Job 3

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,	1 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܦܬܚ ܐܝܘܒ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܠܛ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܒܗ
2 and this is what he said:	2 ܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ
3 May the day perish on which I was born, and the night, in which it was said, “A man has been conceived.”	3 ܢܐܒܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕܬ ܒܗ ܘܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܗ ܕܐܬܒܛܢ ܓܒܪܐ
4 May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.	4 ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܫܘܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܒܥܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܢܚ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.	5 ܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܬܪܟܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܢܢܐ ܢܒܥܬܘܢܗ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܝܘܡܐ
6 Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.	6 ܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܒ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܘܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ
7 May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.	7 ܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܓܙܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܘܠ ܒܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
8 May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.	8 ܢܠܘܛܘܢܗ ܠܝ̈ܛܝ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܠܡܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܠܠܘܝܬܢ
9 Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.	9 ܢܚܫܟܘܢ ܟܘܟ̈ܒܝ ܫܦܪܗ ܢܣܟܘܢ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܙ̈ܠܝܩܝ ܫܦܪܐ
10 For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.	10 ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܚܕ ܬܪ̈ܥܝ ܡܪܒܥܗ̇ ܕܐܡܝ ܘܣ̇ܬܪ ܥܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ
11 Why did I not die in the womb? Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?	11 ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܛܢܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܣܦܬ ܕܝܢ
12 Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?	12 ܠܡܢܐ ܪܒܝܢܝ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܬ̈ܕܝܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܝܢܩܬ
13 For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep	13 ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܗܫܐ ܫܟܝܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܫܠܐ ܘܕܡܝܟ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܢܝܚ
14 with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,	14 ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ
15 either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,	15 ܐܘ ܥܡ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܡܠܝܢ ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ
16 or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.	16 ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܚ̈ܛܐ ܛܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܘ̣̈ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܘ ܢܘܗܪܐ
17 There the impious cease from rebellion, and there the wearied in strength take rest.	17 ܕܬܡܢ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܫܠܝܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܪܓܙܘ ܘܬܡܢ ܡܬܬܢܝܚܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐܝܢ ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ
18 And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.	18 ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܡܫܥܒܕܢܐ
19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.	19 ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܬܚܪܪ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ
20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,	20 ܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܢܦܫܐ
21 who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure	21 ܕܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܣܝܡܬܐ
22 and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,	22 ܕܚܕܝܢ ܘܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܘܕܝܨܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܩܒܪܐ
23 to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?	23 ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܗ ܡܣܬܪܐ ܘܡܓܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ
24 Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,	24 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܠܚܡܝ ܬܢܚܬܝ ܥܠܬ ܘܐܫܬܦܥ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܗܡ̈ܬܝ
25 for the terror that I feared has happened to me, and so has the dread befallen me.	25 ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܐ̇ܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܛܝܢܝ
26 Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.	26 ܠܐ ܫܠܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܫܟܬܬ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܬ ܘܐܬܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ