Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 21

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר	1 Then Job responded by saying:
2 שִׁמְעוּ מֹועַ מִלָּתִי וּתְהִי־זֹאת תַּנְחוּמֹתֵיכֶם	2 I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.
3 אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר וְאַחַר דַּבְּרִי תַלְעִיג	3 Permit me, and I will speak, and afterwards, if you see fit, you can laugh at my words.
4 הֶאָנֹכִי לְאָדָם שִׂיחִי וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַר רוּחִי	4 Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?
5 פְּנוּ־אֵלַי וְהָשַׁמּוּ וְשִׂימוּ יָד עַל־פֶּה	5 Listen to me and be astonished, and place a finger over your mouth.
6 וְאִם־זָכַרְתִּי וְנִבְהָלְתִּי וְאָחַז בְּשָׂרִי פַּלָּצוּת	6 As for me, when I think it over, I am afraid, and trembling convulses my body.
7 מַדּוּעַ רְשָׁעִים יִחְיוּ עָתְקוּ גַּם־גָּבְרוּ חָיִל	7 Why then do the impious live, having been lifted up and strengthened with riches?
8 זַרְעָם נָכֹון לִפְנֵיהֶם עִמָּם וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶם לְעֵינֵיהֶם	8 They see their offspring continue before them: a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.
9 בָּתֵּיהֶם שָׁלֹום מִפָּחַד וְלֹא שֵׁבֶט אֱלֹוהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם	9 Their houses have been secure and peaceable, and there is no staff of God over them.
10 שֹׁורֹו עִבַּר וְלֹא יַגְעִל תְּפַלֵּט פָּרָתֹו וְלֹא תְשַׁכֵּל	10 Their cattle have conceived and have not miscarried; their cow has given birth and is not deprived of her newborn.
11 יְשַׁלְּחוּ כַצֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶם וְיַלְדֵיהֶם יְרַקֵּדוּן	11 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children jump around playfully.
12 יִשְׂאוּ כְּתֹף וְכִנֹּור וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקֹול עוּגָב	12 They take up the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 [יְבַלּוּ כ] (יְכַלּוּ ק) בַטֹּוב יְמֵיהֶם וּבְרֶגַע שְׁאֹול יֵחָתּוּ	13 Their days are prolonged in wealth, yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.
14 וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וְדַעַת דְּרָכֶיךָ לֹא חָפָצְנוּ	14 Who has said to God, “Depart from us, for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.
15 מַה־שַׁדַּי כִּי־נַעַבְדֶנּוּ וּמַה־נֹּועִיל כִּי נִפְגַּע־בֹּו	15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”
16 הֵן לֹא בְיָדָם טוּבָם עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶנִּי	16 It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me!
17 כַּמָּה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְיָבֹא עָלֵימֹו אֵידָם חֲבָלִים יְחַלֵּק בְּאַפֹּו	17 How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished, and a deluge overtake them, and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?
18 יִהְיוּ כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּכְמֹץ גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָה	18 They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.
19 אֱלֹוהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָיו אֹונֹו יְשַׁלֵּם אֵלָיו וְיֵדָע	19 God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and, when he repays, then he will understand.
20 יִרְאוּ [עֵינֹו כ] (עֵינָיו ק) כִּידֹו וּמֵחֲמַת שַׁדַּי יִשְׁתֶּה	20 His eyes will see his own destruction, and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.
21 כִּי מַה־חֶפְצֹו בְּבֵיתֹו אַחֲרָיו וּמִסְפַּר חֳדָשָׁיו חֻצָּצוּ	21 For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half?
22 הַלְאֵל יְלַמֶּד־דָּעַת וְהוּא רָמִים יִשְׁפֹּוט	22 Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God, who judges the exalted?
23 זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמֹּו כֻּלֹּו שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵיו	23 This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.
24 עֲטִינָיו מָלְאוּ חָלָב וּמֹחַ עַצְמֹותָיו יְשֻׁקֶּה	24 His gut is full of fat and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 וְזֶה יָמוּת בְּנֶפֶשׁ מָרָה וְלֹא־אָכַל בַּטֹּובָה	25 In truth, another dies in bitterness of soul, without any resources.
26 יַחַד עַל־עָפָר יִשְׁכָּבוּ וְרִמָּה תְּכַסֶּה עֲלֵיהֶם	26 And yet they will sleep together in the dust, and worms will cover them.
27 הֵן יָדַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֹותֵיכֶם וּמְזִמֹּות עָלַי תַּחְמֹסוּ	27 Surely, I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.
28 כִּי תֹאמְרוּ אַיֵּה בֵית־נָדִיב וְאַיֵּה אֹהֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנֹות רְשָׁעִים	28 For you say, “Where is the house of the ruler, and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”
29 הֲלֹא אֶלְתֶּם עֹובְרֵי דָרֶךְ וְאֹתֹתָם לֹא תְנַכֵּרוּ	29 Ask any passerby whom you wish, and you will realize that he understands these same things:
30 כִּי לְיֹום אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְ רָע לְיֹום עֲבָרֹות יוּבָלוּ	30 that the evil-doer is reserved for the day of destruction, and he will be led to the day of wrath.
31 מִי־יַגִּיד עַל־פָּנָיו דַּרְכֹּו וְהוּא־עָשָׂה מִי יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹו	31 Who will reprove his way to his face, and who will repay him for what he has done?
32 וְהוּא לִקְבָרֹות יוּבָל וְעַל־גָּדִישׁ יִשְׁקֹוד	32 He will be led to the tomb, and he will remain awake in the chaos of the dead.
33 מָתְקוּ־לֹו רִגְבֵי נָחַל וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָם יִמְשֹׁוךְ וּלְפָנָיו אֵין מִסְפָּר	33 He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation, and he will draw any man towards him, and there are countless before him.
34 וְאֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמוּנִי הָבֶל וּתְשׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם נִשְׁאַר־מָעַל׃ ס	34 Therefore, how long will you console me in vain, when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?