Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 13

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 הֶן־כֹּל רָאֲתָה עֵינִי שָׁמְעָה אָזְנִי וַתָּבֶן לָהּ	1 I have seen all this with my own eyes, heard with my own ears and understood.
2 כְּדַעְתְּכֶם יָדַעְתִּי גַם־אָנִי לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם	2 Whatever you know, I know too; I am in no way inferior to you.
3 אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶל־שַׁדַּי אֲדַבֵּר וְהֹוכֵחַ אֶל־אֵל אֶחְפָּץ	3 But my words are intended for Shaddai; I mean to remonstrate with God.
4 וְאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹפְלֵי־שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶם	4 As for you, you are only charlatans, all worthless as doctors!
5 מִי־יִתֵּן הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּן וּתְהִי לָכֶם לְחָכְמָה	5 Wil no one teach you to be quiet -- the only wisdom that becomes you!
6 שִׁמְעוּ־נָא תֹוכַחְתִּי וְרִבֹות שְׂפָתַי הַקְשִׁיבוּ	6 Kindly listen to my accusation and give your attention to the way I shall plead.
7 הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְלֹו תְּדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּה	7 Do you mean to defend God by prevarication and by dishonest argument,
8 הֲפָנָיו תִּשָּׂאוּן אִם־לָאֵל תְּרִיבוּן	8 and, taking his side like this, appoint yourselves as his advocates?
9 הֲטֹוב כִּי־יַחְקֹר אֶתְכֶם אִם־כְּהָתֵל בֶּאֱנֹושׁ תְּהָתֵלּוּ בֹו	9 How would you fare, if he were to scrutinise you? Can he be duped as mortals are duped?
10 הֹוכֵחַ יֹוכִיחַ אֶתְכֶם אִם־בַּסֵּתֶר פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאוּן	10 He would inflict a harsh rebuke on you for your covert partiality.
11 הֲלֹא אֵתֹו תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדֹּו יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶם	11 Does his majesty not affright you? Does his terror not overcome you?
12 זִכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵפֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶם	12 Your received ideas are maxims of ash, your retorts, retorts of clay.
13 הַחֲרִישׁוּ מִמֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָנִי וְיַעֲבֹר עָלַי מָה	13 Be quiet! Kindly let me do the talking, happen to me what may.
14 עַל־מָה ׀ אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּי וְנַפְשִׁי אָשִׂים בְּכַפִּי	14 I am putting my flesh between my teeth, I am taking my life in my hands;
15 הֵן יִקְטְלֵנִי [לֹא כ] (לֹו ק) אֲיַחֵל אַךְ־דְּרָכַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אֹוכִיחַ	15 let him kill me if he will; I have no other hope than to justify my conduct in his eyes.
16 גַּם־הוּא־לִי לִישׁוּעָה כִּי־לֹא לְפָנָיו חָנֵף יָבֹוא	16 And this is what wil save me, for the wicked would not dare to appear before him.
17 שִׁמְעוּ מֹועַ מִלָּתִי וְאַחֲוָתִי בְּאָזְנֵיכֶם	17 Listen careful y to my words, and pay attention to what I am going to say.
18 הִנֵּה־נָא עָרַכְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־אֲנִי אֶצְדָּק	18 You see, I shal proceed by form of law, knowing that I am upright.
19 מִי־הוּא יָרִיב עִמָּדִי כִּי־עַתָּה אַחֲרִישׁ וְאֶגְוָע	19 Who wants to contest my case? In advance, I agree to be silenced and to die!
20 אַךשְְׁ־תַּיִם אַל־תַּעַשׂ עִמָּדִי אָז מִפָּנֶיךָ לֹא אֶסָּתֵר	20 Only grant me two concessions, and then I shal not hide away from your face:
21 כַּפְּךָ מֵעָלַי הַרְחַק וְאֵמָתְךָ אַל־תְּבַעֲתַנִּי	21 remove your hand, which lies so heavy on me, no longer make me cower from your terror.
22 וּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶה אֹו־אֲדַבֵּר וַהֲשִׁיבֵנִי	22 Then cal me forward and I shal answer, or rather, I shall speak and you wil answer.
23 כַּמָּה לִי עֲוֹנֹות וְחַטָּאֹות פִּשְׁעִי וְחַטָּאתִי הֹדִיעֵנִי	23 How many faults and crimes have I committed? Tell me what my misdeed has been, what my sin?
24 לָמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאֹויֵב לָךְ	24 Why do you hide your face and look on me as your enemy?
25 הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף תַּעֲרֹוץ וְאֶת־קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּף	25 Do you want to intimidate a wind-blown leaf, do you want to pursue a dry straw?
26 כִּי־תִכְתֹּב עָלַי מְרֹרֹות וְתֹורִישֵׁנִי עֲוֹנֹות נְעוּרָי	26 You who lay bitter al egations against me and tax me with the faults of my youth
27 וְתָשֵׂם בַּסַּד ׀ רַגְלַי וְתִשְׁמֹור כָּל־אָרְחֹותָי עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי תִּתְחַקֶּה	27 and have put my feet in the stocks; you examine my every step and measure my footprints one byone!
28 וְהוּא כְּרָקָב יִבְלֶה כְּבֶגֶד אֲכָלֹו עָשׁ	28 For his part, he crumbles away like rotten wood, or like a moth-eaten garment,