Job 5 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1קְֽרָא־נָ֭א הֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ וְאֶל־מִ֖י מִקְּדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּפְנֶֽה׃
kera-na hayesh onekka ve'el-mi mikkedoshim tifne
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
2כִּֽי־לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃
ki-le'evil yaharag-ka'as ufote tamit kin'a
For anger killeth the foolish man, And envy slayeth the silly one.
3אֲֽנִי־רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם׃
ani-ra'iti evil mashrish va'ekkov navehu fit'om
I have seen the foolish taking root; But suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.
4יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃
yirchaku vanav miyyesha' veyiddakkeu vasha'ar ve'en matzil
His children are far from safety, And are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them.
5אֲשֶׁ֤ר קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀ רָ֘עֵ֤ב יֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל־מִצִּנִּ֥ים יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁאַ֖ף צַמִּ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃
asher ketziro ra'ev yokhel ve'el-mitzinnim yikkachehu vesha'af tzammim chelam
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.
6כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יֵצֵ֣א מֵעָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל׃
ki lo-yetze me'afar aven ume'adama lo-yitzmach amal
For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7כִּֽי־אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃
ki-adam le'amal yulad uvene-reshef yagbihu uf
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
8אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃
ulam ani edrosh el-el ve'el-elohim asim divrati
But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
9עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
ose gedolot ve'en cheker niflaot ad-en mispar
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number;
10הַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל־פְּנֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ מַ֝יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י חוּצֽוֹת׃
hannoten matar al-pene-aretz vesholeach mayim al-pene chutzot
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;
11לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃
lasum shefalim lemarom vekodrim sagvu yesha'
So that He setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
12מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃
mefer machshevot arumim velo-ta'asena yedehem tushiyya
He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can perform nothing substantial.
13לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃
lokhed chakhamim be'armam va'atzat niftalim nimhara
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
14יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃
yomam yefaggeshu-choshekh vekhallayla yemashshu vatzahorayim
They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night. .
15וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃
vayyosha' mecherev mippihem umiyyad chazak evyon
But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16וַתְּהִ֣י לַדַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃
vattehi laddal tikva ve'olata kaftza piha
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל־תִּמְאָֽס׃
hinne ashre enosh yokhichennu eloah umusar shadday al-tim'as
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
18כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ וידו [וְיָדָ֥יו] תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃
ki hu yakh'iv veyechbash yimchatz veyadav tirpena
For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.
19בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ צָ֭רוֹת יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע ׀ לֹא־יִגַּ֖ע בְּךָ֣ רָֽע׃
beshesh tzarot yatzilekka uvesheva' lo-yigga' bekha ra'
He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20בְּ֭רָעָב פָּֽדְךָ֣ מִמָּ֑וֶת וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה מִ֣ידֵי חָֽרֶב׃
bera'av padkha mimmavet uvemilchama mide charev
In famine He will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
21בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃
beshot lashon techave velo-tira mishod ki yavo
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃
leshod ulekhafan tischak umechayyat ha'aretz al-tira
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23כִּ֤י עִם־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הָשְׁלְמָה־לָֽךְ׃
ki im-avne hassade veritekha vechayyat hassade hashlema-lakh
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־שָׁל֣וֹם אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא׃
veyada'ta ki-shalom aholekha ufakadta navkha velo techeta
And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.
25וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
veyada'ta ki-rav zar'ekha vetze'etza'ekha ke'esev ha'aretz
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
tavo vekhelach ele-kaver ka'alot gadish be'itto
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, Like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season.
27הִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃
hinne-zot chakarnuha ken-hi shema'enna ve'atta da'-lakh
Lo this, we have searched it, So it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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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.