Berean Standard Bible

Job 32

1So theseהָ֭אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582stoppedוַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673answeringמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030אֶת־'et-H853Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588heה֖וּאhu'H1931was righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.

2This kindledוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734the angerאַ֨ף׀'afH639of Elihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940of Ramרָ֥םramH7410.He burnedחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734with angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639against Jobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347forעַֽל־'al-H5921justifyingצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315rather than Godמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430,

3and he burnedחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734with angerאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639against Job’s threeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453becauseעַ֤ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had failedלֹא־ מָצְא֣וּlo'- ma.tze.'UH3808 H4672to refuteמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617Job,and yet had condemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561אֶת־'et-H853himאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

4Now Elihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453had waitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442אֶת־'et-H853to speakבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697to Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the othersהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992were olderזְֽקֵנִים־ze.ke.nim-H2205than heמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480לְיָמִֽים׃le.ya.MimH3117.

5But when heאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֘יkiH3588the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582had noאֵ֤ין'einH369further replyמַעֲנֶ֗ה בְּ֭פִיma.'a.Neh Be.fiH4617 H6310,his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

6So Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִ֗י וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רha.bu.Zi vai.Yo.MarH940 H559declaredוַיַּ֤עַן׀vai.Ya.'anH6030: “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am youngצָ֘עִ֤ירtza.'IrH6810in yearsלְ֭יָמִיםLe.ya.mimH3117,while youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859are oldיְשִׁישִׁ֑יםye.shi.ShimH3453;that is whyעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I was timidזָחַ֥לְתִּיza.Chal.tiH2119and afraidוָֽאִירָ֓א׀va.'i.Ra'H3372to tell youמֵחַוֹּ֖תme.cha.VotH2331what I knowדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

7I thoughtאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559that ageיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117should speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,and manyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141should teachיֹדִ֥יעוּyo.Di.'uH3045wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

8Butאָ֭כֵן'A.khenH403there isהִ֣יאhi'H1931a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307in a manבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582,the breathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,that gives him understandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.

9It is not onlyלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the oldרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227who are wiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449,or the elderlyוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205who understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

10Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Listenשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085to me;Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589tooאַף־'af-H637will declareאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331what I knowדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.’

11Indeedהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I waitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176while you spokeלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697;I listenedאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238toעַד־'ad-H5704your reasoningתְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םte.Vu.no.tei.KhemH8394;asעַֽד־'ad-H5704you searchedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713for wordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405,

12I paid you full attentionוְעָֽדֵיכֶ֗ם אֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן וְהִנֵּ֤הve.'a.dei.Khem 'et.Bo.Nan ve.hi.NehH995 H2009 H5704.But no oneאֵ֣ין'einH369proved Jobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347wrongמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198;not one ofמִכֶּֽם׃mi.KemH4480you rebuttedעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030his argumentsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561.

13So do notפֶּן־pen-H6435claimתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559, ‘We have foundמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;let Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,notלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376,refute himיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086.’

14But Job has notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808directedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405against meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,and I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808answer himאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725with your argumentsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.

15Job’s friendsare dismayedחַ֭תּוּCha.tuH2865,with noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750to sayעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030;wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405have escapedהֶעְתִּ֖יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275them.

16Must I waitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,now thatכִּי־ki-H3588they are silentלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּlo' ye.da.Be.ruH3808 H1696,now thatכִּ֥יkiH3588they standעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975and noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750replyעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030?

17Iאֲנִ֣י חֶלְקִ֑י'a.Ni chel.KiH589 H2506tooאַף־'af-H637will answerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030;yesאַף־'af-H637,Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589will declareאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331what I knowדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.

18Forכִּ֭יkiH3588I am full ofמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390wordsמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405,and my spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307within meבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990compels meהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693.

19Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,my bellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990is like unventedלֹא־ יִפָּתֵ֑חַlo'- yi.pa.Te.achH3808 H6605wineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196;it is about to burstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234like a newחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319wineskinכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178.

20I must speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696and find reliefוְיִֽרְוַֽח־ve.yir.vach-H7304;I must openאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193and respondוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.

21I will be partialאֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־'e.Sa' fe.nei-H5375 H6440to noאַל־ נָ֭א'al- na'H408 H4994oneאִ֑ישׁ וְאֶל־'Ish ve.'el-H376 H413,nor willלֹ֣אlo'H3808I flatterאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655any manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.

22Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808know howיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045to flatterאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655,or my Makerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213would remove meיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375in an instantכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592.

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