Revised Literal Translation

Job 5

1Callקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121now, if there beהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426any that will answerעוֹנֶ֑ךָּo.Ne.kaH6030thee; and to which of the holy onesמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918wilt thou turnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437?

2For wrathכָּ֑עַשׂKa.'asH3708killethיַהֲרָג־ya.ha.rog-H2026the foolish manלֶֽ֭אֱוִילLe.'e.vilH191,and envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068slayethתָּמִ֥יתta.MitH4191the silly oneוּ֝פֹתֶ֗הu.fo.TehH6601.

3I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the foolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191taking rootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327:but suddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597I cursedH5344his habitationנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

4His childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are farיִרְחֲק֣וּyir.cha.KuH7368from safetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468,and they are crushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, neither is thereany to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337them.

5Whose harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105the hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457eateth upיֹאכֵ֗לyo.KhelH398,and takethיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947it even outוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413of the thornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791,and the robberצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782swalloweth upוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602their substanceחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

6Although afflictionאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205cometh not forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318of the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,neither doth troubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999spring outיִצְמַ֥חyitz.MachH6779of the groundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127;

7Yet manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is bornיוּלָּ֑דyu.LadH3205unto troubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999,as the sparksוּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁףu.ve.nei- Re.shefH7565 H1121flyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upwardיַגְבִּ֥יהוּyag.Bi.huH1361.

8I would seekאוּלָ֗ם אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'u.Lam 'ed.RoshH1875 H199unto Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and unto Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430would I commitאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my causeדִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.TiH1700:

9Which doethעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419and unsearchableחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714 H369;marvellous thingsנִ֝פְלָא֗וֹתnif.la.'otH6381without numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557:

10Who givethהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414rainמָ֭טָרMa.torH4306uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and sendethוְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַve.Sho.le.achH7971watersמַ֝יִםMa.yimH4325uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the fieldsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351:

11To set upלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760on highלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791those that be lowשְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.LimH8217;that those which mournוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.RimH6937may be exaltedשָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vuH7682to safetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.

12He disappointethמֵ֭פֵרMe.ferH6565the devicesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the craftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,so that their handsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027cannot performתַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213theirenterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃tu.shi.YahH8454.

13He takethלֹכֵ֣דlo.KhedH3920the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own craftinessH6193:and the counselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the perverseנִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.LimH6617is carried headlongנִמְהָֽרָה׃nim.Ha.rahH4116.

14They meetיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298with darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822in the daytimeיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119,and gropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959in the noondayבַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.

15But he savethוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the poorאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34from the swordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719,from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310,and from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the mightyחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389.

16So the poorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800hath hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,and iniquityוְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהve.'o.La.tahH5766stoppethקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092her mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

17Behold, happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582whom Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correctethיוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyo.khi.Che.nuH3198:therefore despiseתִּמְאָֽס׃tim.'AsH3988not thou the chasteningוּמוּסַ֥רu.mu.SarH4148of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706:

18For he maketh soreיַכְאִ֣יבyakh.'IvH3510,and bindeth upוְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁve.yech.BashH2280:he woundethיִ֝מְחַ֗ץyim.ChatzH4272,and his handsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027make wholeתִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃tir.Pei.nahH7495.

19He shall deliverיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337thee in sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337troublesצָ֭רוֹתTza.rotH6869:yea, in sevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651there shall no evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060thee.

20In famineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458he shall redeemפָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.KhaH6299thee from deathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194:and in warוּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421from the powerמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

21Thou shalt be hidתֵּחָבֵ֑אte.cha.Ve'H2244from the scourgeבְּשׁ֣וֹטbe.ShotH7752of the tongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956:neither shalt thou be afraidתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372of destructionמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701when it comethיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

22At destructionלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701and famineוּלְכָפָ֣ןu.le.kha.FanH3720thou shalt laughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832:neither shalt thou be afraidתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372of the beastsוּֽמֵחַיַּ֥תu.me.chai.YatH2416of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23For thou shalt be in leagueבְרִיתֶ֑ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285with the stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704:and the beastsוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shall be at peaceהָשְׁלְמָה־ha.she.le.mah-H7999with thee.

24And thou shalt knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045that thy tabernacleאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168shall bein peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965;and thou shalt visitוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485thy habitationנָ֝וְךָNa.ve.khaH5116,and shalt not sinתֶחֱטָֽא׃te.che.Ta'H2398.

25Thou shalt knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045also that thy seedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233shall begreatרַ֣בravH7227,and thine offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631as the grassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Thou shalt comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to thygraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913in a full ageבְכֶ֣לַחve.Khe.lachH3624,like as a shock of grainגָּדִ֣ישׁga.DishH1430cometh inכַּעֲל֖וֹתka.'a.LotH5927in his seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.

27Lo this, we have searchedחֲקַרְנ֥וּהָcha.kar.Nu.haH2713it, so it is;hearשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085it, and knowדַֽע־da'-H3045thou it for thy good.

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