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| [1]וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יֹּוב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁלֹ֗ו וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
[1]So Job proceeded and continued his parable, saying, |
| [2]מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱלֹ֣והַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ |
[2]Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserved me! |
| [3]בְּהִלֹּ֣ו נֵ֭רֹו עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אֹורֹו אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
[3]When his light shined upon mine head: and when by his light I walked through the darkness, |
| [4]כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּסֹ֥וד אֱ֝לֹ֗והַּ עֲלֵ֣י אָהֳלִֽי׃ |
[4]As I was in the days of my youth: when God's providence was upon my tabernacle: |
| [5]בְּעֹ֣וד דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבֹותַ֣י נְעָרָֽי׃ |
[5]When the almighty was yet with me, and my children round about me. |
| [6]בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃ |
[6]When I washed my paths with butter, and when the rock poured me out rivers of oil: |
| [7]בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְחֹ֗וב אָכִ֥ין מֹושָׁבִֽי׃ |
[7]When I went out to the gate, even to the judgment seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seat in the street. |
| [8]רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃ |
[8]The young men saw me, and hid themselves, and the aged arose, and stood up. |
| [9]רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃ |
[9]The princes stayed talk, and laid their hand on their mouth. |
| [10]קֹול־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשֹׁונָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃ |
[10]The voice of princes was hid, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. |
| [11]כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃ |
[11]And when the ear heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me. |
| [12]כִּֽי־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָתֹ֗ום וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵ֥ר לֹֽו׃ |
[12]For I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. |
| [13]בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן׃ |
[13]The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to rejoice. |
| [14]צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
[14]I put on justice, and it covered me: my judgment was as a robe, and a crown. |
| [15]עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי׃ |
[15]I was the eyes to the blind, and I was the feet to the lame. |
| [16]אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיֹונִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ |
[16]I was a father unto the poor, and when I knew not the cause, I sought it out diligently. |
| [17]וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעֹ֣ות עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף׃ |
[17]I break also the jaws of the unrighteous man, and plucked the prey out of his teeth. |
| [18]וָ֭אֹמַר עִם־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַחֹ֗ול אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים׃ |
[18]Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. |
| [19]שָׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃ |
[19]For my root is spread out by the water, and the dew shall lie upon my branch. |
| [20]כְּ֭בֹודִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף׃ |
[20]My glory shall renew toward me, and my bow shall be restored in mine hand. |
| [21]לִֽי־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמֹ֣ו עֲצָתִֽי׃ |
[21]Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and held their tongue at my counsel. |
| [22]אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימֹו תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃ |
[22]After my words they replied not, and my talk dropped upon them. |
| [23]וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֹֽושׁ׃ |
[23]And they waited for me, as for the rain, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rain. |
| [24]אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְאֹ֥ור פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן׃ |
[24]If I laughed on them, they believed it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall. |
| [25]אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב רֹ֥אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכֹּון כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם׃ |
[25]I appointed out their way, and did sit as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners. |