Job 10 אִיּוֹב

¹נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

nakta nafshi bechayyay e'ezva alay sichi adabbera bemar nafshi

1My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

²אֹמַ֣ר אֶל־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ אַל־תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי עַ֣ל מַה־תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃

omar el-eloah al-tarshi'eni hodi'eni al ma-teriveni

2I will say unto God: Do not condemn me; Make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me.

³הֲט֤וֹב לְךָ֨ ׀ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי־תִ֭מְאַס יְגִ֣יעַ כַּפֶּ֑יךָ וְעַל־עֲצַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃

hatov lekha ki-ta'ashok ki-tim'as yegia kappekha ve'al-atzat resha'im hofa'ta

3Is it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, That Thou shouldest despise the work of Thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

⁴הַעֵינֵ֣י בָשָׂ֣ר לָ֑ךְ אִם־כִּרְא֖וֹת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ תִּרְאֶֽה׃

ha'ene vasar lakh im-kirot enosh tir'e

4Hast Thou eyes of flesh? Or seest Thou as man seeth?

⁵הֲכִימֵ֣י אֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמֶ֑יךָ אִם־שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣ימֵי גָֽבֶר׃

hakhime enosh yamekha im-shenotekha kime gaver

5Are Thy days as the days of man, Or Thy years as a man’s days,

⁶כִּֽי־תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ לַעֲוֺנִ֑י וּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥י תִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃

ki-tevakkesh la'avoni ulechattati tidrosh

6That Thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin, .

⁷עַֽל־דַּ֭עְתְּךָ כִּי־לֹ֣א אֶרְשָׁ֑ע וְאֵ֖ין מִיָּדְךָ֣ מַצִּֽיל׃

al-da'tekha ki-lo ersha' ve'en miyyadkha matzil

7Although Thou knowest that I shall not be condemned; And there is none that can deliver out of Thy hand?

⁸יָדֶ֣יךָ עִ֭צְּבוּנִי וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃

yadekha itzevuni vayya'asuni yachad saviv vattevalle'eni

8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me!

⁹זְכָר־נָ֭א כִּי־כַחֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי וְֽאֶל־עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃

zekhar-na ki-khachomer asitani ve'el-afar teshiveni

9Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt Thou bring me into dust again?

¹⁰הֲלֹ֣א כֶ֭חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃

halo khechalav tattikheni vekhaggevinna takpi'eni

10Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?

¹¹ע֣וֹר וּ֭בָשָׂר תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִי וּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹת וְ֝גִידִ֗ים תְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃

or uvasar talbisheni uva'atzamot vegidim tesokhkheni

11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews.

¹²חַיִּ֣ים וָ֭חֶסֶד עָשִׂ֣יתָ עִמָּדִ֑י וּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗ שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה רוּחִֽי׃

chayyim vachesed asita immadi ufekuddatkha shamra ruchi

12Thou hast granted me life and favour, And Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.

¹³וְ֭אֵלֶּה צָפַ֣נְתָּ בִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי־זֹ֥את עִמָּֽךְ׃

ve'elle tzafanta vilvavekha yada'ti ki-zot immakh

13Yet these things Thou didst hide in Thy heart; I know that this is with Thee;

¹⁴אִם־חָטָ֥אתִי וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִי וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗י לֹ֣א תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃

im-chatati ushemartani ume'avoni lo tenakkeni

14If I sin, then Thou markest me, And Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

¹⁵אִם־רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי אַלְלַ֬י לִ֗י וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי לֹא־אֶשָּׂ֣א רֹאשִׁ֑י שְׂבַ֥ע קָ֝ל֗וֹן וּרְאֵ֥ה עָנְיִֽי׃

im-rasha'ti allay li vetzadakti lo-essa roshi seva' kalon ure'e anyi

15If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head— Being filled with ignominy And looking upon mine affliction.

¹⁶וְ֭יִגְאֶה כַּשַּׁ֣חַל תְּצוּדֵ֑נִי וְ֝תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא־בִֽי׃

veyig'e kashachal tetzudeni vetashov titpalla-vi

16And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest me as a lion; And again Thou showest Thyself marvellous upon me.

¹⁷תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ עֵדֶ֨יךָ ׀ נֶגְדִּ֗י וְתֶ֣רֶב כַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִ֑י חֲלִיפ֖וֹת וְצָבָ֣א עִמִּֽי׃

techaddesh edekha negdi veterev ka'askha immadi chalifot vetzava immi

17Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And increasest Thine indignation upon me; Host succeeding host against me.

¹⁸וְלָ֣מָּה מֵ֭רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע וְעַ֣יִן לֹא־תִרְאֵֽנִי׃

velamma merechem hotzetani egva' ve'ayin lo-tir'eni

18Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!

¹⁹כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־הָיִ֣יתִי אֶהְיֶ֑ה מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן לַקֶּ֥בֶר אוּבָֽל׃

ka'asher lo-hayiti ehye mibbeten lakkever uval

19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

²⁰הֲלֹא־מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣י יחדל [וַחֲדָ֑ל] ישית [וְשִׁ֥ית] מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְאַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט׃

halo-me'at yamay vachadal veshit mimmenni ve'avliga me'at

20Are not my days few? Cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

²¹בְּטֶ֣רֶם אֵ֭לֵךְ וְלֹ֣א אָשׁ֑וּב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃

beterem elekh velo ashuv el-eretz choshekh vetzalmavet

21Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

²²אֶ֤רֶץ עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל צַ֭לְמָוֶת וְלֹ֥א סְדָרִ֗ים וַתֹּ֥פַע כְּמוֹ־אֹֽפֶל׃

eretz efata kemo ofel tzalmavet velo sedarim vattofa' kemo-ofel

22A land of thick darkness, as darkness itself; A land of the shadow of death, without any order, And where the light is as darkness.