| 1 Then Job answered , and said: | 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ |
| 2 How long do you afflict my soul, and break me in pieces with words? | 2 ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܕܘܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܢܦܫܝ ܘܡܟܐܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ |
| 3 Behold, these ten times you confound me, and are not ashamed to oppress me. | 3 ܕܗܐ ܥܣܪ̈ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܟܘܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܒܗܬܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܟܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ |
| 4 For if I have been ignorant, my ignorance shall be with me. | 4 ܘܐܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܛܥܝܬ ܠܘܬܝ ܬܗܘܐ ܛܥܝܘܬܝ |
| 5 But you have set yourselves up against me, and reprove me with my reproaches. | 5 ܘܐܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܬܪܘܪܒܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܟܣܬܘܢܢܝ ܘܚܣܕܬܘܢܢܝ |
| 6 At least now understand, that God hath not afflicted me with an equal judgment, and compassed me with his scourges. | 6 ܕܥܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܚܝܒܢܝ ܘܡܨܝܕܬܗ ܗܘ ܦܪܣ ܥܠܝ |
| 7 Behold I cry suffering violence, and no one will hear: I shall cry aloud, and there is none to judge. | 7 ܘܐܢ ܡܝܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܠܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܒܓܢ ܠܝܬ ܕܬ̇ܒܥ ܠܝ |
| 8 He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness. | 8 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܣܓ ܕܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܘܣܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܝ |
| 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and hath taken the crown from my head. | 9 ܐܝܩܪܝ ܐܫܠܚ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܥܒܪ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܪܝܫܝ |
| 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am lost, and he hath taken away my hope, as from a tree that is plucked up. | 10 ܥܩܪܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܣܛܪ̈ܝ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܘܫܩܠ ܐܝܟ ܩܝܣܐ ܣܒܪܝ |
| 11 His wrath is kindled against me, and he hath counted me as his enemy. | 11 ܘܬܩܦ ܥܠܝ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܚܫܒܢܝ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ |
| 12 His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about. | 12 ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ ܘܕܪܫܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܫܪܘ ܚܕܪ̈ܝ ܡܫܟܢܝ |
| 13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and my acquaintance like strangers have departed from me. | 13 ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܪܚܩܘ ܡܢܝ ܘܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܥܒܪܘ |
| 14 My kinsmen have forsaken me, and they that knew me, have forgotten me. | 14 ܦܣܩܘ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܝ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܐܬܢܫܝܘܢܝ |
| 15 They that dwelt in my house, and my maidservants have counted me a stranger, and I have been like an alien in their eyes. | 15 ܬܘ̈ܬܒܝ ܒܝܬܝ ܘܐ̈ܡܗܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܚܫܒܘܢܝ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer, I entreated him with my own mouth. | 16 ܠܥܒܕܝ ܩܪܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܢܝ ܘܐܬܟܫܦܬ ܠܗ ܒܡ̈ܠܝ ܦܘܡܝ ܘܐܬܚܢܢܬ ܠܗ |
| 17 My wife hath abhorred my breath, and I entreated the children of my womb. | 17 ܗܘܝܬ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܝ ܘܐܬܚܢܢܬ ܠܒܪ ܡ̈ܥܝ |
| 18 Even fools despise me; and when I gone from them, they spoke against me. | 18 ܘܐܦ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ̈ ܐܣܠܝܘܢܝ ܩܡܬ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܒܝ |
| 19 They that were sometime my counsellors, have abhorred me: and he whom I love most is turned against me. | 19 ܐܣܠܝܘܢܝ ܟܘܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܝ ܡܠ̣ܟܝ ܘܐܦ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܬܗܦܟܘ ܥܠܝ |
| 20 The flesh being consumed. My bone hath cleaved to my skin, and nothing but lips are left about my teeth. | 20 ܡܫܟܝ ܘܒܣܪܝ ܕܒܩ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܘܐܬܦܠܛܬ ܒܡܫܟܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝ |
| 21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me. | 21 ܚܘܢܘܢܝ ܚܘܢܘܢܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܕܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܝ |
| 22 Why do you persecute me as God, and glut yourselves with my flesh? | 22 ܠܡܢܐ ܬܪܕܦܘܢܢܝ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܣܪܝ ܠܐ ܬܣܒܥܘܢ |
| 23 Who will grant me that my words may be written? Who will grant me that they may be marked down in a book? | 23 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܡܬ̈ܟܬܒܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܡܬܪ̈ܫܡܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܣܦܪܐ |
| 24 With an iron pen and in a plate of lead, or else be graven with an instrument in flint stone. | 24 ܘܒܩܢܝܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܢܬܪ̈ܫܡܢ |
| 25 For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth. | 25 ܘܐܢܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܝ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܘܒܣܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܬܓܠܐ |
| 26 And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I will see my God. | 26 ܘܥܠ ܡܫܟܝ ܗܘ ܐܬܟܪܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܣܪܝ |
| 27 Whom I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another: this my hope is laid up in my bosom. | 27 ܐܢ ܬܚܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܝܢܝ ܚ̈ܙܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܟܘ̈ܠܝܬܝ ܡܣܦ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܣܦܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܝ |
| 28 Why then do you say now: Let us persecute him, and let us find occasion of word against him? | 28 ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܪܕܦܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܛܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܒܬܪܝ |
| 29 Flee then from the face of the sword, for the sword is the revenger of iniquities: and know ye that there is judgment. | 29 ܦܪܘܩܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܪܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܡܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ |