Job 34

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