Revised Literal Translation

Job 1

1There was a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Uzע֖וּץ'utzH5780,whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034wasJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347;and that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477,and one that fearedוִירֵ֥אvi.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewedוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

2And there were bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205unto him sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and threeוְשָׁל֥וֹשׁve.sha.Lo.oshH7969daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

3His substanceמִ֠קְנֵהוּMik.ne.huH4735also was sevenשִֽׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאַלְפֵי־'al.fei-H505sheepצֹ֜אןtzonH6629,and threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאַלְפֵ֣י'al.FeiH505camelsגְמַלִּ֗יםge.ma.LimH1581,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֨שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yokeצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967she donkeysאֲתוֹנ֔וֹת'a.to.NotH860,and a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657;so that this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was the greatestגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419of all the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

4And his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121wentוְהָלְכ֤וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and feastedוְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'a.Su mish.TehH6213 H4960in theirhousesבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004,every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his dayיוֹמ֑וֹyo.MoH3117;and sentוְשָׁלְח֗וּve.sha.le.ChuH7971and calledוְקָרְאוּ֙ve.ka.re.'UH7121for their threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969sistersאַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'ach.yo.tei.hemH269to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354with them.

5And it was so, when the daysיְמֵ֨יye.MeiH3117of theirfeastingהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜הha.mish.TehH4960were gone aboutהִקִּיפֽוּ֩hi.ki.FuH5362,that Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971and sanctifiedוַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗םvay.ka.de.ShemH6942them, and rose up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּ֣יםve.hish.KimH7925in the morningבַּבֹּקֶר֮ba.bo.KerH1242,and offeredוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֮'o.lOtH5930accordingto the numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of them all: for Jobאִיּ֔וֹב'i.YovH347saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,It may beאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194that my sonsבָנַ֔יva.NaiH1121have sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398,and cursedוּבֵרֲכ֥וּu.ve.ra.KhuH1288Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824.Thus didיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

6Now there was a dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to presentלְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בle.hit.ya.TzevH3320themselves before Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854cameוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935also amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

7And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.TanH7854,Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comestתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935thou? Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֤ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,From going to and froמִשּׁ֣וּטmi.ShutH7751in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and from walking up and downוּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְu.me.hit.ha.LekhH1980in it.

8And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854,Hast thou consideredהֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ha.Sam.ta li.be.KhaH3820 H7760my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, that there isnone like him in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a perfectתָּ֧םtamH8535and an uprightוְיָשָׁ֛רve.ya.SharH3477manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,one that fearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and eschewethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451?

9Then Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.TanH7854answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Doth Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430for noughtהַֽחִנָּ֔םha.chi.NamH2600?

10Hast not thou made an hedgeשַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.taH7753about him, and aboutH1157his houseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004,and about all that he hath on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439?thou hast blessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,and his substanceוּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu.mik.Ne.huH4735is increasedפָּרַ֥ץpa.RatzH6555in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11Butוְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.LamH199put forthשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027now, and touchוְגַ֖עve.Ga'H5060all that he hath, and he will curseלֹ֥א יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃lo' ye.va.ra.Khe.kaH3808 H1288thee to thy faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854, Behold, all that he hath isin thy powerבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;only upon himself put not forthתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.So Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And there was a dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117when his sonsוּבָנָ֨יוu.va.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֤יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their eldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:

14And there cameבָּ֥אba'H935a messengerוּמַלְאָ֛ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397unto Jobאִיּ֖וֹב'i.YovH347,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,The oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241were plowingחֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹתcho.re.ShotH2790,and the donkeysוְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.to.NotH860feedingרֹע֥וֹתro.'otH7462besideיְדֵיהֶֽם׃ye.dei.HemH3027them:

15And the Sabeansשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307upon them,and took them awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֔םva.ti.ka.ChemH3947;yea, they have slainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and I only am escapedוָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

16While he wasyet speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,there cameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,The fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hath burned upוַתִּבְעַ֥רva.tiv.'ArH1197the sheepבַּצֹּ֛אןba.TzonH6629,and the servantsוּבַנְּעָרִ֖יםu.va.ne.'a.RimH5288,and consumedוַתֹּאכְלֵ֑םva.tokh.LemH398them; and I only am escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

17While he wasyet speakingמְדַבֵּ֗רme.da.BerH1696,there cameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,The Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֞יםkas.DimH3778made outשָׂ֣מוּ׀Sa.muH7760threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bandsרָאשִׁ֗יםra.ShimH7218,and fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584upon the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and have carried them awayוַיִּקָּח֔וּםvai.yi.ka.ChumH3947,yea, and slainהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and I only am escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

18While he wasyet speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,there cameבָּ֣אba'H935also another, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Thy sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323wereeatingאֹֽכְלִים֙'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִ֣יםve.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in their eldestהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060brother’sאֲחִיהֶ֥ם'a.chi.HemH251houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004:

19And, behold, there cameבָּ֣אָה׀Ba.'ahH935a greatגְּדוֹלָ֜הge.do.LahH1419windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,and smoteוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060the fourבְּאַרְבַּע֙be.'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and it fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and they are deadוַיָּמ֑וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and I only am escapedוָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧הva.'i.Mal.TahH4422alone to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thee.

20Then Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his mantleמְעִל֔וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and shavedוַיָּ֖גָזvai.Ya.gozH1494his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and fell downוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,

21And saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Nakedעָרֹ֨ם'a.RomH6174came I outיָצָ֜אתִיya.tza.tiH3318of my mother’sאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,and nakedוְעָרֹם֙ve.'a.RomH6174shall I returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725thither: Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֔ןna.TanH5414,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath taken awayלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947;blessedמְבֹרָֽךְ׃me.vo.RakhH1288be the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22In all this Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347sinnedחָטָ֣אcha.Ta'H2398not, nor chargedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פle.lo.HimH430foolishlyתִּפְלָ֖הtif.LahH8604.

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