Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 34

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר	1 Elihu continued his speech. He said:
2 שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִי	2 And now, you sages, listen to what I say, lend me your ears, you learned men.
3 כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל	3 The ear distinguishes the value of what is said, just as the palate can tel one food from another.
4 מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טֹּוב	4 Let us consider together God's ruling and decide what we all mean by good.
5 כִּי־אָמַר אִיֹּוב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי	5 Job has been saying, 'I am upright and God denies me fair judgement.
6 עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָשַׁע	6 My judge is treating me cruel y, my wound is incurable, for no fault of mine.'
7 מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיֹּוב יִשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּיִם	7 Can anyone else exist like Job, who laps up mockery like water,
8 וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶשַׁע	8 who consorts with evil-doers and marches in step with the wicked?
9 כִּי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתֹו עִם־אֱלֹהִים	9 Did he not say, 'No one derives any benefit from enjoying the society of God'?
10 לָכֵן ׀ אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָוֶל	10 Listen to me then, like intel igent people. Far be evil from God or injustice from Shaddai!
11 כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹו וּכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶנּוּ	11 For he pays people back for what they do, treating each as his own conduct deserves.
12 אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט	12 Be sure of it: God never does wrong, Shaddai does not pervert what is just.
13 מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי ם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּהּ	13 Did someone else entrust the world to his care was he given charge of the universe by someoneelse?
14 אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבֹּו רוּחֹו וְנִשְׁמָתֹו אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹף	14 If he were to recal his spirit, to concentrate his breath back in himself,
15 יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשׁוּב	15 all flesh would instantly perish and al people would return to dust.
16 וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקֹול מִלָּי	16 If you have any intel igence, listen to this, lend your ear to the sound of my words.
17 הַאַף שֹׂונֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבֹושׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִׁיעַ	17 Could an enemy of fair judgement ever govern? Would you dare condemn the Upright One, theAlmighty,
18 הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִים	18 who says to a king, 'You are a scoundrel!' and to nobles, 'You are wicked!',
19 אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שֹׁועַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּם	19 who is unimpressed by princes and makes no distinction between rich and poor, since al alike havebeen made by him?
20 רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצֹות לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָד	20 They die suddenly, at dead of night, they perish -- these great ones -- and disappear: it costs him noeffort to remove a tyrant.
21 כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶה	21 For his eyes keep watch on human ways, and he observes every step.
22 אֵין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר ם פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן	22 No darkness, no shadow dark as death where wrong-doers can hide!
23 כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עֹוד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט	23 He serves no writ on anyone, no summons to appear before God's court:
24 יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּם	24 he breaks the powerful without enquiry and sets up others in their places.
25 לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּאוּ	25 He knows the sort of things they do! He overthrows them at night, to be trampled on.
26 תַּחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקֹום רֹאִים	26 He beats them like criminals chained up for al to see,
27 אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ	27 since they have turned their backs on him, having understood so little of his ways
28 לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָע	28 as to make the cries of the weak rise to him and let him hear the appeal of the afflicted.
29 וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גֹּוי וְעַל־אָדָם יָחַד	29 But if he is stil silent and no one can move him, if he veils his face, so that no one can see him, he istaking pity on nations and individuals,
30 מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָם	30 is setting some wrong-doer free from the meshes of affliction.
31 כִּי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּל	31 When such a one says to God, 'I was misled, I shal not do wrong any more;
32 בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִיף	32 although I have sinned, instruct me; although I did wrong, I will not do it again,'
33 הַמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּר	33 in your opinion, should he punish such a one -- you who have rejected his decisions? This is for youto decide -- not for me!- so kindly enlighten us!
34 אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי	34 Ordinary sensible people, however, wil say to me, and so wil any sage who has been listening tome,
35 אִיֹּוב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּיל	35 'Job's words are spoken without any knowledge, what he says shows no intel igence.
36 אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיֹּוב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָוֶן	36 Kindly examine him thoroughly, since his answers imply that he is a criminal.
37 כִּי יֹסִיף עַל־חַטָּאתֹו פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפֹּוק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵל׃ ס	37 For to his sin he now adds rebellion, bringing law to an end among us and heaping abuse on God.'