Job 33

ve'ulam shema-na iyyov millay vekhol-devaray ha'azinah

But now, Job, listen to my words, Give ear to all that I say.

hinneh-na patakhti fi dibberah leshoni vekhikki

Now I open my lips; My tongue forms words in my mouth.

yosher-libbi amaray veda'at sefatay barur millelu

My words bespeak the uprightness of my heart; My lips utter insight honestly.

ruakh-el asateni venishmat shadday tekhayyeni

The spirit of God formed me; The breath of Shaddai sustains me.

im-tukhal hashiveni erkhah lefanay hityatsavah

If you can, answer me; Argue against me, take your stand.

hen-ani khefikha la'el mekhomer qoratsti gam-ani

You and I are the same before God; I too was nipped from clay.

hinneh emati lo teva'atekka ve'akhpi alekha lo-yikhbad

You are not overwhelmed by fear of me; My pressure does not weigh heavily on you.

akh amarta ve'oznay veqol millin eshma

Indeed, you have stated in my hearing, I heard the words spoken,

zakh ani beli-fasha khaf anokhi velo avon li

“I am guiltless, free from transgression; I am innocent, without iniquity.

hen tenu'ot alay yimtsa yakhsheveni le'oyev lo

But [God] finds reasons to oppose me, And considers me an enemy.

yasem bassad raglay yishmor kol-orkhotay

My feet are placed in stocks, And all my ways are watched.”

hen-zot lo-tsadaqta e'enekka ki-yirbeh eloah me'enosh

In this you are not right; I will answer you: God is greater than any mortal.

maddua elayw rivota ki khol-devarayw lo ya'aneh

Why do you level the complaint That there is no reply to anyone’s charges?

ki-ve'akhat yedabber-el uvishtayim lo yeshurennah

For God speaks time and again— Though no one perceives it—

bakhalom khezyon laylah binfol tardemah al-anashim bitnumot ale mishkav

In a dream, a night vision, When deep sleep falls on everyone, While they slumber on their beds.

az yigleh ozen anashim uvemosaram yakhtom

Then everyone’s understanding is opened, And God’s signature is left by disciplining them—

lehasir adam ma'aseh vegevah miggever yekhasseh

To turn a mortal away from an action, To suppress pride in a man.

yakhsokh nafsho minni-shakhat vekhayyato me'avor bashalakh

[God] spares him from the Pit, His person, from perishing by the sword.

vehukhakh bemakhov al-mishkavo (vryv) [verov] atsamayw etan

He is reproved by pains on his bed, And the trembling in his bones is constant.

vezihamattu khayyato lakhem venafsho ma'akhal ta'avah

He detests food; Fine food [is repulsive] to him.

yikhel besaro mero'i (vshfy) [veshuppu] atsmotayw lo ruu

His flesh wastes away till it cannot be seen, And his bones are rubbed away till they are invisible.

vattiqrav lashakhat nafsho vekhayyato lammitim

He comes close to the Pit, His life [verges] on death.

im-yesh alayw malakh melits ekhad minni-alef lehaggid le'adam yoshro

If he has a representative, One advocate against a thousand To declare the person upright,

vayekhunnennu vayyomer peda'ehu meredet shakhat matsati khofer

Then [God] has mercy on him and decrees, “Redeem him from descending to the Pit, For I have obtained his ransom;

rutfash besaro minno'ar yashuv lime alumayw

Let his flesh be healthier than in his youth; Let him return to his younger days.”

yetar el-eloah vayyirtsehu vayyar panayw bitru'ah vayyashev le'enosh tsidqato

He prays to God, who accepts him; He enters the divine presence with shouts of joy, For [God] requites humans for their righteousness.

yashor al-anashim vayyomer khatati veyashar he'eveti velo-shavah li

The contrite person declares to all, “I have sinned; I have perverted what was right; But I was not paid back for it.”

padah (nfshy) [nafsho] me'avor bashakhat (vkhyty) [vekhayyato] ba'or tireh

He is redeemed from passing into the Pit; He will enjoy the light.

hen-kol-elleh yifal-el pa'amayim shalosh im-gaver

Truly, God does all these things Two or three times to a man,

lehashiv nafsho minni-shakhat le'or be'or hakhayyim

To bring him back from the Pit, That he may bask in the light of life.

haqshev iyyov shema-li hakharesh ve'anokhi adabber

Pay heed, Job, and hear me; Be still, and I will speak;

im-yesh-millin hashiveni dabber ki-khafatsti tsaddeqekka

If you have what to say, answer me; Speak, for I am eager to vindicate you.

im-ayin attah shema-li hakharesh va'a'allefkha khokhmah

But if not, you listen to me; Be still, and I will teach you wisdom.