DB1 | Elihu's speech. Jb.32.1-37.24 | KNSB Contents | notes| 32 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 32 1 | So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. | Elihu's speech. Jb.32.1-37.24 | וַיִּשְׁבְּתוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה מֵעֲנֹות אֶת־אִיֹּוב כִּי הוּא צַדִּיק בְּעֵינָיו׃ ף |
| 2 | Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; | וַיִּחַר אַף אֱלִיהוּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת רָם בְּאִיֹּוב חָרָה אַפֹּו עַל־צַדְּקֹו נַפְשֹׁו מֵאֱלֹהִים׃ | |
| 3 | he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. | וּבִשְׁלֹשֶׁת רֵעָיו חָרָה אַפֹּו עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מָצְאוּ מַעֲנֶה וַיַּרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת־אִיֹּוב׃ | |
| 4 | Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. | וֶאֱלִיהוּ חִכָּה אֶת־אִיֹּוב בִּדְבָרִים כִּי זְקֵנִים־הֵמָּה מִמֶּנּוּ לְיָמִים׃ | |
| 5 | And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry. | וַיַּרְא אֱלִיהוּא כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֶה בְּפִי שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר אַפֹּו׃ ף | |
| 6 | And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered: "I am young in years, and you are aged; | וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי וַיֹּאמַר צָעִיר אֲנִי לְיָמִים וְאַתֶּם יְשִׁישִׁים עַל־כֵּן זָחַלְתִּי וָאִירָא מֵחַוֹּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶם׃ | |
| 7 | I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.' | אָמַרְתִּי יָמִים יְדַבֵּרוּ וְרֹב שָׁנִים יֹדִיעוּ חָכְמָה׃ | |
| 8 | But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand. | אָכֵן רוּחַ־הִיא בֶאֱנֹושׁ וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּבִינֵם׃ | |
| 9 | It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right. | לֹא־רַבִּים יֶחְכָּמוּ וּזְקֵנִים יָבִינוּ מִשְׁפָּט׃ | |
| 10 | Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.' | לָכֵן אָמַרְתִּי שִׁמְעָה־לִּי אֲחַוֶּה דֵּעִי אַף־אָנִי׃ | |
| 11 | "Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say. | הֵן הֹוחַלְתִּי לְדִבְרֵיכֶם אָזִין עַד־תְּבוּנֹתֵיכֶמ עַד־תַּחְקְרוּן מִלִּין׃ | |
| 12 | I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none that confuted Job, or that answered his words, among you. | וְעָדֵיכֶם אֶתְבֹּוןָן וְהִנֵּה אֵין לְאִיֹּוב מֹוכִיחַ עֹונֶה אֲמָרָיו םִכֶּם׃ | |
| 13 | Beware lest you say, 'We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man.' | פֶּן־תֹּאמְרוּ מָצָאנוּ חָכְמָה אֵל יִדְּפֶנּוּ לֹא־אִישׁ׃ | |
| 14 | He has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your speeches. | וְלֹא־עָרַךְ אֵלַי מִלִּין וּבְאִמְרֵיכֶם לֹא אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ׃ | |
| 15 | "They are discomfited, they answer no more; they have not a word to say. | חַתּוּ לֹא־עָנוּ עֹוד הֶעְתִּיקוּ מֵהֶם מִלִּים׃ | |
| 16 | And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? | וְהֹוחַלְתִּי כִּי־לֹא יְדַבֵּרוּ כִּי עָמְדוּ לֹא־עָנוּ עֹוד׃ | |
| 17 | I also will give my answer; I also will declare my opinion. | אַעֲנֶה אַף־אֲנִי חֶלְקִי אֲחַוֶּה דֵעִי אַף־אָנִי׃ | |
| 18 | For I am full of words, the spirit within me constrains me. | כִּי מָלֵתִי מִלִּים הֱצִיקַתְנִי רוּחַ בִּטְנִי׃ | |
| 19 | Behold, my heart is like wine that has no vent; like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. | הִנֵּה־בִטְנִי כְּיַיִן לֹא־יִפָּתֵחַ כְּאֹבֹות חֲדָשִׁים יִבָּקֵעַ׃ | |
| 20 | I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. | אֲדַבְּרָה וְיִרְוַח־לִי אֶפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי וְאֶעֱנֶה׃ | |
| 21 | I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man. | אַל־נָא אֶשָּׂא פְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאֶל־אָדָם לֹא אֲכַנֶּה׃ | |
| 22 | For I do not know how to flatter, else would my Maker soon put a stop to me. | כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֲכַנֶּה כִּמְעַט יִשָּׂאֵנִי עֹשֵׂנִי׃ | |
| 33 1 | "But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. | וְאוּלָם שְׁמַע־נָא אִיֹּוב מִלָּי וְכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִינָה׃ | |
| 2 | Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. | הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשֹׁונִי בְחִכִּי׃ | |
| 3 | My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. | יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּלוּ׃ | |
| 4 | The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. | רוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּנִי׃ | |
| 5 | Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. | אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּבָה׃ | |
| 6 | Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was formed from a piece of clay. | הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָנִי׃ | |
| 7 | Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. | הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּד׃ | |
| 8 | "Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the sound of your words. | אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקֹול מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָע׃ | |
| 9 | You say, 'I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me. | זַךְ אֲנִי בְּלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֹן לִי׃ | |
| 10 | Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy; | הֵן תְּנוּאֹות עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאֹויֵב לֹו׃ | |
| 11 | he puts my feet in the stocks, and watches all my paths.' | יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָי׃ | |
| 12 | "Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you. God is greater than man. | הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלֹוהַ מֵאֱנֹושׁ׃ | |
| 13 | Why do you contend against him, saying, 'He will answer none of my words?' | מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבֹותָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶה׃ | |
| 14 | For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. | כִּי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה׃ | |
| 15 | In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds, | בַּחֲלֹום חֶזְיֹון לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמֹות עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב׃ | |
| 16 | then he opens the ears of men, and terrifies them with warnings, | אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּם׃ | |
| 17 | that he may turn man aside from his deed, and cut off pride from man; | לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּה׃ | |
| 18 | he keeps back his soul from the Pit, his life from perishing by the sword. | יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתֹו מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח׃ | |
| 19 | "Man is also chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones; | וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאֹוב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבֹו כ= וְרִיב ק= וְרֹוב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָן׃ | |
| 20 | so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite dainty food. | וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתֹו לָחֶם וְנַפְשֹׁו מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה׃ | |
| 21 | His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and his bones which were not seen stick out. | יִכֶל בְּשָׂרֹו מֵרֹאִי כ= וּשְׁפִי ק= וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמֹותָיו לֹא רֻאוּ׃ | |
| 22 | His soul draws near the Pit, and his life to those who bring death. | וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשֹׁו וְחַיָּתֹו לַמְמִתִים׃ | |
| 23 | If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him; | אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֹו׃ | |
| 24 | and he is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the Pit, I have found a ransom; | וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר׃ | |
| 25 | let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor'; | רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרֹו מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָיו׃ | |
| 26 | then man prays to God, and he accepts him, he comes into his presence with joy. He recounts to men his salvation, | יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלֹוהַּ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנֹושׁ צִדְקָתֹו׃ | |
| 27 | and he sings before men, and says: 'I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not requited to me. | יָשֹׁר עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִי׃ | |
| 28 | He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.' | פָּדָה כ= נַפְשִׁי ק= נַפְשֹׁו מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת כ= וְחַיָּתִי ק= וְחַיָּתֹו בָּאֹור תִּרְאֶה׃ | |
| 29 | "Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, | הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלֹושׁ עִם־גָּבֶר׃ | |
| 30 | to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may see the light of life. | לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשֹׁו מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאֹור בְּאֹור הַחַיִּים׃ | |
| 31 | Give heed, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. | הַקְשֵׁב אִיֹּוב שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר׃ | |
| 32 | If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. | אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶךָּ׃ | |
| 33 | If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." | אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה׃ ס | |
| 34 1 | Then Elihu said: | וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר׃ | |
| 2 | "Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; | שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִי׃ | |
| 3 | for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. | כִּי־אֹזֶנ מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל׃ | |
| 4 | Let us choose what is right; let us determine among ourselves what is good. | מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טֹּוב׃ | |
| 5 | For Job has said, 'I am innocent, and God has taken away my right; | כִּי־אָמַר אִיֹּוב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי׃ | |
| 6 | in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' | עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָשַׁע׃ | |
| 7 | What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, | מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיֹּוב יִשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּיִם׃ | |
| 8 | who goes in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? | וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶשַׁע׃ | |
| 9 | For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.' | כִּי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתֹו עִם־אֱלֹהִים׃ | |
| 10 | "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. | לָכֵן אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָוֶל׃ | |
| 11 | For according to the work of a man he will requite him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. | כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לֹו וּכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶנּוּ׃ | |
| 12 | Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. | אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט׃ | |
| 13 | Who gave him charge over the earth and who laid on him the whole world? | מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּהּ׃ | |
| 14 | If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath, | אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבֹּו רוּחֹו וְנִשְׁמָתֹו אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹף׃ | |
| 15 | all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. | יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשׁוּב׃ | |
| 16 | "If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. | וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקֹול מִלָּי׃ | |
| 17 | Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, | הַאַף שֹׂונֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבֹושׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִׁיעַ׃ | |
| 18 | who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' and to nobles, 'Wicked man'; | הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִים׃ | |
| 19 | who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? | אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שֹׁועַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּם׃ | |
| 20 | In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. | רֶגַע יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצֹות לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָד׃ | |
| 21 | "For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. | כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶה׃ | |
| 22 | There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. | אֵין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃ | |
| 23 | For he has not appointed a time for any man to go before God in judgment. | כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עֹוד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט׃ | |
| 24 | He shatters the mighty without investigation, and sets others in their place. | יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּם׃ | |
| 25 | Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. | לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּאוּ׃ | |
| 26 | He strikes them for their wickedness in the sight of men, | תַּחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקֹום רֹאִים׃ | |
| 27 | because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways, | אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ׃ | |
| 28 | so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted - | לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָע׃ | |
| 29 | When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man? - | וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גֹּוי וְעַל־אָדָם יָחַד׃ | |
| 30 | that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. | מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָם׃ | |
| 31 | "For has any one said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more; | כִּי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּל׃ | |
| 32 | teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?' | בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִיף׃ | |
| 33 | Will he then make requital to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. | הַמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּר׃ | |
| 34 | Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: | אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי׃ | |
| 35 | 'Job speaks without knowledge, his words are without insight.' | אִיֹּוב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּיל׃ | |
| 36 | Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. | אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיֹּוב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָוֶן׃ | |
| 37 | For he adds rebellion to the sin; he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God." | כִּי יֹסִיף עַל־חַטָּאתֹו פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפֹּוק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵל׃ ס | |
| 35 1 | And Elihu said: | וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַר׃ | |
| 2 | "Do you think this to be just? Do you say, 'It is my right before God,' | הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵל׃ | |
| 3 | that you ask, 'What advantage have I? How am I better off than if I had sinned? | כִּי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי׃ | |
| 4 | I will answer you and your friends with you. | אֲנִי אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּךְ׃ | |
| 5 | Look at the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than you. | הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ׃ | |
| 6 | If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? | אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בֹּו וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּו׃ | |
| 7 | If you are righteous, what do you give to him; or what does he receive from your hand? | אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לֹו אֹו מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּח׃ | |
| 8 | Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man. | לְאִישׁ־כָּמֹוךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶךָ׃ | |
| 9 | "Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. | מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרֹועַ רַבִּים׃ | |
| 10 | But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, | וְלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלֹוהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרֹות בַּלָּיְלָה׃ | |
| 11 | who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the air? | מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמֹות אָרֶץ וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵנוּ׃ | |
| 12 | There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. | שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאֹון רָעִים׃ | |
| 13 | Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. | אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה׃ | |
| 14 | How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! | אַף כִּי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחֹולֵל לֹו׃ | |
| 15 | And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not greatly heed transgression, | וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפֹּו וְלֹא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹד׃ | |
| 16 | Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge." | וְאִיֹּוב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃ ף | |
| 36 1 | And Elihu continued, and said: | וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַר׃ | |
| 2 | "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf. | כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עֹוד לֶאֱלֹוהַּ מִלִּים׃ | |
| 3 | I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. | אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחֹוק וְלְפֹעֲלִי אֶתֵּן־צֶדֶק׃ | |
| 4 | For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. | כִּי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעֹות עִמָּךְ׃ | |
| 5 | "Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. | הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַ לֵב׃ | |
| 6 | He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. | לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּן׃ | |
| 7 | He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings upon the throne he sets them for ever, and they are exalted. | לֹא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּהוּ׃ | |
| 8 | And if they are bound in fetters and caught in the cords of affliction, | וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹנִי׃ | |
| 9 | then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly. | וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּרוּ׃ | |
| 10 | He opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity. | וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָוֶן׃ | |
| 11 | If they hearken and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. | אִם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטֹּוב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִים׃ | |
| 12 | But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge. | וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָעַת׃ | |
| 13 | "The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them. | וְחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָם׃ | |
| 14 | They die in youth, and their life ends in shame. | תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִׁים׃ | |
| 15 | He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity. | יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיֹו וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָם׃ | |
| 16 | He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness. | וְאַף הֲסִיתְכָ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָשֶׁן׃ | |
| 17 | "But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you. | וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹכוּ׃ | |
| 18 | Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing; and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. | כִּי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּךָּ׃ | |
| 19 | Will your cry avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength? | הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹחַ׃ | |
| 20 | Do not long for the night, when peoples are cut off in their place. | אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלֹות עַמִּים תַּחְתָּם׃ | |
| 21 | Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction. | הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹנִי׃ | |
| 22 | Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? | הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחֹו מִי כָמֹהוּ מֹורֶה׃ | |
| 23 | Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, 'You have done wrong?' | מִי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכֹּו וּמִי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָה׃ | |
| 24 | "Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. | זְכֹר כִּי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלֹו אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים׃ | |
| 25 | All men have looked on it; man beholds it from afar. | כָּל־אָדָם חָזוּ־בֹו אֱנֹושׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֹוק׃ | |
| 26 | Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. | הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵקֶר׃ | |
| 27 | For he draws up the drops of water, he distils his mist in rain | כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֹו׃ | |
| 28 | which the skies pour down, and drop upon man abundantly. | אֲשֶׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי אָדָם רָב׃ | |
| 29 | Can any one understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? | אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאֹות סֻכָּתֹו׃ | |
| 30 | Behold, he scatters his lightning about him, and covers the roots of the sea. | הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אֹורֹו וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּה׃ | |
| 31 | For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance. | כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּיר׃ | |
| 32 | He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark. | עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אֹור וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּיעַ׃ | |
| 33 | Its crashing declares concerning him, who is jealous with anger against iniquity. | יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעֹו מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עֹולֶה׃ | |
| 37 1 | "At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place. | אַף־לְזֹאת יֶחֱרַד לִבִּי וְיִתַּר מִמְּקֹומֹו׃ | |
| 2 | Hearken to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. | שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמֹועַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלֹו וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃ | |
| 3 | Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. | תַּחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁרֵהוּ וְאֹורֹו עַל־כַּנְפֹות הָאָרֶץ׃ | |
| 4 | After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. | אַחֲרָיו יִשְׁאַג־קֹול יַרְעֵם בְּקֹול גְּאֹונֹו וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּי־יִשָּׁמַע קֹולֹו׃ | |
| 5 | God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things which we cannot comprehend. | יַרְעֵם אֵל בְּקֹולֹו נִפְלָאֹות עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלֹות וְלֹא נֵדָע׃ | |
| 6 | For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and to the shower and the rain, 'Be strong.' | כִּי לַשֶּׁלַג יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרֹות עֻזֹּו׃ | |
| 7 | He seals up the hand of every man, that all men may know his work. | בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָם יַחְתֹּום לָדַעַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵׂהוּ׃ | |
| 8 | Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. | וַתָּבֹא חַיָּה בְמֹו־אָרֶב וּבִמְעֹונֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּן׃ | |
| 9 | From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. | מִן־הַחֶדֶר תָּבֹוא סוּפָה וּמִמְּזָרִים קָרָה׃ | |
| 10 | By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. | מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵל יִתֶּן־קָרַח וְרֹחַב מַיִם בְּמוּצָק׃ | |
| 11 | He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. | אַף־בְּרִי יַטְרִיחַ עָב יָפִיץ עֲןַן אֹורֹו׃ | |
| 12 | They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. | וְהוּא מְסִבֹּות מִתְהַפֵּךְ כ= בְּתַחְבּוּלָתֹו ק= בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָיו לְפָעֳלָם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֵּם עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל אָרְצָה׃ | |
| 13 | Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen. | אִם־לְשֵׁבֶט אִם־לְאַרְצֹו אִם־לְחֶסֶד יַמְצִאֵהוּ׃ | |
| 14 | "Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. | הַאֲזִינָה זֹּאת אִיֹּוב עֲמֹד וְהִתְבֹּוןֵן נִפְלְאֹות אֵל׃ | |
| 15 | Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? | הֲתֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלֹוהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם וְהֹופִיעַ אֹור עֲנָנֹו׃ | |
| 16 | Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, | הֲתֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָב מִפְלְאֹות תְּמִים דֵּעִים׃ | |
| 17 | you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? | אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶיךָ חַמִּים בְּהַשְׁקִט אֶרֶץ מִדָּרֹום׃ | |
| 18 | Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror? | תַּרְקִיעַ עִמֹּו לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָק׃ | |
| 19 | Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. | הֹודִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּאמַר לֹו לֹא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ׃ | |
| 20 | Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? | הַיְסֻפַּר־לֹו כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אִם־אָמַר אִישׁ כִּי יְבֻלָּע׃ | |
| 21 | "And now men cannot look on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. | וְעַתָּה לֹא רָאוּ אֹור בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַתְּטַהֲרֵם׃ | |
| 22 | Out of the north comes golden splendour; God is clothed with terrible majesty. | מִצָּפֹון זָהָב יֶאֱתֶה עַל־אֱלֹוהַּ נֹורָא הֹוד׃ | |
| 23 | The Almighty - we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. | שַׁדַּי לֹא־מְצָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ וּמִשְׁפָּט וְרֹב־צְדָקָה לֹא יְעַנֶּה׃ | |
| 24 | Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit." | לָכֵן יְרֵאוּהוּ אֲנָשִׁים לֹא־יִרְאֶה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵב׃ ף | |