1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Then Elihu proceeded and said: |
2 הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵל | 2 Do you think it right to say, "I am just rather than God?" |
3 כִּי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי | 3 To say, "What does it profit me; what advantage have I more than if I had sinned?" |
4 אֲנִי אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּךְ | 4 I have words for a reply to you and your three companions as well. |
5 הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר חָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ | 5 Look up to the skies and behold; regard the heavens high above you. |
6 אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בֹּו וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּו | 6 If you sin, what injury do you do to God? Even if your offenses are many, how do you hurt him? |
7 אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לֹו אֹו מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּח | 7 If you are righteous, what do you give him, or what does he receive from your hand? |
8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמֹוךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶךָ | 8 Your wickedness can affect only a man like yourself; and your justice only a fellow human being. |
9 מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרֹועַ רַבִּים | 9 In great oppression men cry out; they call for help because of the power of the mighty, |
10 וְלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלֹוהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרֹות בַּלָּיְלָה | 10 Saying, "Where is God, my Maker, who has given visions in the night, |
11 מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמֹות אָרֶץ וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵנוּ | 11 Taught us rather than the beasts of the earth, and made us wise rather than the birds of the heavens?" |
12 שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאֹון רָעִים | 12 Though thus they cry out, he answers not against the pride of the wicked. |
13 אַךשְָׁ־וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה | 13 But it is idle to say God does not hear or that the Almighty does not take notice. |
14 אַף כִּי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחֹולֵל לֹו | 14 Even though you say that you see him not, the case is before him; with trembling should you wait upon him. |
15 וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפֹּו וְלֹא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹד | 15 But now that you have done otherwise, God's anger punishes, nor does he show concern that a man will die. |
16 וְאִיֹּוב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃ פ | 16 Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth, and without knowledge multiplies words. |