Chapter 16
Job expostulates with his friends: and appeals to the judgment of God.
1 Then Job, answering, said:
וַ/יַּ֥עַןו/י֥עןוַ/יַּעַןו/יעןva/i.Ya.'anand/ he answeredH9001H6030BHc+Vqw3ms אִיּ֗וֹבאי֗ובאִיּוֹבאיוב'i.YovJobH0347HNpm וַ/יֹּאמַֽר\׃ו/יאמר\וַ/יֹּאמַֽר\׃ו/יאמר\va/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH9001H0559\H9016Hc+Vqw3ms 2 I have often heard such things; you are all aggravating comforters.
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּישמ֣עתישָׁמַעְתִּישמעתיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085GHVqp1cs כְ/אֵ֣לֶּהכ/א֣להכְ/אֵלֶּהכ/אלהkhe./'E.lehlike/ these [things]H9004H0428HR+Tm רַבּ֑וֹתרב֑ותרַבּוֹתרבותra.BotmanyH7227AHAafpa מְנַחֲמֵ֖ימנחמ֖ימְנַחֲמֵימנחמיme.na.cha.Mei[are] comforters ofH5162GHVprmpc עָמָ֣לעמ֣לעָמָלעמל'a.MaltroubleH5999HNcbsa כֻּלְּ/כֶֽם\׃כל/כם\כֻּלְּ/כֶֽם\׃כל/כם\ku.le./Khemall of/ youH3605H9026\H9016HNcmsc+Sp2mp 3 Will there be no end to windy words? Or is it at all a burden to you, if you speak?
הֲ/קֵ֥ץה/ק֥ץהֲ/קֵץה/קץha./Ketz¿/ [does] an endH9008H7093HTi+Ncmsa לְ/דִבְרֵי\־ל/דברי\לְ/דִבְרֵי\־ל/דברי\le./div.rei-[belong] to/ words ofH9005H1697G\H9014HR+Ncmpc ר֑וּחַר֑וחרוּחַרוחRu.achwindH7307HHNcfsa יַּ֝מְרִֽיצְ/ךָ֗י֝מריצ/ך֗יַּמְרִֽיצְ/ךָימריצ/ךyam.ri.tze./khais it making sick/ youH4834H9031HVhi3ms+Sp2ms תַעֲנֶֽה\׃תענה\תַעֲנֶֽה\׃תענה\ta.'a.Nehyou will answerH6030B\H9016HVqi2ms 4 I, too, can speak like you; and I also wish that your soul favored my soul.
אָנֹכִי֮אנכי֮אָנֹכִיאנכי'a.no.KhiIH0595HPp1bs כָּ/כֶ֪םכ/כ֪םכָּ/כֶםכ/כםka./Khemlike/ youH9004H9036HR+Sp2mp אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָהאד֫ב֥רהאֲדַבֵּרָהאדברה'a.Da.Be.rahI will speakH1696GHVpc1cs יֵ֪שׁי֪שיֵשׁישyeshthereH3426HAcbsa נַפְשְׁ/כֶ֡םנפש/כ֡םנַפְשְׁ/כֶםנפש/כםnaf.she./Khem[were] self/ yourH5315IH9026HNcfsc+Sp2mp תַּ֤חַתת֤חתתַּחַתתחתTa.chatin place ofH8478HHNcmsc נַפְשִׁ֗/ינפש֗/ינַפְשִׁ/ינפש/יnaf.Sh/iself/ myH5315IH9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs אַחְבִּ֣ירָהאחב֣ירהאַחְבִּירָהאחבירה'ach.Bi.rahI will make joinH2266HVhc1cs עֲלֵי/כֶ֣םעלי/כ֣םעֲלֵי/כֶםעלי/כם'a.lei./Khemon/ youH5921AH9036HR+Sp2mp בְּ/מִלִּ֑יםב/מל֑יםבְּ/מִלִּיםב/מליםbe./mi.Lim<in>/ wordsH9003H4405HR+Ncmpa וְ/אָנִ֥יעָהו/אנ֥יעהוְ/אָנִיעָהו/אניעהve./'a.Ni.'ahand/ I will shakeH9002H5128HC+Vhc1cs עֲ֝לֵי/כֶ֗םע֝לי/כ֗םעֲלֵי/כֶםעלי/כם'a.lei./Khemon/ youH5921AH9036HR+Sp2mp בְּמ֣וֹבמ֣ובְּמוֹבמוbe.MowithH1119HR 5 I would also comfort you with speeches and would wag my head over you.
אֲאַמִּצְ/כֶ֥םאאמצ/כ֥םאֲאַמִּצְ/כֶםאאמצ/כם'a.'a.mitz./KhemI will strengthen/ youH0553H9036HVpi1cs+Sp2mp וְ/נִ֖ידו/נ֖ידוְ/נִידו/נידve./Nidand/ [the] condolence ofH9002H5205HC+Ncmsc שְׂפָתַ֣/ישפת֣/ישְׂפָתַ/ישפת/יse.fa.Ta/ilips/ myH8193GH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs יַחְשֹֽׂךְ\׃יחשך\יַחְשֹֽׂךְ\׃יחשך\yach.Sokhit will restrainH2820\H9016HVqi3ms 6 I would strengthen you with my mouth, and would move my lips, as if being lenient to you.
אֲ֭דַבְּרָהא֭דברהאֲדַבְּרָהאדברה'A.da.be.rahI will speakH1696GHVpc1cs יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְיחש֣ךיֵחָשֵׂךְיחשךye.cha.Sekhit will be restrainedH2820HVNi3ms כְּאֵבִ֑/יכאב֑/יכְּאֵבִ/יכאב/יke.'e.V/ipain/ myH3511H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וְ֝/אַחְדְּלָ֗הו֝/אחדל֗הוְ/אַחְדְּלָהו/אחדלהve./'ach.de.Lahand/ I will ceaseH9002H2308HC+Vqc1cs מִ/נִּ֥ימ/נ֥ימִ/נִּימ/ניmi./Nifrom/ meH4480AH9030HR+Sp1bs יַהֲלֹֽךְ\׃יהלך\יַהֲלֹֽךְ\׃יהלך\ya.ha.Lokhwill it goH1980G\H9016HVqi3ms 7 But what can I do? When I am speaking, my grief will not be quiet; and if I am quiet, it will not withdraw from me.
עַתָּ֥העת֥העַתָּהעתה'a.TahnowH6258HD הֶלְאָ֑/נִיהלא֑/ניהֶלְאָ/נִיהלא/ניhel.'A./nihe has made weary/ meH3811H9030HVhp3ms+Sp1bs הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָה֝שמ֗ותהֲשִׁמּוֹתָהשמותha.shi.Mo.tayou have devastatedH8074GHVhp2ms עֲדָתִֽ/י\׃עדת/י\עֲדָתִֽ/י\׃עדת/י\'a.da.T/icompany/ myH5712H9020\H9016HNcfsc+Sp1bs 8 But now my grief has crushed me, and all my limbs have been reduced to nothing.
וַֽ֭/תִּקְמְטֵ/נִיו֭/תקמט/ניוַֽ/תִּקְמְטֵ/נִיו/תקמט/ניVa./tik.me.te./niand/ you have seized/ meH9001H7059H9030Hc+Vqw2ms+Sp1bs לְ/עֵ֣דל/ע֣דלְ/עֵדל/עדle./'Ed<into>/ a witnessH9005H5707HR+Ncmsa הָיָ֑ההי֑ההָיָההיהha.Yahit has becomeH1961HVqp3ms וַ/יָּ֥קָםו/י֥קםוַ/יָּקָםו/יקםva/i.Ya.komand/ it has risen upH9001H6965JHc+Vqw3ms כַ֝חֲשִׁ֗/יכ֝חש֗/יכַחֲשִׁ/יכחש/יkha.cha.Sh/ileanness/ myH3585H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs בְּ/פָנַ֥/יב/פנ֥/יבְּ/פָנַ/יב/פנ/יbe./fa.Na/iin/ face/ myH9003H6440HH9020HR+Ncmpc+Sp1bs יַעֲנֶֽה\׃יענה\יַעֲנֶֽה\׃יענה\ya.'a.Nehit testifiesH6030B\H9016HVqi3ms 9 My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a liar rises up against my face, contradicting me.
אַפּ֤/וֹאפ֤/ואַפּ/וֹאפ/ו'a.P/oanger/ hisH0639GH9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms טָרַ֨ף\׀טר֨ף\טָרַף\׀טרף\ta.Rafit has torn [me]H2963\H9015HVqp3ms וַֽ/יִּשְׂטְמֵ֗/נִיו/ישטמ֗/ניוַֽ/יִּשְׂטְמֵ/נִיו/ישטמ/ניva/i.yis.te.Me./niand/ it has assailed/ meH9001H7852H9030Hc+Vqw3ms+Sp1bs חָרַ֣קחר֣קחָרַקחרקcha.Rakhe has gnashedH2786HVqp3ms עָלַ֣/יעל֣/יעָלַ/יעל/י'a.La/itowards/ meH5921AH9030HR+Sp1bs בְּ/שִׁנָּ֑י/וב/שנ֑י/ובְּ/שִׁנָּי/וב/שני/וbe./shi.Na/vwith/ teeth/ hisH9003H8127GH9023HR+Ncfdc+Sp3ms יִלְט֖וֹשׁילט֖ושיִלְטוֹשׁילטושyil.To.oshhe sharpensH3913HVqi3ms עֵינָ֣י/ועינ֣י/ועֵינָי/ועיני/ו'ei.Na/veyes/ hisH5869AH9023HNcfdc+Sp3ms 10 He has gathered together his fury towards me, and, threatening me, he has roared against me with his teeth; my enemy has beheld me with terrible eyes.
פָּעֲר֬וּפער֬ופָּעֲרוּפערוpa.'a.Rupeople have opened wideH6473HVqp3cp בְּ/פִי/הֶ֗םב/פי/ה֗םבְּ/פִי/הֶםב/פי/הםbe./fi./Hem<in>/ mouth/ theirH9003H6310GH9028HR+Ncmsc+Sp3mp בְּ֭/חֶרְפָּהב֭/חרפהבְּ/חֶרְפָּהב/חרפהBe./cher.pahin/ scornH9003H2781HR+Ncfsa הִכּ֣וּהכ֣והִכּוּהכוhi.Kuthey have struckH5221HVhp3cp לְחָיָ֑/ילחי֑/ילְחָיָ/ילחי/יle.cha.Ya/icheeks/ myH3895HH9020HNcmdc+Sp1bs יַ֝֗חַדי֝֗חדיַחַדיחדYa.chadtogetherH3162AHNcmsa יִתְמַלָּאֽוּ/ן\׃יתמלאו/ן\יִתְמַלָּאֽוּ/ן\׃יתמלאו/ן\yit.ma.la.'U/nthey mass themselves/ !H4390H9013\H9016HVti3mp+Sn 11 They have opened their mouths against me, and, reproaching me, they have struck me on the cheek; they are nourished by my sufferings.
יַסְגִּירֵ֣/נִייסגיר֣/נייַסְגִּירֵ/נִייסגיר/ניyas.gi.Re./nihe delivers up/ meH5462H9030HVhi3ms+Sp1bs אֵ֭לא֭לאֵלאל'elGodH0410GHNcmsa עֲוִ֑ילעו֑ילעֲוִילעויל'a.Vilan unjust oneH5760HNcmsa יְדֵ֖ייד֖ייְדֵיידיye.Dei[the] hands ofH3027GHNcbdc רְשָׁעִ֣יםרשע֣יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa יִרְטֵֽ/נִי\׃ירט/ני\יִרְטֵֽ/נִי\׃ירט/ני\yir.Te./nihe casts/ meH3399BH9030\H9016HVqi3ms+Sp1bs 12 God has confined me with the immoral, and he has delivered me into the hands of the impious.
שָׁ֘לֵ֤וש֘ל֤ושָׁלֵושלוsha.Levat easeH7961HAamsa הָיִ֨יתִי\׀הי֨יתי\הָיִיתִי\׀הייתי\ha.Yi.tiI wasH1961\H9015HVqp1cs וַֽ/יְפַרְפְּרֵ֗/נִיו/יפרפר֗/ניוַֽ/יְפַרְפְּרֵ/נִיו/יפרפר/ניva/y.far.pe.Re./niand/ he smashed/ meH9001H6565AH9030Hc+Vpw3ms+Sp1bs וְ/אָחַ֣זו/אח֣זוְ/אָחַזו/אחזve./'a.Chazand/ he took holdH9001H0270Hc+Vqq3ms בְּ֭/עָרְפִּ/יב֭/ערפ/יבְּ/עָרְפִּ/יב/ערפ/יBe./'a.re.p/ion/ neck/ myH9003H6203H9020HR+Ncmsc+Sp1bs וַֽ/יְפַצְפְּצֵ֑/נִיו/יפצפצ֑/ניוַֽ/יְפַצְפְּצֵ/נִיו/יפצפצ/ניva/y.fatz.pe.Tze./niand/ he shattered/ meH9001H6327DH9030Hc+Vpw3ms+Sp1bs וַ/יְקִימֵ֥/נִיו/יקימ֥/ניוַ/יְקִימֵ/נִיו/יקימ/ניva/y.ki.Me./niand/ he set up/ meH9001H6965IH9030Hc+Vhw3ms+Sp1bs לְ/מַטָּרָֽה\׃ל/מטרה\לְ/מַטָּרָֽה\׃ל/מטרה\le./ma.ta.Rahto/ a targetH9005H4307H\H9016HR+Ncfsa 13 I, who once was wealthy, am now crushed. He has grabbed me by my neck; he has broken me and has placed me before him as a sign.
יָ֘סֹ֤בּוּי֘ס֤בויָסֹבּוּיסבוya.So.buthey surroundH5437HHVqi3mp רַבָּ֗י/ורב֗י/ורַבָּי/ורבי/וra.Ba/varchers/ hisH7228H9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms יְפַלַּ֣חיפל֣חיְפַלַּחיפלחye.fa.Lachhe splits openH6398HVpi3ms כִּ֭לְיוֹתַ/יכ֭ליות/יכִּלְיוֹתַ/יכליות/יKil.yo.ta/ikidneys/ myH3629H9020HNcfpc+Sp1bs וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יַחְמ֑וֹליחמ֑וליַחְמוֹליחמולyach.Molhe has compassionH2550HVqi3ms יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְישפ֥ךיִשְׁפֹּךְישפךyish.Pokhhe pours outH8210GHVqi3ms לָ֝/אָ֗רֶץל֝/א֗רץלָ/אָרֶץל/ארץla./'A.retzto the/ groundH9005H0776HHRd+Ncfsa מְרֵרָֽתִ/י\׃מררת/י\מְרֵרָֽתִ/י\׃מררת/י\me.re.Ra.t/igall/ myH4845H9020\H9016HNcfsc+Sp1bs 14 He has surrounded me with his lances. He has severely wounded my lower back, he has not been lenient, and he has poured out my organs upon the earth.
יִפְרְצֵ֣/נִייפרצ֣/נייִפְרְצֵ/נִייפרצ/ניyif.re.Tze./nihe breaks through/ meH6555H9030HVqi3ms+Sp1bs פֶ֭רֶץפ֭רץפֶרֶץפרץFe.retza breachH6556HNcmsa פְּנֵי\־פני\פְּנֵי\־פני\pe.nei-[the] face ofH6440L\H9014HNcmpc פָ֑רֶץפ֑רץפָרֶץפרץFa.retza breachH6556HNcmsa יָרֻ֖ץיר֖ץיָרֻץירץya.Rutzhe runsH7323GHVqi3ms כְּ/גִבּֽוֹר\׃כ/גבור\כְּ/גִבּֽוֹר\׃כ/גבור\ke./gi.Borlike/ a warriorH9004H1368\H9016HR+Ncmsa 15 He has cut me with wound after wound. He has rushed upon me like a giant.
שַׂ֣קש֣קשַׂקשקsaksackclothH8242HNcmsa תָּ֭פַרְתִּית֭פרתיתָּפַרְתִּיתפרתיTa.far.tiI have sewedH8609HVqp1cs עֲלֵ֣יעל֣יעֲלֵיעלי'a.LeioverH5921AHR גִלְדִּ֑/יגלד֑/יגִלְדִּ/יגלד/יgil.D/iskin/ myH1539H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וְ/עֹלַ֖לְתִּיו/על֖לתיוְ/עֹלַלְתִּיו/עללתיve./'o.Lal.tiand/ I have insertedH9001H5953DHc+Vpq1cs בֶ/עָפָ֣רב/עפ֣רבֶ/עָפָרב/עפרve./'a.Farin the/ dustH9003H6083HRd+Ncmsa 16 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have covered my body with ashes.
פָּנַ֣/יפנ֣/יפָּנַ/יפנ/יpa.Na/iface/ myH6440HH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּח֭מרמרוחֳמַרְמְרוּחמרמרוcho.mar.me.rahthey are reddenedH2560CHVpp3cp בֶ֑כִיב֑כיבֶכִיבכיVe.khiweepingH1065HNcmsa וְ/עַ֖לו/ע֖לוְ/עַלו/עלve./'Aland/ [is] onH9002H5921AHC+R עַפְעַפַּ֣/יעפעפ֣/יעַפְעַפַּ/יעפעפ/י'af.'a.Pa/ieyelids/ myH6079H9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs צַלְמָֽוֶת\׃צלמות\צַלְמָֽוֶת\׃צלמות\tzal.Ma.vetdeep darknessH6757\H9016HNcmsa 17 My face is swollen from weeping, and my eyelids have dimmed my vision.
חָמָ֣סחמ֣סחָמָסחמסcha.MasviolenceH2555HNcmsa בְּ/כַפָּ֑/יב/כפ֑/יבְּ/כַפָּ/יב/כפ/יbe./kha.Pa/i[is] in/ hands/ myH9003H3709GH9020HR+Ncfdc+Sp1bs וּֽ/תְפִלָּתִ֥/יו/תפלת֥/יוּֽ/תְפִלָּתִ/יו/תפלת/יu./te.fi.la.T/iand/ prayer/ myH9002H8605H9020HC+Ncfsc+Sp1bs זַכָּֽה\׃זכה\זַכָּֽה\׃זכה\za.Kah[is] pureH2134\H9016HAafsa 18 These things I have endured without iniquity in my hand, while I held pure prayers before God.
אֶ֭רֶץא֭רץאֶרֶץארץ'E.retzO earthH0776HHNcfsa תְּכַסִּ֣יתכס֣יתְּכַסִּיתכסיte.kha.Siyou coverH3680HVpj2fs דָמִ֑/ידמ֑/ידָמִ/ידמ/יda.M/iblood/ myH1818H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs יְהִ֥ייה֥ייְהִייהיye.Hiit belongH1961HVqj3ms מָ֝ק֗וֹםמ֝ק֗וםמָקוֹםמקוםma.Koma placeH4725HNcmsa לְ/זַעֲקָתִֽ/י\׃ל/זעקת/י\לְ/זַעֲקָתִֽ/י\׃ל/זעקת/י\le./za.'a.ka.T/ito/ outcry/ myH9005H2201H9020\H9016HR+Ncfsc+Sp1bs 19 O earth, do not conceal my blood, nor let my outcry find a hiding place in you.
עַ֭תָּהע֭תהעַתָּהעתה'A.tahnowH6258HD בַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִםב/שמ֣יםבַ/שָּׁמַיִםב/שמיםva./sha.Ma.yim[is] in the/ heavensH9003H8064HRd+Ncmpa עֵדִ֑/יעד֑/יעֵדִ/יעד/י'e.D/iwitness/ myH5707H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וְ֝/שָׂהֲדִ֗/יו֝/שהד֗/יוְ/שָׂהֲדִ/יו/שהד/יve./sa.ha.D/iand/ witness/ myH9002H7717H9020HC+Ncmsc+Sp1bs בַּ/מְּרוֹמִֽים\׃ב/מרומים\בַּ/מְּרוֹמִֽים\׃ב/מרומים\ba./me.ro.Mim[is] in <the>/ high placesH9003H4791\H9016HRd+Ncmpa 20 For behold, my witness is in heaven, and my confidante is on high.
מְלִיצַ֥/ימליצ֥/ימְלִיצַ/ימליצ/יme.li.Tza/i[are] scoffing at/ meH3887H9030HVhrmpc+Sp1bs רֵעָ֑/ירע֑/ירֵעָ/ירע/יre.'A/icompanions/ myH7453H9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַא֝ל֗והאֱלוֹהַאלוה'e.Lo.haGodH0433HNcmsa דָּלְפָ֥הדלפ֥הדָּלְפָהדלפהdal.Fahit has weptH1811HVqp3fs 21 My friends are full of words; my eye rains tears upon God.
וְ/יוֹכַ֣חו/יוכ֣חוְ/יוֹכַחו/יוכחve./yo.Khachand/ he may argueH9002H3198HC+Vhj3ms לְ/גֶ֣בֶרל/ג֣ברלְ/גֶבֶרל/גברle./Ge.verfor/ a manH9005H1397HR+Ncmsa אֱל֑וֹהַּאל֑והאֱלוֹהַּאלוה'e.Lo.ahGodH0433HNcmsa אָדָ֥םאד֥םאָדָםאדם'a.DamhumankindH0120GHNcmsa לְ/רֵעֵֽ/הוּ\׃ל/רע/הו\לְ/רֵעֵֽ/הוּ\׃ל/רע/הו\le./re.'E./hufor/ companion/ hisH9005H7453H9023\H9016HR+Ncmsc+Sp3ms 22 And I wish that a man might be so judged before God, just as the son of man is judged with his assistant!
שְׁנ֣וֹתשנ֣ותשְׁנוֹתשנותshe.Notyears ofH8141HNcfpc מִסְפָּ֣רמספ֣רמִסְפָּרמספרmis.ParnumberH4557HNcmsa יֶאֱתָ֑יוּיאת֑יויֶאֱתָיוּיאתיוye.'e.Ta.yuthey will comeH0857HVqi3mp וְ/אֹ֖רַחו/א֖רחוְ/אֹרַחו/ארחve./'O.rachand/ a wayH9002H0734HC+Ncmsa אָשׁ֣וּבאש֣ובאָשׁוּבאשוב'a.ShuvI will returnH7725GHVqi1cs אֶהֱלֹֽךְ\׃אהלך\אֶהֱלֹֽךְ\׃אהלך\'e.he.LokhI will goH1980G\H9016HVqi1cs 23 For behold, a few years pass by, and I am walking a path by which I will not return.