Job 16 אִיּוֹב

¹וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayya'an iyyov vayyomar

1Then Job answered and said:

²שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי כְאֵ֣לֶּה רַבּ֑וֹת מְנַחֲמֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

shama'ti khe'elle rabbot menachame amal kullekhem

2I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are ye all.

³הֲקֵ֥ץ לְדִבְרֵי־ר֑וּחַ א֥וֹ מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ כִּ֣י תַעֲנֶֽה׃

haketz ledivre-ruach o ma-yamritzkha ki ta'ane

3Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

⁴גַּ֤ם ׀ אָנֹכִי֮ כָּכֶ֪ם אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה ל֤וּ־יֵ֪שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם תַּ֤חַת נַפְשִׁ֗י אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃

gam anokhi kakhem adabbera lu-yesh nafshekhem tachat nafshi achbira alekhem bemillim ve'ani'a alekhem bemo roshi

4I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

⁵אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑י וְנִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃

a'ammitzkhem bemo-fi venid sefatay yachsokh

5I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

⁶אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃

im-adabbera lo-yechasekh ke'evi ve'achdela ma-minni yahalokh

6Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

⁷אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃

akh-atta hel'ani hashimmota kal-adati

7But now He hath made me weary; Thou hast made desolate all my company.

⁸וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי לְעֵ֣ד הָיָ֑ה וַיָּ֥קָם בִּ֥י כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י בְּפָנַ֥י יַעֲנֶֽה׃

vattikmeteni le'ed haya vayyakam bi khachashi befanay ya'ane

8And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; And my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face.

⁹אַפּ֤וֹ טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י ׀ יִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃

appo taraf vayyistemeni charak alay beshinnav tzari yiltosh enav li

9He hath torn me in His wrath, and hated me; He hath gnashed upon me with His teeth; Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

¹⁰פָּעֲר֬וּ עָלַ֨י ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֗ם בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה הִכּ֣וּ לְחָיָ֑י יַ֝֗חַד עָלַ֥י יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃

pa'aru alay befihem becherpa hikku lechayay yachad alay yitmallaun

10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; They gather themselves together against me.

¹¹יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל אֶ֣ל עֲוִ֑יל וְעַל־יְדֵ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְטֵֽנִי׃

yasgireni el el avil ve'al-yede resha'im yirteni

11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

¹²שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃

shalev hayiti vayfarpereni ve'achaz be'arpi vayfatzpetzeni vaykimeni lo lemattara

12I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; Yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; He hath also set me up for His mark.

¹³יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃

yasobbu alay rabbav yefallach kilyotay velo yachmol yishpokh la'aretz mererati

13His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

¹⁴יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי פֶ֭רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ יָרֻ֖ץ עָלַ֣י כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃

yifretzeni feretz al-pene-faretz yarutz alay kegibbor

14He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

¹⁵שַׂ֣ק תָּ֭פַרְתִּי עֲלֵ֣י גִלְדִּ֑י וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי בֶעָפָ֣ר קַרְנִֽי׃

sak tafarti ale gildi ve'olalti ve'afar karni

15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.

¹⁶פָּנַ֣י חמרמרה [חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ] מִנִּי־בֶ֑כִי וְעַ֖ל עַפְעַפַּ֣י צַלְמָֽוֶת׃

panay chomarmeru minni-vekhi ve'al af'appay tzalmavet

16My face is reddened with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

¹⁷עַ֭ל לֹא־חָמָ֣ס בְּכַפָּ֑י וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י זַכָּֽה׃

al lo-chamas bekhappay utefillati zakka

17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

¹⁸אֶ֭רֶץ אַל־תְּכַסִּ֣י דָמִ֑י וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י מָ֝ק֗וֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃

eretz al-tekhassi dami ve'al-yehi makom leza'akati

18O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting-place.

¹⁹גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃

gam-atta hinne-vashamayim edi vesahadi bammeromim

19Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, And He that testifieth of me is on high.

²⁰מְלִיצַ֥י רֵעָ֑י אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ דָּלְפָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃

melitzay re'ay el-eloah dalfa eni

20Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, Mine eye poureth out tears unto God;

²¹וְיוֹכַ֣ח לְגֶ֣בֶר עִם־אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּֽבֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃

veyokhach legever im-eloah uven-adam lere'ehu

21That He would set aright a man contending with God, As a son of man setteth aright his neighbour! .

²²כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃

ki-shenot mispar ye'etayu ve'orach lo-ashuv ehelokh

22For the years that are few are coming on, And I shall go the way whence I shall not return.