Job 21:15

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ Then Job answered and said:

2 שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

3 שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג׃ Suffer me, that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.

4 הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃ As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

5 פְּנוּ־אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה׃ Turn unto me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

6 וְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ Even when I remember I am affrighted, And horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.

7 מַ֭דּוּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִֽחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

8 זַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ Their seed is established in their sight with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

9 בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Their houses are safe, without fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

10 שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

11 יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

12 יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב׃ They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

13 (יבלו) [יְכַלּ֣וּ] בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ They spend their days in prosperity, And peacefully they go down to the grave.

14 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ Yet they said unto God: ‘Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.

15 מַה־שַּׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?’—

16 הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 כַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That He distributeth pains in His anger?

18 יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm stealeth away?

19 אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע׃ ’God layeth up his iniquity for his children! ’— Let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.

20 יִרְא֣וּ עֵינָ֣ו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

21 כִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? Seeing the number of his months is determined.

22 הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ Shall any teach God knowledge? Seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.

23 זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet;

24 עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

25 וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath never tasted of good.

26 יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.

27 הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

28 כִּ֤י תֹאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃ For ye say: ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?’

29 הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ Have ye not asked them that go by the way; And will ye misdeem their tokens,

30 כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃ That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

31 מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

32 וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ For he is borne to the grave, And watch is kept over his tomb.

33 מָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ רִגְבֵ֫י־נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כׇּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, And all men draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

34 וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשׁ֥וּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ {פ}
How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

מַהmâhinterrogative what?
שַׁדַּ֥יShaddaythe Almighty
כִּֽיkîyvery widely used as a relative conjuncti
נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּʻâbadto work
וּמַהmâhinterrogative what?
נּ֝וֹעִ֗ילyaʻalto ascend
כִּ֣יkîyvery widely used as a relative conjuncti
נִפְגַּעpâgaʻto impinge
בּֽוֹ

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Job 21:15 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

מַה־שַּׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?’—

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

מה שדי כי נעבדנו ומה נועיל כי נפגע בו

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

מַה־שַׁדַּי כִּי־נַעַבְדֶנּוּ וּמַה־נּוֹעִיל כִּי נִפְגַּע־בּוֹ׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

"What is the Almighty that we should serve Him, and what will it avail us if we pray to Him?" [i.e., we have no need of Him]

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Qu’est-ce que le Tout-Puissant, que nous le servions? Quel profit aurons-nous à lui adresser des prières?"

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Was nützt es, dass wir dem Allmächtigen dienen, und was frommt es, dass wir ihn anbeten?

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Któż Wszechmocny, abyśmy Mu służyli, a jakiż nam pożytek gdy się zwrócim doń z prośbą?

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

װאָס איז דער אַלמאַכטיקער, אַז מיר זאָלן אים דינען?און װאָס װעלן מיר נוצן, אַז מיר װעלן בעטן צו אים? –

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Kio estas la Plejpotenculo, ke ni servu al Li? Kaj kian utilon ni havos, se ni turnos nin al Li?

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Commentary on Job 21:15

Rashi

English

and what will it avail us What benefit do we have if we pray to Him? We do not need Him for the drops of rain, because “a cloud would ascend from the earth” (Gen. 2:6).

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · ፈቃድ: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

כי נפגע בו - כמו: ואל תפגע בי, לשון בקשה.

Ibn Ezra on Job -- Daat · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

נפגע בו. נתפלל אליו:

On Your Way · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria