Job 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.	1 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܦܬܚ ܐܝܘܒ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܠܛ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܒܗ
2 Job spoke out and said:	2 ܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ
3 Perish the day on which I was born, the night when they said, "The child is a boy!"	3 ܢܐܒܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕܬ ܒܗ ܘܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܗ ܕܐܬܒܛܢ ܓܒܪܐ
4 May that day be darkness: let not God above call for it, nor light shine upon it!	4 ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܫܘܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܒܥܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܢܚ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
5 May darkness and gloom claim it, clouds settle upon it, the blackness of night affright it!	5 ܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܬܪܟܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܢܢܐ ܢܒܥܬܘܢܗ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܝܘܡܐ
6 May obscurity seize that day; let it not occur among the days of the year, nor enter into the count of the months!	6 ܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܒ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܘܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ
7 May that night be barren; let no joyful outcry greet it!	7 ܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܓܙܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܘܠ ܒܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
8 Let them curse it who curse the sea, the appointed disturbers of Leviathan!	8 ܢܠܘܛܘܢܗ ܠܝ̈ܛܝ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܠܡܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܠܠܘܝܬܢ
9 May the stars of its twilight be darkened; may it look for daylight, but have none, nor gaze on the eyes of the dawn,	9 ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܟܘܟ̈ܒܝ ܫܦܪܗ ܢܣܟܘܢ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܙ̈ܠܝܩܝ ܫܦܪܐ
10 Because it kept not shut the doors of the womb to shield my eyes from trouble!	10 ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܚܕ ܬܪ̈ܥܝ ܡܪܒܥܗ̇ ܕܐܡܝ ܘܣ̇ܬܪ ܥܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ
11 Why did I not perish at birth, come forth from the womb and expire?	11 ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܛܢܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܣܦܬ ܕܝܢ
12 Wherefore did the knees receive me? or why did I suck at the breasts?	12 ܠܡܢܐ ܪܒܝܢܝ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܬ̈ܕܝܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܝܢܩܬ
13 For then I should have lain down and been tranquil; had I slept, I should then have been at rest	13 ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܗܫܐ ܫܟܝܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܫܠܐ ܘܕܡܝܟ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܢܝܚ
14 With kings and counselors of the earth who built where now there are ruins	14 ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ
15 Or with princes who had gold and filled their houses with silver.	15 ܐܘ ܥܡ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܡܠܝܢ ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ
16 Or why was I not buried away like an untimely birth, like babes that have never seen the light?	16 ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܚ̈ܛܐ ܛܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܘ̣̈ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܘ ܢܘܗܪܐ
17 There the wicked cease from troubling, there the weary are at rest.	17 ܕܬܡܢ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܫܠܝܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܪܓܙܘ ܘܬܡܢ ܡܬܬܢܝܚܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐܝܢ ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ
18 There the captives are at ease together, and hear not the voice of the slave driver.	18 ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܡܫܥܒܕܢܐ
19 Small and great are there the same, and the servant is free from his master.	19 ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܬܚܪܪ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ
20 Why is light given to the toilers, and life to the bitter in spirit?	20 ܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܢܦܫܐ
21 They wait for death and it comes not; they search for it rather than for hidden treasures,	21 ܕܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܣܝܡܬܐ
22 Rejoice in it exultingly, and are glad when they reach the grave:	22 ܕܚܕܝܢ ܘܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܘܕܝܨܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܩܒܪܐ
23 Men whose path is hidden from them, and whom God has hemmed in!	23 ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܗ ܡܣܬܪܐ ܘܡܓܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ
24 For sighing comes more readily to me than food, and my groans well forth like water.	24 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܠܚܡܝ ܬܢܚܬܝ ܥܠܬ ܘܐܫܬܦܥ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܗܡ̈ܬܝ
25 For what I fear overtakes me, and what I shrink from comes upon me.	25 ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܐ̇ܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܛܝܢܝ
26 I have no peace nor ease; I have no rest, for trouble comes!	26 ܠܐ ܫܠܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܫܟܬܬ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܬ ܘܐܬܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ