1 וְאוּלָם שְׁמַע־נָא אִיֹּוב מִלָּי וְכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִינָה | 1 Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words. |
2 הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשֹׁונִי בְחִכִּי | 2 Behold now I have opened my mouth, let my tongue speak within my jaws. |
3 יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת פָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּלוּ | 3 My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence. |
4 רוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּנִי | 4 The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life. |
5 אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּבָה | 5 If thou canst, answer me, and stand up against my face. |
6 הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָנִי | 6 Behold God hath made me as well as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed. |
7 הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּד | 7 But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee. |
8 אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקֹול מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָע | 8 Now thou has said in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words : |
9 זַךְ אֲנִי בְּלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֹן לִי | 9 I am clean, and without sin : I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me. |
10 הֵן תְּנוּאֹות עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאֹויֵב לֹו | 10 Because he hath found complaints against me, therefore he hath counted me for his enemy. |
11 יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָי | 11 He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths. |
12 הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹוהַ מֵאֱנֹושׁ | 12 Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified : I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. |
13 מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבֹותָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶה | 13 Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words? |
14 כִּי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה | 14 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time. |
15 בַּחֲלֹום ׀ חֶזְיֹון לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמֹות עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב | 15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds : |
16 אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּם | 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn. |
17 לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּה | 17 That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride. |
18 יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתֹו מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח | 18 Rescuing his soul from corruption : and his life from passing to the sword. |
19 וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאֹוב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבֹו [וְרִיב כ] (וְרֹוב ק) עֲצָמָיו אֵתָן | 19 He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither. |
20 וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתֹו לָחֶם וְנַפְשֹׁו מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה | 20 Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired. |
21 יִכֶל בְּשָׂרֹו מֵרֹאִי [וּשְׁפִי כ] (וְשֻׁפּוּ ק) עַצְמֹותָיו לֹא רֻאּוּ | 21 His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare. |
22 וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשֹׁו וְחַיָּתֹו לַמְמִתִים | 22 His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers. |
23 אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֹו | 23 If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man's uprightness, |
24 וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר | 24 He shall have mercy on him, and shall say : Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption : I have found wherein I may be merciful to him. |
25 רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרֹו מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָיו | 25 His flesh is consumed with punishment, let him return to the days of his youth. |
26 יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלֹוהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנֹושׁ צִדְקָתֹו | 26 He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him : and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice. |
27 יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִי | 27 He shall look upon men, and shall say : I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved. |
28 פָּדָה [נַפְשִׁי כ] (נַפְשֹׁו ק) מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת [וְחַיָּתִי כ] (וְחַיָּתֹו ק) בָּאֹור תִּרְאֶה | 28 He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light. |
29 הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלֹושׁ עִם־גָּבֶר | 29 Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one. |
30 לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאֹור בְּאֹור הַחַיִּים | 30 That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living. |
31 הַקְשֵׁב אִיֹּוב שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר | 31 Attend, Job, and hearken to me : and hold thy peace, whilst I speak. |
32 אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶךָּ | 32 But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak : for I would have thee to appear just. |
33 אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה׃ ס | 33 And if thou have not, hear me : hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom. |