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Job

Chapter 22
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֭yּa'an 'eliypa֥z haֽtּemani֗y vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): hale'e֥l yisekּan-gּa֑ber kּiֽy-yisekּo֖n 'ale֣ymo mashsekּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can a man be of any use to God? Can even a wise man be of any use to him?"

הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): hache֣petz le֭shshadּay kּi֣y titzedּa֑q ve'im-bּe֝֗tza kּiֽy-tatּe֥m dּerakeֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? Does he gain anything if your ways are blameless?"

הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽ֭miyּire'a֣teka yokiyche֑ka yab֥o 'i֝mּeka֗ bּamּishshepּaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings you into judgement?"

הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָב֥וֹא עִ֝מְּךָ֗ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֣ ra'aֽteka֣ rabּa֑h ve'eֽyn-qe֝֗tz la'avonoteֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is not your wickedness great? Are your sins not endless?"

הֲלֹ֣א רָעָֽתְךָ֣ רַבָּ֑ה וְאֵֽין־קֵ֝֗ץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-tachebּo֣l 'ache֣yka chinּa֑m ubigede֖y 'arumּi֣ym tּapeshshiֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You demanded security from your brothers for no reason; you stripped the poorly clad of their clothing."

כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּ֣ל אַחֶ֣יךָ חִנָּ֑ם וּבִגְדֵ֖י עֲרוּמִּ֣ים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-ma֭yim 'aye֣p tּashsheqe֑h u֝mera'e֗b tּiֽmenaֽ'-laֽchem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,"

לֹא־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֣yshsh ze֭ro'a l֣o ha'a֑retz uneshs֥u pa֝ni֗ym ye֣shsheb bּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"though you were a powerful man, owning land, an honoured man, living on it."

וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭lemanot shshilּa֣chetּa reyqa֑m uzero'֖ot yetomi֣ym yedukּaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless."

אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּe֭n sebiybote֣yka pachi֑ym viֽ֝ybaheleka pּa֣chad pּite'oֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,"

עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): o-cho֥shsheke loֽ'-tire'e֑h veֽshshipe'at-ma֥yim tּekasּeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you."

אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽlo'-'e֭lohּa gּo֣bahּ shshama֑yim ure'e֤h ro֖'shsh kּokabi֣ym kּiy-raֽmּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is not God in the heights of heaven? And look how high the highest stars are!"

הֲֽלֹא־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭'amaretּa mah-yּa֣daֽ 'e֑l habe'a֖d 'arape֣l yishshepּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet you say, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such thick darkness?"

וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): abi֣ym seֽter-l֭o velo֣ yire'e֑h vech֥ug shsha֝ma֗yim yitehalּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about the circuit of the heavens.'"

עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר־ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'o֣rach 'ola֣m tּishshemo֑r 'ashshe֖r dּarek֣u metey-'aֽven׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will you keep to the old path that evil men have trod?"

הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsheֽr-qumּet֥u velo'-'e֑t na֝ha֗r yutza֥q yesodaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood."

אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'omeri֣ym la֭'el s֣ur mimּe֑nּu umah-yּipe'a֖l shshadּa֣y laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'"

הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): veh֤u milּe֣ batּeyhe֣m t֑ob va'atza֥t re֝shsha'i֗ym ra֣chaqah meֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked."

וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): yire'֣u tzadּiyqi֣ym veyishsema֑chu ve֝naqi֗y yile'ag-laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,"

יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-lo֣ nikecha֣d qiyma֑nu ve֝yitera֗m 'a֣kelah 'eֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.'"

אִם־לֹ֣א נִכְחַ֣ד קִימָ֑נוּ וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם אָ֣כְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): hasekּen-na֣ 'imּ֑o ushshelm bּa֝he֗m tּeֽbo'ateka֥ tobaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you."

הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): qach-na֣ mipּi֣yv tּora֑h veshsi֥ym 'a֝mara֗yv bּilebabeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart."

קַח־נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּashsh֣ub 'ad-shsha֭dּay tּibּane֑h tּarechi֥yq 'a֝vela֗h me'aholeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent,"

אִם־תָּשׁ֣וּב עַד־שַׁ֭דַּי תִּבָּנֶ֑ה תַּרְחִ֥יק עַ֝וְלָ֗ה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshiyt-'al-'apa֥r bּa֑tzer ubetz֖ur nechali֣ym 'opiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if you lay your gold in the dust and your treasure among the rocks of the ravines,"

וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֣h shshadּa֣y bּetzare֑yka veke֖sep tּo'ap֣ot laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you."

וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-'a֭z 'al-shshadּa֣y tּite'anּa֑g vetishsּa֖ 'el-'el֣ohּa pּaneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God."

כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּa'etּi֣yr 'e֭layv veyishshema'e֑kּa unedare֥yka teshshalּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfil your vows."

תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽtigezar-'֭omer veya֣qam la֑ke ve'al-dּe֝rake֗yka na֣gaֽhּ 'ֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways."

וְֽתִגְזַר־א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם לָ֑ךְ וְעַל־דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-hi֭shshepּiylu vatּo֣'mer gּeva֑h veshsha֖ch 'eyna֣yim yoshshiֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When people are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast."

כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): yֽemalּe֥t 'iֽy-naqi֑y ve֝nimela֗t bּebo֣r kּapּeֽyka׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי־נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃פ