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Job

Chapter 30
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h ׀ shsaֽchaq֣u 'alay֮ tze'iyri֥ym mimּe֗nּiy leya֫mi֥ym 'ashsher-ma'a֥setּiy 'abota֑m la֝shshi֗yt 'im-kּalebe֥y tzo'niֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs."

וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-kּo֣cha ye֭deyhem la֣mּah lּi֑y 'a֝le֗ymo 'a֣bad kּaֽlach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigour had gone from them?"

גַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeche֥ser ubekapa֗n gּa֫lem֥ud haֽ'oreqi֥ym tziyּa֑h 'e֝֗meshsh shsho'a֥h umeshsho'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched wasteland in desolate darkness."

בְּחֶ֥סֶר וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד הַֽעֹרְקִ֥ים צִיָּ֑ה אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ שׁוֹאָ֥ה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): haqּotepi֣ym malּ֣ucha 'aley-shsi֑ycha veshsho֖reshsh retami֣ym lachemaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom tree."

הַקֹּטְפִ֣ים מַלּ֣וּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂ֑יחַ וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ רְתָמִ֣ים לַחְמָֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): min-gּe֥v yegora֑shshu yari֥y'u 'a֝le֗ymo kּagּanּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They were banished from their fellow men, shouted at as if they were thieves."

מִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'ar֣utz nechali֣ym lishshekּo֑n chore֖y 'apa֣r vekepiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They were forced to live in the dry gullies, among the rocks and in holes in the ground."

בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeyn-shsiychi֥ym yineha֑qu tּa֖chat char֣ul yesupּaֽchu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth."

בֵּין־שִׂיחִ֥ים יִנְהָ֑קוּ תַּ֖חַת חָר֣וּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽney-na֭bal gּam-bּene֣y beliy-shshe֑m ni֝kּe'֗u min-ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land."

בְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭'atּah negiynata֣m hayi֑ytiy va'ehi֖y lahe֣m lemilּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And now I have become their song; I am a byword among them."

וְ֭עַתָּה נְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִי וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּiֽ֭'abuniy ra֣chaqu me֑nּiy u֝mipּana֗y lo'-cha֥shseku roֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They detest me and keep their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face."

תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי רָ֣חֲקוּ מֶ֑נִּי וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י לֹא־חָ֥שְׂכוּ רֹֽק׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ytrv yiteri֣y pi֭tּach vaye'anּe֑niy ve֝re֗sen mipּana֥y shshilּeֽchu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off all restraint in my presence."

כִּֽי־יתרו יִתְרִ֣י פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-yamiyn֮ pּirecha֪ch ya֫q֥umu ragela֥y shshilּe֑chu vayּaso֥lּu 'a֝la֗y 'arech֥ot 'eydaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"On my right the tribe of outcasts attacks; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me."

עַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֪ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אָרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): nates֗u neֽtiyba֫ti֥y lehauati֥y yo'i֑ylu lo֖ 'oze֣r laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They break up my path; they succeed in destroying me. 'No one can help him,' they say."

נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּepe֣retz racha֣b ye'eta֑yu tּa֥chat shsho֝'a֗h hitegּalegּaֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They advance as through a gaping breach; amid the ruins they come rolling in."

כְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת שֹׁ֝אָ֗ה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): hahepּa֥ke 'ala֗y bּalּa֫h֥ot tּiredּo֣p kּa֭rucha nedibati֑y u֝ke'a֗b 'abera֥h yeshshu'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Terrors overwhelm me; my dignity is driven away as by the wind, my safety vanishes like a cloud."

הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h 'a֭lay tּishshetּapּe֣ke napeshshi֑y yo֭'chaz֣uniy yemey-'oֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And now my life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me."

וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֗yelah 'a֭tzamay niqּa֣r me'ala֑y ve֝'oreqa֗y lo֣ yishshekּabֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never rest."

לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּerab-kּo֭cha yitechapּe֣shs lebushshi֑y kּepi֖y kutּanetּi֣y yaֽ'azereֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"In his great power God becomes like clothing to me; he binds me like the collar of my tunic."

בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): hora֥niy lacho֑mer va֝'etemashshּe֗l kּe'apa֥r va'eֽper׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes."

הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshaua֣ 'e֭leyka velo֣ ta'ane֑niy 'a֝ma֗detּiy vatּitebּo֥nen bּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me."

אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּehape֣ke le'akeza֣r li֑y bּe'o֖tzem yadeka֣ tishsetemeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me."

תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּishsּa'e֣niy 'el-r֭ucha tּarekּiybe֑niy u֝temogege֗niy tshvh tּushshiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm."

תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֭וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי תשוה תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ya֭da'etּiy ma֣vet tּeshshiybe֑niy ube֖yt mo'e֣d lekal-chaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living."

כִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכָל־חָֽי׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣ke lo'-be֭'iy yishshelach-ya֑d 'im-bּe֝piyd֗o lahe֥n shshֽu'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Surely no one stretches out his hand against one who is broken when he cries for help in his distress."

אַ֣ךְ לֹא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-lo֣ ba֭kiytiy liqeshsheh-y֑om 'aֽgema֥h na֝peshshi֗y la'ebeyֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?"

אִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y t֣ob qi֭uiytiy vayּa֣bo ra֑ vaֽ'ayachala֥h le֝'֗or vayּa֥bo 'oֽpel׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness."

כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): me'a֖y rutּech֥u velo'-da֗mּu qidּemu֥niy yemey-'oֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me."

מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): qode֣r hi֭lּaketּiy bּelo֣ chamּa֑h qa֖metּiy baqּaha֣l 'ashshaueֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help."

קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭ch hayi֣ytiy letanּi֑ym ve֝re֗'a liben֥ot ya'anaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls."

אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֭oriy shshacha֣r me'ala֑y ve'atzemiy-cha֝֗rah minּiy-choֽreb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My skin grows black and peels; my body burns with fever."

ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y le֭'ebel kּinּori֑y ve֝'ugabi֗y leq֣ol bּokiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My harp is tuned to mourning, and my pipe to the sound of wailing."

וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים׃