| א וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב, שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ; וַיֹּאמַר. |
1 {S} And Job again took up his parable, and said: |
| ב חַי-אֵל, הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי; וְשַׁדַּי, הֵמַר נַפְשִׁי. |
2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me; |
| ג כִּי-כָל-עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי; וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּי. |
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, |
| ד אִם-תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה; וּלְשׁוֹנִי, אִם-יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּה. |
4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; |
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ה חָלִילָה לִּי, אִם-אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם: עַד-אֶגְוָע-- לֹא-אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּנִּי. |
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you; {N} till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me. |
| ו בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי, וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ; לֹא-יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי, מִיָּמָי. |
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. |
| ז יְהִי כְרָשָׁע, אֹיְבִי; וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּל. |
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous. |
| ח כִּי מַה-תִּקְוַת חָנֵף, כִּי יִבְצָע; כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשׁוֹ. |
8 For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul? |
| ט הֲצַעֲקָתוֹ, יִשְׁמַע אֵל-- כִּי-תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָה. |
9 Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him? |
| י אִם-עַל-שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג; יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל-עֵת. |
10 Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times? |
| יא אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד-אֵל; אֲשֶׁר עִם-שַׁדַּי, לֹא אֲכַחֵד. |
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. |
| יב הֵן-אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם; וְלָמָּה-זֶּה, הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּלוּ. |
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain? |
| יג זֶה, חֵלֶק-אָדָם רָשָׁע עִם-אֵל; וְנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים, מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּחוּ. |
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty. |
| יד אִם-יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ-חָרֶב; וְצֶאֱצָאָיו, לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ-לָחֶם. |
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough. |
| טו שְׂרִידָו, בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ; וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו, לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה. |
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation. |
| טז אִם-יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף; וְכַחֹמֶר, יָכִין מַלְבּוּשׁ. |
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; |
| יז יָכִין, וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ; וְכֶסֶף, נָקִי יַחֲלֹק. |
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. |
| יח בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ; וּכְסֻכָּה, עָשָׂה נֹצֵר. |
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh. |
| יט עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב, וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף; עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶנּוּ. |
19 He lieth down rich, but there shall be nought to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not. |
| כ תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם, בַּלָּהוֹת; לַיְלָה, גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָה. |
20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night. |
| כא יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ; וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ, מִמְּקֹמוֹ. |
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place. |
| כב וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו, וְלֹא יַחְמֹל; מִיָּדוֹ, בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָח. |
22 Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power. |
| כג יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ; וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו, מִמְּקֹמוֹ. | 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. |