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Job

Chapter 31
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭riyt kּara֣tּiy le'eyna֑y uma֥h 'e֝tebּone֗n 'al-bּetulaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman."

בְּ֭רִית כָּרַ֣תִּי לְעֵינָ֑י וּמָ֥ה אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן עַל־בְּתוּלָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ume֤h ׀ che֣leq 'el֣ohּa mimּa֑'al veֽnachala֥t shsha֝dּa֗y mimּeromiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For what is our lot from God above, our inheritance from the Almighty on high?"

וּמֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo'-'e֥yd le'aua֑l ve֝ne֗ker lepo֣'aley 'aֽven׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?"

הֲלֹא־אֵ֥יד לְעַוָּ֑ל וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo'-h֭u yire'e֣h deraka֑y veֽkal-tze'ada֥y yisepּֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Does he not see my ways and count my every step?"

הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-hala֥ketּiy 'im-shsha֑ve vatּa֖chashsh 'al-mirema֣h rageliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit,"

אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלִֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishsheqele֥niy bemo'zeney-tze֑deq veyeda֥ 'e֝l֗ohּa tּumּatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless."

יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): i֥m tּitּe֣h 'ashshּuriy֮ minּi֪y ha֫dּa֥reke ve'acha֣r 'e֭ynay hala֣ke libּi֑y u֝bekapּa֗y dּa֣baq mu'ֽum׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,"

אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃פ

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭zere'ah ve'ache֣r yo'ke֑l veֽtze'etza'a֥y yeshshoraֽshshu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then may others eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted."

אֶ֭זְרְעָה וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-nipetּa֣h li֭bּiy 'al-'ishshּa֑h ve'al-pּe֖tach re'i֣y 'araֽbetּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbour’s door,"

אִם־נִפְתָּ֣ה לִ֭בִּי עַל־אִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַל־פֶּ֖תַח רֵעִ֣י אָרָֽבְתִּי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּitecha֣n le'ache֣r 'ishshetּi֑y ve֝'ale֗yha yikere'֥un 'acheriֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then may my wife grind another man’s grain, and may other men sleep with her."

תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-hv hi֥y zimּa֑h vhy ve֝h֗u 'avo֥n pּeliyliֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For that would have been a shameful sin, a crime to be judged."

כִּי־הוא הִ֥יא זִמָּ֑ה והיא וְ֝ה֗וּא עָוֺ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'e֣shsh hi֭y 'ad-'abadּ֣on tּo'ke֑l uֽbekal-tּeb֖u'ati֣y teshshareֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my entire harvest."

כִּ֤י אֵ֣שׁ הִ֭יא עַד־אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּֽבְכָל־תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'eme'a֗s mishshepּa֣t 'a֭bedּiy va'amati֑y bּe֝riba֗m 'imּadiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me,"

אִם־אֶמְאַ֗ס מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַ֭בְדִּי וַאֲמָתִ֑י בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם עִמָּדִֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֣h 'eֽ֭'eshseh kּiֽy-yaq֣um 'e֑l vekiֽy-yi֝peqo֗d ma֣h 'ashshiybeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?"

וּמָ֣ה אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָק֣וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִֽי־יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽ֝lo'-ba֭bּeten 'oshse֣niy 'ashsa֑hu va֝yekune֗nּu bּare֥chem 'echaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One form us both within our mothers?"

הֲֽ֝לֹא־בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'e֭mena meche֣petz dּalּi֑ym ve'eyne֖y 'alemana֣h 'akalּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,"

אִם־אֶ֭מְנַע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י אַלְמָנָ֣ה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'oka֣l pּitּi֣y lebadּi֑y velo'-'aka֖l yat֣om mimּeֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless,"

וְאֹכַ֣ל פִּתִּ֣י לְבַדִּ֑י וְלֹא־אָכַ֖ל יָת֣וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y mi֭nּe'uray gּedela֣niy ke'a֑b umibּe֖ten 'imּi֣y 'anecheֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"but from my youth I reared them as a father would, and from my birth I guided the widow, "

כִּ֣י מִ֭נְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַ֣נִי כְאָ֑ב וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣י אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'ere'e֣h '֭obed mibּeli֣y leb֑ushsh ve'e֥yn kּe֝s֗ut la'ebeyֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without a garment,"

אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֭וֹבֵד מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-lo֣ berak֣uniy chltzv chalatza֑yv umigּe֥z kּe֝bashsay yitechamּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,"

אִם־לֹ֣א בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי חלצו חֲלָצָ֑יו וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-haniyp֣otiy 'al-yat֣om yadi֑y kּiֽy-'ere'e֥h ba֝shshּa֗'ar 'ezeratiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court,"

אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֭tepiy mishshּikema֣h tipּ֑ol ve֝'ezero'i֗y miqּana֥h tishshּabeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint."

כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y pa֣chad 'e֭lay 'e֣yd 'e֑l u֝mishsּe'et֗o lo֣ 'ukaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendour I could not do such things."

כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-shsa֣metּiy zaha֣b kּiseli֑y ve֝lakּe֗tem 'ama֥retּiy mibetachiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security,'"

אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'e֭shsemach kּiy-ra֣b cheyli֑y vekiֽy-ka֝bּi֗yr matze'a֥h yadiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained,"

אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'ere'e֣h '֖or kּi֣y yahe֑l ve֝yare֗cha yaqa֥r holeֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendour,"

אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֣petּe bּasּe֣ter libּi֑y vatּishshּa֖q yadi֣y lepiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,"

וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-h֭u 'avo֣n pּeliyli֑y kּiֽy-kicha֖shshetּiy la'e֣l mimּaֽ'al׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high."

גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֺ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'e֭shsemach bּepi֣yd meshsane'i֑y ve֝hite'ora֗retּiy kּiֽy-metza֥'o raֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him, "

אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): velo'-nata֣tּiy lachato֣ chikּi֑y lishshe'o֖l bּe'ala֣h napeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against his life, "

וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-lo֣ 'a֭meru mete֣y 'aholi֑y miֽy-yitּe֥n mi֝bּeshsar֗o lo֣ nishsebּaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if those of my household have never said, 'Who has not had his fill of Job’s meat?', "

אִם־לֹ֣א אָ֭מְרוּ מְתֵ֣י אָהֳלִ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ לֹ֣א נִשְׂבָּֽע׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa֭chutz lo'-yali֣yn gּe֑r dּe֝lata֗y la'o֥rach 'epetּaֽch׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveller, "

בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-kּisּi֣ytiy ke'ada֣m pּeshsha'a֑y litem֖on bּechubּi֣y 'avoֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have concealed my sin as others do, by hiding my guilt in my heart"

אִם־כִּסִּ֣יתִי כְאָדָ֣ם פְּשָׁעָ֑י לִטְמ֖וֹן בְּחֻבִּ֣י עֲוֺֽנִי׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'eֽ'er֨otz ׀ ha֘m֤on rabּa֗h ubuz-mishshepּach֥ot yechitּe֑niy va֝'edּo֗m lo'-'e֥tze paֽtach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"because I feared the crowd and dreaded the contempt of the clans, so that I kept silent and would not go outside, "

כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ הָ֘מ֤וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת יְחִתֵּ֑נִי וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם לֹא־אֵ֥צֵא פָֽתַח׃

35
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֤y yitּen-li֨y ׀ shsho֘me֤'aֽ li֗y hen-tּa֭viy shshadּa֣y ya'ane֑niy vese֥per kּa֝ta֗b 'i֣yshsh riybiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign my defence here, let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser put his indictment in writing."

מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃

36
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-lo֣ 'al-shshi֭kemiy 'eshsּa'e֑nּu 'eֽ'enede֖nּu 'atar֣ot liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown."

אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃

37
Phonetic (Hebrew): misepּa֣r tze֭'aday 'agּiyde֑nּu kּemo-na֝gi֗yd 'aqarabeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him like a prince."

מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃

38
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'a֭lay 'ademati֣y tize'a֑q ve֝ya֗chad tּelame֥yha yibekּayֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears,"

אִם־עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃

39
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-kּo֭chahּ 'aka֣letּiy beliy-ka֑sep vene֖peshsh bּe'ale֣yha hipּaֽchetּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"if I have devoured its yield without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,"

אִם־כֹּ֭חָהּ אָכַ֣לְתִּי בְלִי־כָ֑סֶף וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃

40
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּa֤chat chitּa֨h ׀ ye֥tze ch֗ocha vetaֽchat-shse'ora֥h ba'eshsha֑h tּa֝֗mּu dּibere֥y 'iyּֽob׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"then let briers come up instead of wheat and weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃פ