1 וְאוּלָם שְׁמַע־נָא אִיֹּוב מִלָּי וְכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִינָה | 1 Therefore, hear my speeches, Job, and listen to all my words. |
2 הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשֹׁונִי בְחִכִּי | 2 Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat. |
3 יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת פָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּלוּ | 3 My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment. |
4 רוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּנִי | 4 The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life. |
5 אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּבָה | 5 If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face. |
6 הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָנִי | 6 Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay. |
7 הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּד | 7 So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you. |
8 אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקֹול מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָע | 8 For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying: |
9 זַךְ אֲנִי בְּלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֹן לִי | 9 “I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me. |
10 הֵן תְּנוּאֹות עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאֹויֵב לֹו | 10 Yet he has discovered blame in me, and so he has treated me like his enemy. |
11 יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָי | 11 He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways.” |
12 הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹוהַ מֵאֱנֹושׁ | 12 Therefore, it is for this reason that you have not been justified. For I tell you that God is greater than man. |
13 מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבֹותָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶה | 13 Do you contend against him because he has not responded to all of your words? |
14 כִּי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה | 14 God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time. |
15 בַּחֲלֹום ׀ חֶזְיֹון לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמֹות עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב | 15 Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds, |
16 אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּם | 16 then, he opens the ears of men, and, educating them, he teaches discipline, |
17 לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּה | 17 so that he may divert a man from the things that he is doing, and may free him from pride, |
18 יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתֹו מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח | 18 rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword. |
19 וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאֹוב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבֹו [וְרִיב כ] (וְרֹוב ק) עֲצָמָיו אֵתָן | 19 Likewise, he rebukes by sorrow in bed, and he causes all of his bones to become weak. |
20 וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתֹו לָחֶם וְנַפְשֹׁו מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה | 20 Bread becomes abominable to him in his life, and, to his soul, the meat which before he desired. |
21 יִכֶל בְּשָׂרֹו מֵרֹאִי [וּשְׁפִי כ] (וְשֻׁפּוּ ק) עַצְמֹותָיו לֹא רֻאּוּ | 21 His body will waste away, and his bones, which had been covered, will be revealed. |
22 וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשֹׁו וְחַיָּתֹו לַמְמִתִים | 22 His soul has approached corruption, and his life has drawn near to what is deadly. |
23 אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֹו | 23 If there were an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare the fairness of the man, |
24 וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר | 24 he will have mercy on him, and he will say, “Free him, so that he will not descend to destruction. I have found a reason to be favorable to him. |
25 רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרֹו מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָיו | 25 His body is consumed by suffering. Let him return to the days of his youth.” |
26 יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלֹוהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנֹושׁ צִדְקָתֹו | 26 He will beg pardon from God, and he will be soothing to him; and he will look upon his face in jubilation, and he will restore his justice to man. |
27 יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִי | 27 He will consider mankind, and he will say: “I have sinned and truly I have offended, yet I was not treated as I deserved.” |
28 פָּדָה [נַפְשִׁי כ] (נַפְשֹׁו ק) מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת [וְחַיָּתִי כ] (וְחַיָּתֹו ק) בָּאֹור תִּרְאֶה | 28 He has freed his soul from continuing into destruction, so that, in living, it may see the light. |
29 הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלֹושׁ עִם־גָּבֶר | 29 Behold, all these things God works three times within each one, |
30 לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאֹור בְּאֹור הַחַיִּים | 30 so that he may revive their souls from corruption and enlighten them with the light of life. |
31 הַקְשֵׁב אִיֹּוב שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר | 31 Pay attention Job, and listen to me; and remain silent, while I speak. |
32 אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶךָּ | 32 Yet, if you have anything to say, answer me and speak, for I want you to be treated justly. |
33 אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה׃ ס | 33 But if you do not have anything to say, then listen to me. Be quiet and I will teach you wisdom. |