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Job

Chapter 13
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-kּo֭l ra'ata֣h 'eyni֑y shshaֽme'a֥h 'a֝zeni֗y vatּa֥ben laֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it."

הֶן־כֹּ֭ל רָאֲתָ֣ה עֵינִ֑י שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה אָ֝זְנִ֗י וַתָּ֥בֶן לָֽהּ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּeֽ֭da'etּekem yada֣'etּiy gam-'a֑niy lo'-nope֖l 'anoki֣y mikּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you."

כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם יָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֑נִי לֹא־נֹפֵ֖ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ula֗m 'a֭niy 'el-shshadּa֣y 'adabּe֑r vehoke֖cha 'el-'e֣l 'echepּaֽtz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God."

אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶל־שַׁדַּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ אֶל־אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'ula֗m 'atּe֥m toֽpeley-shsha֑qer rope'e֖y 'eli֣l kּulּekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You, however, smear me with lies; you are all worthless physicians!"

וְֽאוּלָ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר רֹפְאֵ֖י אֱלִ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yi֭tּen hachare֣shsh tּachariyshsh֑un utehi֖y lake֣m lechakemaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom."

מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'u-na֥ tokachetּi֑y verib֖ot shsepata֣y haqeshshiֽybu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Hear now my argument; listen to the plea of my lips."

שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֥א תוֹכַחְתִּ֑י וְרִב֖וֹת שְׂפָתַ֣י הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭le'el tּedabּer֣u 'avela֑h ve֝l֗o tּeֽdabּer֥u remiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?"

הַ֭לְאֵל תְּדַבְּר֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה וְ֝ל֗וֹ תְּֽדַבְּר֥וּ רְמִיָּֽה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): hapana֥yv tּishsּa'֑un 'im-la'e֥l tּeriybֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?"

הֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּן אִם־לָאֵ֥ל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭tob kּiֽy-yacheqo֣r 'eteke֑m 'im-kּehate֥l bּe֝'en֗oshsh tּehate֥lּu bֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Would it go well with you if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?"

הֲ֭טוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): hoke֣cha yoki֣ycha 'eteke֑m 'im-bּa֝sּe֗ter pּani֥ym tּishsּa'ֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He would surely rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality."

הוֹכֵ֣חַ יוֹכִ֣יחַ אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר פָּנִ֥ים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֣ shse֭'eto tּeba'e֣t 'eteke֑m u֝pachedּ֗o yipּo֥l 'aleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Would not his majesty terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall upon you?"

הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ziֽ֭keroneykem mishsheley-'e֑per legabּey-cho֝֗mer gּabּeykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defences are defences of clay."

זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): hachari֣yshshu mi֭mּenּiy va'adabּerah-'a֑niy veya'abo֖r 'ala֣y maֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may."

הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָ֑נִי וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר עָלַ֣י מָֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-ma֤h ׀ 'eshsּa֣ beshsari֣y beshshinּa֑y ve֝napeshshi֗y 'ashsi֥ym bּekapּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?"

עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n yi֭qeteleniy l l֣o 'ayache֑l 'ake-dּe֝raka֗y 'el-pּana֥yv 'okiֽycha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Though he slay me, I will still wait for him; yet I will argue my case before his face."

הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי לא ל֣וֹ אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-hu'-li֥y liֽyshshu'a֑h kּiy-lo֥ le֝pana֗yv chane֥p yabֽo'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless man would dare come before him."

גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֣u shsha֭mo'a milּati֑y ve֝'ֽachavati֗y bּe'azeneykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears."

שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-na֭ 'ara֣ketּiy mishshepּa֑t ya֝da֗'etּiy kּiֽy-'ani֥y 'etzedּaֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated."

הִנֵּה־נָ֭א עָרַ֣כְתִּי מִשְׁפָּ֑ט יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י אֶצְדָּֽק׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): miy-h֭u yari֣yb 'imּadi֑y kּiֽy-'atּa֖h 'achari֣yshsh ve'egevaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can anyone bring charges against me? If so, I will be silent and die."

מִי־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-shshe֭tּayim 'al-tּa֣'ashs 'imּadi֑y 'a֥z mi֝pּane֗yka lo֣ 'esּateֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Only grant me these two things, O God, and then I will not hide from you:"

אַךְ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa֭pּeka me'ala֣y harecha֑q ve֝'e֥mateka֗ 'aֽl-tּeba'ataֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors."

כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): u֭qera ve'anoki֣y 'eֽ'ene֑h 'ֽo-'a֝dabּe֗r vahashshiybeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Then summon me and I will answer, or let me speak, and you reply."

וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֽוֹ־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּamּa֣h li֭y 'avon֣ot vechatּa'֑ot pּiֽshshe'i֥y ve֝chatּa'ti֗y hodiy'eֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"How many flaws and sins have I committed? Show me my offence and my sin."

כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֺנ֣וֹת וְחַטָּא֑וֹת פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): laֽmּah-pane֥yka tasetּi֑yr vetacheshshebe֖niy le'oye֣b laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?"

לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לָֽךְ׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): he'ale֣h nidּa֣p tּa'ar֑otz ve'et-qa֖shsh yabe֣shsh tּiredּoֽp׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will you torment a windblown leaf? Will you chase after dry chaff?"

הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-tiketּo֣b 'ala֣y meror֑ot ve֝toriyshshe֗niy 'avon֥ot ne'uraֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For you write down bitter things against me and make me inherit the sins of my youth."

כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹר֑וֹת וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽי׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): veta֘shse֤m bּasּa֨d ׀ ragela֗y vetishshem֥or kּal-'arechota֑y 'al-shshareshshe֥y ra֝gela֗y tּitechaqּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You fasten my feet in shackles; you keep close watch on all my paths by putting marks on the soles of my feet."

וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּסַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְתִשְׁמ֥וֹר כָּל־אָרְחוֹתָ֑י עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁ֥י רַ֝גְלַ֗י תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭hu kּeraqa֣b yibele֑h kּe֝be֗ged 'aka֣lo 'aֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths."

וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃