Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 9

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר	1 Then Job answered and said,
2 אָמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנֹושׁ עִם־אֵל	2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3 אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמֹּו לֹא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָלֶף	3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4 חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָם	4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5 הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפֹּו	5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6 הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקֹומָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַלָּצוּן	6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כֹּוכָבִים יַחְתֹּם	7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8 נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדֹּו וְדֹורֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָם	8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9 עֹשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָן	9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלֹות עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאֹות עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּר	10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11 הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְלֹא־אָבִין לֹו	11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12 הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה	12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13 אֱלֹוהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפֹּו [תַּחַתֹו כ] (תַּחְתָּיו ק) חֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָהַב	13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14 אַף כִּי־אָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמֹּו	14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
15 אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּן	15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
16 אִם־קָרָאתִי וַיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹא־אַאֲמִין כִּי־יַאֲזִין קֹולִי	16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17 אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּם	17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18 לֹא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִים	18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19 אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יֹועִידֵנִי	19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
20 אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּם־אָנִי וַיַּעְקְשֵׁנִי	20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21 תָּם־אָנִי לֹא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּי	21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22 אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּה	22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 אִםשֹׁ־וט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָג	23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24 אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפֹוא מִי־הוּא	24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25 וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טֹובָה	25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26 חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיֹּות אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹכֶל	26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
27 אִם־אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִיגָה	27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
28 יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּנִי	28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29 אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָע	29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
30 אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי [בְמֹו כ] (בְמֵי־שָׁלֶג ק) וַהֲזִכֹּותִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּי	30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31 אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמֹותָי	31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32 כִּי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶעֱנֶנּוּ נָבֹוא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּט	32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
33 לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מֹוכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדֹו עַל־שְׁנֵינוּ	33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
34 יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְטֹו וְאֵמָתֹו אַל־תְּבַעֲתַנִּי	34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
35 אַדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִי	35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.