Job 13

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 "Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.	1 הֶן־כֹּל רָאֲתָה עֵינִי שָׁמְעָה אָזְנִי וַתָּבֶן לָהּ
2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.	2 כְּדַעְתְּכֶם יָדַעְתִּי גַם־אָנִי לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם
3 But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.	3 אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶל־שַׁדַּי אֲדַבֵּר וְהֹוכֵחַ אֶל־אֵל אֶחְפָּץ
4 As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.	4 וְאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹפְלֵי־שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶם
5 Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!	5 מִי־יִתֵּן הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּן וּתְהִי לָכֶם לְחָכְמָה
6 Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.	6 שִׁמְעוּ־נָא תֹוכַחְתִּי וְרִבֹות שְׂפָתַי הַקְשִׁיבוּ
7 Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him?	7 הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְלֹו תְּדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּה
8 Will you show partiality toward him, will you plead the case for God?	8 הֲפָנָיו תִּשָּׂאוּן אִם־לָאֵל תְּרִיבוּן
9 Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?	9 הֲטֹוב כִּי־יַחְקֹר אֶתְכֶם אִם־כְּהָתֵל בֶּאֱנֹושׁ תְּהָתֵלּוּ בֹו
10 He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.	10 הֹוכֵחַ יֹוכִיחַ אֶתְכֶם אִם־בַּסֵּתֶר פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאוּן
11 Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?	11 הֲלֹא אֵתֹו תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדֹּו יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶם
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes, your defenses are defenses of clay.	12 זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵפֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶם
13 "Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.	13 הַחֲרִישׁוּ מִמֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָנִי וְיַעֲבֹר עָלַי מָה
14 I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.	14 עַל־מָה ׀ אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּי וְנַפְשִׁי אָשִׂים בְּכַפִּי
15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope; yet I will defend my ways to his face.	15 הֵן יִקְטְלֵנִי [לֹא כ] (לֹו ק) אֲיַחֵל אַךְ־דְּרָכַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אֹוכִיחַ
16 This will be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.	16 גַּם־הוּא־לִי לִישׁוּעָה כִּי־לֹא לְפָנָיו חָנֵף יָבֹוא
17 Listen carefully to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears.	17 שִׁמְעוּ מֹועַ מִלָּתִי וְאַחֲוָתִי בְּאָזְנֵיכֶם
18 Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be vindicated.	18 הִנֵּה־נָא עָרַכְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־אֲנִי אֶצְדָּק
19 Who is there that will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die.	19 מִי־הוּא יָרִיב עִמָּדִי כִּי־עַתָּה אַחֲרִישׁ וְאֶגְוָע
20 Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from thy face:	20 אַךשְְׁ־תַּיִם אַל־תַּעַשׂ עִמָּדִי אָז מִפָּנֶיךָ לֹא אֶסָּתֵר
21 withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not dread of thee terrify me.	21 כַּפְּךָ מֵעָלַי הַרְחַק וְאֵמָתְךָ אַל־תְּבַעֲתַנִּי
22 Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and do thou reply to me.	22 וּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶה אֹו־אֲדַבֵּר וַהֲשִׁיבֵנִי
23 How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.	23 כַּמָּה לִי עֲוֹנֹות וְחַטָּאֹות פִּשְׁעִי וְחַטָּאתִי הֹדִיעֵנִי
24 Why dost thou hide thy face, and count me as thy enemy?	24 לָמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאֹויֵב לָךְ
25 Wilt thou frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff?	25 הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף תַּעֲרֹוץ וְאֶת־קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּף
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me inherit the iniquities of my youth.	26 כִּי־תִכְתֹּב עָלַי מְרֹרֹות וְתֹורִישֵׁנִי עֲוֹנֹות נְעוּרָי
27 Thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and watchest all my paths; thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet.	27 וְתָשֵׂם בַּסַּד ׀ רַגְלַי וְתִשְׁמֹור כָּל־אָרְחֹותָי עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי תִּתְחַקֶּה
28 Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.	28 וְהוּא כְּרָקָב יִבְלֶה כְּבֶגֶד אֲכָלֹו עָשׁ