איוב 27
| ויסף איוב שאת משלו ויאמר | 1 |
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
| חי-אל הסיר משפטי ושדי המר נפשי | 2 |
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;
| כי-כל-עוד נשמתי בי ורוח אלוה באפי | 3 |
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
| אם-תדברנה שפתי עולה ולשוני אם-יהגה רמיה | 4 |
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
| חלילה לי אם-אצדיק אתכם עד-אגוע-- לא-אסיר תמתי ממני | 5 |
Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
| בצדקתי החזקתי ולא ארפה לא-יחרף לבבי מימי | 6 |
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
| יהי כרשע איבי ומתקוממי כעול | 7 |
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
| כי מה-תקות חנף כי יבצע כי ישל אלוה נפשו | 8 |
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
| הצעקתו ישמע אל-- כי-תבוא עליו צרה | 9 |
Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
| אם-על-שדי יתענג יקרא אלוה בכל-עת | 10 |
Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
| אורה אתכם ביד-אל אשר עם-שדי לא אכחד | 11 |
I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
| הן-אתם כלכם חזיתם ולמה-זה הבל תהבלו | 12 |
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?
| זה חלק-אדם רשע עם-אל ונחלת עריצים משדי יקחו | 13 |
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
| אם-ירבו בניו למו-חרב וצאצאיו לא ישבעו-לחם | 14 |
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.
| שרידיו במות יקברו ואלמנתיו לא תבכינה | 15 |
Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation.
| אם-יצבר כעפר כסף וכחמר יכין מלבוש | 16 |
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
| יכין וצדיק ילבש וכסף נקי יחלק | 17 |
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
| בנה כעש ביתו וכסכה עשה נצר | 18 |
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
| עשיר ישכב ולא יאסף עיניו פקח ואיננו | 19 |
He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.
| תשיגהו כמים בלהות לילה גנבתו סופה | 20 |
Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
| ישאהו קדים וילך וישערהו ממקמו | 21 |
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.
| וישלך עליו ולא יחמל מידו ברוח יברח | 22 |
Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
| ישפק עלימו כפימו וישרק עליו ממקמו | 23 |
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
