Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 3

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1 אַחֲרֵי־כֵן פָּתַח אִיֹּוב אֶת־פִּיהוּ וַיְקַלֵּל אֶת־יֹומֹו׃ פ	1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,
2 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר	2 and this is what he said:
3 יֹאבַד יֹום אִוָּלֶד בֹּו וְהַלַּיְלָה אָמַר הֹרָה גָבֶר	3 May the day perish on which I was born, and the night, in which it was said, “A man has been conceived.”
4 הַיֹּום הַהוּא יְהִי חֹשֶׁךְ אַל־יִדְרְשֵׁהוּ אֱלֹוהַּ מִמָּעַל וְאַל־תֹּופַע עָלָיו נְהָרָה	4 May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.
5 יִגְאָלֻהוּ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָיו עֲנָנָה יְבַעֲתֻהוּ כִּמְרִירֵי יֹום	5 Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.
6 הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יִקָּחֵהוּ אֹפֶל אַל־יִחַדְּ בִּימֵי שָׁנָה בְּמִסְפַּר יְרָחִים אַל־יָבֹא	6 Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.
7 הִנֵּה הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יְהִי גַלְמוּד אַל־תָּבֹא רְנָנָה בֹו	7 May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.
8 יִקְּבֻהוּ אֹרְרֵי־יֹום הָעֲתִידִים עֹרֵר לִוְיָתָן	8 May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.
9 יֶחְשְׁכוּ כֹּוכְבֵי נִשְׁפֹּו יְקַו־לְאֹור וָאַיִן וְאַל־יִרְאֶה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר	9 Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.
10 כִּי לֹא סָגַר דַּלְתֵי בִטְנִי וַיַּסְתֵּר עָמָל מֵעֵינָי	10 For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.
11 לָמָּה לֹּא מֵרֶחֶם אָמוּת מִבֶּטֶן יָצָאתִי וְאֶגְוָע	11 Why did I not die in the womb? Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?
12 מַדּוּעַ קִדְּמוּנִי בִרְכָּיִם וּמַהשָּׁ־דַיִם כִּי אִינָק	12 Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?
13 כִּי־עַתָּה שָׁכַבְתִּי וְאֶשְׁקֹוט יָשַׁנְתִּי אָז ׀ יָנוּחַ לִי	13 For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep
14 עִם־מְלָכִים וְיֹעֲצֵי אָרֶץ הַבֹּנִים חֳרָבֹות לָמֹו	14 with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,
15 אֹו עִםשָׂ־רִים זָהָב לָהֶם הַמְמַלְאִים בָּתֵּיהֶם כָּסֶף	15 either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,
16 אֹו כְנֵפֶל טָמוּן לֹא אֶהְיֶה כְּעֹלְלִים לֹא־רָאוּ אֹור	16 or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.
17 שָׁם רְשָׁעִים חָדְלוּ רֹגֶז וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ	17 There the impious cease from rebellion, and there the wearied in strength take rest.
18 יַחַד אֲסִירִים שַׁאֲנָנוּ לֹא מְעוּ קֹול נֹגֵשׂ	18 And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.
19 קָטֹן וְגָדֹול שָׁם הוּא וְעֶבֶד חָפְשִׁי מֵאֲדֹנָיו	19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
20 לָמָּה יִתֵּן לְעָמֵל אֹור וְחַיִּים לְמָרֵי נָפֶשׁ	20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,
21 הַמְחַכִּים לַמָּוֶת וְאֵינֶנּוּ וַיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ מִמַּטְמֹונִים	21 who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure
22 הַשְּׂמֵחִים אֱלֵי־גִיל יָשִׂישׂוּ כִּי יִמְצְאוּ־קָבֶר	22 and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,
23 לְגֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכֹּו נִסְתָּרָה וַיָּסֶךְ אֱלֹוהַּ בַּעֲדֹו	23 to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?
24 כִּי־לִפְנֵי לַחְמִי אַנְחָתִי תָבֹא וַיִּתְּכוּ כַמַּיִם שַׁאֲגֹתָי	24 Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,
25 כִּי פַחַד פָּחַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵנִי וַאֲשֶׁר יָגֹרְתִּי יָבֹא לִי	25 for the terror that I feared has happened to me, and so has the dread befallen me.
26 לֹא שָׁלַוְתִּי ׀ וְלֹא שָׁקַטְתִּי וְלֹא־נָחְתִּי וַיָּבֹא רֹגֶז׃ פ	26 Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.