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Job

Chapter 33
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'ula֗m shshemaֽ'-na֣ 'iyּ֣ob milּa֑y veֽkal-dּebara֥y ha'aziֽynah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say."

וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א אִיּ֣וֹב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַ֥י הַאֲזִֽינָה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-na֭ pּata֣chetּiy pi֑y dּibּera֖h leshshoni֣y bechikּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue."

הִנֵּה־נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yoֽshsher-libּi֥y 'amara֑y veda֥'at shse֝pata֗y bּar֥ur milּeֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know."

יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): rֽucha-'e֥l 'ashsa֑teniy venishshema֖t shshadּa֣y tּechayּeֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life."

רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּuka֥l hashshiybe֑niy 'ereka֥h le֝pana֗y hiteyatzּaֽbah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Answer me if you can; prepare your case and take your stand before me."

אִם־תּוּכַ֥ל הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי עֶרְכָ֥ה לְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-'ani֣y kepi֣yka la'e֑l me֝cho֗mer qora֥tzetּiy gam-'aֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I am just like you before God; I too was moulded from a piece of clay."

הֵן־אֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ לָאֵ֑ל מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר קֹרַ֥צְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֣h 'e֭matiy lo֣ teba'ate֑kּa ve֝'akepּi֗y 'ale֥yka lo'-yikebּaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"No fear of me should terrify you, nor should my hand be heavy upon you."

הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭ke 'ama֣retּa be'azena֑y veq֖ol milּi֣yn 'eshshemaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But you have said in my hearing, I heard the very words, "

אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): za֥ke 'ani֗y bּeֽli֫y pa֥shsha cha֥p 'anoki֑y velo֖ 'avo֣n liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'I am pure and without transgression; I am clean and free from sin."

זַ֥ךְ אֲנִ֗י בְּֽלִ֫י פָ֥שַׁע חַ֥ף אָנֹכִ֑י וְלֹ֖א עָוֺ֣ן לִֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n tּe֭nu'ot 'ala֣y yimetza֑ yacheshshebe֖niy le'oye֣b lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Yet God finds reasons to oppose me; he considers me his enemy."

הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א יַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לֽוֹ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yashse֣m bּasּa֣d ragela֑y yi֝shshemo֗r kּal-'arechotaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.'"

יָשֵׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֣ד רַגְלָ֑י יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-zo֣'t lo'-tzada֣qetּa 'e'ene֑kּa kּiֽy-yirebּe֥h 'e֝l֗oha me'enֽoshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal."

הֶן־זֹ֣את לֹא־צָדַ֣קְתָּ אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ma֭dּu'a 'ela֣yv riyb֑ota kּi֥y kal-dּe֝bara֗yv lo֣'-ya'aneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why do you complain to him that he answers no one’s words?"

מַ֭דּוּעַ אֵלָ֣יו רִיב֑וֹתָ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו לֹ֣א־יַעֲנֶֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-be'acha֥t yedabּer-'e֑l u֝bishshetּa֗yim lo֣ yeshshureֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For God does speak, now one way, now another, though no one perceives it."

כִּֽי־בְאַחַ֥ת יְדַבֶּר־אֵ֑ל וּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִם לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּachal֤om ׀ chezey֬on la֗yelah bּinepo֣l tּa֭redּemah 'al-'anashshi֑ym bּi֝tenum֗ot 'ale֣y mishshekּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,"

בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z yi֭geleh 'o֣zen 'anashshi֑ym ubemo֖sara֣m yachetּoֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,"

אָ֣ז יִ֭גְלֶה אֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣ם יַחְתֹּֽם׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭hasiyr 'ada֣m ma'ashse֑h vegeva֖h migּe֣ber yekasּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to turn them from wrongdoing and to keep them from pride,"

לְ֭הָסִיר אָדָ֣ם מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְגֵוָ֖ה מִגֶּ֣בֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): yacheshso֣ke na֭peshsho minּiy-shsha֑chat ve֝chayּat֗o me'abo֥r bּashshּaֽlach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword."

יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ מֵעֲבֹ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehuka֣ch bּe֭make'ob 'al-mishshekּab֑o vryb ver֖ob 'atzama֣yv 'etaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Or a person may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,"

וְהוּכַ֣ח בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ וריב וְר֖וֹב עֲצָמָ֣יו אֵתָֽן׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): veziֽhama֣tּu chayּat֣o la֑chem ve֝napeshsh֗o ma'aka֥l tּa'avaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"so that their entire being finds food repulsive and their soul loathes even the choicest meal."

וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): yi֣kel bּeshsar֣o mero֑'iy vshpy veshshupּ֥u 'a֝tzemota֗yv lo֣ ru'ּֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out."

יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי ושפי וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqera֣b lashshּa֣chat napeshsh֑o ve֝chayּat֗o laֽmemitiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death."

וַתִּקְרַ֣ב לַשַּׁ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-ye֤shsh 'ala֨yv ׀ male'a֗ke meli֗ytz 'echa֥d minּiy-'a֑lep lehagּi֖yd le'ada֣m yashsherֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet if there is a messenger for him, a mediator, one among a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,"

אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechunּe֗nּu vayּo֗'mer pּe֭da'ehu mere֥det shsha֗chat matza֥'tiy koֽper׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him', "

וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּ֭דָעֵהוּ מֵרֶ֥דֶת שָׁ֗חַת מָצָ֥אתִי כֹֽפֶר׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): ruֽtapa֣shsh bּeshsar֣o minּo֑'ar ya֝shsh֗ub liyme֥y 'alumaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"then his flesh is renewed like a child’s; he is restored to the days of his youth."

רֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁ בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מִנֹּ֑עַר יָ֝שׁ֗וּב לִימֵ֥י עֲלוּמָֽיו׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye'etּa֤r 'el-'el֨ohּa ׀ vayּiretze֗hu vayּa֣re pּa֭nayv bּiteru'a֑h vayּa֥shsheb le֝'en֗oshsh tzideqatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He prays to God and finds favour with him; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state."

יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱל֨וֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): yashsho֤r ׀ 'al-'anashshi֗ym vayּo֗'mer cha֭ta'tiy veyashsha֥r he'eve֗ytiy velo'-shsha֥vah liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Then he comes to others and says, 'I sinned and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved."

יָשֹׁ֤ר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָ֭טָאתִי וְיָשָׁ֥ר הֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי וְלֹא־שָׁ֥וָה לִֽי׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּada֣h npshy na֭peshsho me'abo֣r bּashshּa֑chat vchyty ve֝chayּato bּa'֥or tּire'eֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light.'"

פָּדָ֣ה נפשי נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וחיתי וְ֝חַיָּתוֹ בָּא֥וֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-kּal-'e֭lּeh yipe'al-'e֑l pּa'ama֖yim shshal֣oshsh 'im-gּaֽber׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"God does all these things to a person, twice, even three times, "

הֶן־כָּל־אֵ֭לֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵ֑ל פַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): lehashshi֣yb na֭peshsho minּiy-shsha֑chat le֝'֗or bּe'֣or haֽchayּiym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them."

לְהָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): haqeshshe֖b 'iyּ֥ob shsheֽmaֽ'-li֑y ha֝chare֗shsh ve'anoki֥y 'adabּeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak."

הַקְשֵׁ֖ב אִיּ֥וֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וְאָנֹכִ֥י אֲדַבֵּֽר׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-yeshsh-milּi֥yn hashshiybe֑niy dּa֝bּe֗r kּiֽy-chapa֥tzetּiy tzadּeqeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to see you vindicated."

אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּ֥ין הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִי דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-'a֭yin 'atּa֥h shsheֽmaֽ'-li֑y ha֝chare֗shsh va'a'alּepeka֥ chakemaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

אִם־אַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה׃ס