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

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וְעַתָּה ׀ שָׂחֲקוּ עָלַי צְעִירִים מִמֶּנִּי לְיָמִים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַסְתִּי אֲבֹותָם לָשִׁית עִם־כַּלְבֵי צֹאנִי	1 But now, those younger in years scorn me, whose fathers I would not have seen fit to place with the dogs of my flock,
2 גַּם־כֹּחַ יְדֵיהֶם לָמָּה לִּי עָלֵימֹו אָבַד כָּלַח	2 the strength of whose hands was nothing to me, and they were considered unworthy of life itself.
3 בְּחֶסֶר וּבְכָפָן גַּלְמוּד הַעֹרְקִים צִיָּה אֶמֶשׁ שֹׁואָה וּמְשֹׁאָה	3 They were barren from poverty and hunger; they gnawed in solitude, layered with misfortune and misery.
4 הַקֹּטְפִים מַלּוּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂיחַ וְשֹׁרֶשׁ רְתָמִים לַחְמָם	4 And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.
5 מִן־גֵּו יְגֹרָשׁוּ יָרִיעוּ עָלֵימֹו כַּגַּנָּב	5 They took these things from the steep valleys, and when they discovered one of these things, they rushed to the others with a cry.
6 בַּעֲרוּץ נְחָלִים לִשְׁכֹּן חֹרֵי עָפָר וְכֵפִים	6 They lived in the parched desert and in caves underground or above the rocks.
7 בֵּין־שִׂיחִים יִנְהָקוּ תַּחַת חָרוּל יְסֻפָּחוּ	7 They rejoiced among these kinds of things, and they considered it delightful to be under thorns.
8 בְּנֵי־נָבָל גַּם־בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם נִכְּאוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ	8 These are the sons of foolish and base men, not even paying any attention to the land.
9 וְעַתָּה נְגִינָתָם הָיִיתִי וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמִלָּה	9 Now I become their song, and I have been made into their proverb.
10 תִּעֲבוּנִי רָחֲקוּ מֶנִּי וּמִפָּנַי לֹא־חָשְׂכוּ רֹק	10 They loathe me, and so they flee far from me, and they are not reluctant to spit in my face.
11 כִּי־ [יִתְרֹו כ] (יִתְרִי ק) פִתַּח וַיְעַנֵּנִי וְרֶסֶן מִפָּנַי שִׁלֵּחוּ	11 For he has opened his quiver and has afflicted me, and he has placed a bridle in my mouth.
12 עַל־יָמִין פִּרְחַח יָקוּמוּ רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּחוּ וַיָּסֹלּוּ עָלַי אָרְחֹות אֵידָם	12 Immediately, upon rising, my calamities rise up to the right. They have overturned my feet and have pressed me down along their way like waves.
13 נָתְסוּ נְתִיבָתִי לְהַוָּתִי יֹעִילוּ לֹא עֹזֵר לָמֹו	13 They have diverted my journeys; they have waited to ambush me, and they have prevailed, and there was no one who might bring help.
14 כְּפֶרֶץ רָחָב יֶאֱתָיוּ תַּחַת אָה הִתְגַּלְגָּלוּ	14 They have rushed upon me, as when a wall is broken or a gate opened, and they have been pulled down into my miseries.
15 הָהְפַּךְ עָלַי בַּלָּהֹות תִּרְדֹּף כָּרוּחַ נְדִבָתִי וּכְעָב עָבְרָה יְשֻׁעָתִי	15 I have been reduced to nothing. You have taken away my desire like a wind, and my health has passed by like a cloud.
16 וְעַתָּה עָלַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּךְ נַפְשִׁי יֹאחֲזוּנִי יְמֵי־עֹנִי	16 But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me.
17 לַיְלָה עֲצָמַי נִקַּר מֵעָלָי וְעֹרְקַי לֹא יִשְׁכָּבוּן	17 At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows, and those who feed on me, do not sleep.
18 בְּרָב־כֹּחַ יִתְחַפֵּשׂ לְבוּשִׁי כְּפִי כֻתָּנְתִּי יַאַזְרֵנִי	18 By the sheer number of them my clothing is worn away, and they have closed in on me like the collar of my coat.
19 הֹרָנִי לַחֹמֶר וָאֶתְמַשֵּׁל כֶּעָפָר וָאֵפֶר	19 I have been treated like dirt, and I have been turned into embers and ashes.
20 אֲשַׁוַּע אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא תַעֲנֵנִי עָמַדְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּנֶן בִּי	20 I cry to you, and you do not heed me. I stand up, and you do not look back at me.
21 תֵּהָפֵךְ לְאַכְזָר לִי בְּעֹצֶם יָדְךָ תִשְׂטְמֵנִי	21 You have changed me into hardness, and, with the hardness of your hand, you oppose me.
22 תִּשָּׂאֵנִי אֶל־רוּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵנִי וּתְמֹגְגֵנִי [תְּשֻׁוֶּה כ] (תּוּשִׁיָּה׃ ק)	22 You have lifted me up, and, placing me as if on the wind, you have thrown me down powerfully.
23 כִּי־יָדַעְתִּי מָוֶת תְּשִׁיבֵנִי וּבֵית מֹועֵד לְכָל־חָי	23 I know that you will hand me over to death, where a home has been established for all the living.
24 אַךְ לֹא־בְעִי יִשְׁלַח־יָד אִם־בְּפִידֹו לָהֶן שׁוּעַ	24 Truly, then, you do not extend your hand in order to consume them, and if they fall down, you will save them.
25 אִם־לֹא בָכִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־יֹום עָגְמָה נַפְשִׁי לָאֶבְיֹון	25 Once, I wept over him who was afflicted, and my soul had compassion on the poor.
26 כִּי טֹוב קִוִּיתִי וַיָּבֹא רָע וַאֲיַחֲלָה לְאֹור וַיָּבֹא אֹפֶל	26 I expected good things, but evil things have come to me. I stood ready for light, yet darkness burst forth.
27 מֵעַי רֻתְּחוּ וְלֹא־דָמּוּ קִדְּמֻנִי יְמֵי־עֹנִי	27 My insides have seethed, without any rest, for the days of affliction have prevented it.
28 קֹדֵר הִלַּכְתִּי בְּלֹא חַמָּה קַמְתִּי בַקָּהָל אֲשַׁוֵּעַ	28 I went forth mourning, without anger, and rising up, I cried out in confusion.
29 אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים וְרֵעַ לִבְנֹות יַעֲנָה	29 I was the brother of snakes, and the companion of ostriches.
30 עֹורִי שָׁחַר מֵעָלָי וְעַצְמִי־חָרָה מִנִּי־חֹרֶב	30 My skin has become blackened over me, and my bones have dried up because of the heat.
31 וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִי וְעֻגָבִי לְקֹול בֹּכִים	31 My harp has been turned into mourning, and my pipes have been turned into a voice of weeping.