Berean Standard Bible

Job 33

1“Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199nowנָ֣אna'H4994,O Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347,hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085my speechמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405,and listenהַאֲזִֽינָה׃ha.'a.Zi.nahH238to allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697.

2Beholdהִנֵּה־ נָ֭אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994,I will openפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310;my addressדִּבְּרָ֖הdi.be.RahH1696is on the tipבְחִכִּֽי׃ve.chi.KiH2441of my tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956.

3My wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561are from an uprightיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820,and my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193speakמִלֵּֽלוּ׃mi.Le.luH4448sincerelyבָּר֥וּרba.RurH1305what I knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847.

4The Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410has made meעָשָׂ֑תְנִי'a.Sa.te.niH6213,and the breathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706gives me lifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421.

5Refute meהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725ifאִם־'im-H518you canתּוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201;prepare your caseעֶרְכָ֥ה'er.KhahH6186and confront meלְ֝פָנַ֗י הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃le.fa.Nai hit.ya.Tza.vahH6440 H3320.

6הֵן־hen-H2005Iאֲנִ֣י כְפִ֣יךָ'a.Ni khe.Fi.khaH589 H6310am just like you before Godלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410;Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589was alsoגַם־gam-H1571formedקֹרַ֥צְתִּיko.Ratz.tiH7169from clayמֵ֝חֹ֗מֶרme.Cho.merH2563.

7Surelyהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009noלֹ֣אlo'H3808fear of meאֵ֭מָתִי'E.ma.tiH367should terrify youתְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּte.va.'a.Te.kaH1204;norלֹא־lo'-H3808will my handוְ֝אַכְפִּ֗יve.'akh.PiH405be heavyיִכְבָּֽד׃yikh.BadH3513upon youעָלֶ֥יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.

8Surelyאַ֭ךְ'akhH389you have spokenאָמַ֣רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in my hearingבְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹלve.'a.ze.Nai ve.KolH241 H6963,and I have heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085these very wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405:

9‘Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589am pureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134,withoutבְּֽלִ֫יbe.LiH1097transgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588;Iאָנֹכִ֑י'a.no.KhiH595am cleanחַ֥ףchafH2643,with noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in me.

10Yetהֵ֣ןhenH2005Godfindsיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672occasionsתְּ֭נוּאוֹתTe.nu.'otH8569against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921;He counts meיַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיyach.she.Ve.niH2803as Hisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341.

11He putsיָשֵׂ֣םya.SemH7760my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465;He watches overיִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רyish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605my pathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734.’

12Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,you are notלֹא־lo'-H3808rightצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663in this matterזֹ֣אתzotH2063.I will answer youאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433is greaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235than manמֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshH582.

13Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069do you complainרִיב֑וֹתָri.Vo.taH7378to Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413thatכִּ֥יkiH3588He answersיַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.NehH6030nothingכָל־ לֹ֣א־khol- Lo'-H3808 H3605a man asksדְּ֝בָרָ֗יוde.va.RavH1697?

14Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410speaksיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696in oneבְאַחַ֥תve.'a.ChatH259wayand in anotherוּ֝בִשְׁתַּ֗יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147, yetno oneלֹ֣אlo'H3808noticesיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789.

15In a dreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,in a visionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,when deep sleepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639fallsבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582as they slumberבִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹתbit.nu.MotH8572onעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921their bedsמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904,

16אָ֣ז'azH227He opensיִ֭גְלֶהYig.lehH1540their earsאֹ֣זֶן אֲנָשִׁ֑ים'O.zen 'a.na.ShimH241 H582and terrifies themיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856with warningsוּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣םu.ve.Mo.sa.RamH4561

17to turnלְ֭הָסִירLe.ha.sirH5493a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120from wrongdoingמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639and keep himיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680fromמִגֶּ֣בֶרmi.Ge.verH1397prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466,

18to preserveיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the Pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416from perishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by the swordבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.

19A man is also chastenedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198onעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904with painבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341and constantאֵתָֽן׃'e.TanH386distressH7379in his bonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106,

20so that heחַיָּת֣וֹchai.ya.ToH2416detestsוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuH2092his breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,and his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315loatheshis favoriteתַּאֲוָֽה׃ta.'a.VahH8378foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978.

21His fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320wastes awayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615from sightמֵרֹ֑אִיme.Ro.'iH7210,and his hiddenלֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃lo' ru'.'UH3808 H7200bonesעַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatz.mo.TavH6106protrudeH8205.

22Heנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315draws nearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126to the Pitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416to the messengers of deathלַֽמְמִתִֽים׃La.mi.TimH4191.

23Yet ifאִם־'im-H518there isיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426a messengerמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397on his sideעָלָ֨יו׀'a.LavH5921,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mediatorמֵלִ֗יץme.LitzH3887inמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,to tellלְהַגִּ֖ידle.ha.GidH5046a manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120what is right for himיָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ya.she.RoH3476,

24to be graciousוַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּvay.chun.Ne.nuH2603to him and sayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Spare himפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308from going downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to the Pitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845;I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672his ransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724,’

25then his fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320is refreshedרֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁru.ta.FashH7375like a child’sמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290;he returnsיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725to the daysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117of his youthעֲלוּמָֽיו׃'a.lu.MavH5934.

26He praysיֶעְתַּ֤רye'.TarH6279toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433and finds favorוַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּvai.yir.Tze.huH7521;he seesוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200God’sfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440and shouts for joyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643,and God restoresוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725His righteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666to that manלֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582.

27Then he singsיָשֹׁ֤ר׀ya.ShorH7789beforeעַל־'al-H5921menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582with these wordsוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: ‘I have sinnedחָ֭טָאתִיCha.ta.tiH2398and pervertedהֶעֱוֵ֗יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753what was rightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477;yet I did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808get what I deservedשָׁ֥וָהSha.vahH7737.

28He redeemedפָּדָ֣הpa.DahH6299my soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shiH5315from going downמֵעֲבֹ֣רme.'a.VorH5674to the Pitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and I will liveוְ֝חַיָּתוֹve.chai.ya.toH2416to seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the lightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.’

29Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410doesיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466toעִם־'im-H5973a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,twoפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471or even three timesשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969,

30to bring backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the Pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,that he may be enlightenedלֵ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH215with the lightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216of lifeהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.

31Pay attentionהַקְשֵׁ֖בhak.ShevH7181,Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347,and listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;be silentהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.KhiH595will speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

32But ifאִם־'im-H518you haveיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426something to sayמִלִּ֥יןmi.LinH4405,answer meהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725;speak upדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I would likeחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654to vindicate youצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663.

33But ifאִם־'im-H518notאַ֭יִן אַתָּ֥ה'A.yin 'a.TahH369 H859,then listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;be quietהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,and I will teachוַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥va.'a.'a.lef.KhaH502you wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.”

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