Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 5

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 קְרָא־נָא הֲיֵשׁ עֹונֶךָּ וְאֶל־מִי מִקְּדֹשִׁים תִּפְנֶה	1 Call now! Will anyone respond to you? To which of the holy ones will you appeal?
2 כִּי־לֶאֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּעַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָה	2 Nay, impatience kills the fool and indignation slays the simpleton.
3 אֲ‍נִי־רָאִיתִי אֱוִיל מַשְׁרִישׁ וָאֶקֹּוב נָוֵהוּ פִתְאֹם	3 I have seen a fool spreading his roots, but his household suddenly decayed.
4 יִרְחֲקוּ בָנָיו מִיֶּשַׁע וְיִדַּכְּאוּ בַשַּׁעַר וְאֵין מַצִּיל	4 His children shall be far from safety; they shall be crushed at the gate without a rescuer.
5 אֲשֶׁר קְצִירֹו ׀ רָעֵב יֹאכֵל וְאֶל־מִצִּנִּים יִקָּחֵהוּ וְשָׁאַף צַמִּים חֵילָם	5 What they have reaped the hungry shall eat up; (or God shall take it away by blight;) and the thirsty shall swallow their substance.
6 כִּי ׀ לֹא־יֵצֵא מֵעָפָר אָוֶן וּמֵאֲדָמָה לֹא־יִצְמַח עָמָל	6 For mischief comes not out of the earth, nor does trouble spring out of the ground;
7 כִּי־אָדָם לְעָמָל יוּלָּד וּבְנֵי־רֶשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף	7 But man himself begets mischief, as sparks fly upward.
8 אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶל־אֵל וְאֶל־אֱלֹהִים אָשִׂים דִּבְרָתִי	8 In your place, I would appeal to God, and to God I would state my plea.
9 עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלֹות וְאֵין חֵקֶר נִפְלָאֹות עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּר	9
10 הַנֹּתֵן מָטָר עַל־פְּנֵי־אָרֶץ וְשֹׁלֵחַ מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי חוּצֹות	10 He gives rain upon the earth and sends water upon the fields;
11 לָשׂוּם שְׁפָלִים לְמָרֹום וְקֹדְרִים שָׂגְבוּ יֶשַׁע	11 He sets up on high the lowly, and those who mourn he exalts to safety.
12 מֵפֵר מַחְשְׁבֹות עֲרוּמִים וְלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂינָה יְדֵיהֶם תּוּשִׁיָּה	12 He frustrates the plans of the cunning, so that their hands achieve no success;
13 לֹכֵד חֲכָמִים בְּעָרְמָם וַעֲצַת נִפְתָּלִים נִמְהָרָה	13 He catches the wise in their own ruses, and the designs of the crafty are routed.
14 יֹומָם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְכַלַּיְלָה יְמַשְׁשׁוּ בַצָּהֳרָיִם	14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and at noonday they grope as though it were night.
15 וַיֹּשַׁע מֵחֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶם וּמִיַּד חָזָק אֶבְיֹון	15 But the poor from the edge of the sword and from the hand of the mighty, he saves.
16 וַתְּהִי לַדַּל תִּקְוָה וְעֹלָתָה קָפְצָה פִּיהָ	16 Thus the unfortunate have hope, and iniquity closes her mouth.
17 הִנֵּה אַשְׁרֵי אֱנֹושׁ יֹוכִחֶנּוּ אֱלֹוהַּ וּמוּסַר דַּי אַל־תִּמְאָס	17 Happy is the man whom God reproves! The Almighty's chastening do not reject.
18 כִּי הוּא יַכְאִיב וְיֶחְבָּשׁ יִמְחַץ [וְיָדֹו כ] (וְיָדָיו ק) תִּרְפֶּינָה	18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he smites, but his hands give healing.
19 בְּשֵׁשׁ צָרֹות יַצִּילֶךָּ וּבְשֶׁבַע ׀ לֹא־יִגַּע בְּךָ רָע	19 Out of six troubles he will deliver you, and at the seventh no evil shall touch you.
20 בְּרָעָב פָּדְךָ מִמָּוֶת וּבְמִלְחָמָה מִידֵי חָרֶב	20 In famine he will deliver you from death, and in war from the threat of the sword;
21 בְּשֹׁוט לָשֹׁון תֵּחָבֵא וְלֹא־תִירָא מִשֹּׁד כִּי יָבֹוא	21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and shall not fear approaching ruin.
22 לְשֹׁד וּלְכָפָן תִּשְׂחָק וּמֵחַיַּת הָאָרֶץ אַל־תִּירָא	22 At destruction and want you shall laugh; the beasts of the earth you need not dread.
23 כִּי עִם־אַבְנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה בְרִיתֶךָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה הָשְׁלְמָה־לָךְ	23 You shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild beasts shall be at peace with you.
24 וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־שָׁלֹום אָהֳלֶךָ וּפָקַדְתָּ נָוְךָ וְלֹא תֶחֱטָא	24 And you shall know that your tent is secure; taking stock of your household, you shall miss nothing.
25 וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַב זַרְעֶךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֶיךָ כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ	25 You shall know that your descendants are many, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 תָּבֹוא בְכֶלַח אֱלֵי־קָבֶר כַּעֲלֹות גָּדִישׁ בְּעִתֹּו	26 You shall approach the grave in full vigor, as a shock of grain comes in at its season.
27 הִנֵּה־זֹאת חֲקַרְנוּהָ כֶּן־הִיא מָעֶנָּה וְאַתָּה דַע־לָךְ׃ פ	27 Lo, this we have searched out; so it is! This we have heard, and you should know.