Job 36
1 Elihu also continued, and said,
| ויסף אליהוא ויאמר׃ |
2 "Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God's behalf.
| כתר לי זעיר ואחוך כי עוד לאלוה מלים׃ |
3 I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
| אשא דעי למרחוק ולפעלי אתן צדק׃ |
4 For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
| כי אמנם לא שקר מלי תמים דעות עמך׃ |
5 "Look, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
| הן אל כביר ולא ימאס כביר כח לב׃ |
6 He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.
| לא יחיה רשע ומשפט עניים יתן׃ |
7 He doesn't withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
| לא יגרע מצדיק עיניו ואת מלכים לכסא וישיבם לנצח ויגבהו׃ |
8 If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
| ואם אסורים בזקים ילכדון בחבלי עני׃ |
9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
| ויגד להם פעלם ופשעיהם כי יתגברו׃ |
10 He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
| ויגל אזנם למוסר ויאמר כי ישבון מאון׃ |
11 If they listen and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
| אם ישמעו ויעבדו יכלו ימיהם בטוב ושניהם בנעימים׃ |
12 But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.
| ואם לא ישמעו בשלח יעברו ויגועו בבלי דעת׃ |
13 "But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.
| וחנפי לב ישימו אף לא ישועו כי אסרם׃ |
14 They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.
| תמת בנער נפשם וחיתם בקדשים׃ |
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
| יחלץ עני בעניו ויגל בלחץ אזנם׃ |
16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
| ואף הסיתך מפי צר רחב לא מוצק תחתיה ונחת שלחנך מלא דשן׃ |
17 "But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
| ודין רשע מלאת דין ומשפט יתמכו׃ |
18 Do not let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
| כי חמה פן יסיתך בספק ורב כפר אל יטך׃ |
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
| היערך שועך לא בצר וכל מאמצי כח׃ |
20 Do not desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
| אל תשאף הלילה לעלות עמים תחתם׃ |
21 Take heed, do not regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
| השמר אל תפן אל און כי על זה בחרת מעני׃ |
22 Look, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
| הן אל ישגיב בכחו מי כמהו מורה׃ |
23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, 'You have committed unrighteousness?'
| מי פקד עליו דרכו ומי אמר פעלת עולה׃ |
24 "Remember that you magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
| זכר כי תשגיא פעלו אשר שררו אנשים׃ |
25 All men have looked thereon. Man sees it afar off.
| כל אדם חזו בו אנוש יביט מרחוק׃ |
26 Look, God is great, and we do not know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
| הן אל שגיא ולא נדע מספר שניו ולא חקר׃ |
27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,
| כי יגרע נטפי מים יזקו מטר לאדו׃ |
28 Which the skies pour down and which drop on humankind abundantly.
| אשר יזלו שחקים ירעפו עלי אדם רב׃ |
29 Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?
| אף אם יבין מפרשי עב תשאות סכתו׃ |
30 Look, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
| הן פרש עליו אורו ושרשי הים כסה׃ |
31 For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
| כי בם ידין עמים יתן אכל למכביר׃ |
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
| על כפים כסה אור ויצו עליה במפגיע׃ |
33 Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also concerning the storm that comes up.
| יגיד עליו רעו מקנה אף על עולה׃ |
