| א וְאוּלָם--שְׁמַע-נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי; וְכָל-דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִינָה. |
1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words. |
| ב הִנֵּה-נָא, פָּתַחְתִּי פִי; דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּי. |
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. |
| ג יֹשֶׁר-לִבִּי אֲמָרָי; וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי, בָּרוּר מִלֵּלוּ. |
3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely. |
| ד רוּחַ-אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי; וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּנִי. |
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life. |
| ה אִם-תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי; עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי, הִתְיַצָּבָה. |
5 If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth. |
| ו הֵן-אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל; מֵחֹמֶר, קֹרַצְתִּי גַם-אָנִי. |
6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay. |
| ז הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי, לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ; וְאַכְפִּי, עָלֶיךָ לֹא-יִכְבָּד. |
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee. |
| ח אַךְ, אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי; וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָע. |
8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words; |
| ט זַךְ אֲנִי, בְּלִי-פָשַׁע: חַף אָנֹכִי; וְלֹא עָוֺן לִי. |
9 'I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me; |
| י הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת, עָלַי יִמְצָא; יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לוֹ. |
10 Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy; |
| יא יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי; יִשְׁמֹר, כָּל-אָרְחֹתָי. |
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.' |
| יב הֶן-זֹאת לֹא-צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ: כִּי-יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַּ, מֵאֱנוֹשׁ. |
12 Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, that God is too great for man; |
| יג מַדּוּעַ, אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ: כִּי כָל-דְּבָרָיו, לֹא יַעֲנֶה. |
13 Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words. |
| יד כִּי-בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר-אֵל; וּבִשְׁתַּיִם, לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה. |
14 For God speaketh in one way, yea in two, though man perceiveth it not. |
| טו בַּחֲלוֹם, חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה--בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה, עַל-אֲנָשִׁים; בִּתְנוּמוֹת, עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב. |
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; |
| טז אָז יִגְלֶה, אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים; וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּם. |
16 Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree, |
| יז לְהָסִיר, אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה; וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּה. |
17 That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man; |
| יח יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ, מִנִּי-שָׁחַת; וְחַיָּתוֹ, מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח. |
18 That He may keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. |
| יט וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב, עַל-מִשְׁכָּבוֹ; וריב וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָן. |
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff; |
| כ וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם; וְנַפְשׁוֹ, מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה. |
20 So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food. |
| כא יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי; ושפי וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמֹתָיו, לֹא רֻאּוּ. |
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness. |
| כב וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ; וְחַיָּתוֹ, לַמְמִתִים. |
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers. |
| כג אִם-יֵשׁ עָלָיו, מַלְאָךְ--מֵלִיץ, אֶחָד מִנִּי-אָלֶף: לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרוֹ. |
23 If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; |
| כד וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ--וַיֹּאמֶר, פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת; מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר. |
24 Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.' |
| כה רֻטְפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר; יָשׁוּב, לִימֵי עֲלוּמָיו. |
25 His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth; |
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כו יֶעְתַּר אֶל-אֱלוֹהַּ, וַיִּרְצֵהוּ, וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו, בִּתְרוּעָה; וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ, צִדְקָתוֹ. |
26 He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; {N} and He restoreth unto man his righteousness. |
| כז יָשֹׁר, עַל-אֲנָשִׁים, וַיֹּאמֶר, חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי; וְלֹא-שָׁוָה לִי. |
27 He cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.' |
| כח פָּדָה נפשי נַפְשׁוֹ, מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת; וחיתי וְחַיָּתוֹ, בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶה. |
28 So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light. |
| כט הֶן-כָּל-אֵלֶּה, יִפְעַל-אֵל-- פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם-גָּבֶר. |
29 Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man, |
| ל לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ, מִנִּי-שָׁחַת-- לֵאוֹר, בְּאוֹר הַחַיִּים. |
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living. |
| לא הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְׁמַע-לִי; הַחֲרֵשׁ, וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר. |
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak. |
| לב אִם-יֵשׁ-מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי; דַּבֵּר, כִּי-חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶךָּ. |
32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee. |
| לג אִם-אַיִן, אַתָּה שְׁמַע-לִי; הַחֲרֵשׁ, וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה. | 33 If not, hearken thou unto me; hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom. |