Revised Literal Translation

Job 11

1Then answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030Zopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2Should not the multitudeהֲרֹ֣בha.RoH7230of wordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697be answeredיֵעָנֶ֑הye.'a.NehH6030?and should a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376full of talkשְׂפָתַ֣יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193be justifiedיִצְדָּֽק׃yitz.DakH6663?

3Should thy liesבַּ֭דֶּיךָBa.dei.khaH907makeH2790menמְתִ֣יםme.TimH4962hold their peaceH2790?and when thou mockestוַ֝תִּלְעַ֗גva.til.'AgH3932,shall no man make thee ashamedמַכְלִֽם׃makh.LimH3637?

4For thou hast saidוַ֭תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,My doctrineלִקְחִ֑יlik.ChiH3948ispureזַ֣ךְzakhH2134,and I am cleanוּ֝בַ֗רu.VarH1249in thine eyesבְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

5Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199oh thatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433would speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,and openוְיִפְתַּ֖חve.yif.TachH6605his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193against thee;

6And that he would shewוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee the secretsתַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587of wisdomחָכְמָה֮chokh.mahH2451, that they aredoubleכִפְלַ֪יִםkhif.La.yimH3718to that which isלְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥הle.Tu.shi.YahH8454!Knowוְדַ֡עve.Da'H3045therefore that Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433exactethיַשֶּׁ֥הya.ShehH5382of thee lessthan thine iniquityמֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃me.'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771deserveth.

7Canst thou by searchingהַחֵ֣קֶרha.Che.kerH2714find outתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433?canst thou findתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672out the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706unto perfectionתַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.LitH8503?

8It isas highגָּבְהֵ֣יga.ve.HeiH1363as heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064;what canst thou doתִּפְעָ֑לtif.'AlH6466?deeperעֲמֻקָּ֥ה'a.mu.KahH6013than hellמִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹלmi.she.'olH7585;what canst thou knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?

9The measureמִדָּ֑הּmi.DahH4055thereof islongerאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752than the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and broaderוּ֝רְחָבָ֗הu.re.cha.VahH7342than the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

10If he cut offיַחֲלֹ֥ףya.cha.LofH2498,and shut upוְיַסְגִּ֑ירve.yas.GirH5462,or gather togetherוְ֝יַקְהִ֗ילve.yak.HilH6950,then who can hinderיְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?

11For he knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045vainשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962:he seethוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200wickednessאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205also; will he not then considerיִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃yit.bo.NanH995it?

12For vainנָ֭בוּבNa.vuvH5014manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376would be wiseיִלָּבֵ֑בyi.la.VevH3823,though manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120be bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205likea wild donkey’sפֶּ֝֗רֶאPe.re'H6501coltוְעַ֥יִרve.'A.yirH5895.

13If thou prepareהֲכִינ֣וֹתָha.khi.No.taH3559thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820,and stretchוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖u.fa.ras.TaH6566out thine handsכַּפֶּֽךָ׃ka.Pe.khaH3709toward him;

14If iniquityאָ֣וֶן'A.venH205bein thine handבְּ֭יָדְךָBe.ya.de.khaH3027,put it far awayהַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּhar.chi.Ke.huH7368,and let not wickednessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766dwellתַּשְׁכֵּ֖ןtash.KenH7931in thy tabernaclesבְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָbe.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

15For then shalt thou lift upתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375thy faceפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440without spotמִמּ֑וּםmi.MumH3971;yea, thou shalt be stedfastמֻ֝צָ֗קmu.TzakH3332,and shalt not fearתִירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372:

16Because thou shalt forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911thymiseryעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999, andrememberתִזְכֹּֽר׃tiz.KorH2142itas watersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325thatpass awayעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674:

17And thineageחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH2465shall be clearerיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965than the noondayוּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִםU.mi.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672;thou shalt shine forthתָּ֝עֻ֗פָהta.'U.fahH5774,thou shalt be as the morningכַּבֹּ֥קֶרka.Bo.kerH1242.

18And thou shalt be secureוּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּU.va.tach.taH982,because there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615;yea, thou shalt digוְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ve.cha.far.taH2658about thee, andthou shalt take thy restתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901in safetyלָבֶ֥טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

19Also thou shalt lie downוְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּVe.ra.vatz.taH7257, and none shall make theeafraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729;yea, manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shall make suitוְחִלּ֖וּve.chi.LuH2470unto theeפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440.

20But the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall failתִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615,and they shall not escapeוּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣דU.ma.nos 'a.VadH4498 H6,and their hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םve.tik.va.TamH8615shall be asthe giving upמַֽפַּח־ma.pach-H4646of the ghostנָֽפֶשׁ׃ פNa.feshH5315.

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