Job 3 אִיּוֹב

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־יוֹמֽוֹ׃

achare-khen patach iyyov et-pihu vaykallel et-yomo

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

²וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayya'an iyyov vayyomar

And Job spoke, and said:

³יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃

yovad yom ivvaled bo vehallayla amar hora gaver

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night wherein it was said: ‘A man-child is brought forth.’

⁴הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃

hayyom hahu yehi choshekh al-yidreshehu eloah mimma'al ve'al-tofa' alav nehara

Let that day be darkness; Let not God inquire after it from above, Neither let the light shine upon it.

⁵יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃

yig'aluhu choshekh vetzalmavet tishkan-alav anana yeva'atuhu kimrire yom

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

⁶הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃

hallayla hahu yikkachehu ofel al-yichadd bime shana bemispar yerachim al-yavo

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

⁷הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃

hinne hallayla hahu yehi galmud al-tavo renana vo

Lo, let that night be desolate; Let no joyful voice come therein.

⁸יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃

yikkevuhu orre-yom ha'atidim orer livyatan

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

⁹יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

yechshekhu kokhve nishpo yekav-leor va'ayin ve'al-yir'e be'af'appe-shachar

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning;

¹⁰כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃

ki lo sagar dalte vitni vayyaster amal me'enay

Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother’s] womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

¹¹לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

lamma lo merechem amut mibbeten yatzati ve'egva'

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not perish at birth?

¹²מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃

maddua kiddemuni virkayim uma-shadayim ki inak

Why did the knees receive me? And wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?

¹³כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃

ki-atta shakhavti ve'eshkot yashanti az yanuach li

For now should I have lain still and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest—

¹⁴עִם־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ׃

im-melakhim veyo'atze aretz habbonim choravot lamo

With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

¹⁵א֣וֹ עִם־שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף׃

o im-sarim zahav lahem hammal'im battehem kasef

Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver;

¹⁶א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃

o khenefel tamun lo ehye ke'ollim lo-rau or

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; As infants that never saw light.

¹⁷שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃

sham resha'im chadlu rogez vesham yanuchu yegi'e khoach

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

¹⁸יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃

yachad asirim sha'ananu lo sham'u kol noges

There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

¹⁹קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃

katon vegadol sham hu ve'eved chafshi me'adonav

The small and great are there alike; And the servant is free from his master.

²⁰לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

lamma yitten le'amel or vechayyim lemare nafesh

Wherewith is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul—

²¹הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃

hamchakkim lammavet ve'enennu vayyachperuhu mimmatmonim

Who long for death, but it cometh not; And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

²²הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ־קָֽבֶר׃

hassemechim ele-gil yasisu ki yimtzeu-kaver

Who rejoice unto exultation, And are glad, when they can find the grave?—

²³לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃

legever asher-darko nistara vayyasekh eloah ba'ado

To a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

²⁴כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃

ki-lifne lachmi anchati tavo vayyittekhu khammayim sha'agotay

For my sighing cometh instead of my food, And my roarings are poured out like water.

²⁵כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי׃

ki fachad pachadti vayye'etayeni va'asher yagorti yavo li

For the thing which I did fear is come upon me, And that which I was afraid of hath overtaken me.

²⁶לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃

lo shalavti velo shakatti velo-nachti vayyavo rogez

I was not at ease, neither was I quiet, Neither had I rest; but trouble came.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

²Job answered:

³“Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, ‘There is a boy conceived.’

⁴Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.

⁵Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes the day black terrify it.

⁶As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

⁷Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

⁸Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

⁹Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,

¹⁰because it didn’t shut up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.

¹¹“Why didn’t I die from the womb? Why didn’t I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?

¹²Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?

¹³For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,

¹⁴with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;

¹⁵or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

¹⁶or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, as infants who never saw light.

¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.

¹⁸There the prisoners are at ease together. They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster.

¹⁹The small and the great are there. The servant is free from his master.

²⁰“Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

²¹who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

²²who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

²³Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

²⁴For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water.

²⁵For the thing which I fear comes on me, that which I am afraid of comes to me.

²⁶I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither do I have rest; but trouble comes.”

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