Job 16

vayya'an iyyov vayyomar

Job said in reply:

shamati khe'elleh rabbot menakhame amal kullekhem

I have often heard such things; You are all mischievous comforters.

haqets ledivre-ruakh o mah-yyamritsekha ki ta'aneh

Have windy words no limit? What afflicts you that you speak on?

gam anokhi kakhem adabberah lu yesh nafshekhem takhat nafshi akhbirah alekhem bemillim ve'ani'ah alekhem bemo roshi

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.

a'ammitskhem bemo-fi venid sefatay yakhsokh

I would encourage you with advice, My moving lips would bring relief.

im-adabberah lo-yekhasekh ke'evi ve'akhdelah mah-mminni yahalokh

If I speak, my pain will not be relieved, And if I do not—what have I lost?

akh-attah helani hashimmota kol-adati

Now [God] has truly worn me out; You have destroyed my whole community.

vattiqmeteni le'ed hayah vayyaqom bi khakhashi befanay ya'aneh

You have shriveled me; My gauntness serves as a witness, And testifies against me.

appo taraf vayyistemeni kharaq alay beshinnayw tsari yiltosh enayw li

By God’s anger I am torn and persecuted; With teeth gnashing at me, My Foe stabs me with a stare.

pa'aru alay befihem bekherpah hikku lekhayay yakhad alay yitmalla'un

They open wide their mouths at me; Reviling me, they strike my cheeks; They inflame themselves against me.

yasgireni el el avil ve'al-yede resha'im yirteni

God hands me over to an evildoer, Thrusts me into the clutches of the wicked.

shalev hayiti vayefarpereni ve'akhaz be'orpi vayefatspetseni vayeqimeni lo lemattarah

I had been untroubled, and [God] broke me in pieces— Taking me by the scruff and shattering me, Setting me up as a target,

yasobbu alay rabbayw yefallakh kilyotay velo yakhmol yishpokh la'arets mererati

As archers surrounded me; My kidneys were pierced; I was shown no mercy; My bile spilled onto the ground.

yifretseni ferets al-pene-farets yaruts alay kegibbor

[God] breached me, breach after breach, Rushing at me like a warrior.

saq tafarti ale gildi ve'olalti ve'afar qarni

I sewed sackcloth over my skin; I buried my glory in the dust.

panay (khmrmrh) [khomarmeru] minni-vekhi ve'al afappay tsalmavet

My face is red with weeping; Darkness covers my eyes

al lo-khamas bekhappay utefillati zakkah

For no injustice on my part And for the purity of my prayer!

erets al-tekhassi dami ve'al-yehi maqom leza'aqati

Earth, do not cover my blood; Let there be no resting place for my outcry!

gam-attah hinneh-vashamayim edi vesahadi bammeromim

Surely now my witness is in heaven; The One who can testify for me is on high.

melitsay re'ay el-eloah dalefah eni

O my advocates, my fellows, Before God my eyes shed tears;

veyokhakh legever im-eloah uven-adam lere'ehu

Let arbitration be made between a person and God As between one mortal and another.

ki-shenot mispar ye'etayu ve'orakh lo-ashuv ehelokh

For a few more years will pass, And I shall go the way of no return.