New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 32:6-22

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.

12I even paidH995closeH995attentionH995to you;Indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369was noH369oneH369who refutedמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Jobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347,Not one of you who answeredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030his wordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561.

13Do not sayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559, ‘We have foundמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;Godאֵ֖ל'elH410willroutיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086him, not manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.’

14For he has not arrangedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405againstאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413me,NorH3808will I replyאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725to him with yourargumentsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.

15“They are dismayedחַ֭תּוּCha.tuH2865,they noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750answerעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030;Wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405havefailedהֶעְתִּ֖יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275them.

16Shall I waitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588they do not speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theystopעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975andnoH3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750answerעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030?

17I tooאַף־'af-H637will answerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030my shareחֶלְקִ֑יchel.KiH2506,I alsoאַף־'af-H637will tellאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331my opinionדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.

18For I am fullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390of wordsמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405;The spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990me constrainsהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693me.

19Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,my bellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990is like unventedלֹא־ יִפָּתֵ֑חַlo'- yi.pa.Te.achH3808 H6605wineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196,Like newחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319wineskinsכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178it is about to burstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234.

20Let me speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696that I may getH7304reliefH7304;Let me openאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193and answerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.

21Let me nowנָ֭אna'H4994be partialאֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־'e.Sa' fe.nei-H5375 H6440to noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808flatterאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655anymanאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.

22For I do not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to flatterאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655, Elsemy Makerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213would soonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592takeיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375me away.

Read all of Job 32

Commentaries on Job 32