1.
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב, שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ; וַיֹּאמַר.
vayosef iyov, se'et meshalo; vayo'mar.
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
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2.
מִי-יִתְּנֵנִי כְיַרְחֵי-קֶדֶם; כִּימֵי, אֱלוֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵנִי.
mi-yiteneni kheyarhei-kedem; kimei, Eloah yishmereni.
Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
3.
בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ, עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי; לְאוֹרוֹ, אֵלֶךְ חֹשֶׁךְ.
behillou nero, 'alei roshi; le'ouro, elekh khoshekh.
When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
4.
כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי, בִּימֵי חָרְפִּי; בְּסוֹד אֱלוֹהַּ, עֲלֵי אָהֳלִי.
ka'asher hayiti, bimei kharpi; besod Eloah, 'alei oholi.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent;
5.
בְּעוֹד שַׁדַּי, עִמָּדִי; סְבִיבוֹתַי נְעָרָי.
be'od Shaddai, 'immadi; sevivotay nearay.
When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
6.
בִּרְחֹץ הֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָה; וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי, פַּלְגֵי-שָׁמֶן.
birkhots halikhay bekhemah; vetsur yatsuk immadi, palgei-shamen.
When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
7.
בְּצֵאתִי שַׁעַר עֲלֵי-קָרֶת; בָּרְחוֹב, אָכִין מוֹשָׁבִי.
betseti sha'ar alei-karet; barekhov, akhin moshavi.
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place,
8.
רָאוּנִי נְעָרִים וְנֶחְבָּאוּ; וִישִׁישִׁים, קָמוּ עָמָדוּ.
ra'uni nearim venekhba'u; vishishim, kamu amadu.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
9.
שָׂרִים, עָצְרוּ בְמִלִּים; וְכַף, יָשִׂימוּ לְפִיהֶם.
sarim, atsru bemilim; vekhaf, yasimu lefihhem.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
10.
קוֹל-נְגִידִים נֶחְבָּאוּ; וּלְשׁוֹנָם, לְחִכָּם דָּבֵקָה.
kol-negidim nekhba'u; uleshonam, lekhikam davekah.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11.
כִּי אֹזֶן שָׁמְעָה, וַתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִי; וְעַיִן רָאֲתָה, וַתְּעִידֵנִי.
ki ozen shama'ah vate'ashereni ve'ayin ra'atah vate'uidenyi
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;
12.
כִּי-אֲמַלֵּט, עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ; וְיָתוֹם, וְלֹא-עֹזֵר לוֹ.
ki-amalet ani meshave'a veyatom velo-ozer lo
Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
13.
בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד, עָלַי תָּבֹא; וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִן.
birkat oved alay tavo velev almanah arnin
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14.
צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי, וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי; כִּמְעִיל וְצָנִיף, מִשְׁפָּטִי.
tzedek lavashti vayilbasheni kimeil vetzanif mishpati
I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15.
עֵינַיִם הָיִיתִי, לַעִוֵּר; וְרַגְלַיִם לַפִּסֵּחַ אָנִי.
enayim hayiti, la'iver; veragalayim lapiseach ani.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16.
אָב אָנֹכִי, לָאֶבְיוֹנִים; וְרִב לֹא-יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵהוּ.
av anokhi, la'evyonim; veriv lo-yadati echkerehu.
I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17.
וָאֲשַׁבְּרָה, מְתַלְּעוֹת עַוָּל; וּמִשִּׁנָּיו, אַשְׁלִיךְ טָרֶף.
va'ashaverah, metal'ot aval; umishinav, ashlikh taref.
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18.
וָאֹמַר, עִם-קִנִּי אֶגְוָע; וְכַחוֹל, אַרְבֶּה יָמִים.
va'omar, im-kini egva'; vekhachol, arbeh yamim.
Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
19.
שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי-מָיִם; וְטַל, יָלִין בִּקְצִירִי.
shorshi fatuach elei-mayim; vetal, yalin biktsiri.
My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
20.
כְּבוֹדִי, חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי; וְקַשְׁתִּי, בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִיף.
kevodi, chadash immadi; vekashti, beyadi tacharif.
My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
21.
לִי-שָׁמְעוּ וְיִחֵלּוּ; וְיִדְּמוּ, לְמוֹ עֲצָתִי.
li-shame'u veyichellu; veyiddemu, lemo atyati.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22.
אַחֲרֵי דְבָרִי, לֹא יִשְׁנוּ; וְעָלֵימוֹ, תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִי.
acharei devari, lo yishnu; ve'aleimo, tittof millati.
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23.
וְיִחֲלוּ כַמָּטָר לִי; וּפִיהֶם, פָּעֲרוּ לְמַלְקוֹשׁ.
veyihalu kamatar li; ufihem, pa'aru lemalkosh.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24.
אֶשְׂחַק אֲלֵהֶם, לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ; וְאוֹר פָּנַי, לֹא יַפִּילוּן.
eshchak alehem, lo ya'aminu; ve'or panay, lo yappilun.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25.
אֶבְחַר דַּרְכָּם, וְאֵשֵׁב רֹאשׁ:וְאֶשְׁכּוֹן, כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד; כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבֵלִים יְנַחֵם.
ebchar darkam, ve'esheb rosh:veshkon, kemelekh bagedud; ka'asher abelim yenachem.
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.