Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיַּעַן צֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי וַיֹּאמַר	1 Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke and said:
2 לָכֵן שְׂעִפַּי יְשִׁיבוּנִי וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִי	2 and because of this I am disturbed. So now my thoughts provide me with an answer, and from my understanding a spirit gives me a reply.
3 מוּסַר כְּלִמָּתִי אֶשְׁמָע וְרוּחַ מִבִּינָתִי יַעֲנֵנִי	3 A rebuke which puts me to shame I hear,
4 הֲזֹאת יָדַעְתָּ מִנִּי־עַד מִנִּי שִׂים אָדָם עֲלֵי־אָרֶץ	4 Do you not know this from olden time, since man was placed upon the earth,
5 כִּי רִנְנַת רְשָׁעִים מִקָּרֹוב וְשִׂמְחַת חָנֵף עֲדֵי־רָגַע	5 That the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the impious but for a moment?
6 אִם־יַעֲלֶה לַשָּׁמַיִם שִׂיאֹו וְרֹאשֹׁו לָעָב יַגִּיעַ	6 Though his pride mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,
7 כְּגֶלֲלֹו לָנֶצַח יֹאבֵד רֹאָיו יֹאמְרוּ אַיֹּו	7 Yet he perishes forever like the fuel of his fire, and the onlookers say, "Where is he?"
8 כַּחֲלֹום יָעוּף וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּהוּ וְיֻדַּד כְּחֶזְיֹון לָיְלָה	8 Like a dream he takes flight and is not found again; he fades away like a vision of the night.
9 עַיִן זָפַתּוּ וְלֹא תֹוסִיף וְלֹא־עֹוד תְּשׁוּרֶנּוּ מְקֹומֹו	9 The eye which saw him does so no more; nor shall his dwelling again behold him.
10 בָּנָיו יְרַצּוּ דַלִּים וְיָדָיו תָּשֵׁבְנָה אֹונֹו	10 and his hands shall yield up his riches.
11 עַצְמֹותָיו מָלְאוּ [עֲלוּמֹו כ] (עֲלוּמָיו ק) וְעִמֹּו עַל־עָפָר תִּשְׁכָּב	11 Though his frame is full of youthful vigor, this shall lie with him in the dust.
12 אִם־תַּמְתִּיק בְּפִיו רָעָה יַכְחִידֶנָּה תַּחַת לְשֹׁונֹו	12 Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,
13 יַחְמֹל עָלֶיהָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶנָּה וְיִמְנָעֶנָּה בְּתֹוךְ חִכֹּו	13 Though he retains it and will not let it go but keeps it still within his mouth,
14 לַחְמֹו בְּמֵעָיו נֶהְפָּךְ מְרֹורַת פְּתָנִים בְּקִרְבֹּו	14 Yet in his stomach the food shall turn; it shall be venom of asps inside him.
15 חַיִל בָּלַע וַיְקִאֶנּוּ מִבִּטְנֹו יֹורִשֶׁנּוּ אֵל	15 The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge; God shall compel his belly to disown them.
16 רֹאשׁ־פְּתָנִים יִינָק תַּהַרְגֵהוּ לְשֹׁון אֶפְעֶה	16 The poison of asps he shall drink in; the viper's fangs shall slay him.
17 אַל־יֵרֶא בִפְלַגֹּות נַהֲרֵי נַחֲלֵי דְּבַשׁ וְחֶמְאָה	17 He shall see no streams of oil, no torrents of honey or milk.
18 מֵשִׁיב יָגָע וְלֹא יִבְלָע כְּחֵיל תְּמוּרָתֹו וְלֹא יַעֲלֹס	18 Restoring his gains, he shall not enjoy them; though his wealth increases, he shall not rejoice.
19 כִּי־רִצַּץ עָזַב דַּלִּים בַּיִת גָּזַל וְלֹא יִבֶנֵהוּ	19 Because he has oppressed the poor, and stolen a patrimony he had not built up,
20 כִּי ׀ לֹא־יָדַע שָׁלֵו בְּבִטְנֹו בַּחֲמוּדֹו לֹא יְמַלֵּט	20 Though he has known no quiet in his greed, his treasures shall not save him.
21 אֵין־שָׂרִיד לְאָכְלֹו עַל־כֵּן לֹא־יָחִיל טוּבֹו	21 Therefore his prosperity shall not endure,
22 בִּמְלֹאות פְקֹו יֵצֶר לֹו כָּל־יַד עָמֵל תְּבֹואֶנּוּ	22 When he abounds to overflowing, he shall be brought into straits, and nought shall be left of his goods.
23 יְהִי ׀ לְמַלֵּא בִטְנֹו יְשַׁלַּח־בֹּו חֲרֹון אַפֹּו וְיַמְטֵר עָלֵימֹו בִּלְחוּמֹו	23 God shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his missiles of war upon him.
24 יִבְרַח מִנֵּשֶׁק בַּרְזֶל תַּחְלְפֵהוּ קֶשֶׁת נְחוּשָׁה	24 Should he escape the iron weapon, the bow of bronze shall pierce him through;
25 שָׁלַף וַיֵּצֵא מִגֵּוָה וּבָרָק מִמְּרֹרָתֹו יַהֲלֹךְ עָלָיו אֵמִים	25 The dart shall come out of his back; terrors shall fall upon him.
26 כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ טָמוּן לִצְפּוּנָיו תְּאָכְלֵהוּ אֵשׁ לֹא־נֻפָּח יֵרַע שָׂרִיד בְּאָהֳלֹו	26 Complete darkness is in store for him; the fire which shall consume him needs not to be fanned.
27 יְגַלּוּ שָׁמַיִם עֲוֹנֹו וְאֶרֶץ מִתְקֹומָמָה לֹו	27 The heavens shall reveal his guilt, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 יִגֶל יְבוּל בֵּיתֹו נִגָּרֹות בְּיֹום אַפֹּו	28 The flood shall sweep away his house with the waters that run off in the day of God's anger.
29 זֶה ׀ חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִים וְנַחֲלַת אִמְרֹו מֵאֵל׃ פ	29 This is the portion of a wicked man, and the heritage appointed him by God.