Job 3

After this thus opened Job his mouth and cursed his day

1 אַחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey After this HR כֵ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 khen thus HD פָּתַ֤ח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 patach opened HVqp3ms אִיּוֹב֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤁 iov Job HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his HTo פִּ֔י/הוּ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 pihu mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יְקַלֵּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 vayeqalel and cursed HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 his HTo יוֹמֽ/וֹ 𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 yomo day HNcmsc/Sp3ms

And answered Job and said

2 וַ/יַּ֥עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan And answered HC/Vqw3ms אִיּ֗וֹב 𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤁 iov Job HNp וַ/יֹּאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said HC/Vqw3ms

Let it perish the day on which I was born on which and the night which said 'A man is conceived'

3 יֹ֣אבַד 𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃 yovad Let it perish HVqi3ms י֭וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom the day HNcmsa אִוָּ֣לֶד 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤃 ivaled on which I was born HVNi1cs בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo on which HR/Sp3ms וְ/הַ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 vehalayelah and the night HC/Td/Ncmsa אָ֝מַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar which said HVqp3ms הֹ֣רָה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 horah 'A man HVPp3ms גָֽבֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gaver is conceived' HNcmsa

that day that be darkness let not regard it God from above nor let shine on it light

4 הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom that day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that HTd/Pp3ms יְֽהִ֫י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi be HVqj3ms חֹ֥שֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) darkness HNcmsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al let not HTn יִדְרְשֵׁ֣/הוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤔/𐤄𐤅 yidereshehu regard it HVqj3ms/Sp3ms אֱל֣וֹהַּ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha God HNcmsa מִ/מָּ֑עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal from above HR/D וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor let HC/Tn תּוֹפַ֖ע 𐤕𐤅𐤐𐤏 tofa shine HVhj3fs עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it HR/Sp3ms נְהָרָֽה 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤄 neharah light HNcfsa

let darkness claim it darkness and the shadow of death let dwell upon it a cloud let terrify it like the bitterness of day

5 יִגְאָלֻ֡/הוּ 𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤅 yigealuhu let darkness claim it HVqi3mp/Sp3ms חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) darkness HNcmsa וְ֭/צַלְמָוֶת 𐤅/𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 vetsalemavet and the shadow of death HC/Ncmsa תִּשְׁכָּן 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤍 tishekan let dwell HVqi3fs עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon it HR/Sp3ms עֲנָנָ֑ה 𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤄 ananah a cloud HNcfsa יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗/הוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤄𐤅 yevaatuhu let terrify it HVpi3mp/Sp3ms כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי 𐤊𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤓𐤉 kimerirey like the bitterness of HNcmpc יֽוֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa

that night that let it seize darkness let not be joined among days-of the year in number-of months let not come

6 הַ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah that night HTd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֮ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that HTd/Pp3ms יִקָּחֵ֪/ה֫וּ 𐤉𐤒𐤇/𐤄𐤅 yiqachehu let it seize HVqi3ms/Sp3ms אֹ֥פֶל 𐤀𐤐𐤋 ofel darkness HNcmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not HTn יִ֭חַדְּ 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yichade be joined HVqj3ms בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey among days-of HR/Ncmpc שָׁנָ֑ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah the year HNcfsa בְּ/מִסְפַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 bemisepar in number-of HR/Ncmsc יְ֝רָחִ֗ים 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤌 yerachim months HNcmpa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 let not HTn יָבֹֽא 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo come HVqj3ms

Behold that night that let it be barren let not come joyful voice into it

7 הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm הַ/לַּ֣יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah that night HTd/Ncmsa הַ֭/הוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that HTd/Pp3ms יְהִ֣י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi let it be HVqj3ms גַלְמ֑וּד 𐤂𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤃 galemud barren HAamsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not HTn תָּבֹ֖א 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo come HVqj3fs רְנָנָ֣ה 𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤄 renanah joyful voice HNcfsa בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo into it HR/Sp3ms

curse it who curse the day who are ready to rouse Leviathan

8 יִקְּבֻ֥/הוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤁/𐤄𐤅 yiqevuhu curse it HVqi3mp/Sp3ms אֹרְרֵי 𐤀𐤓𐤓𐤉 orerey who curse HVqrmpc י֑וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom the day HNcmsa הָ֝/עֲתִידִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 haatidim who are ready HTd/Aampa עֹרֵ֥ר 𐤏𐤓𐤓 orer to rouse HVoc לִוְיָתָֽן 𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 liveyatan Leviathan HNcmsa

be darkened stars of its twilight let it look for light but have none and let not see the eyelids of dawn

9 יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ 𐤉𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤅 yecheshekhu be darkened HVqi3mp כּוֹכְבֵ֪י 𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉 kokhevey stars of HNcmpc נִ֫שְׁפּ֥/וֹ 𐤍𐤔𐤐/𐤅 nishepo its twilight HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְקַו 𐤉𐤒𐤅 yeqav let it look HVpi3ms לְ/א֥וֹר 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤓 leor for light HR/Ncbsa וָ/אַ֑יִן 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 vaayin but have none HC/Tn וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and let not HC/Tn יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh see HVqj3ms בְּ/עַפְעַפֵּי 𐤁/𐤏𐤐𐤏𐤐𐤉 beafeapey the eyelids of HR/Ncmpc שָֽׁחַר 𐤔𐤇𐤓 shachar dawn HNcmsa

because not shut doors womb and hide trouble from my eyes

10 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn סָ֭גַר 𐤎𐤂𐤓 sagar shut HVqp3ms דַּלְתֵ֣י 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 daletey doors HNcfdc בִטְנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤉 viteni womb HNcfsc/Sp1cs וַ/יַּסְתֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓 vayaseter and hide HC/Vhw3ms עָ֝מָ֗ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal trouble HNcbsa מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 meeynay from my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs

Why not from the womb did I die from the belly I came out and expire

11 לָ֤/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah Why HR/Ti לֹּ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn מֵ/רֶ֣חֶם 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤌 merechem from the womb HR/Ncmsa אָמ֑וּת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amut did I die HVqi1cs מִ/בֶּ֖טֶן 𐤌/𐤁𐤈𐤍 mibeten from the belly HR/Ncfsa יָצָ֣אתִי 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 yatsati I came out HVqp1cs וְ/אֶגְוָֽע 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤅𐤏 veegeva and expire HC/Vqi1cs

Why receive me knees and what breasts that I might nurse

12 מַ֭דּוּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why HTi קִדְּמ֣וּ/נִי 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤅/𐤍𐤉 qidemuni receive me HVpp3cp/Sp1cs בִרְכָּ֑יִם 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤌 virekayim knees HNcfda וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what HC/Ti שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם 𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 shadayim breasts HNcmda כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC אִינָֽק 𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤒 inaq I might nurse HVqi1cs

For now I would have lain down and been quiet I would have slept then I would have been at rest for me

13 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC עַ֭תָּה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי 𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤕𐤉 shakhaveti I would have lain down HVqp1cs וְ/אֶשְׁק֑וֹט 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤈 veesheqot and been quiet HC/Vqi1cs יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤕𐤉 yashaneti I would have slept HVqp1cs אָ֤ז 𐤀𐤆 az then HD יָנ֬וּחַֽ 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇 yanucha I would have been at rest HVqi3ms לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs

with kings and-counselors of-earth the-building ruins for-them

14 עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR מְ֭לָכִים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings HNcmpa וְ/יֹ֣עֲצֵי 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤉 veyoatsey and-counselors HC/Vqrmpc אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets of-earth HNcbsa הַ/בֹּנִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 habonim the-building HTd/Vqrmpa חֳרָב֣וֹת 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 choravot ruins HNcfpa לָֽ/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo for-them HR/Sp3mp

or with princes who had gold to them who filled their houses with silver

15 א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR שָׂ֭רִים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sarim princes HNcmpa זָהָ֣ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav who had gold HNcmsa לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp הַֽ/מְמַלְאִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 hamemaleim who filled HTd/Vprmpa בָּתֵּי/הֶ֣ם 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bateyhem their houses HNcmpc/Sp3mp כָּֽסֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kasef with silver HNcmsa

or as a miscarriage hidden not I would be as infants not they saw light

16 א֤וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC כְ/נֵ֣פֶל 𐤊/𐤍𐤐𐤋 khenefel as a miscarriage HR/Ncmsa טָ֭מוּן 𐤈𐤌𐤅𐤍 tamun hidden HVqsmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אֶהְיֶ֑ה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh I would be HVqi1cs כְּ֝/עֹלְלִ֗ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 keolelim as infants HR/Ncmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn רָ֥אוּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau they saw HVqp3cp אֽוֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light HNcbsa

there wicked cease from troubling and there rest weary of strength

17 שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD רְ֭שָׁעִים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim wicked HAampa חָ֣דְלוּ 𐤇𐤃𐤋𐤅 chadelu cease HVqp3cp רֹ֑גֶז 𐤓𐤂𐤆 rogez from troubling HNcmsa וְ/שָׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there HC/D יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤅 yanuchu rest HVqi3mp יְגִ֣יעֵי 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏𐤉 yegiey weary HAampc כֹֽחַ 𐤊𐤇 khocha of strength HNcmsa

together prisoners rest not hear voice taskmaster

18 יַ֭חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together HD אֲסִירִ֣ים 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 asirim prisoners HNcmpa שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤍𐤍𐤅 shaananu rest HVkp3cp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu hear HVqp3cp ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol voice HNcmsc נֹגֵֽשׂ 𐤍𐤂𐤔 noges taskmaster HVqrmsa

the small and the great there are alike and the slave is free from his master

19 קָטֹ֣ן 𐤒𐤈𐤍 qaton the small HAamsa וְ֭/גָדוֹל 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 vegadol and the great HC/Aamsa שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu are alike HPp3ms וְ֝/עֶ֗בֶד 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃 veeved and the slave HC/Ncmsa חָפְשִׁ֥י 𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤉 chafeshi is free HAamsa מֵ/אֲדֹנָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 meadonayv from his master HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms

why is given to him who suffers light and life to the bitter of soul

20 לָ֤/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why HR/Ti יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten is given HVqi3ms לְ/עָמֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤋 leamel to him who suffers HR/Aamsa א֑וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light HNcbsa וְ֝/חַיִּ֗ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vechayim and life HC/Ncmpa לְ/מָ֣רֵי 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤉 lemarey to the bitter HR/Aampc נָֽפֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nafesh of soul HNcbsa

who long for death but it does not come and dig for it more than for hidden treasures

21 הַֽ/מְחַכִּ֣ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamechakim who long for HTd/Vprmpa לַ/מָּ֣וֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamavet death HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵינֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 veeynenu but it does not come HC/Tn/Sp3ms וַֽ֝/יַּחְפְּרֻ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayacheperuhu and dig for it HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms מִ/מַּטְמוֹנִֽים 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 mimatemonim more than for hidden treasures HR/Ncmpa

who rejoice to exultation they rejoice when they find the grave

22 הַ/שְּׂמֵחִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤌 hasemechim who rejoice HTd/Aampa אֱלֵי 𐤀𐤋𐤉 eley to HR גִ֑יל 𐤂𐤉𐤋 gil exultation HNcmsa יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤅 yasisu they rejoice HVqi3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki when HC יִמְצְאוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 yimetseu they find HVqi3mp קָֽבֶר 𐤒𐤁𐤓 qaver the grave HNcmsa

to a man whose his way is hidden and has hedged God about him

23 לְ֭/גֶבֶר 𐤋/𐤂𐤁𐤓 legever to a man HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose HTr דַּרְכּ֣/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms נִסְתָּ֑רָה 𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤄 nisetarah is hidden HVNp3fs וַ/יָּ֖סֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤊 vayasekhe and has hedged HC/Vhw3ms אֱל֣וֹהַּ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha God HNcmsa בַּעֲדֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤅 baado about him HR/Sp3ms

For before my food my sighing comes pour out like water my groanings

24 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc לַ֭חְמִ/י 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤉 lachemi my food HNcbsc/Sp1cs אַנְחָתִ֣/י 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤉 anechati my sighing HNcfsc/Sp1cs תָבֹ֑א 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo comes HVqi3fs וַֽ/יִּתְּכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤊𐤅 vayitekhu pour out HC/Vqw3mp כַ֝/מַּ֗יִם 𐤊/𐤌𐤉𐤌 khamayim Amanzi (Zulu) like water HRd/Ncmpa שַׁאֲגֹתָֽ/י 𐤔𐤀𐤂𐤕/𐤉 shaagotay my groanings HNcfpc/Sp1cs

For fear I feared has come upon me and what I dreaded comes to me

25 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC פַ֣חַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 fachad fear HNcmsa פָּ֭חַדְתִּי 𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤕𐤉 pachadeti I feared HVqp1cs וַ/יֶּאֱתָיֵ֑/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤉 vayeetayeni has come upon me HC/Vqw3ms/Sp1cs וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and what HC/Tr יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤕𐤉 yagoreti I dreaded HVqp1cs יָ֣בֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo comes HVqi3ms לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs

not I was at ease nor I was quiet nor I had rest but trouble came trouble

26 לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉 shalaveti I was at ease HVqp1cs וְ/לֹ֖א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי 𐤔𐤒𐤈𐤕𐤉 shaqateti I was quiet HVqp1cs וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor HC/Tn נָ֗חְתִּי 𐤍𐤇𐤕𐤉 nacheti I had rest HVqp1cs וַ/יָּ֥בֹא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo but trouble came HC/Vqw3ms רֹֽגֶז 𐤓𐤂𐤆 rogez trouble HNcmsa

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