל | 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. |
36 אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיֹּוב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָוֶן | 36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. |
37 כִּי יֹסִיף עַל־חַטָּאתֹו פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפֹּוק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵל׃ ס | 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. |