| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Then Job answered: |
| 2 ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܕܘܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܢܦܫܝ ܘܡܟܐܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ | 2 "How long will you torment me, and break me in pieces with words? |
| 3 ܕܗܐ ܥܣܪ̈ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܟܘܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܒܗܬܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܟܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ | 3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? |
| 4 ܘܐܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܛܥܝܬ ܠܘܬܝ ܬܗܘܐ ܛܥܝܘܬܝ | 4 And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself. |
| 5 ܘܐܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܬܪܘܪܒܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܟܣܬܘܢܢܝ ܘܚܣܕܬܘܢܢܝ | 5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me, and make my humiliation an argument against me, |
| 6 ܕܥܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܚܝܒܢܝ ܘܡܨܝܕܬܗ ܗܘ ܦܪܣ ܥܠܝ | 6 know then that God has put me in the wrong, and closed his net about me. |
| 7 ܘܐܢ ܡܝܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܠܝ ܘܐܢ ܐܒܓܢ ܠܝܬ ܕܬ̇ܒܥ ܠܝ | 7 Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice. |
| 8 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܣܓ ܕܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܘܣܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܝ | 8 He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths. |
| 9 ܐܝܩܪܝ ܐܫܠܚ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܥܒܪ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܪܝܫܝ | 9 He has stripped from me my glory, and taken the crown from my head. |
| 10 ܥܩܪܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܣܛܪ̈ܝ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܘܫܩܠ ܐܝܟ ܩܝܣܐ ܣܒܪܝ | 10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, and my hope has he pulled up like a tree. |
| 11 ܘܬܩܦ ܥܠܝ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܚܫܒܢܝ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ | 11 He has kindled his wrath against me, and counts me as his adversary. |
| 12 ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܘܗܝ ܘܕܪܫܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܫܪܘ ܚܕܪ̈ܝ ܡܫܟܢܝ | 12 His troops come on together; they have cast up siegeworks against me, and encamp round about my tent. |
| 13 ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܪܚܩܘ ܡܢܝ ܘܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܥܒܪܘ | 13 "He has put my brethren far from me, and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me. |
| 14 ܦܣܩܘ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܝ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܐܬܢܫܝܘܢܝ | 14 My kinsfolk and my close friends have failed me; |
| 15 ܬܘ̈ܬܒܝ ܒܝܬܝ ܘܐ̈ܡܗܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܚܫܒܘܢܝ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ | 15 the guests in my house have forgotten me; my maidservants count me as a stranger; I have become an alien in their eyes. |
| 16 ܠܥܒܕܝ ܩܪܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܢܝ ܘܐܬܟܫܦܬ ܠܗ ܒܡ̈ܠܝ ܦܘܡܝ ܘܐܬܚܢܢܬ ܠܗ | 16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; I must beseech him with my mouth. |
| 17 ܗܘܝܬ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܝ ܘܐܬܚܢܢܬ ܠܒܪ ܡ̈ܥܝ | 17 I am repulsive to my wife, loathsome to the sons of my own mother. |
| 18 ܘܐܦ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ̈ ܐܣܠܝܘܢܝ ܩܡܬ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܒܝ | 18 Even young children despise me; when I rise they talk against me. |
| 19 ܐܣܠܝܘܢܝ ܟܘܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܝ ܡܠ̣ܟܝ ܘܐܦ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܬܗܦܟܘ ܥܠܝ | 19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and those whom I loved have turned against me. |
| 20 ܡܫܟܝ ܘܒܣܪܝ ܕܒܩ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܘܐܬܦܠܛܬ ܒܡܫܟܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝ | 20 My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. |
| 21 ܚܘܢܘܢܝ ܚܘܢܘܢܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܕܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܝ | 21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! |
| 22 ܠܡܢܐ ܬܪܕܦܘܢܢܝ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܣܪܝ ܠܐ ܬܣܒܥܘܢ | 22 Why do you, like God, pursue me? Why are you not satisfied with my flesh? |
| 23 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܡܬ̈ܟܬܒܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܡܬܪ̈ܫܡܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܣܦܪܐ | 23 "Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! |
| 24 ܘܒܩܢܝܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܢܬܪ̈ܫܡܢ | 24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were graven in the rock for ever! |
| 25 ܘܐܢܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܝ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܘܒܣܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܬܓܠܐ | 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; |
| 26 ܘܥܠ ܡܫܟܝ ܗܘ ܐܬܟܪܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܣܪܝ | 26 and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then from my flesh I shall see God, |
| 27 ܐܢ ܬܚܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܝܢܝ ܚ̈ܙܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܟܘ̈ܠܝܬܝ ܡܣܦ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܣܦܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܝ | 27 whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! |
| 28 ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܪܕܦܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܛܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܒܬܪܝ | 28 If you say, 'How we will pursue him!' and, 'The root of the matter is found in him'; |
| 29 ܦܪܘܩܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܪܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܡܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ | 29 be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment." |
