1 וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Elihu proceeded further and said: |
2 כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עֹוד לֶאֱלֹוהַּ מִלִּים | 2 Wait yet a little and I will instruct you, for there are still words to be said on God's behalf. |
3 אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחֹוק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶתֵּן־צֶדֶק | 3 I will bring my knowledge from afar, and to my Maker I will accord the right. |
4 כִּי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעֹות עִמָּךְ | 4 For indeed, my theme cannot fail me: the one perfect in knowledge I set before you. |
5 הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַ לֵב | 5 Behold, God rejects the obstinate in heart; he preserves not the life of the wicked. |
6 לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּן | 6 He withholds not the just man's rights, but grants vindication to the oppressed, |
7 לֹא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּהוּ | 7 And with kings upon thrones he sets them, exalted forever. |
8 וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹנִי | 8 Or if they are bound with fetters and held fast by bonds of affliction, |
9 וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּרוּ | 9 Then he makes known to them what they have done and their sins of boastful pride. |
10 וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָוֶן | 10 He opens their ears to correction and exhorts them to turn back from evil. |
11 אִם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטֹּוב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִים | 11 If they obey and serve him, they spend their days in prosperity, their years in happiness. |
12 וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָעַת | 12 But if they obey not, they perish; they die for lack of knowledge. |
13 וְחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָם | 13 The impious in heart lay up anger for themselves; they cry not for help when he enchains them; |
14 תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִׁים | 14 Therefore they expire in youth, and perish among the reprobate. |
15 יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיֹו וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָם | 15 But he saves the unfortunate through their affliction, and instructs them through distress. |
16 וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת לְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָשֶׁן | |
17 וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹכוּ | |
18 כִּי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּךָּ | |
19 הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹחַ | |
20 אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלֹות עַמִּים תַּחְתָּם | 20 |
21 הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹנִי | 21 Take heed, turn not to evil; for you have preferred carousal to affliction. |
22 הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחֹו מִי כָמֹהוּ מֹורֶה | 22 Behold, God is sublime in his power. What teacher is there like him? |
23 מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכֹּו וּמִי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָה | 23 Who prescribes for him his conduct, or who can say, "You have done wrong"? |
24 זְכֹר כִּי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלֹו אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים | 24 Remember, you should extol his work, which men have praised in song. |
25 כָּל־אָדָם חָזוּ־בֹו אֱנֹושׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֹוק | 25 All men contemplate it; man beholds it from afar. |
26 הֶן־אֵל גִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵקֶר | 26 Lo, God is great beyond our knowledge; the number of his years is past searching out. |
27 כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֹו | 27 He holds in check the waterdrops that filter in rain through his mists, |
28 אֲשֶׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָב | 28 Till the skies run with them and the showers rain down on mankind. |
29 אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאֹות סֻכָּתֹו | |
30 הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אֹורֹו וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּה | 30 Lo! he spreads the clouds in layers as the carpeting of his tent. |
31 כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּיר | 31 For by these he nourishes the nations, and gives them food in abundance. |
32 עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אֹור וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּיעַ | 32 In his hands he holds the lightning, and he commands it to strike the mark. |
33 יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעֹו מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עֹולֶה | 33 His thunder speaks for him and incites the fury of the storm. |