Job 29 אִיּוֹב

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayyosef iyyov se'et meshalo vayyomar

And Job again took up his parable, and said:

²מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃

mi-yitteneni kheyarche-kedem kime eloah yishmereni

Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;

³בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

behillo nero ale roshi leoro elekh choshekh

When His lamp shined above my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;

⁴כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי׃

ka'asher hayiti bime charpi besod eloah ale aholi

As I was in the days of my youth, When the converse of God was upon my tent;

⁵בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃

be'od shadday immadi sevivotay ne'aray

When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;

⁶בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃

birchotz halikhay bechema vetzur yatzuk immadi palge-shamen

When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out rivers of oil!

⁷בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃

betzeti sha'ar ale-karet barchov akhin moshavi

When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the broad place,

⁸רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃

rauni ne'arim venechbau vishishim kamu amadu

The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

⁹שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃

sarim atzru vemillim vekhaf yasimu lefihem

The princes refrained talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

¹⁰קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃

kol-negidim nechbau uleshonam lechikkam daveka

The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

¹¹כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃

ki ozen sham'a vatte'ashereni ve'ayin ra'ata vatte'ideni

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;

¹²כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

ki-amallet ani meshavvea veyatom velo-ozer lo

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

¹³בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן׃

birkat oved alay tavo velev almana arnin

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

¹⁴צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּֽמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃

tzedek lavashti vayyilbasheni kim'il vetzanif mishpati

I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

¹⁵עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי׃

enayim hayiti la'ivver veraglayim lappisseach ani

I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃

av anokhi la'evyonim veriv lo-yada'ti echkerehu

I was a father to the needy; And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

¹⁷וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף׃

va'ashabbera metalle'ot avval umishinnav ashlikh taref

And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

¹⁸וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃

va'omar im-kinni egva' vekhachol arbe yamim

Then I said: ‘I shall die with my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;

¹⁹שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃

sharshi fatuach ele-mayim vetal yalin biktziri

My root shall be spread out to the waters, And the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;

²⁰כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃

kevodi chadash immadi vekashti beyadi tachalif

My glory shall be fresh in me, And my bow shall be renewed in my hand.’

²¹לִֽי־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ עֲצָתִֽי׃

li-sham'u veyichellu veyiddemu lemo atzati

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

²²אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃

achare devari lo yishnu ve'alemo tittof millati

After my words they spoke not again; And my speech dropped upon them.

²³וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃

veyichalu khammatar li ufihem pa'aru lemalkosh

And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

²⁴אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃

eschak alehem lo ya'aminu veor panay lo yappilun

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

²⁵אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃

evachar darkam ve'eshev rosh ve'eshkon kemelekh baggedud ka'asher avelim yenachem

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹Job again took up his parable, and said,

²“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

³when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

⁴as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

⁵when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,

⁶when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

⁷when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

⁸The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

⁹The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

¹⁰The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

¹¹For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,

¹²because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,

¹³the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.

¹⁷I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

¹⁸Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.

¹⁹My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

²⁰My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’

²¹“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

²²After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

²³They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

²⁴I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.

²⁵I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

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