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| [1]אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיֹּוב֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־יֹומֹֽו׃ |
[1]After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, |
| [2]וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
[2]saying, |
| [3]יֹ֣אבַד יֹ֖ום אִוָּ֣לֶד בֹּ֑ו וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃ |
[3]Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child! |
| [4]הַיֹּ֥ום הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱלֹ֣והַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תֹּופַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃ |
[4]Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it. |
| [5]יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֹֽום׃ |
[5]But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it; |
| [6]הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃ |
[6]let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months. |
| [7]הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֹֽו׃ |
[7]But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy. |
| [8]יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־יֹ֑ום הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃ |
[8]But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale. |
| [9]יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כֹּוכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפֹּ֥ו יְקַו־לְאֹ֥ור וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃ |
[9]Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise: |
| [10]כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃ |
[10]because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes. |
| [11]לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ |
[11]For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately? |
| [12]מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַהשָּׁ֝־דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃ |
[12]and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts? |
| [13]כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁקֹ֑וט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃ |
[13]Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest, |
| [14]עִם־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָבֹ֣ות לָֽמֹו׃ |
[14]with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords; |
| [15]אֹ֣ו עִםשָׂ֭־רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף׃ |
[15]or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver: |
| [16]אֹ֤ו כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־רָ֥אוּ אֹֽור׃ |
[16]or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light. |
| [17]שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃ |
[17]There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest. |
| [18]יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א מְע֗וּ קֹ֣ול נֹגֵֽשׂ׃ |
[18]And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice. |
| [19]קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדֹול שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃ |
[19]The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord. |
| [20]לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל אֹ֑ור וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
[20]For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs? |
| [21]הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמֹונִֽים׃ |
[21]who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures; |
| [22]הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ־קָֽבֶר׃ |
[22]and would be very joyful if they should gain it? |
| [23]לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכֹּ֣ו נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱלֹ֣והַּ בַּעֲדֹֽו׃ |
[23]Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in. |
| [24]כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃ |
[24]For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror. |
| [25]כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי׃ |
[25]For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me. |
| [26]לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃ |
[26]I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me. |