Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 15

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיפַז הַתֵּימָנִי וַיֹּאמַר	1 And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said:
2 הֶחָכָם יַעֲנֶה דַעַת־רוּחַ וִימַלֵּא קָדִים בִּטְנֹו	2 Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?
3 הֹוכֵחַ בְּדָבָר לֹא יִסְכֹּון וּמִלִּים לֹא־יֹועִיל בָּם	3 Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.
4 אַף־אַתָּה תָּפֵר יִרְאָה וְתִגְרַע יחָה לִפְנֵי־אֵל	4 As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.
5 כִּי יְאַלֵּף עֲוֹנְךָ פִיךָ וְתִבְחַר לְשֹׁון עֲרוּמִים	5 For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.
6 יַרְשִׁיעֲךָ פִיךָ וְלֹא־אָנִי וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָךְ	6 Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.
7 הֲרִאישֹׁון אָדָם תִּוָּלֵד וְלִפְנֵי גְבָעֹות חֹולָלְתָּ	7 Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills ?
8 הַבְסֹוד אֱלֹוהַ תִּשְׁמָע וְתִגְרַע אֵלֶיךָ חָכְמָה	8 Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
9 מַה־יָּדַעְתָּ וְלֹא נֵדָע תָּבִין וְלֹא־עִמָּנוּ הוּא	9 What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?
10 גַּם־שָׂב גַּם־יָשִׁישׁ בָּנוּ כַּבִּיר מֵאָבִיךָ יָמִים	10 There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.
11 הַמְעַט מִמְּךָ תַּנְחֻמֹות אֵל וְדָבָר לָאַט עִמָּךְ	11 Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.
12 מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ לִבֶּךָ וּמַה־יִּרְזְמוּן עֵינֶיךָ	12 Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things ?
13 כִּי־תָשִׁיב אֶל־אֵל רוּחֶךָ וְהֹצֵאתָ מִפִּיךָ מִלִּין	13 Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth ?
14 מָה־אֱנֹושׁ כִּי־יִזְכֶּה וְכִי־יִצְדַּק יְלוּד אִשָּׁה	14 What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?
15 הֵן [בִּקְדֹשֹׁו כ] (בִּקְדֹשָׁיו ק) לֹא יַאֲמִין וְשָׁמַיִם לֹא־זַכּוּ בְעֵינָיו	15 Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight.
16 אַף כִּי־נִתְעָב וְנֶאֱלָח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶה כַמַּיִם עַוְלָה	16 How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water?
17 אֲחַוְךָ שְׁמַע־לִי וְזֶה־חָזִיתִי וַאֲסַפֵּרָה	17 I will shew thee, hear me : and I mill tell thee what I have seen.
18 אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִים יַגִּידוּ וְלֹא כִחֲדוּ מֵאֲבֹותָם	18 Wise men confess and hide not their fathers.
19 לָהֶם לְבַדָּם נִתְּנָה הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא־עָבַר זָר בְּתֹוכָם	19 To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.
20 כָּל־יְמֵי רָשָׁע הוּא מִתְחֹולֵל וּמִסְפַּר נִים נִצְפְּנוּ לֶעָרִיץ	20 The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.
21 קֹול־פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנָיו בַּשָּׁלֹום שֹׁודֵד יְבֹואֶנּוּ	21 The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.
22 לֹא־יַאֲמִין וּב מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ [וְצָפוּ כ] (וְצָפוּי ק) הוּא אֱלֵי־חָרֶב	22 He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.
23 נֹדֵד הוּא לַלֶּחֶם אַיֵּה יָדַע ׀ כִּי־נָכֹון בְּיָדֹו יֹום־חֹשֶׁךְ	23 When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 יְבַעֲתֻהוּ צַר וּמְצוּקָה תִּתְקְפֵהוּ כְּמֶלֶךְ ׀ עָתִיד לַכִּידֹור	24 Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.
25 כִּי־נָטָה אֶל־אֵל יָדֹו וְאֶלשַׁ־דַּי יִתְגַּבָּר	25 For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.
26 יָרוּץ אֵלָיו בְּצַוָּאר בַּעֲבִי גַּבֵּי מָגִנָּיו	26 He hath run against him with his neck raised up, and is armed with a fat neck.
27 כִּי־כִסָּה פָנָיו בְּחֶלְבֹּו וַיַּעַשׂ פִּימָה עֲלֵי־כָסֶל	27 Fatness hath covered his face, and the fat hangeth down on his sides.
28 וַיִּשְׁכֹּון ׀ עָרִים נִכְחָדֹות בָּתִּים לֹא־יֵשְׁבוּ לָמֹו אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַתְּדוּ לְגַלִּים	28 He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps.
29 לֹא־יֶעְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָקוּם חֵילֹו וְלֹא־יִטֶּה לָאָרֶץ מִנְלָם	29 He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.
30 לֹא־יָסוּר ׀ מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ יֹנַקְתֹּו תְּיַבֵּשׁ שַׁלְהָבֶת וְיָסוּר בְּרוּחַ פִּיו	30 He shall not depart out of darkness: the flame shall dry up his branches, and he shall be taken away by the breath of his own month.
31 אַל־יַאֲמֵן [בַּשֹּׁו כ] (בַּשָּׁיו ק) נִתְעָה כִּישָׁ־וְא תִּהְיֶה תְמוּרָתֹו	31 He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price.
32 בְּלֹא־יֹומֹו תִּמָּלֵא וְכִפָּתֹו לֹא רַעֲנָנָה	32 Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.
33 יַחְמֹס כַּגֶּפֶן בִּסְרֹו וְיַשְׁלֵךְ כַּזַּיִת נִצָּתֹו	33 He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first flower, and as an olive tree that casteth its flower.
34 כִּי־עֲדַת חָנֵף גַּלְמוּד וְאֵשׁ אָכְלָה אָהֳלֵי־שֹׁחַד	34 For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.
35 הָרֹה עָמָל וְיָלֹד אָוֶן וּבִטְנָם תָּכִין מִרְמָה׃ ס	35 He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.