Job 19 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayya'an iyyov vayyomar
Then Job answered and said:
2עַד־אָ֭נָה תּוֹגְי֣וּן נַפְשִׁ֑י וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי בְמִלִּֽים׃
ad-ana togyun nafshi utedakkeunani vemillim
How long will ye vex my soul, And crush me with words?
3זֶ֤ה עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּ֭עָמִים תַּכְלִימ֑וּנִי לֹֽא־תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ תַּהְכְּרוּ־לִֽי׃
ze eser pe'amim takhlimuni lo-tevoshu tahkeru-li
These ten times have ye reproached me; Ye are not ashamed that ye deal harshly with me.
4וְאַף־אָמְנָ֥ם שָׁגִ֑יתִי אִ֝תִּ֗י תָּלִ֥ין מְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃
ve'af-amnam shagiti itti talin meshugati
And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.
5אִם־אָ֭מְנָם עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ עָ֝לַ֗י חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃
im-amnam alay tagdilu vetokhichu alay cherpatti
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
6דְּֽעוּ־אֵ֭פוֹ כִּי־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עִוְּתָ֑נִי וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ עָלַ֥י הִקִּֽיף׃
de'u-efo ki-eloah ivvetani umetzudo alay hikkif
Know now that God hath subverted my cause, And hath compassed me with His net.
7הֵ֤ן אֶצְעַ֣ק חָ֭מָס וְלֹ֣א אֵעָנֶ֑ה אֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע וְאֵ֣ין מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
hen etz'ak chamas velo e'ane ashavva' ve'en mishpat
Behold, I cry out: ‘Violence! ’ but I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no justice. .
8אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃
archi gadar velo e'evor ve'al netivotay choshekh yasim
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
9כְּ֭בוֹדִי מֵעָלַ֣י הִפְשִׁ֑יט וַ֝יָּ֗סַר עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשִֽׁי׃
kevodi me'alay hifshit vayyasar ateret roshi
He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10יִתְּצֵ֣נִי סָ֭בִיב וָאֵלַ֑ךְ וַיַּסַּ֥ע כָּ֝עֵ֗ץ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃
yittetzeni saviv va'elakh vayyassa' ka'etz tikvati
He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath He plucked up like a tree.
11וַיַּ֣חַר עָלַ֣י אַפּ֑וֹ וַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי ל֣וֹ כְצָרָֽיו׃
vayyachar alay appo vayyachsheveni lo khetzarav
He hath also kindled His wrath against me, And He counteth me unto Him as one of His adversaries.
12יַ֤חַד ׀ יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ גְדוּדָ֗יו וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּ עָלַ֣י דַּרְכָּ֑ם וַיַּחֲנ֖וּ סָבִ֣יב לְאָהֳלִֽי׃
yachad yavou gedudav vayyasollu alay darkam vayyachanu saviv le'aholi
His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.
13אַ֭חַי מֵעָלַ֣י הִרְחִ֑יק וְ֝יֹדְעַ֗י אַךְ־זָ֥רוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
achay me'alay hirchik veyod'ay akh-zaru mimmenni
He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
14חָדְל֥וּ קְרוֹבָ֑י וּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥י שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃
chadlu kerovay umeyudda'ay shekhechuni
My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15גָּ֘רֵ֤י בֵיתִ֣י וְ֭אַמְהֹתַי לְזָ֣ר תַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִי נָ֝כְרִ֗י הָיִ֥יתִי בְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
gare veti ve'amhotay lezar tachshevuni nakhri hayiti ve'enehem
They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger; I am become an alien in their sight.
16לְעַבְדִּ֣י קָ֭רָאתִי וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה בְּמוֹ־פִ֝֗י אֶתְחַנֶּן־לֽוֹ׃
le'avdi karati velo ya'ane bemo-fi etchannen-lo
I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, Though I entreat him with my mouth.
17ר֭וּחִֽי זָ֣רָה לְאִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗י לִבְנֵ֥י בִטְנִֽי׃
ruchi zara le'ishti vechannoti livne vitni
My breath is abhorred of my wife, And I am loathsome to the children of my tribe.
18גַּם־עֲ֭וִילִים מָ֣אֲסוּ בִ֑י אָ֝ק֗וּמָה וַיְדַבְּרוּ־בִֽי׃
gam-avilim ma'asu vi akuma vaydabberu-vi
Even urchins despised me; If I arise, they speak against me.
19תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי כָּל־מְתֵ֣י סוֹדִ֑י וְזֶֽה־אָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי נֶהְפְּכוּ־בִֽי׃
ti'avuni kal-mete sodi veze-ahavti nehpekhu-vi
All my intimate friends abhor me; And they whom I loved are turned against me.
20בְּעוֹרִ֣י וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי דָּבְקָ֣ה עַצְמִ֑י וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה בְּע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי׃
be'ori uvivsari davka atzmi va'etmalleta be'or shinnay
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21חָנֻּ֬נִי חָנֻּ֣נִי אַתֶּ֣ם רֵעָ֑י כִּ֥י יַד־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נָ֣גְעָה בִּֽי׃
channuni channuni attem re'ay ki yad-eloah nag'a bi
Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
22לָ֭מָּה תִּרְדְּפֻ֣נִי כְמוֹ־אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י לֹ֣א תִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃
lamma tirdefuni khemo-el umibbesari lo tisba'u
Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֵ֭פוֹ וְיִכָּתְב֣וּן מִלָּ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֖ן בַּסֵּ֣פֶר וְיֻחָֽקוּ׃
mi-yitten efo veyikkatvun millay mi-yitten bassefer veyuchaku
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
24בְּעֵט־בַּרְזֶ֥ל וְעֹפָ֑רֶת לָ֝עַ֗ד בַּצּ֥וּר יֵחָצְבֽוּן׃
be'et-barzel ve'ofaret la'ad batzur yechatzvun
That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!
25וַאֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי גֹּ֣אֲלִי חָ֑י וְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹן עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָקֽוּם׃
va'ani yada'ti go'ali chay ve'acharon al-afar yakum
But as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, And that He will witness at the last upon the dust;
26וְאַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽי נִקְּפוּ־זֹ֑את וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃
ve'achar ori nikkefu-zot umibbesari echeze eloah
And when after my skin this is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;
27אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִ֨י ׀ אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י וְעֵינַ֣י רָא֣וּ וְלֹא־זָ֑ר כָּל֖וּ כִלְיֹתַ֣י בְּחֵקִֽי׃
asher ani echeze-li ve'enay rau velo-zar kalu khilyotay becheki
Whom I, even I, shall see for myself, And mine eyes shall behold, and not another’s. My reins are consumed within me.
28כִּ֣י תֹ֭אמְרוּ מַה־נִּרְדָּף־ל֑וֹ וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ דָּ֝בָ֗ר נִמְצָא־בִֽי׃
ki tomru ma-nirdaf-lo veshoresh davar nimtza-vi
If ye say: ‘How we will persecute him! ’ Seeing that the root of the matter is found in me;
29גּ֤וּרוּ לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֗רֶב כִּֽי־חֵ֭מָה עֲוֺנ֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב לְמַ֖עַן תֵּדְע֣וּן שדין [שַׁדּֽוּן]׃
guru lakhem mippene-cherev ki-chema avonot charev lema'an ted'un shaddun
Be ye afraid of the sword; For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.
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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.