Berean Standard Bible

Job 9

1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃'i.Yov vai.yo.MarH347 H559answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030:

2“Yesאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551,I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִי־khi-H3588it issoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,but howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can a mortalאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582be righteousיִּצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663beforeעִם־'im-H5973Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410?

3Ifאִם־'im-H518one wishedיַ֭חְפֹּץYach.potzH2654to contendלָרִ֣יבla.RivH7378withעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973God,he could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808answer Himיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259timeout ofמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4God iswiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2450in heartלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533in strengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581.Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has resistedהִקְשָׁ֥הhik.ShahH7185Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו'e.LavH413and prosperedוַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃vai.yish.LamH7999?

5He movesהַמַּעְתִּ֣יקha.ma'.TikH6275mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808their knowledgeיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045andאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834overturns themהֲפָכָ֣םha.fa.KhamH2015in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.

6He shakesהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזha.mar.GizH7264the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776from its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,so that its foundationsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982trembleיִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃yit.fa.la.TzunH6426.

7He commandsהָאֹמֵ֣רha.'o.MerH559the sunלַ֭חֶרֶסLa.che.resH2775notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to shineיִזְרָ֑חyiz.RachH2224;He seals offוּבְעַ֖ד יַחְתֹּֽם׃u.ve.'Ad yach.TomH1157 H2856the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556.

8He aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905stretches outנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and treadsוְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְve.do.RekhH1869onעַל־'al-H5921the wavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9He is the Makerעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213of the Bearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906andOrionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685,of the Pleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598and the constellationsוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315of the southתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486.

10He doesעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419beyondעַד־ אֵ֣ין'ad- 'einH5704 H369searching outחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,and wondersוְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־ve.nif.la.'ot 'ad-H6381 H5704withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

11Were Heהֵ֤ןhenH2005to passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674by meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921,I would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808see Himאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200;were He to moveוְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ףve.ya.cha.LofH2498,I would notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808recognizeאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him.

12Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005He takes awayיַ֭חְתֹּףYach.tofH2862,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can stop Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310dares to askיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559Himאֵ֝לָ֗יו'e.LavH413, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are You doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?’

13Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433does notלֹא־lo'-H3808restrainיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;the helpersעֹ֣זְרֵי'O.ze.reiH5826of Rahabרָֽהַב׃Ra.havH7294cowerשָׁ֝חֲח֗וּSha.cha.ChuH7817beneath Himתַּחְתָּ֥יוta.cha.tovH8478.

14Howאַ֭ף'afH637thenכִּֽי־ki-H3588can Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030or chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977my argumentsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697against Himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973?

15Forאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834even ifאִם־'im-H518I were rightצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663,I could notלֹ֣אlo'H3808answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030.I could only beg my Judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199for mercyאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603.

16Ifאִם־'im-H518I summoned Himקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030,I do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539כִּֽי־ki-H3588He would listenיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

17Forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He would crush meיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779with a tempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183and multiplyוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

18He does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808let meיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414catchהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,butכִּ֥יkiH3588overwhelms meיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646with bitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518it is a matter of strengthלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581,He is indeedהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009mightyאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533!Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a matter of justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can summon Himיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259?

20Even ifאִם־'im-H518I were righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663,my mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310would condemn meיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561;if Iאָ֝֗נִי'A.niH589were blamelessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,it would declare me guiltyוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niH6140.

21Though Iאָ֭נִי'A.niH589am blamelessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,I have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808concernאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045for myselfנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315;I despiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my own lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.

22Itהִ֥יאhi'H1931is all the sameאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259,and soעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Heה֣וּאhu'H1931destroysמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615both the blamelessתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.’

23Whenאִם־'i.mo.Sho-H518the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752brings suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597deathיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191,He mocksיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932the despairלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.

24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;He blindfoldsפְּנֵֽי־ יְכַסֶּ֑הpe.nei- ye.kha.SehH6440 H3680its judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199.Ifאִם־'im-H518it is notלֹ֖אlo'H3808He,thenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645whoמִי־mi-H4310isitהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931?

25My daysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a runnerרָ֑ץRatzH7323;they fleeבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּba.re.ChuH1272withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808seeingרָא֥וּra.'UH7200goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

26They sweep byחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498likeעִם־'im-H5973boatsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of papyrusאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16,like an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404swooping downיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921its preyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

27Ifאִם־'im-H518I were to sayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559, ‘I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879andchangeאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800my expressionפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440and smileוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082,’

28I would still dreadיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025allכָל־khol-H3605my sufferingsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808acquit meתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352.

29Since I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595already found guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֝֗הla.mah- ZehH4100 H2088should I laborאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021in vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?

30Ifאִם־'im-H518I should washהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfH1119with snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950and cleanseוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709with lyeבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253,

31thenאָ֭ז'azH227You would plunge meתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881into the pitבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and even my own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008would despise meוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581.

32Forכִּי־ki-H3588He is notלֹא־lo'-H3808a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376like meכָּמֹ֣נִיka.Mo.niH3644,that I can answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030,that we can takeיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162each otherנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935to courtבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

33Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808is thereיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a mediatorמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198between usבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996,to layיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon usעַל־'al-H5921bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

34Let Him removeיָסֵ֣רya.SerH5493His rodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921,so that His terrorוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367will noאַֽל־'al-H408longer frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.

35Then I would speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fear of Himאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372.Butכִּ֥יkiH3588as it isלֹא־ כֵ֥ןlo'- khenH3808 H3651,Iאָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595am on my ownעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

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