Job 33 אִיּוֹב

¹וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיּ֣וֹב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃

veulam shema'-na iyyov millay vekhal-devaray ha'azina

1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

²הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃

hinne-na patachti fi dibbera leshoni vechikki

2Behold now, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

³יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃

yosher-libbi amaray veda'at sefatay barur millelu

3My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

⁴רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃

ruach-el asatni venishmat shadday techayyeni

4The spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty given me life.

⁵אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃

im-tukhal hashiveni erkha lefanay hityatzava

5If thou canst, answer thou me, Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

⁶הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃

hen-ani khefikha la'el mechomer koratzti gam-ani

6Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.

⁷הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃

hinne emati lo teva'atekka ve'akhpi alekha lo-yikhbad

7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

⁸אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

akh amarta ve'aznay vekol millin eshma'

8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of thy words;

⁹זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֺ֣ן לִֽי׃

zakh ani beli fasha' chaf anokhi velo avon li

9’I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;

¹⁰הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃

hen tenuot alay yimtza yachsheveni leoyev lo

10Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;

¹¹יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃

yasem bassad raglay yishmor kal-archotay

11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.’ .

¹²הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃

hen-zot lo-tzadakta e'enekka ki-yirbe eloah me'enosh

12Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, That God is too great for man;

¹³מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃

maddua elav rivota ki khal-devarav lo-ya'ane

13Why hast thou striven against Him? Seeing that He will not answer any of his words.

¹⁴כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

ki-ve'achat yedabber-el uvishtayim lo yeshurenna

14For God speaketh in one way, Yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.

¹⁵בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃

bachalom chezyon layla binfol tardema al-anashim bitnumot ale mishkav

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃

az yigle ozen anashim uvemosaram yachtom

16Then He openeth the ears of men, And by their chastisement sealeth the decree,

¹⁷לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃

lehasir adam ma'ase vegeva miggever yekhasse

17That men may put away their purpose, And that He may hide pride from man;

¹⁸יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃

yachsokh nafsho minni-shachat vechayyato me'avor bashalach

18That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

¹⁹וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ וריב [וְר֖וֹב] עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃

vehukhach bemakhov al-mishkavo verov atzamav etan

19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And all his bones grow stiff;

²⁰וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃

vezihamattu chayyato lachem venafsho ma'akhal ta'ava

20So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, And his soul dainty food.

²¹יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי ושפי [וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ] עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃

yikhel besaro mero'i veshuppu atzmotav lo ruu

21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones corrode to unsightliness.

²²וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃

vattikrav lashachat nafsho vechayyato lammitim

22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

²³אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃

im-yesh alav mal'akh melitz echad minni-alef lehaggid le'adam yashro

23If there be for him an angel, An intercessor, one among a thousand, To vouch for a man’s uprightness;

²⁴וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃

vaychunnennu vayyomer peda'ehu meredet shachat matzati khofer

24Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’

²⁵רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃

rutafash besaro minno'ar yashuv lime alumav

25His flesh is tenderer than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth;

²⁶יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱל֨וֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃

ye'tar el-eloah vayyirtzehu vayyar panav bitru'a vayyashev le'enosh tzidkato

26He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; So that he seeth His face with joy; And He restoreth unto man his righteousness.

²⁷יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃

yashor al-anashim vayyomer chatati veyashar he'eveti velo-shava li

27He cometh before men, and saith: ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not.’

²⁸פָּדָ֣ה נפשי [נַ֭פְשׁוֹ] מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וחיתי [וְ֝חַיָּתוֹ] בָּא֥וֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

pada nafsho me'avor bashachat vechayyato baor tir'e

28So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, And his life beholdeth the light.

²⁹הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃

hen-kal-elle yif'al-el pa'amayim shalosh im-gaver

29Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

³⁰לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃

lehashiv nafsho minni-shachat leor beor hachayyim

30To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיּ֥וֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃

hakshev iyyov shema'-li hacharesh ve'anokhi adabber

31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³²אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃

im-yesh-millin hashiveni dabber ki-chafatzti tzaddekekka

32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃

im-ayin atta shema'-li hacharesh va'a'allefkha chakhma

33If not, hearken thou unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.