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Job

Chapter 32
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּishshebּet֡u shshelo֤shshet ha'anashshi֣ym ha֭'elּeh me'an֣ot 'et-'iyּ֑ob kּi֤y h֖u tzadּi֣yq bּe'eynaֽyv׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

וַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָ֭אֵלֶּה מֵעֲנ֣וֹת אֶת־אִיּ֑וֹב כִּ֤י ה֖וּא צַדִּ֣יק בְּעֵינָֽיו׃פ

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֤char 'a֨p ׀ 'eliyh֣u ben-bּarake'e֣l habּuziy֮ mimּishshepּa֪cha֫t ra֥m bּe֭'iyּob chara֣h 'apּ֑o 'aֽl-tzadּeq֥o na֝peshsh֗o me'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

וַיִּ֤חַר אַ֨ף ׀ אֱלִיה֣וּא בֶן־בַּרַכְאֵ֣ל הַבּוּזִי֮ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫ת רָ֥ם בְּ֭אִיּוֹב חָרָ֣ה אַפּ֑וֹ עַֽל־צַדְּק֥וֹ נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubishshelo֣shshet re'ayv֮ chara֪h 'a֫pּ֥o 'a֤l 'ashshe֣r lo'-matze'֣u ma'ane֑h va֝yּareshshi֗y'u 'et-'iyּֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת רֵעָיו֮ חָרָ֪ה אַ֫פּ֥וֹ עַ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־מָצְא֣וּ מַעֲנֶ֑ה וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּ אֶת־אִיּֽוֹב׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'eliyh֗u chikּa֣h 'et-'i֭yּob bּidebari֑ym kּi֤y zeֽqeniym-he֖mּah mimּe֣nּu leyamiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ חִכָּ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב בִּדְבָרִ֑ים כִּ֤י זְֽקֵנִים־הֵ֖מָּה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ לְיָמִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤re 'eliyh֗u kּi֘y 'e֤yn ma'ane֗h bּe֭piy shshelo֥shshet ha'anashshi֗ym vayּi֥char 'apּֽo׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלִיה֗וּא כִּ֘י אֵ֤ין מַעֲנֶ֗ה בְּ֭פִי שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃פ

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'an ׀ 'eliyh֖u ben-bּaֽrake'e֥l habּuzi֗y vayּo֫'ma֥r tza֘'i֤yr 'ani֣y le֭yamiym ve'atּe֣m yeshshiyshshi֑ym 'al-kּe֖n zacha֥letּiy vaֽ'iyra֓ ׀ mechauo֖t dּe'i֣y 'etekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know."

וַיַּ֤עַן ׀ אֱלִיה֖וּא בֶן־בַּֽרַכְאֵ֥ל הַבּוּזִ֗י וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥ר צָ֘עִ֤יר אֲנִ֣י לְ֭יָמִים וְאַתֶּ֣ם יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֖ן זָחַ֥לְתִּי וָֽאִירָ֓א ׀ מֵחַוֺּ֖ת דֵּעִ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭maretּiy yami֣ym yedabּe֑ru vero֥b shsha֝ni֗ym yodi֥y'u chakemaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'"

אָ֭מַרְתִּי יָמִ֣ים יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝נִ֗ים יֹדִ֥יעוּ חָכְמָֽה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭ken rֽucha-hi֣y be'en֑oshsh venishshema֖t shshadּa֣y tּebiyneֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding."

אָ֭כֵן רֽוּחַ־הִ֣יא בֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁ וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּבִינֵֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-rabּi֥ym yechekּa֑mu u֝zeqeni֗ym yabi֥ynu mishshepּaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right."

לֹֽא־רַבִּ֥ים יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים יָבִ֥ינוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֣n 'a֭maretּiy shshime'ah-lּi֑y 'achaue֖h dּe'i֣y 'ap-'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know."

לָכֵ֣ן אָ֭מַרְתִּי שִׁמְעָה־לִּ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵּעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤n hocha֨letּiy leֽdibereyke֗m 'a֭ziyn 'ad-tּeb֥unoֽteyke֑m 'aֽd-tּacheqer֥un milּiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I waited while you spoke, I listened up to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,"

הֵ֤ן הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם אָ֭זִין עַד־תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם עַֽד־תַּחְקְר֥וּן מִלִּֽין׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aֽdeyke֗m 'etebּ֫ona֥n vehinּe֤h 'e֣yn le'iyּ֣ob moki֑ycha 'one֖h 'amara֣yv mikּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments."

וְעָֽדֵיכֶ֗ם אֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֵ֣ין לְאִיּ֣וֹב מוֹכִ֑יחַ עוֹנֶ֖ה אֲמָרָ֣יו מִכֶּֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּen-tּo֣֭'meru matza֣'nu chakema֑h 'e֖l yidּepe֣nּu lo'-'iֽyshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not a mortal.'"

פֶּן־תֹּ֣֭אמְרוּ מָצָ֣אנוּ חָכְמָ֑ה אֵ֖ל יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ לֹא־אִֽישׁ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): velo'-'ara֣ke 'ela֣y milּi֑yn u֝be'imereyke֗m lo֣ 'ashshiybeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But Job has not directed his words to me, and I will not answer him with your arguments."

וְלֹא־עָרַ֣ךְ אֵלַ֣י מִלִּ֑ין וּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): cha֭tּu lo'-'a֣nu '֑od he'etּi֖yqu mehe֣m milּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them."

חַ֭תּוּ לֹא־עָ֣נוּ ע֑וֹד הֶעְתִּ֖יקוּ מֵהֶ֣ם מִלִּֽים׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭hochaletּiy kּiy-lo֣ yedabּe֑ru kּi֥y 'a֝med֗u lo'-'a֥nu 'ֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no more to say?"

וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי כִּי־לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ כִּ֥י עָ֝מְד֗וּ לֹא־עָ֥נוּ עֽוֹד׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): a'ane֣h 'ap-'ani֣y cheleqi֑y 'achaue֖h de'i֣y 'ap-'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know."

אַעֲנֶ֣ה אַף־אֲנִ֣י חֶלְקִ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֭y male֣tiy milּi֑ym he֝tziyqa֗teniy r֣ucha bּiteniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;"

כִּ֭י מָלֵ֣תִי מִלִּ֑ים הֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִי ר֣וּחַ בִּטְנִֽי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeֽh-biteni֗y kּeya֥yin lo'-yipּate֑cha kּe'ob֥ot cha֝dashshi֗ym yibּaqeֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst."

הִנֵּֽה־בִטְנִ֗י כְּיַ֥יִן לֹא־יִפָּתֵ֑חַ כְּאֹב֥וֹת חֲ֝דָשִׁ֗ים יִבָּקֵֽעַ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): adabּera֥h veyiֽrevaֽch-li֑y 'epetּa֖ch shsepata֣y ve'eֽ'eneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply."

אֲדַבְּרָ֥ה וְיִֽרְוַֽח־לִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתַ֣י וְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-na֭ 'eshsּa֣ peney-'i֑yshsh ve'el-'a֝da֗m lo֣ 'akanּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter any man;"

אַל־נָ֭א אֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְאֶל־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א אֲכַנֶּֽה׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֣ yada֣'etּiy 'akanּe֑h kּi֝me'a֗t yishsּa'e֥niy 'oshseֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away."

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֲכַנֶּ֑ה כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט יִשָּׂאֵ֥נִי עֹשֵֽׂנִי׃