איוב ט״ז
Job 16
Hebrew
וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי כְאֵ֣לֶּה רַבּ֑וֹת מְנַחֲמֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ הֲקֵ֥ץ לְדִבְרֵי־ר֑וּחַ א֥וֹ מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ כִּ֣י תַֽעֲנֶֽה׃ גַּ֤ם ׀ אָנֹכִי֮ כָּכֶ֢ם אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה ל֤וּ יֵ֪שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם תַּ֤חַת נַפְשִׁ֗י אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃ אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑י וְנִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִּנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כׇּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃ וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי לְעֵ֣ד הָיָ֑ה וַיָּ֥קׇם בִּ֥י כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י בְּפָנַ֥י יַעֲנֶֽה׃ אַפּ֤וֹ טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י ׀ יִלְטֹ֖שׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃ פָּעֲר֬וּ עָלַ֨י ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֗ם בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה הִכּ֣וּ לְחָיָ֑י יַ֝֗חַד עָלַ֥י יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃ יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל אֶ֣ל עֲוִ֑יל וְעַל־יְדֵ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְטֵֽנִי׃ שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עׇרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃ יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָתִֽי׃ יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי פֶ֭רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ יָרֻ֖ץ עָלַ֣י כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ שַׂ֣ק תָּ֭פַרְתִּי עֲלֵ֣י גִלְדִּ֑י וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי בֶעָפָ֣ר קַרְנִֽי׃ פָּנַ֣י (חמרמרה) [חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ] מִנִּי־בֶ֑כִי וְעַ֖ל עַפְעַפַּ֣י צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ עַ֭ל לֹא־חָמָ֣ס בְּכַפָּ֑י וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י זַכָּֽה׃ אֶ֭רֶץ אַל־תְּכַסִּ֣י דָמִ֑י וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י מָ֝ק֗וֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃ גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרֹמִֽים׃ מְלִיצַ֥י רֵעָ֑י אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ דָּלְפָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃ וְיוֹכַ֣ח לְגֶ֣בֶר עִם־אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּֽבֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃
English Translation
Job said in reply: I have often heard such things;
You are all mischievous comforters. Have windy words no limit?
What afflicts you that you speak on? I would also talk like you
If you were in my place;
I would barrage you with words,
I would wag my head over you. I would encourage you with advice,aadvice Lit. “my mouth.”
My moving lips would bring relief. If I speak, my pain will not be relieved,
And if I do not—what have I lost? Now [God] has truly worn me out;
You have destroyed my whole community. You have shriveled me;
My gauntness serves as a witness,
And testifies against me. By God’s anger I am torn and persecuted;
With teeth gnashing at me,
My Foe stabs me with a stare. They open wide their mouths at me;
Reviling me, they strike my cheeks;
They inflame themselves against me. God hands me over to an evildoer,
Thrusts me into the clutches of the wicked. I had been untroubled, and [God] broke me in pieces—
Taking me by the scruff and shattering me,
Setting me up as a target, As archers surrounded me;
My kidneys were pierced; I was shown no mercy;
My bile spilled onto the ground. [God] breached me, breach after breach,
Rushing at me like a warrior. I sewed sackcloth over my skin;
I buried my glory inbburied my glory in Lit. “made my horn enter into.” the dust. My face is red with weeping;
Darkness covers my eyes For no injustice on my part
And for the purity of my prayer!cOr “Though I did no injustice, / And my prayer was pure.” Earth, do not cover my blood;
Let there be no resting place for my outcry! Surely now my witness is in heaven;
The One who can testify for me is on high. O my advocates, my fellows,
Before God my eyes shed tears; Let arbitration be made between a personda person Or “this man,” i.e., Job. and God
As between one mortal and another. For a few more years will pass,
And I shall go the way of no return.
You are all mischievous comforters. Have windy words no limit?
What afflicts you that you speak on? I would also talk like you
If you were in my place;
I would barrage you with words,
I would wag my head over you. I would encourage you with advice,aadvice Lit. “my mouth.”
My moving lips would bring relief. If I speak, my pain will not be relieved,
And if I do not—what have I lost? Now [God] has truly worn me out;
You have destroyed my whole community. You have shriveled me;
My gauntness serves as a witness,
And testifies against me. By God’s anger I am torn and persecuted;
With teeth gnashing at me,
My Foe stabs me with a stare. They open wide their mouths at me;
Reviling me, they strike my cheeks;
They inflame themselves against me. God hands me over to an evildoer,
Thrusts me into the clutches of the wicked. I had been untroubled, and [God] broke me in pieces—
Taking me by the scruff and shattering me,
Setting me up as a target, As archers surrounded me;
My kidneys were pierced; I was shown no mercy;
My bile spilled onto the ground. [God] breached me, breach after breach,
Rushing at me like a warrior. I sewed sackcloth over my skin;
I buried my glory inbburied my glory in Lit. “made my horn enter into.” the dust. My face is red with weeping;
Darkness covers my eyes For no injustice on my part
And for the purity of my prayer!cOr “Though I did no injustice, / And my prayer was pure.” Earth, do not cover my blood;
Let there be no resting place for my outcry! Surely now my witness is in heaven;
The One who can testify for me is on high. O my advocates, my fellows,
Before God my eyes shed tears; Let arbitration be made between a personda person Or “this man,” i.e., Job. and God
As between one mortal and another. For a few more years will pass,
And I shall go the way of no return.
About This Text
Source
Job
Category
Tanach
Reference
Job 16
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