Job 23

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Job 23

Job Responds: He Longs for God

וַיַּ֥עַן

way·ya·‘an

אִיּ֗וֹב

’î·yō·wḇ,

､ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

way·yō·mar.

and said ､

גַּם־

gam-

הַ֭יּוֹם

hay·yō·wm

– מְרִ֣י

mə·rî

is bitter –

שִׂחִ֑י

śi·ḥî;

יָ֝דִ֗י

yā·ḏî,

כָּבְדָ֥ה

kā·ḇə·ḏāh

עַל־

‘al-

. אַנְחָתִֽי׃

’an·ḥā·ṯî.

of my sighing .

מִֽי־

mî-

יִתֵּ֣ן

yit·tên

יָ֭דַעְתִּי

yā·ḏa‘·tî

וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ

wə·’em·ṣā·’ê·hū;

and where I might find Him

אָ֝ב֗וֹא

’ā·ḇō·w,

[That] I might come

עַד־

‘aḏ-

to

! תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃

tə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw.

אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה

’e·‘er·ḵāh

I would present

לְפָנָ֣יו

lə·p̄ā·nāw

מִשְׁפָּ֑ט

miš·pāṭ;

[my] case

וּ֝פִ֗י

ū·p̄î,

and my mouth

אֲמַלֵּ֥א

’ă·mal·lê

. תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃

ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ.

with arguments .

אֵ֭דְעָה

’ê·ḏə·‘āh

מִלִּ֣ים

mil·lîm

יַעֲנֵ֑נִי

ya·‘ă·nê·nî;

[which] He would answer me

וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה

wə·’ā·ḇî·nāh,

מַה־

mah-

יֹּ֥אמַר

yō·mar

. לִֽי׃

lî.

to me .

הַבְּרָב־

hab·bə·rāḇ-

؟ כֹּ֭חַ

kō·aḥ

יָרִ֣יב

yā·rîḇ

עִמָּדִ֑י

‘im·mā·ḏî;

with me

– לֹ֥א

lō

No –

אַךְ־

’aḵ-

but

ה֝֗וּא

hū,

He

יָשִׂ֥ם

yā·śim

would take [note]

. בִּֽי׃

bî.

of me .

שָׁ֗ם

šām,

יָ֭שָׁר

yā·šār

נוֹכָ֣ח

nō·w·ḵāḥ

עִמּ֑וֹ

‘im·mōw;

with Him

וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה

wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh

and I would be delivered

לָ֝נֶ֗צַח

lā·ne·ṣaḥ,

. מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃

miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî.

from my Judge .

､ הֵ֤ן

hên

Look ､

､ קֶ֣דֶם

qe·ḏem

אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ

’e·hĕ·lōḵ

I go

וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ

wə·’ê·nen·nū;

but He is not [there]

､ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר

wə·’ā·ḥō·wr,

and backward ､

וְֽלֹא־

wə·lō-

אָבִ֥ין

’ā·ḇîn

. לֽוֹ׃

lōw.

､ שְׂמֹ֣אול

śə·mō·wl

On the left hand ､

､ בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ

ba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw

when He works ､

וְלֹא־

wə·lō-

אָ֑חַז

’ā·ḥaz;

יַעְטֹ֥ף

ya‘·ṭōp̄

､ יָ֝מִ֗ין

yā·mîn,

to the right hand ､

וְלֹ֣א

wə·lō

. אֶרְאֶֽה׃

’er·’eh.

I see [Him] .

כִּֽי־

kî-

But

יָ֭דַע

yā·ḏa‘

דֶּ֣רֶךְ

de·reḵ

the way

– עִמָּדִ֑י

‘im·mā·ḏî;

that I take –

בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי

bə·ḥā·na·nî,

[when] He has tested me

כַּזָּהָ֥ב

kaz·zā·hāḇ

. אֵצֵֽא׃

’ê·ṣê.

I shall come forth .

､ בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ

ba·’ă·šu·rōw

To His steps ､

אָחֲזָ֣ה

’ā·ḥă·zāh

רַגְלִ֑י

raḡ·lî;

דַּרְכּ֖וֹ

dar·kōw

､ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי

šā·mar·tî

I have kept ､

וְלֹא־

wə·lō-

and not

. אָֽט׃

’āṭ.

מִצְוַ֣ת

miṣ·waṯ

From the commandment

– שְׂ֭פָתָיו

p̄ā·ṯāw

of His lips –

וְלֹ֣א

wə·lō

and not

אָמִ֑ישׁ

’ā·mîš;

I have departed

מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י

mê·ḥuq·qî,

More than my necessary [food]

צָפַ֥נְתִּי

ṣā·p̄an·tî

I have treasured

אִמְרֵי־

’im·rê-

. פִֽיו׃

p̄îw.

וְה֣וּא

wə·hū

But He [is]

בְ֭אֶחָד

ḇə·’e·ḥāḏ

וּמִ֣י

ū·mî

and who

יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ

yə·šî·ḇen·nū;

can make Him change

וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ

wə·nap̄·šōw

and [whatever] His soul

､ אִוְּתָ֣ה

’iw·wə·ṯāh

. וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃

way·yā·‘aś.

and [that] He does .

כִּ֭י

kî

יַשְׁלִ֣ים

yaš·lîm

חֻקִּ֑י

ḥuq·qî;

[what is] appointed for me

וְכָהֵ֖נָּה

wə·ḵā·hên·nāh

and such they [are]

רַבּ֣וֹת

rab·bō·wṯ

. עִמּֽוֹ׃

‘im·mōw.

with Him .

עַל־

‘al-

כֵּ֭ן

kên

at

– מִפָּנָ֣יו

mip·pā·nāw

at His presence –

אֶבָּהֵ֑ל

’eb·bā·hêl;

､ אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן

’eṯ·bō·w·nên,

when I consider [this] ､

וְאֶפְחַ֥ד

wə·’ep̄·ḥaḏ

and I am afraid

– מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

mim·men·nū.

of Him –

וְ֭אֵל

wə·’êl

הֵרַ֣ךְ

hê·raḵ

לִבִּ֑י

lib·bî;

וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י

wə·šad·day,

and the Almighty

. הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃

hiḇ·hî·lā·nî.

כִּֽי־

kî-

לֹ֣א

lō

not

נִ֭צְמַתִּי

niṣ·mat·tî

מִפְּנֵי־

mip·pə·nê-

from the presence

､ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ

ḥō·šeḵ;

of darkness ､

וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י

ū·mip·pā·nay,

and [not] from my face

כִּסָּה־

kis·sāh-

. אֹֽפֶל׃

’ō·p̄el.

[deep] darkness .

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