New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 32:1-11

1Then theseהָ֭אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376ceasedוַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673answeringמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he wasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.

2But the angerאַ֨ף׀'afH639of Elihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940of Ramרָ֥םramH7410burnedוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734;against Jobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639burnedחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734becauseעַֽל־'al-H5921he justifiedצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315beforeH4480Godמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430.

3And his angerאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639burnedחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734against his threeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453becauseעַ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834they had foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808answerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617,and yet had condemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.

4Now Elihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453had waitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442to speakבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697to Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they were yearsלְיָמִֽים׃le.ya.MimH3117olderזְֽקֵנִים־ze.ke.nim-H2205thanמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he.

5And when Elihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thereH369was noH369answerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617in the mouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310of the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639burnedוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

6So Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940spokeוַיַּ֤עַן׀vai.Ya.'anH6030out and saidוַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רvai.Yo.MarH559, “I am youngצָ֘עִ֤ירtza.'IrH6810in yearsלְ֭יָמִיםLe.ya.mimH3117and you areoldיְשִׁישִׁ֑יםye.shi.ShimH3453;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I was shyזָחַ֥לְתִּיza.Chal.tiH2119and afraidוָֽאִירָ֓א׀va.'i.Ra'H3372to tellמֵחַוֹּ֖תme.cha.VotH2331youwhatH1843I thinkH1843.

7Ithoughtאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559ageיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117should speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696, Andincreasedוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141should teachיֹדִ֥יעוּyo.Di.'uH3045wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

8But it is a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307in manבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582, And thebreathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706givesH995themunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.

9Theabundantרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227in yearsmay not be wiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808mayeldersוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

10Soלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Listenשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085to me,I tooאַף־'af-H637will tellאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331whatH1843I thinkH1843.’

11“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I waitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for your wordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697,I listenedאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238to your reasoningsתְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םte.Vu.no.tei.KhemH8394,WhileH5704youponderedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713whatH4405to sayH4405.

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