< אִיּוֹב 29 >
וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יֹּוב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁלֹ֗ו וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Also Joob addide, takynge his parable, and seide,
מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱלֹ֣והַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ | 2 |
Who yyueth to me, that I be bisidis the elde monethis, bi the daies in whiche God kepte me?
בְּהִלֹּ֣ו נֵ֭רֹו עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אֹורֹו אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | 3 |
Whanne his lanterne schynede on myn heed, and Y yede in derknessis at his liyt.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּסֹ֥וד אֱ֝לֹ֗והַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי׃ | 4 |
As Y was in the daies of my yongthe, whanne in priuete God was in my tabernacle.
בְּעֹ֣וד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבֹותַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃ | 5 |
Whanne Almyyti God was with me, and my children weren in my cumpas;
בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃ | 6 |
whanne Y waischide my feet in botere, and the stoon schedde out to me the stremes of oile;
בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְחֹ֗וב אָכִ֥ין מֹושָׁבִֽי׃ | 7 |
whanne Y yede forth to the yate of the citee, and in the street thei maden redi a chaier to me.
רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃ | 8 |
Yonge men, `that is, wantoun, sien me, and weren hid, and elde men risynge vp stoden;
שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃ | 9 |
princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
קֹול־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃ | 10 |
duykis refreyneden her vois, and her tunge cleuyde to her throte.
כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃ | 11 |
An eere herynge blesside me, and an iye seynge yeldide witnessyng to me;
כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָתֹ֗ום וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֹֽו׃ | 12 |
for Y hadde delyueride a pore man criynge, and a fadirles child, that hadde noon helpere.
בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן׃ | 13 |
The blessyng of a man `to perische cam on me, and Y coumfortide the herte of a widewe.
צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ | 14 |
Y was clothid with riytfulnesse; and Y clothide me as with a cloth, and with my `doom a diademe.
עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי׃ | 15 |
Y was iye `to a blynde man, and foot to a crokyd man.
אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיֹונִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ | 16 |
Y was a fadir of pore men; and Y enqueride most diligentli the cause, which Y knew not.
וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעֹ֣ות עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף׃ | 17 |
Y al tobrak the grete teeth of the wickid man, and Y took awei prey fro hise teeth.
וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַחֹ֗ול אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃ | 18 |
And Y seide, Y schal die in my nest; and as a palm tre Y schal multiplie daies.
שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירֽ͏ִי׃ | 19 |
My roote is openyde bisidis watris, and deew schal dwelle in my repyng.
כְּ֭בֹודִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃ | 20 |
My glorie schal euere be renulid, and my bouwe schal be astorid in myn hond.
לִֽי־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמֹ֣ו עֲצָתִֽי׃ | 21 |
Thei, that herden me, abiden my sentence; and thei weren ententif, and weren stille to my counsel.
אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימֹו תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃ | 22 |
Thei dursten no thing adde to my wordis; and my speche droppide on hem.
וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֹֽושׁ׃ | 23 |
Thei abididen me as reyn; and thei openyden her mouth as to the softe reyn `comynge late.
אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְאֹ֥ור פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃ | 24 |
If ony tyme Y leiyide to hem, thei bileueden not; and the liyt of my cheer felde not doun in to erthe.
אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכֹּון כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃ | 25 |
If Y wolde go to hem, Y sat the firste; and whanne Y sat as kyng, while the oost stood aboute, netheles Y was comfortour of hem that morenyden.