Job 30 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃
ve'atta sachaku alay tze'irim mimmenni leyamim asher-ma'asti avotam lashit im-kalve tzoni
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
2גַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח׃
gam-koach yedehem lamma li alemo avad kalach
Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished.
3בְּחֶ֥סֶר וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים צִיָּ֑ה אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ שׁוֹאָ֥ה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃
becheser uvekhafan galmud ha'orkim tziyya emesh sho'a umesho'a
They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
4הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים מַלּ֣וּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂ֑יחַ וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ רְתָמִ֣ים לַחְמָֽם׃
hakkotfim malluach ale-siach veshoresh retamim lachmam
They pluck salt-wort with wormwood; And the roots of the broom are their food.
5מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃
min-gev yegorashu yari'u alemo kaggannav
They are driven forth from the midst of men; They cry after them as after a thief.
6בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃
ba'arutz nechalim lishkon chore afar vekhefim
In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
7בֵּין־שִׂיחִ֥ים יִנְהָ֑קוּ תַּ֖חַת חָר֣וּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃
ben-sichim yinhaku tachat charul yesuppachu
Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.
8בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
bene-naval gam-bene veli-shem nikkeu min-ha'aretz
They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; They were scourged out of the land.
9וְ֭עַתָּה נְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִי וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה׃
ve'atta neginatam hayiti va'ehi lahem lemilla
And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.
10תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי רָ֣חֲקוּ מֶ֑נִּי וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י לֹא־חָ֥שְׂכוּ רֹֽק׃
ti'avuni rachaku menni umippanay lo-chaskhu rok
They abhor me, they flee far from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
11כִּֽי־יתרו [יִתְרִ֣י] פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃
ki-yitri fittach vay'anneni veresen mippanay shillechu
For He hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, And they have cast off the bridle before me.
12עַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֪ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אָרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם׃
al-yamin pirchach yakumu raglay shillechu vayyasollu alay archot edam
Upon my right hand rise the brood; They entangle my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
13נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃
natsu netivati lehavvati yo'ilu lo ozer lamo
They break up my path, They further my calamity, Even men that have no helper.
14כְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת שֹׁ֝אָ֗ה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃
keferetz rachav ye'etayu tachat sho'a hitgalgalu
As through a wide breach they come; In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me.
15הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃
hahpakh alay ballahot tirdof karuach nedivati ukhe'av avra yeshu'ati
Terrors are turned upon me, They chase mine honour as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
16וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃
ve'atta alay tishtappekh nafshi yochazuni yeme-oni
And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
17לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃
layla atzamay nikkar me'alay ve'orkay lo yishkavun
In the night my bones are pierced, and fall from me, And my sinews take no rest.
18בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃
berav-koach yitchappes levushi kefi khuttanti ya'azreni
By the great force [of my disease] is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
19הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃
horani lachomer va'etmashel ke'afar va'efer
He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.
20אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי׃
ashavva' elekha velo ta'aneni amadti vattitbonen bi
I cry unto Thee, and Thou dost not answer me; I stand up, and Thou lookest at me. .
21תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃
tehafekh le'akhzar li be'otzem yadkha tistemeni
Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of Thy hand Thou hatest me.
22תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֭וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי תשוה [תּוּשִׁיָּֽה]׃
tissa'eni el-ruach tarkiveni utemoggeni tushiyya
Thou liftest me up to the wind, Thou causest me to ride upon it; And Thou dissolvest my substance.
23כִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכָל־חָֽי׃
ki-yada'ti mavet teshiveni uvet mo'ed lekhal-chay
For I know that Thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.
24אַ֣ךְ לֹא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ׃
akh lo-ve'i yishlach-yad im-befido lahen shua
Surely none shall put forth his hand to a ruinous heap, Neither because of these things shall help come in one’s calamity,
25אִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
im-lo vakhiti likshe-yom agma nafshi la'evyon
If I have not wept for him that was in trouble, And if my soul grieved not for the needy.
26כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל׃
ki tov kivviti vayyavo ra' va'ayachala leor vayyavo ofel
Yet, when I looked for good, there came evil; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.
27מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃
me'ay ruttechu velo-dammu kiddemuni yeme-oni
Mine inwards boil, and rest not; Days of affliction are come upon me.
28קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃
koder hillakhti belo chamma kamti vakkahal ashavvea
I go mourning without the sun; I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
29אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃
ach hayiti letannim verea livnot ya'ana
I am become a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.
30ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב׃
ori shachar me'alay ve'atzmi-chara minni-chorev
My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned with heat.
31וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים׃
vayhi le'evel kinnori ve'ugavi lekol bokhim
Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.
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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.