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Job

Chapter 3
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): acharey-ke֗n pּata֤ch 'iyּob֙ 'et-pּi֔yhu vayeqalּe֖l 'et-yomֽo׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־יוֹמֽוֹ׃פ

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'an 'iyּ֗ob vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He said:

וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yo֣'bad y֭om 'iua֣led bּ֑o vehalּa֥yelah 'a֝ma֗r ho֣rah gaֽber׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, 'A boy is conceived!'"

יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayּ֥om hah֗u yeֽhi֫y cho֥shsheke 'aֽl-yidereshshe֣hu 'el֣ohּa mimּa֑'al ve'al-tּopa֖ 'ala֣yv neharaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That day, may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it."

הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): yige'alu֡hu cho֣shsheke ve֭tzalemavet tּishshekּan-'ala֣yv 'anana֑h ye֝ba'atu֗hu kּiֽmeri֥yrey yֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"May utter darkness and the shadow of death claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm its light."

יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): halּa֥yelah hahu'֮ yiqּache֪h֫u 'o֥pel 'al-yi֭chadּe bּiyme֣y shshana֑h bּemisepּa֥r ye֝rachi֗ym 'al-yaboֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That night, may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months."

הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֤h halּa֣yelah ha֭hu yehi֣y galem֑ud 'al-tּabo֖ renana֣h bֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it."

הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): yiqּebu֥hu 'orerey-y֑om ha֝'atiydi֗ym 'ore֥r liveyataֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan."

יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): yecheshsheku֮ kּokebe֪y ni֫shshepּ֥o yeqav-le'֥or va'a֑yin ve'al-yi֝re'e֗h bּe'ape'apּey-shshaֽchar׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,"

יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֣ sa֭gar dּalete֣y biteni֑y vayּasetּe֥r 'a֝ma֗l me'eynaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes."

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֤mּah lּo֣ mere֣chem 'am֑ut mibּe֖ten yatza֣'tiy ve'egevaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?"

לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ma֭dּu'a qidּem֣uniy birekּa֑yim umah-shshּa֝da֗yim kּi֣y 'iynaֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?"

מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭tּah shshaka֣betּiy ve'eshsheq֑ot ya֝shsha֗netּiy 'a֤z ׀ yan֬uchaֽ liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest"

כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-me֭lakiym veyo֣'atzey 'a֑retz habּoni֖ym chorab֣ot laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"with kings and counsellors of the earth, who built for themselves places now in ruins,"

עִם־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֣o 'im-shsa֭riym zaha֣b lahe֑m haֽmemale'i֖ym bּatּeyhe֣m kּaֽsep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver."

א֣וֹ עִם־שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֤o kene֣pel ta֭mun lo֣ 'eheye֑h kּe֝'oleli֗ym lo'-ra֥'u 'ֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?"

א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֣m re֭shsha'iym cha֣delu ro֑gez veshsha֥m ya֝n֗uchu yegi֣y'ey koֽcha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest."

שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֭chad 'asiyri֣ym shsha'ana֑nu lo֥ shsha֝me'֗u q֣ol nogeֽshs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave-driver’s shout."

יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): qato֣n ve֭gadol shsha֣m h֑u ve֝'e֗bed chapeshshi֥y me'adonaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master."

קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֤mּah yitּe֣n le'ame֣l '֑or ve֝chayּi֗ym lema֣rey naֽpeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,"

לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽmechakּi֣ym lamּa֣vet ve'eyne֑nּu vaֽ֝yּachepּeru֗hu mimּatemoniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,"

הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): hashsּemechi֥ym 'eley-gi֑yl ya֝shsi֗yshsu kּi֣y yimetze'u-qaֽber׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?"

הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ־קָֽבֶר׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭geber 'ashsher-dּarekּ֣o nisetּa֑rah vayּa֖seke 'el֣ohּa bּa'adֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?"

לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-lipene֣y la֭chemiy 'anechati֣y tabo֑ vaֽyּitּek֥u ka֝mּa֗yim shsha'agotaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water."

כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y pa֣chad pּa֭chadetּiy vayּe'etaye֑niy va'ashshe֥r ya֝go֗retּiy ya֣bo liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me."

כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֤ shshala֨vetּiy ׀ velo֖ shshaqa֥tetּiy veֽlo'-na֗chetּiy vayּa֥bo roֽgez׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."

לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃פ