1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 When Job answered, and said: |
2 אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָה | 2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you? |
3 גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּמֹוכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמֹו־אֵלֶּה | 3 I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know? |
4 שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלֹוהַּ וַיַּעֲנֵהוּ חֹוק צַדִּיק תָּמִים | 4 He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn. |
5 לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכֹון לְמֹועֲדֵי רָגֶל | 5 The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed. |
6 יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּבַטֻּחֹות לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלֹוהַּ בְּיָדֹו | 6 The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands: |
7 וְאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמֹות וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָךְ | 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee: and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee. |
8 אֹו שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּם | 8 Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell. |
9 מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּאת | 9 Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord hath made all these things? |
10 אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֹו נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִישׁ | 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man. |
11 הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֹו | 11 Doth not the ear discern words, and the palate of him that eateth, the taste? |
12 בִּישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָה | 12 In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence. |
13 עִמֹּו חָכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לֹו עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָה | 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. |
14 הֵן יַהֲרֹוס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵחַ | 14 If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open. |
15 הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָרֶץ | 15 If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth. |
16 עִמֹּו עֹז וְתוּשִׁיָּה לֹו שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּה | 16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived. |
17 מֹולִיךְ יֹועֲצִים שֹׁולָל וְשֹׁפְטִים יְהֹולֵל | 17 He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility. |
18 מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזֹור בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם | 18 He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord. |
19 מֹולִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שֹׁולָל וְאֵתָנִים יְסַלֵּף | 19 He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles. |
20 מֵסִיר פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּח | 20 He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged. |
21 שֹׁופֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּה | 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed. |
22 מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקֹות מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאֹור צַלְמָוֶת | 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death. |
23 מַשְׂגִּיא לַגֹּויִם וַיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגֹּויִם וַיַּנְחֵם | 23 He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown. |
24 מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָרֶךְ | 24 He changeth the heart of the princes of the people of the earth, and deceiveth them that they walk in vain where there is no way. |
25 יְמַשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹור וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכֹּור | 25 They shall grope as in the dark, and not in the light, and he shall make them stagger like men that are drunk. |