| 1 וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר | 1 And Elihu continued, and said: |
| 2 כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עֹוד לֶאֱלֹוהַּ מִלִּים | 2 "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf. |
| 3 אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחֹוק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶתֵּן־צֶדֶק | 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. |
| 4 כִּי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעֹות עִמָּךְ | 4 For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. |
| 5 הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַ לֵב | 5 "Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. |
| 6 לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּן | 6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. |
| 7 לֹא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּהוּ | 7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings upon the throne he sets them for ever, and they are exalted. |
| 8 וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹנִי | 8 And if they are bound in fetters and caught in the cords of affliction, |
| 9 וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּרוּ | 9 then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly. |
| 10 וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָוֶן | 10 He opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity. |
| 11 אִם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטֹּוב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִים | 11 If they hearken and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. |
| 12 וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָעַת | 12 But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge. |
| 13 וְחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָם | 13 "The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them. |
| 14 תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִׁים | 14 They die in youth, and their life ends in shame. |
| 15 יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיֹו וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָם | 15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity. |
| 16 וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת לְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָשֶׁן | 16 He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness. |
| 17 וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹכוּ | 17 "But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you. |
| 18 כִּי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּךָּ | 18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing; and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. |
| 19 הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹחַ | 19 Will your cry avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength? |
| 20 אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלֹות עַמִּים תַּחְתָּם | 20 Do not long for the night, when peoples are cut off in their place. |
| 21 הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹנִי | 21 Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction. |
| 22 הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחֹו מִי כָמֹהוּ מֹורֶה | 22 Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? |
| 23 מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכֹּו וּמִי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָה | 23 Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, 'Thou hast done wrong? |
| 24 זְכֹר כִּי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלֹו אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים | 24 "Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. |
| 25 כָּל־אָדָם חָזוּ־בֹו אֱנֹושׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֹוק | 25 All men have looked on it; man beholds it from afar. |
| 26 הֶן־אֵל גִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵקֶר | 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. |
| 27 כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֹו | 27 For he draws up the drops of water, he distils his mist in rain |
| 28 אֲשֶׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָב | 28 which the skies pour down, and drop upon man abundantly. |
| 29 אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאֹות סֻכָּתֹו | 29 Can any one understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? |
| 30 הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אֹורֹו וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּה | 30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him, and covers the roots of the sea. |
| 31 כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּיר | 31 For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance. |
| 32 עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אֹור וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּיעַ | 32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark. |
| 33 יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעֹו מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עֹולֶה | 33 Its crashing declares concerning him, who is jealous with anger against iniquity. |
