The Bible
וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיּ֣וֹב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃
Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃
I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃
Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֺ֣ן לִֽי׃
‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃
Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃
He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃
Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃
For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃
He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃
to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ (וריב) [וְר֖וֹב] עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃
A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃
so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי (ושפי) [וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ] עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃
He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃
Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃
then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱל֨וֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
פָּדָ֣ה (נפשי) [נַ֭פְשׁוֹ] מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת (וחיתי) [וְ֝חַיָּתוֹ] בָּא֥וֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃
Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיּ֥וֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃
Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃
But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃
But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.