1.
וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב, וַיֹּאמַר.
vaya'an iyov, vayomar.
Then Job answered and said:
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2.
גַּם-הַיּוֹם, מְרִי שִׂחִי; יָדִי, כָּבְדָה עַל-אַנְחָתִי.
gam-hayom, meri sikhi; yadi, kaveda al-anhati.
Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.
3.
מִי-יִתֵּן יָדַעְתִּי, וְאֶמְצָאֵהוּ; אָבוֹא, עַד-תְּכוּנָתוֹ.
mi-yiten yada'ti, ve'emtza'ehu; avo, ad-tekhunato.
Oh that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!
4.
אֶעֶרְכָה לְפָנָיו מִשְׁפָּט; וּפִי, אֲמַלֵּא תוֹכָחוֹת.
e'erkah lefanav mishpat; ufi, amalel tokhochot.
I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5.
אֵדְעָה, מִלִּים יַעֲנֵנִי; וְאָבִינָה, מַה-יֹּאמַר לִי.
ed'ah, millim ya'aneni; ve'avinah, mah-yomar li.
I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.
6.
הַבְּרָב-כֹּחַ, יָרִיב עִמָּדִי; לֹא אַךְ-הוּא, יָשִׂם בִּי.
ha'berav-ko'ach, yariv immadi; lo akh-hu, yasim bi.
Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.
7.
שָׁם--יָשָׁר, נוֹכָח עִמּוֹ; וַאֲפַלְּטָה לָנֶצַח, מִשֹּׁפְטִי.
sham--yashar, nokhach immo; va'apalletah lanetzach, mishofti.
There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
8.
הֵן קֶדֶם אֶהֱלֹךְ וְאֵינֶנּוּ; וְאָחוֹר, וְלֹא-אָבִין לוֹ.
hen qedem ehelekh ve'enenu; ve'achor, ve'lo-avin lo.
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9.
שְׂמֹאול בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ, וְלֹא-אָחַז; יַעְטֹף יָמִין, וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה.
semol ba'asoto, ve'lo-achaz; ya'tof yamin, ve'lo er'eh.
On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.
10.
כִּי-יָדַע, דֶּרֶךְ עִמָּדִי; בְּחָנַנִי, כַּזָּהָב אֵצֵא.
ki-yada, derekh immadi; behanani, kazzahav etse.
For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11.
בַּאֲשֻׁרוֹ, אָחֲזָה רַגְלִי; דַּרְכּוֹ שָׁמַרְתִּי וְלֹא-אָט.
ba'ashuro, achazah ragli; darko shamarti ve'lo-at.
My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
12.
מִצְוַת שְׂפָתָיו, וְלֹא אָמִישׁ; מֵחֻקִּי, צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרֵי-פִיו.
mitshvat sefatav, velo amish; mekukki, tzafanti imrei-fiv.
I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
13.
וְהוּא בְאֶחָד, וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ; וְנַפְשׁוֹ אִוְּתָה וַיָּעַשׂ.
vehu ve'echad, umi yeshivenno; venafsho ivtah vayaas.
But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.
14.
כִּי, יַשְׁלִים חֻקִּי; וְכָהֵנָּה רַבּוֹת עִמּוֹ.
ki, yashlim chukki; vekahennah rabbot immo.
For He will perform that which is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him.
15.
עַל-כֵּן, מִפָּנָיו אֶבָּהֵל; אֶתְבּוֹנֵן, וְאֶפְחַד מִמֶּנּוּ.
al-ken, mipanav evbahel; etbonen, ve'efchad mimmennu.
Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.
16.
וְאֵל, הֵרַךְ לִבִּי; וְשַׁדַּי, הִבְהִילָנִי.
ve'el, herakh libi; veshaday, hibhilani.
Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted me;
17.
כִּי-לֹא נִצְמַתִּי, מִפְּנֵי-חֹשֶׁךְ; וּמִפָּנַי, כִּסָּה-אֹפֶל.
ki-lo nitzmati, mipenei-khoshek; umipanay, kisah-opel.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.