Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 30

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְעַתָּה ׀ שָׂחֲקוּ עָלַי צְעִירִים מִמֶּנִּי לְיָמִים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַסְתִּי אֲבֹותָם לָשִׁית עִם־כַּלְבֵי צֹאנִי	1 But now they hold me in derision who are younger in years than I; Whose fathers I should have disdained to rank with the dogs of my flock.
2 גַּם־כֹּחַ יְדֵיהֶם לָמָּה לִּי עָלֵימֹו אָבַד כָּלַח	2 Such strength as they had, to me meant nought; they were utterly destitute.
3 בְּחֶסֶר וּבְכָפָן גַּלְמוּד הַעֹרְקִים צִיָּה אֶמֶשׁ שֹׁואָה וּמְשֹׁאָה	3 In want and hunger was their lot, they who fled to the parched wastelands:
4 הַקֹּטְפִים מַלּוּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂיחַ וְשֹׁרֶשׁ רְתָמִים לַחְמָם	4 They plucked saltwort and shrubs; the roots of the broom plant were their food.
5 מִן־גֵּו יְגֹרָשׁוּ יָרִיעוּ עָלֵימֹו כַּגַּנָּב	5 They were banished from among men, with an outcry like that against a thief--
6 בַּעֲרוּץ נְחָלִים לִשְׁכֹּן חֹרֵי עָפָר וְכֵפִים	6 To dwell on the slopes of the wadies, in caves of sand and stone;
7 בֵּין־שִׂיחִים יִנְהָקוּ תַּחַת חָרוּל יְסֻפָּחוּ	7 Among the bushes they raised their raucous cry; under the nettles they huddled together.
8 בְּנֵי־נָבָל גַּם־בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם נִכְּאוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ	8 Irresponsible, nameless men, they were driven out of the land.
9 וְעַתָּה נְגִינָתָם הָיִיתִי וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמִלָּה	9 Yet now they sing of me in mockery; I am become a byword among them.
10 תִּעֲבוּנִי רָחֲקוּ מֶנִּי וּמִפָּנַי לֹא־חָשְׂכוּ רֹק	10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, they do not hesitate to spit in my face!
11 כִּי־ [יִתְרֹו כ] (יִתְרִי ק) פִתַּח וַיְעַנֵּנִי וְרֶסֶן מִפָּנַי שִׁלֵּחוּ	11 Indeed, they have loosed their bonds; they lord it over me, and have thrown off restraint in my presence.
12 עַל־יָמִין פִּרְחַח יָקוּמוּ רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּחוּ וַיָּסֹלּוּ עָלַי אָרְחֹות אֵידָם	12 To subvert my paths they rise up; they build their approaches for my ruin.
13 נָתְסוּ נְתִיבָתִי לְהַוָּתִי יֹעִילוּ לֹא עֹזֵר לָמֹו	13 To destroy me, they attack with none to stay them;
14 כְּפֶרֶץ רָחָב יֶאֱתָיוּ תַּחַת אָה הִתְגַּלְגָּלוּ	14 as through a wide breach they advance. Amid the uproar they come on in waves;
15 הָהְפַּךְ עָלַי בַּלָּהֹות תִּרְדֹּף כָּרוּחַ נְדִבָתִי וּכְעָב עָבְרָה יְשֻׁעָתִי	15 over me rolls the terror. My dignity is borne off on the wind, and my welfare vanishes like a cloud.
16 וְעַתָּה עָלַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּךְ נַפְשִׁי יֹאחֲזוּנִי יְמֵי־עֹנִי	16 My soul ebbs away from me;
17 לַיְלָה עֲצָמַי נִקַּר מֵעָלָי וְעֹרְקַי לֹא יִשְׁכָּבוּן	17 My frame takes no rest by night; my inward parts seethe and will not be stilled.
18 בְּרָב־כֹּחַ יִתְחַפֵּשׂ לְבוּשִׁי כְּפִי כֻתָּנְתִּי יַאַזְרֵנִי	18 One with great power lays hold of my clothing; by the collar of my tunic he seizes me:
19 הֹרָנִי לַחֹמֶר וָאֶתְמַשֵּׁל כֶּעָפָר וָאֵפֶר	19 He has cast me into the mire; I am leveled with the dust and ashes.
20 אֲשַׁוַּע אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא תַעֲנֵנִי עָמַדְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּנֶן בִּי	20 I cry to you, but you do not answer me; you stand off and look at me,
21 תֵּהָפֵךְ לְאַכְזָר לִי בְּעֹצֶם יָדְךָ תִשְׂטְמֵנִי	21 Then you turn upon me without mercy and with your strong hand you buffet me.
22 תִּשָּׂאֵנִי אֶל־רוּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵנִי וּתְמֹגְגֵנִי [תְּשֻׁוֶּה כ] (תּוּשִׁיָּה׃ ק)	22 You raise me up and drive me before the wind; I am tossed about by the tempest.
23 כִּי־יָדַעְתִּי מָוֶת תְּשִׁיבֵנִי וּבֵית מֹועֵד לְכָל־חָי	23 Indeed I know you will turn me back in death to the destined place of everyone alive.
24 אַךְ לֹא־בְעִי יִשְׁלַח־יָד אִם־בְּפִידֹו לָהֶן שׁוּעַ	24 Yet should not a hand be held out to help a wretched man in his calamity?
25 אִם־לֹא בָכִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־יֹום עָגְמָה נַפְשִׁי לָאֶבְיֹון	25 Or have I not wept for the hardships of others; was not my soul grieved for the destitute?
26 כִּי טֹוב קִוִּיתִי וַיָּבֹא רָע וַאֲיַחֲלָה לְאֹור וַיָּבֹא אֹפֶל	26 Yet when I looked for good, then evil came; when I expected light, then came darkness.
27 מֵעַי רֻתְּחוּ וְלֹא־דָמּוּ קִדְּמֻנִי יְמֵי־עֹנִי	27 days of affliction have overtaken me.
28 קֹדֵר הִלַּכְתִּי בְּלֹא חַמָּה קַמְתִּי בַקָּהָל אֲשַׁוֵּעַ	28 I go about in gloom, without the sun; I rise up in public to voice my grief.
29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים וְרֵעַ לִבְנֹות יַעֲנָה	29 I have become the brother of jackals, companion to the ostrich.
30 עֹורִי שָׁחַר מֵעָלָי וְעַצְמִי־חָרָה מִנִּי־חֹרֶב	30 My blackened skin falls away from me; the heat scorches my very frame.
31 וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִי וְעֻגָבִי לְקֹול בֹּכִים	31 My harp is turned to mourning, and my reed pipe to sounds of weeping.