Job 935 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.9:1וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Then Job answered and said:9:2אָמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃Of a truth I know that it is so; and how can man be just with God?9:3אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃If one should desire to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one of a thousand.9:4חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?9:5הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, when He overturneth them in His anger.9:6הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.9:7הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כּוֹכָבִים יַחְתֹּֽם׃Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.9:8נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃Who alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.9:9עֹֽשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָֽן׃Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.9:10עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number.9:11הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.9:12הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִֽי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'9:13אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תַּחְתָּיו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב׃God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.9:14אַף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמּֽוֹ׃How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?9:15אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that contendeth with me.9:16אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִין קוֹלִֽי׃If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice —9:17אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם׃He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;9:18לֹֽא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.9:19אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty! and if of justice, who will appoint me a time?9:20אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּֽם־אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.9:21תָּֽם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי׃I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.9:22אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃It is all one — therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.9:23אִם־שׁוֹט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָֽג׃If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.9:24אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפוֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not He, who then is it?9:25וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּֽרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טוֹבָֽה׃Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.9:26חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.9:27אִם־אָמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',9:28יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.9:29אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָֽע׃I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?9:30אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי בְמֵי־שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;9:31אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִֽעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.9:32כִּי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment.9:33לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.9:34יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְטוֹ וְאֵמָתוֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not His terror make me afraid;9:35אַֽדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִֽי׃Then would I speak, and not fear Him; for I am not so with myself.← previousJob 8next →Job 10↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/9/