Job 13 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1הֶן־כֹּ֭ל רָאֲתָ֣ה עֵינִ֑י שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה אָ֝זְנִ֗י וַתָּ֥בֶן לָֽהּ׃
hen-kol ra'ata eni sham'a azni vattaven lah
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם יָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֑נִי לֹא־נֹפֵ֖ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּֽם׃
keda'tekhem yada'ti gam-ani lo-nofel anokhi mikkem
What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you.
3אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶל־שַׁדַּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ אֶל־אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃
ulam ani el-shadday adabber vehokheach el-el echpatz
Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.
4וְֽאוּלָ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר רֹפְאֵ֖י אֱלִ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃
veulam attem tofle-shaker rof'e elil kullekhem
But ye are plasterers of lies, Ye are all physicians of no value.
5מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה׃
mi-yitten hacharesh tacharishun utehi lakhem lechakhma
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.
6שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֥א תוֹכַחְתִּ֑י וְרִב֖וֹת שְׂפָתַ֣י הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃
shim'u-na tokhachti verivot sefatay hakshivu
Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7הַ֭לְאֵל תְּדַבְּר֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה וְ֝ל֗וֹ תְּֽדַבְּר֥וּ רְמִיָּֽה׃
hal'el tedabberu avla velo tedabberu remiyya
Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for Him?
8הֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּן אִם־לָאֵ֥ל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃
hafanav tissaun im-la'el terivun
Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God?
9הֲ֭טוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ׃
hatov ki-yachkor etkhem im-kehatel be'enosh tehatellu vo
Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him?
10הוֹכֵ֣חַ יוֹכִ֣יחַ אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר פָּנִ֥ים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃
hokheach yokhiach etkhem im-basseter panim tissaun
He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show favour.
11הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
halo se'eto teva'et etkhem ufachdo yippol alekhem
Shall not His majesty terrify you, And His dread fall upon you?
12זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃
zikhronekhem mishle-efer legabbe-chomer gabbekhem
Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, Your eminences to eminences of clay.
13הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָ֑נִי וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר עָלַ֣י מָֽה׃
hacharishu mimmenni va'adabbera-ani veya'avor alay ma
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, And let come on me what will.
14עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי׃
al-ma essa vesari veshinnay venafshi asim bekhappi
Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand.
15הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי לא [ל֣וֹ] אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃
hen yikteleni lo ayachel akh-derakhay el-panav okhiach
Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; But I will argue my ways before Him.
16גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא׃
gam-hu-li lishu'a ki-lo lefanav chanef yavo
This also shall be my salvation, That a hypocrite cannot come before Him.
17שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃
shim'u shamoa millati ve'achavati be'aznekhem
Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.
18הִנֵּה־נָ֭א עָרַ֣כְתִּי מִשְׁפָּ֑ט יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י אֶצְדָּֽק׃
hinne-na arakhti mishpat yada'ti ki-ani etzdak
Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19מִי־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃
mi-hu yariv immadi ki-atta acharish ve'egva'
Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and die.
20אַךְ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃
akh-shetayim al-ta'as immadi az mippanekha lo essater
Only do not two things unto me, Then will I not hide myself from Thee:
21כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃
kappekha me'alay harchak ve'ematkha al-teva'atanni
Withdraw Thy hand far from me; And let not Thy terror make me afraid.
22וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֽוֹ־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃
ukera ve'anokhi e'ene o-adabber vahashiveni
Then call Thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer Thou me.
23כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֺנ֣וֹת וְחַטָּא֑וֹת פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃
kamma li avonot vechattaot pish'i vechattati hodi'eni
How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לָֽךְ׃
lamma-fanekha tastir vetachsheveni leoyev lakh
Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, And holdest me for Thine enemy?
25הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃
he'ale niddaf ta'arotz ve'et-kash yavesh tirdof
Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?
26כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹר֑וֹת וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽי׃
ki-tikhtov alay merorot vetorisheni avonot ne'uray
That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּסַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְתִשְׁמ֥וֹר כָּל־אָרְחוֹתָ֑י עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י רַ֝גְלַ֗י תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃
vetasem bassad raglay vetishmor kal-archotay al-sharshe raglay titchakke
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And lookest narrowly unto all my paths; Thou drawest Thee a line about the soles of my feet;
28וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃
vehu kerakav yivle keveged akhalo ash
Though I am like a wine-skin that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.