New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 13:1-19

1“Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,my eyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869has seenרָאֲתָ֣הra.'a.TahH7200allכֹּ֭לkolH3605this,My earאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241has heardשָֽׁמְעָ֥הsha.me.'AhH8085and understoodוַתָּ֥בֶןva.Ta.venH995it.

2WhatH1847you knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045I alsoגַם־gam-H1571knowH1847;I am not inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307to you.

3“ButI would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696tothe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,And I desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654toargueוְהוֹכֵ֖חַve.ho.Khe.achH3198with Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.

4But yousmearטֹֽפְלֵי־to.fe.lei-H2950with liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;You are allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605worthlessאֱלִ֣ל'e.LilH457physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495.

5Oמִֽי־mi-H4310that you wouldbe completelyהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790silentתַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּןta.cha.ri.ShunH2790,And that it would becomeוּתְהִ֖יu.te.HiH1961your wisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451!

6Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085my argumentתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יto.khach.TiH8433And listenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hak.Shi.vuH7181to the contentionsוְרִב֖וֹתve.ri.VotH7379of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

7Will youspeakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696whatH5767is unjustH5767for Godהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410,And speakתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696whatH7423is deceitfulH7423for Him?

8Will youshowH5375partialityהֲפָנָ֥יוha.fa.NavH6440 H5375for Him?Will you contendתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378for Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?

9Will it be wellהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He examinesיַחְקֹ֣רyach.KorH2713you?Orאִם־'im-H518will you deceiveH8524Him as one deceivesH8524a manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582?

10He will surelyהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198reproveיוֹכִ֣יחַyo.Khi.achH3198youIfאִם־'im-H518you secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרba.Se.terH5643showH5375partialityפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440 H5375.

11Will not Hismajestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613terrifyתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204you,And the dreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343of Him fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on you?

12Your memorableH2146sayingsH2146are proverbsמִשְׁלֵי־mish.lei-H4912of ashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665,Your defensesלְגַבֵּי־le.ga.bei-H1354are defensesגַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ga.bei.KhemH1354of clayחֹ֝֗מֶרCho.merH2563.

13“Be silentהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790beforeמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480me so that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696;Then let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רve.ya.'a.VorH5674on me whatמָֽה׃MahH4100may.

14Whyעַל־ מָ֤ה׀'al- mahH5921 H4100should I takeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my fleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320in my teethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127Andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in myhandsבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?

15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005He slayיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991me,I will hopeאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176in Him.Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389Iwill argueאוֹכִֽיחַ׃'o.Khi.achH3198my waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforeאֶל־ פָּנָ֥יו'el- pa.NavH413 H6440Him.

16Thisהוּא־hu'-H1931alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444, Fora godlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611manH2611may not comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935before His presenceלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440.

17Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085carefullyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085to my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,And let my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262fillyour earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

18Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994, I havepreparedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186my caseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatI will be vindicatedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.

19Whoמִי־mi-H4310will contendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me?For thenעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I would be silentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790anddieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.

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