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Job

Chapter 16
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'an 'iyּ֗ob vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Job replied:

וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshama֣'etּiy ke'e֣lּeh rabּ֑ot menachame֖y 'ama֣l kּulּekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all!"

שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי כְאֵ֣לֶּה רַבּ֑וֹת מְנַחֲמֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): haqe֥tz lediberey-r֑ucha '֥o mah-yּa֝meriֽytzeka֗ kּi֣y ta'aneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?"

הֲקֵ֥ץ לְדִבְרֵי־ר֑וּחַ א֥וֹ מַה־יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗ כִּ֣י תַעֲנֶֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּa֤m ׀ 'anokiy֮ kּake֪m 'ada֫bּe֥rah l֤u-ye֪shsh napeshsheke֡m tּa֤chat napeshshi֗y 'achebּi֣yrah 'aleyke֣m bּemilּi֑ym ve'ani֥y'ah 'a֝leyke֗m bּem֣o ro'shshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could make fine speeches against you and shake my head at you."

גַּ֤ם ׀ אָנֹכִי֮ כָּכֶ֪ם אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה ל֤וּ־יֵ֪שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם תַּ֤חַת נַפְשִׁ֗י אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם בְּמ֣וֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): a'amּitzeke֥m bּemo-pi֑y veni֖yd shsepata֣y yacheshsoֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would assuage your pain."

אֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם בְּמוֹ־פִ֑י וְנִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣י יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): iֽm-'a֭dabּerah lo'-yechashse֣ke kּe'ebi֑y ve֝'achedּela֗h mah-minּi֥y yahaloֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet if I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I refrain, it does not leave me."

אִֽם־אֲ֭דַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־מִנִּ֥י יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-'atּa֥h hele'a֑niy ha֝shshimּ֗ota kּal-'adatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Surely, O God, you have worn me out; you have devastated my entire household."

אַךְ־עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽ֭tּiqemeteniy le'e֣d haya֑h vayּa֥qam bּi֥y ka֝chashshi֗y bּepana֥y ya'aneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my gauntness rises up and testifies against me."

וַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִי לְעֵ֣ד הָיָ֑ה וַיָּ֥קָם בִּ֥י כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗י בְּפָנַ֥י יַעֲנֶֽה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): apּ֤o tara֨p ׀ vaֽyּishseteme֗niy chara֣q 'ala֣y bּeshshinּa֑yv tzari֓y ׀ yilet֖oshsh 'eyna֣yv liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me; my adversary fastens his glaring eyes on me."

אַפּ֤וֹ טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי חָרַ֣ק עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו צָרִ֓י ׀ יִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יו לִֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּa'ar֬u 'ala֨y ׀ bּepiyhe֗m bּe֭cherepּah hikּ֣u lechaya֑y ya֝֗chad 'ala֥y yitemalּa'ֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me."

פָּעֲר֬וּ עָלַ֨י ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֗ם בְּ֭חֶרְפָּה הִכּ֣וּ לְחָיָ֑י יַ֝֗חַד עָלַ֥י יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yasegּiyre֣niy 'e֭l 'e֣l 'avi֑yl ve'al-yede֖y reshsha'i֣ym yireteֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"God has turned me over to evil men and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked."

יַסְגִּירֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל אֶ֣ל עֲוִ֑יל וְעַל־יְדֵ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְטֵֽנִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֘le֤v hayi֨ytiy ׀ vaֽyeparepּere֗niy ve'acha֣z bּe֭'arepּiy vaֽyepatzepּetze֑niy vayeqiyme֥niy l֝֗o lematּaraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;"

שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֘so֤bּu 'ala֨y ׀ rabּa֗yv yepalּa֣ch kּi֭leyotay velo֣ yachem֑ol yishshepּo֥ke la֝'a֗retz mereraֽtiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"his archers surround me. Without pity, he pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground."

יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּ עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו יְפַלַּ֣ח כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiperetze֣niy pe֭retz 'al-pּeney-pa֑retz yaru֖tz 'ala֣y kּegibּֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Again and again he smashes against me; he rushes at me like a warrior."

יִפְרְצֵ֣נִי פֶ֭רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ יָרֻ֖ץ עָלַ֣י כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsa֣q tּa֭paretּiy 'ale֣y giledּi֑y ve'ola֖letּiy be'apa֣r qareniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and thrust my horn into the dust."

שַׂ֣ק תָּ֭פַרְתִּי עֲלֵ֣י גִלְדִּ֑י וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי בֶעָפָ֣ר קַרְנִֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּana֣y chmrmrh cho֭maremeru minּiy-be֑kiy ve'a֖l 'ape'apּa֣y tzalemaֽvet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;"

פָּנַ֣י חמרמרה חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ מִנִּי־בֶ֑כִי וְעַ֖ל עַפְעַפַּ֣י צַלְמָֽוֶת׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭l lo'-chama֣s bּekapּa֑y uֽtepilּati֥y zakּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure."

עַ֭ל לֹא־חָמָ֣ס בְּכַפָּ֑י וּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥י זַכָּֽה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭retz 'al-tּekasּi֣y dami֑y veֽ'al-yehi֥y ma֝q֗om leza'aqatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!"

אֶ֭רֶץ אַל־תְּכַסִּ֣י דָמִ֑י וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י מָ֝ק֗וֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'a֭tּah hinּeh-bashshּama֣yim 'edi֑y ve֝shsahadi֗y bּamּeromiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high."

גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): meliytza֥y re'a֑y 'el-'e֝l֗oha dּalepa֥h 'eyniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My friends are my scoffers, as my eyes pour out tears to God;"

מְלִיצַ֥י רֵעָ֑י אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ דָּלְפָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyoka֣ch lege֣ber 'im-'el֑ohּa uֽben-'ada֥m lere'eֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"he pleads for a man with God as a man pleads for his neighbour."

וְיוֹכַ֣ח לְגֶ֣בֶר עִם־אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּֽבֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-shshen֣ot misepּa֣r ye'eta֑yu ve'o֖rach lo'-'ashsh֣ub 'eheloֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Only a few years will pass before I take the journey of no return."

כִּֽי־שְׁנ֣וֹת מִסְפָּ֣ר יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ וְאֹ֖רַח לֹא־אָשׁ֣וּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃