איוב י״א
Job 11
Hebrew
וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ הֲרֹ֣ב דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶ֑ה וְאִם־אִ֖ישׁ שְׂפָתַ֣יִם יִצְדָּֽק׃ בַּ֭דֶּיךָ מְתִ֣ים יַחֲרִ֑ישׁוּ וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג וְאֵ֣ין מַכְלִֽם׃ וַ֭תֹּאמֶר זַ֣ךְ לִקְחִ֑י וּ֝בַ֗ר הָיִ֥יתִי בְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ וְֽאוּלָ֗ם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְיִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣יו עִמָּֽךְ׃ וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ֨ ׀ תַּ֥עֲלֻמ֣וֹת חׇכְמָה֮ כִּֽי־כִפְלַ֢יִם לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה וְדַ֡ע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁ֥ה לְךָ֥ אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃ הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַּ תִּמְצָ֑א אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא׃ גׇּבְהֵ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם מַה־תִּפְעָ֑ל עֲמֻקָּ֥ה מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל מַה־תֵּדָֽע׃ אֲרֻכָּ֣ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִדָּ֑הּ וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי־יָֽם׃ אִם־יַחֲלֹ֥ף וְיַסְגִּ֑יר וְ֝יַקְהִ֗יל וּמִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ כִּי־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַיַּרְא־אָ֝֗וֶן וְלֹ֣א יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ וְאִ֣ישׁ נָ֭בוּב יִלָּבֵ֑ב וְעַ֥יִר פֶּ֝֗רֶא אָדָ֥ם יִוָּלֵֽד׃ אִם־אַ֭תָּה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ אִם־אָ֣וֶן בְּ֭יָדְךָ הַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּ וְאַל־תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ן בְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָ עַוְלָֽה׃ כִּי־אָ֤ז ׀ תִּשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֣יךָ מִמּ֑וּם וְהָיִ֥יתָ מֻ֝צָ֗ק וְלֹ֣א תִירָֽא׃ כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עָמָ֣ל תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח כְּמַ֖יִם עָבְר֣וּ תִזְכֹּֽר׃ וּֽ֭מִצׇּהֳרַיִם יָק֣וּם חָ֑לֶד תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה כַּבֹּ֥קֶר תִּהְיֶֽה׃ וּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּ כִּֽי־יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ לָבֶ֥טַח תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְחִלּ֖וּ פָנֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃ וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּֽח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ {פ}
English Translation
Then Zophar the Naamathite said in reply: Is a multitude of words unanswerable?
Must a loquacious person be right? Your prattle may silence people;
You may mock without being rebuked, And say, “My doctrine is pure,
And I have been innocent in Your sight.” But would that God might speak,
And talk to you directly. You would be told the secrets of wisdom,
For there are many sides to sagacity;
And know that God has overlooked for you some of your iniquity.aFor there are … your iniquity Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Would you discover the mystery of God?
Would you discover the limit of the Almighty? Higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea. bMeaning of verse uncertain. Should [God] pass by, or confine,
Or call an assembly, who can put a stop to it? For [God] is aware of deceitful people,
And when seeing iniquity, discerns it.cdiscerns it Heb. “is it not discerned?” The hollow person will get understanding,
When a wild ass is born a human.dThe hollow person … born a human Meaning of Heb. uncertain. But if you direct your mind,
And spread forth your hands toward [God]— If there is iniquity with you, remove it,
And do not let injustice reside in your tent— Then, free of blemish, you will hold your head high,
And, when in straits,ewhen in straits Heb. muṣaq; other Heb. editions muṣṣaq, “you will be firm.” be unafraid. You will then put your misery out of mind,
Consider it as water that has flowed past. Life will be brighter than noon;fLife will be brighter than noon Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
You will shine, you will be like the morning. You will be secure, for there is hope,
And, entrenched,gAnd, entrenched Meaning of Heb. uncertain. you will rest secure; You will lie down undisturbed;
The great will court your favor. But the eyes of the wicked pine away;
Escape is cut off from them;
They have only their last breath to look forward to.
Must a loquacious person be right? Your prattle may silence people;
You may mock without being rebuked, And say, “My doctrine is pure,
And I have been innocent in Your sight.” But would that God might speak,
And talk to you directly. You would be told the secrets of wisdom,
For there are many sides to sagacity;
And know that God has overlooked for you some of your iniquity.aFor there are … your iniquity Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Would you discover the mystery of God?
Would you discover the limit of the Almighty? Higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea. bMeaning of verse uncertain. Should [God] pass by, or confine,
Or call an assembly, who can put a stop to it? For [God] is aware of deceitful people,
And when seeing iniquity, discerns it.cdiscerns it Heb. “is it not discerned?” The hollow person will get understanding,
When a wild ass is born a human.dThe hollow person … born a human Meaning of Heb. uncertain. But if you direct your mind,
And spread forth your hands toward [God]— If there is iniquity with you, remove it,
And do not let injustice reside in your tent— Then, free of blemish, you will hold your head high,
And, when in straits,ewhen in straits Heb. muṣaq; other Heb. editions muṣṣaq, “you will be firm.” be unafraid. You will then put your misery out of mind,
Consider it as water that has flowed past. Life will be brighter than noon;fLife will be brighter than noon Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
You will shine, you will be like the morning. You will be secure, for there is hope,
And, entrenched,gAnd, entrenched Meaning of Heb. uncertain. you will rest secure; You will lie down undisturbed;
The great will court your favor. But the eyes of the wicked pine away;
Escape is cut off from them;
They have only their last breath to look forward to.
About This Text
Source
Job
Category
Tanach
Reference
Job 11
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