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Job

Chapter 29
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣sep 'i֭yּob shse'e֥t meshshal֗o vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Job continued his discourse:

וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yitּene֥niy keyarechey-qe֑dem kּi֝yme֗y 'el֣ohּa yishshemereֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,"

מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּehilּ֣o ne֭ro 'ale֣y ro'shshi֑y le֝'oro 'e֣leke choֽshsheke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!"

בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹרוֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֣r ha֭yiytiy bּiyme֣y charepּi֑y bּes֥od 'e֝l֗ohּa 'ale֣y 'aholiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house,"

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'֣od shsha֭dּay 'imּadi֑y sebi֖ybota֣y ne'araֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,"

בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּirecho֣tz haliyka֣y bּechema֑h vetz֥ur yatz֥uq 'i֝mּadi֗y pּalegey-shshaֽmen׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when my path was bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil."

בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּetze֣'tiy shsha֣'ar 'aley-qa֑ret bּa֝rech֗ob 'aki֥yn moshshabiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,"

בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ra'֣uniy ne'ari֣ym venechebּa֑'u viֽ֝yshshiyshshiym qa֣mu 'amaֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;"

רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsa֭riym 'atzer֣u bemilּi֑ym ve֝ka֗p yashsi֥ymu lepiyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;"

שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): qol-negiydi֥ym nechebּa֑'u u֝leshshona֗m lechikּa֥m dּabeֽqah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths."

קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'o֣zen shsha֭me'ah vaֽtּe'ashshּere֑niy ve'a֥yin ra֝'ata֗h vatּe'iydeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,"

כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭malּet 'ani֣y meshshaue֑'a ve֝yat֗om veֽlo'-'oze֥r lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had none to help them."

כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּirekּa֣t 'o֭bed 'ala֣y tּabo֑ vele֖b 'alemana֣h 'areniֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing."

בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): tze֣deq la֭bashshetּiy vayּilebּashshe֑niy kּiֽme'i֥yl ve֝tzani֗yp mishshepּatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban."

צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּֽמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): eyna֣yim ha֭yiytiy laֽ'iue֑r veragela֖yim lapּisּe֣cha 'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame."

עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣b 'a֭nokiֽy laֽ'ebeyoni֑ym veri֖b lo'-yada֣'etּiy 'echeqereֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger."

אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽ֭'ashshabּerah metalּe'֣ot 'aua֑l u֝mishshּinּa֗yv 'ashsheli֥yke taֽrep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth."

וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֭'omar 'im-qinּi֣y 'egeva֑ ve֝kach֗ol 'arebּe֥h yamiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I thought, 'I will die in my own nest, my days as numerous as the sand."

וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshareshshi֣y pat֣ucha 'eley-ma֑yim ve֝ta֗l yali֥yn bּiqetziyrֽiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches."

שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֭bodiy chada֣shsh 'imּadi֑y ve֝qashshetּi֗y bּeyadi֥y tachaliֽyp׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My glory will remain fresh in me, the bow ever new in my hand.'"

כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): liֽy-shshame'֥u veyiche֑lּu ve֝yidּem֗u lem֣o 'atzatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel."

לִֽי־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ עֲצָתִֽי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): achare֣y de֭bariy lo֣ yishshen֑u ve֝'ale֗ymo tּitּo֥p milּatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"After I spoke, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears."

אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyiֽchal֣u kamּata֣r li֑y u֝piyhe֗m pּa'ar֥u lemaleqֽoshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words as the spring rain."

וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): eshsecha֣q 'a֭lehem lo֣ ya'ami֑ynu ve'֥or pּa֝na֗y lo֣ yapּiylֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them."

אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽbacha֣r dּarekּam֮ ve'eshshe֪b ro֥'shsh ve֭'eshshekּon kּeme֣leke bּagּed֑ud kּa'ashshe֖r 'abeli֣ym yenacheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners."

אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃