Job 14 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1אָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃
adam yelud isha ketzar yamim useva'-rogez
Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble.
2כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃
ketzitz yatza vayyimmal vayyivrach katzel velo ya'amod
He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃
af-al-ze pakachta enekha ve'oti tavi vemishpat immakh
And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with Thee?
4מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן טָ֭הוֹר מִטָּמֵ֗א לֹ֣א אֶחָֽד׃
mi-yitten tahor mittame lo echad
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5אִ֥ם חֲרוּצִ֨ים ׀ יָמָ֗יו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁ֥יו אִתָּ֑ךְ חקו [חֻקָּ֥יו] עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃
im charutzim yamav mispar-chodashav ittakh chukkav asita velo ya'avor
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6שְׁעֵ֣ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה כְּשָׂכִ֥יר יוֹמֽוֹ׃
she'e me'alav veyechdal ad-yirtze kesakhir yomo
Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
7כִּ֤י יֵ֥שׁ לָעֵ֗ץ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה אִֽם־יִ֭כָּרֵת וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃
ki yesh la'etz tikva im-yikkaret ve'od yachalif veyonakto lo techdal
For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃
im-yazkin ba'aretz sharsho uve'afar yamut giz'o
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
9מֵרֵ֣יחַ מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃
mereach mayim yafriach ve'asa katzir kemo-nata'
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
10וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃
vegever yamut vayyechelash vayyigva' adam ve'ayyo
But man dieth, and lieth low; Yea, man perisheth, and where is he?
11אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
azlu-mayim minni-yam venahar yecherav veyavesh
As the waters fail from the sea, And the river is drained dry;
12וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃
ve'ish shakhav velo-yakum ad-bilti shamayim lo yakitzu velo-ye'oru mishenatam
So man lieth down and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
13מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן ׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃
mi yitten bishol tatzpineni tastireni ad-shuv appekha tashit li chok vetizkereni
Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, That Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, That Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!—
14אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃
im-yamut gever hayichye kal-yeme tzeva'i ayachel ad-bo chalifati
If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come—
15תִּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃
tikra ve'anokhi e'enekka lema'ase yadekha tikhsof
Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.
16כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה צְעָדַ֣י תִּסְפּ֑וֹר לֹֽא־תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃
ki-atta tze'aday tispor lo-tishmor al-chattati
But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;
17חָתֻ֣ם בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃
chatum bitzror pish'i vattitpol al-avoni
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou heapest up mine iniquity.
18וְ֭אוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵ֣ל יִבּ֑וֹל וְ֝צ֗וּר יֶעְתַּ֥ק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃
veulam har-nofel yibbol vetzur ye'tak mimmekomo
And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, And the rock is removed out of its place;
19אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃
avanim shachaku mayim tishtof-seficheha afar-aretz vetikvat enosh he'evadta
The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; So Thou destroyest the hope of man.
20תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה פָ֝נָ֗יו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃
titkefehu lanetzach vayyahalokh meshanne fanav vatteshallechehu
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃
yikhbedu vanav velo yeda' veyitz'aru velo-yavin lamo
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.
22אַךְ־בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ עָלָ֣יו יִכְאָ֑ב וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃
akh-besaro alav yikh'av venafsho alav te'eval
But his flesh grieveth for him, And his soul mourneth over him.
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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.