Job 3333 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.33:1וְֽאוּלָם שְׁמַֽע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְֽכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִֽינָה׃Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.33:2הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּֽי׃Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.33:3יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.33:4רֽוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life.33:5אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth.33:6הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.33:7הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.33:8אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words;33:9זַךְ אֲנִי בְּֽלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִֽי׃'I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;33:10הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לֽוֹ׃Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;33:11יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.'33:12הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, that God is too great for man;33:13מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶֽה׃Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words.33:14כִּֽי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃For God speaketh in one way, yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.33:15בַּחֲלוֹם ׀ חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּֽב׃In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;33:16אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם׃Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,33:17לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;33:18יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃That He may keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.33:19וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;33:20וְזִֽהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָֽה׃So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.33:21יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.33:22וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.33:23אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;33:24וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹֽפֶר׃Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'33:25רֻֽטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָֽיו׃His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth;33:26יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; and He restoreth unto man his righteousness.33:27יָשֹׁר ׀ עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִֽי׃He cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.'33:28פָּדָה נַפְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light.33:29הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,33:30לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.33:31הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּֽר׃Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.33:32אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּֽי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.33:33אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְֽׁמַֽע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָֽה׃סIf not, hearken thou unto me; hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.← previousJob 32next →Job 34↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/33/