Job 2230 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.22:1וַיַּעַן אֱלִיפַז הַֽתֵּמָנִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:22:2הַלְאֵל יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּן עָלֵימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?22:3הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי תִצְדָּק וְאִם־בֶּצַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?22:4הֲֽמִיִּרְאָתְךָ יֹכִיחֶךָ יָבוֹא עִמְּךָ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?22:5הֲלֹא רָעָֽתְךָ רַבָּה וְאֵֽין־קֵץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?22:6כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּל אַחֶיךָ חִנָּם וּבִגְדֵי עֲרוּמִּים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.22:7לֹא־מַיִם עָיֵף תַּשְׁקֶה וּמֵרָעֵב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.22:8וְאִישׁ זְרוֹעַ לוֹ הָאָרֶץ וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים יֵשֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,22:9אַלְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּחְתָּ רֵיקָם וּזְרֹעוֹת יְתֹמִים יְדֻכָּֽא׃Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.22:10עַל־כֵּן סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ פַחִים וִֽיבַהֶלְךָ פַּחַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,22:11אוֹ־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.22:12הֲֽלֹא־אֱלוֹהַּ גֹּבַהּ שָׁמָיִם וּרְאֵה רֹאשׁכּוֹכָבִים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!22:13וְֽאָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּדַֽע אֵל הַבְעַד עֲרָפֶל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?22:14עָבִים סֵֽתֶר־לוֹוְלֹא יִרְאֶה וְחוּג שָׁמַיִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'22:15הַאֹרַח עוֹלָם תִּשְׁמֹר אֲשֶׁר דָּרְכוּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?22:16אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּטוּ וְלֹא־עֵת נָהָר יוּצַק יְסוֹדָֽם׃Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;22:17הָאֹמְרִים לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַל שַׁדַּי לָֽמוֹ׃Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?22:18וְהוּא מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם טוֹב וַעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.22:19יִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ וְנָקִי יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:22:20אִם־לֹא נִכְחַד קִימָנוּ וְיִתְרָם אָכְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'22:21הַסְכֶּן־נָא עִמּוֹ וּשְׁלםבָּהֶם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ טוֹבָֽה׃Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.22:22קַח־נָא מִפִּיו תּוֹרָה וְשִׂים אֲמָרָיו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.22:23אִם־תָּשׁוּב עַד־שַׁדַּי תִּבָּנֶה תַּרְחִיק עַוְלָה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,22:24וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּבְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִֽיר׃And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;22:25וְהָיָה שַׁדַּי בְּצָרֶיךָ וְכֶסֶף תּוֹעָפוֹת לָֽךְ׃And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;22:26כִּי־אָז עַל־שַׁדַּי תִּתְעַנָּג וְתִשָּׂא אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.22:27תַּעְתִּיר אֵלָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶךָּ וּנְדָרֶיךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;22:28וְֽתִגְזַר־אוֹמֶרוְיָקָם לָךְ וְעַל־דְּרָכֶיךָ נָגַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.22:29כִּֽי־הִשְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּאמֶר גֵּוָה וְשַׁח עֵינַיִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.22:30יְֽמַלֵּטאִֽי־נָקִי וְנִמְלַט בְּבֹר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃פHe delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.← previousJob 21next →Job 23↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/22/