| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Then Job answered: |
| 2 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܘܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܫܐ | 2 "Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be just before God? |
| 3 ܐܢ ܢܨܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܕܢ ܥܡܗ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܦ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ | 3 If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times. |
| 4 ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܗܘ ܘܥܫܝܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܡܢܘ ܐܬܩܫܝ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܫܠܡ | 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength --who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?-- |
| 5 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܢܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܘܗ̇ܦܟ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܘܓܙܗ | 5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger; |
| 6 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܙܝܥ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܫܪ̈ܫܝܗ̇ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܪܥܠܝܢ | 6 who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble; |
| 7 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܢܚ ܘܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܚܬܡ | 7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; |
| 8 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܚ ܫܡܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܕܪܟ ܥܠ ܬܘܩܦܗ ܕܝܡܐ | 8 who alone stretched out the heavens, and trampled the waves of the sea; |
| 9 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܟܝܡܐ ܘܥܝܘܬܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܐܚܕܪ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ | 9 who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the chambers of the south; |
| 10 ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܘܬܩܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡ̈ܢܝܢ | 10 who does great things beyond understanding, and marvelous things without number. |
| 11 ܗܐ ܐܢ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܥܠܝ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܘܐܢ ܡܬܟܪܟ ܚܕܪ̈ܝ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ | 11 Lo, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him. |
| 12 ܗܐ ܐܢ ܬ̇ܒܪ ܡܢܘ ܢܦܩܘܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܡܢܘ ܢܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܢܬ | 12 Behold, he snatches away; who can hinder him? who will say to him, 'What doest thou? |
| 13 ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܬܚܘܬܘܗܝ ܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܝ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ | 13 "God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab. |
| 14 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܥܢܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܣܕܘܪ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | 14 How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him? |
| 15 ܐܠܐ ܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܠܐ ܐܬܥܢܐ ܘܠܕܝ̇ܢܝ ܐܬܟܫܦ | 15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser. |
| 16 ܐܢ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܩܠܝ | 16 If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice. |
| 17 ܕܒܟܠ ܡܢܬܐ ܕܪܫܝ ܒܬܘܩܦܐ ܡܚܢܝ ܘܐܣܓܝ ܨ̈ܘܠܦܬܝ ܡܓܢ | 17 For he crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause; |
| 18 ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܢܝ ܕܬܬܢܝܚ ܪܘܚܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܣܒܥܢܝ ܡܪ̈ܪܐ ܘܐܪܘܝܢܝ ܓܕ̈ܕܐ | 18 he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness. |
| 19 ܐܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܬܩܝܦ ܗܘ ܘܐܢ ܠܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܡܢܘ ܢܐܪܥܝܘܗܝ | 19 If it is a contest of strength, behold him! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him? |
| 20 ܐܢ ܐܙܟܐ ܦܘܡܝ ܢܚܝܒܢܝ ܬܡܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܥܩܡ ܠܝ | 20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. |
| 21 ܬܡܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܣܠܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܝ | 21 I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life. |
| 22 ܚܕܐ ܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܘܠܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܡܣܝܦ | 22 It is all one; therefore I say, he destroys both the blameless and the wicked. |
| 23 ܐܢ ܫܒܛܗ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܩܛܠ ܘܥܠ ܫܛܝܘܬ ܙܟܝ̈ܝܢ ܡܡܝܩ | 23 When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent. |
| 24 ܐܪܥܐ ܝܗܒܗ̇ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܕܕܝ̇ܢܐ̈ ܡܚܦܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܡܢܘ ܡܣܝܒܪ | 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges-- if it is not he, who then is it? |
| 25 ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܥܪܩܘ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܘ ܛܒܬܐ | 25 "My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good. |
| 26 ܥܒܪܘ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܫܪܐ ܕܛ̇ܐܣ ܥܠ ܡܟܘܠܬܗ | 26 They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. |
| 27 ܥܡ ܡܪ̈ܪܝ ܛܥܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܝ ܐܢ ܐܫܒܘܩ ܪܢܝܝ ܐܘ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܡܬܬܥܝܩ ܐܢܐ | 27 If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer,' |
| 28 ܘܐܢ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܬܫܢܝܩ ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܙܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ | 28 I become afraid of all my suffering, for I know thou wilt not hold me innocent. |
| 29 ܗܐ ܐܢ ܐܬܚܝܒ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܒܠܐ ܡܣܝܦ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ | 29 I shall be condemned; why then do I labor in vain? |
| 30 ܘܐܢ ܐܬܬܫܝܓ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܠܓܐ ܘܡܬܕܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝ | 30 If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, |
| 31 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܬܛܒܥܢܝ ܘܢܬܪܚܩ ܡܢܝ ܠܒܘܫܝ | 31 yet thou wilt plunge me into a pit, and my own clothes will abhor me. |
| 32 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܝ ܕܐܬܠ ܠܗ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܢܥܘܠ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܠܕܝܢܐ | 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. |
| 33 ܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܡܟܣܢܐ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ | 33 There is no umpire between us, who might lay his hand upon us both. |
| 34 ܘܢܥܒܪ ܡܢܝ ܫܒܛܗ ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܠܐ ܬܙܝܥܢܝ | 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me. |
| 35 ܐܡܠܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܕܚܠ ܡܢܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ | 35 Then I would speak without fear of him, for I am not so in myself. |
