Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 31

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1 בְּרִית כָּרַתִּי לְעֵינָי וּמָה אֶתְבֹּונֵן עַל־בְּתוּלָה	1 If I have made an agreement with my eyes and entertained any thoughts against a maiden;
2 וּמֶה ׀ חֵלֶק אֱלֹוהַּ מִמָּעַל וְנַחֲלַת דַּי מִמְּרֹמִים	2 But what is man's lot from God above, his inheritance from the Almighty on high?
3 הֲלֹא־אֵיד לְעַוָּל וְנֵכֶר לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן	3 Is it not calamity for the unrighteous, and woe for evildoers?
4 הֲלֹא־הוּא יִרְאֶה דְרָכָי וְכָל־צְעָדַי יִסְפֹּור	4 Does he not see my ways, and number all my steps?
5 אִם־הָלַכְתִּי עִם־שָׁוְא וַתַּחַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָה רַגְלִי	5 If I have walked in falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;
6 יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶדֶק וְיֵדַע אֱלֹוהַּ תֻּמָּתִי	6 Let God weigh me in the scales of justice; thus will he know my innocence!
7 אִם תִּטֶּה אַשֻּׁרִי מִנִּי הַדָּרֶךְ וְאַחַר עֵינַי הָלַךְ לִבִּי וּבְכַפַּי דָּבַק מֻאוּם ׃ פ	7 If my steps have turned out of the way, and my heart has followed my eyes, or any stain clings to my hands,
8 אֶזְרְעָה וְאַחֵר יֹאכֵל וְצֶאֱצָאַי יְשֹׁרָשׁוּ	8 Then may I sow, but another eat of it, or may my planting be rooted up!
9 אִם־נִפְתָּה לִבִּי עַל־אִשָּׁה וְעַל־פֶּתַח רֵעִי אָרָבְתִּי	9 If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;
10 תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי וְעָלֶיהָ יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִין	10 Then may my wife grind for another, and may others cohabit with her!
11 כִּי־ [הוּא כ] (הִיא ק) זִמָּה [וְהִיא כ] (וְהוּא ק) עָוֹן פְּלִילִים	11 For that would be heinous, a crime to be condemned;
12 כִּי אֵשׁ הִיא עַד־אֲבַדֹּון תֹּאכֵל וּבְכָל־תְּבוּאָתִי תְשָׁרֵשׁ	12 A fire that should burn down to the abyss till it consumed all my possessions to the roots.
13 אִם־אֶמְאַס מִשְׁפַּט עַבְדִּי וַאֲמָתִי בְּרִבָם עִמָּדִי	13 Had I refused justice to my manservant or to my maid, when they had a claim against me,
14 וּמָה אֶעֱשֶׂה כִּי־יָקוּם אֵל וְכִי־יִפְקֹד מָה אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ	14 What then should I do when God rose up; what could I answer when he demanded an account?
15 הֲ‍לֹא־בַבֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂנִי עָשָׂהוּ וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ בָּרֶחֶם אֶחָד	15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him? Did not the same One fashion us before our birth?
16 אִם־אֶמְנַע מֵחֵפֶץ דַּלִּים וְעֵינֵי אַלְמָנָה אֲכַלֶּה	16 If I have denied anything to the poor, or allowed the eyes of the widow to languish
17 וְאֹכַל פִּתִּי לְבַדִּי וְלֹא־אָכַל יָתֹום מִמֶּנָּה	17 While I ate my portion alone, with no share in it for the fatherless,
18 כִּי מִנְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב וּמִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אַנְחֶנָּה	18 Though like a father God has reared me from my youth, guiding me even from my mother's womb--
19 אִם־אֶרְאֶה אֹובֵד מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֶבְיֹון	19 If I have seen a wanderer without clothing, or a poor man without covering,
20 אִם־לֹא בֵרֲכוּנִי [חֲלָצֹו כ] (חֲלָצָיו ק) וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּם	20 Whose limbs have not blessed me when warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 אִם־הֲנִיפֹותִי עַל־יָתֹום יָדִי כִּי־אֶרְאֶה בַשַּׁעַר עֶזְרָתִי	21 If I have raised my hand against the innocent because I saw that I had supporters at the gate--
22 כְּתֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָה תִפֹּול וְאֶזְרֹעִי מִקָּנָה תִשָּׁבֵר	22 Then may my arm fall from the shoulder, my forearm be broken at the elbow!
23 כִּי פַחַד אֵלַי אֵיד אֵל וּמִשְּׂאֵתֹו לֹא אוּכָל	23 For the dread of God will be upon me, and his majesty will overpower me.
24 אִם־שַׂמְתִּי זָהָב כִּסְלִי וְלַכֶּתֶם אָמַרְתִּי מִבְטַחִי	24 Had I put my trust in gold or called fine gold my security;
25 אִם־אֶשְׂמַח כִּי־רַב חֵילִי וְכִי־כַבִּיר מָצְאָה יָדִי	25 Or had I rejoiced that my wealth was great, or that my hand had acquired abundance--
26 אִם־אֶרְאֶה אֹור כִּי יָהֵל וְיָרֵחַ יָקָר הֹלֵךְ	26 Had I looked upon the sun as it shone, or the moon in the splendor of its progress,
27 וַיִּפְתְּ בַּסֵּתֶר לִבִּי וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי	27 And had my heart been secretly enticed to waft them a kiss with my hand;
28 גַּם־הוּא עָוֹן פְּלִילִי כִּי־כִחַשְׁתִּי לָאֵל מִמָּעַל	28 This too would be a crime for condemnation, for I should have denied God above.
29 אִם־אֶשְׂמַח בְּפִיד מְשַׂנְאִי וְהִתְעֹרַרְתִּי כִּי־מְצָאֹו רָע	29 Had I rejoiced at the destruction of my enemy or exulted when evil fell upon him,
30 וְלֹא־נָתַתִּי לַחֲטֹא חִכִּי לִשְׁאֹל בְּאָלָה נַפְשֹׁו	30 Even though I had not suffered my mouth to sin by uttering a curse against his life--
31 אִם־לֹא אָמְרוּ מְתֵי אָהֳלִי מִי־יִתֵּן מִבְּשָׂרֹו לֹא נִשְׂבָּע	31 Had not the men of my tent exclaimed, "Who has not been fed with his meat!"
32 בַּחוּץ לֹא־יָלִין גֵּר דְּלָתַי לָאֹרַח אֶפְתָּח	32 Because no stranger lodged in the street, but I opened my door to wayfarers--
33 אִם־כִּסִּיתִי כְאָדָם פְּשָׁעָי לִטְמֹון בְּחֻבִּי עֲוֹנִי	33 Had I, out of human weakness, hidden my sins and buried my guilt in my bosom
34 כִּי אֶעֱרֹוץ ׀ הָמֹון רַבָּה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּחֹות יְחִתֵּנִי וָאֶדֹּם לֹא־אֵצֵא פָתַח	34 Because I feared the noisy multitude and the scorn of the tribes terrified me- then I should have remained silent, and not come out of doors!
35 מִי יִתֶּן־לִי ׀ שֹׁמֵעַ לִי הֶן־תָּוִי שַׁדַּי יַעֲנֵנִי וְסֵפֶר כָּתַב אִישׁ רִיבִי	35 Oh, that I had one to hear my case, and that my accuser would write out his indictment!
36 אִם־לֹא עַלשִׁ־כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶנּוּ אֶעֶנְדֶנּוּ עֲטָרֹות לִי	36 Surely, I should wear it on my shoulder or put it on me like a diadem;
37 מִסְפַּר צְעָדַי אַגִּידֶנּוּ כְּמֹו־נָגִיד אֲקָרֲבֶנּוּ	37 Of all my steps I should give him an account; like a prince I should present myself before him. This is my final plea; let the Almighty answer me! The words of Job are ended.
38 אִם־עָלַי אַדְמָתִי תִזְעָק וְיַחַד תְּלָמֶיהָ יִבְכָּיוּן	38 If my land has cried out against me till its very furrows complained;
39 אִם־כֹּחָהּ אָכַלְתִּי בְלִי־כָסֶף וְנֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלֶיהָ הִפָּחְתִּי	39 If I have eaten its produce without payment and grieved the hearts of its tenants;
40 תַּחַת חִטָּה ׀ יֵצֵא חֹוחַ וְתַחַת־שְׂעֹרָה בָאְשָׁה תַּמּוּ דִּבְרֵי אִיֹּוב׃ פ	40 Then let the thistles grow instead of wheat and noxious weeds instead of barley!