Job · Chapter 18
Peshitta OT
21 verses
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ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܣܝܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܣܩܘܒܠܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܐ ܐܬܒܝܢܘ ܘܐܚܪܝܬ ܢܡܠܠ
nmll w'khryth 'thbynw lml' sqwbl' 'nthwn symyn l'mthy edm'
“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
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ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܢ ܐܝܟ ܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܐܬܛܡܐܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ
beynyk w'thTm'n beyr' 'yk 'thkhshbn lmn'
Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?
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ܩ̇ܛܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܪܘܓܙܗ ܗܐ ܡܛܠܬܟ ܬܫܬܒܩ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܫܢܐ ܛܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ
dwkthh mn Twr' wnshn' 're' thshthbq mTlthk h' brwgzh npshh qTl
You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?
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ܘܐܦ ܫܪܓܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܢܕܥܟ ܘܐܦ ܬܓܗ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܗ
dnwrh shlhbyth' thgh w'p ndek drshye' shrg' w'p
“Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine.
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ܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܚܫܟ ܒܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܪܓܗ ܢܕܥܟ ܥܠܘܗܝ
elwhy ndek wshrgh bmshknyhwn nkhshk nwhr'
The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out.
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ܢܨ̈ܕܝܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܗ ܒܟܐ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܘܬܛܒܥܝܘܗܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ
threythh wthTbeywhy bk'bwhy hlkthh ntsdyn
The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܫܛ ܪܓܠܗ ܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܪܝܓܬܐ ܗܠܟ
hlk srygth' wel bmtsydth' rglh d'wshT mTl
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.
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ܘܐܚܕ ܦܚܐ ܒܥܩܒܗ ܢܬܥܫܢܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܨܗ̈ܘܢܐ
tshwn' elwhy ntheshnwn beqbh pkh' w'khd
A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
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ܛܡܝܪ ܗܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܚܒܠܗ ܘܡܨܝܕܬܗ ܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܬܬܟܪܟ
ththkrk shbyl' el wmtsydthh khblh b're' hw Tmyr
A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path.
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ܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܣܕܪ̈ܝ ܒܘܠܗܝܐ ܘܒܕܪܘ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ
lrglwhy 'nyn wbdrw bwlhy' sdry khdrwhy
Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels.
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ܘܢܗܘܐ ܟܦܢܐ ܟܐܒܗ ܘܬܒܪܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܗ
lthwldthh mthqn wthbr' k'bh kpn' wnhw'
His strength will be famished. Calamity will be ready at his side.
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ܢܬܐ̈ܟܠܢ ܒܬܘܩܦܐ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܗ ܘܒܬܩܘܦ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܘܟܪܗ
bwkrh myth' wbthqwp qwryh bthwqp' nth'kln
The members of his body will be devoured. The firstborn of death will devour his members.
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ܢܬܦܣܩ ܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܗ ܬܘܟܠܢܗ ܘܢܣܪܗܒܘܢܗ ܒܘ̈ܠܗܝܝ ܡܠܟܐ
mlk' bwlhyy wnsrhbwnh thwklnh mshknh mn nthpsq
He will be rooted out of the security of his tent. He will be brought to the king of terrors.
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ܘܢܫܪܘܢ ܒܡܫܟܢܗ ܡܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܢܫ ܬܬܒܕܪ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܗ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
kbryth' 'thrh el ththbdr 'nsh dlyth mn bmshknh wnshrwn
There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation.
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ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܥܩܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܐܒܫܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܢܬܪ ܩܛܦܗ
qTph nthr lel wmn n'bshwn eqrwhy lthkhth mn
His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above.
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ܢܐܒܕ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܡ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܒܪܝܬܐ
bryth' 'py el shm lh wlyth 're' mn dwkrnh n'bd
His memory will perish from the earth. He will have no name in the street.
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ܢܣܚܦܘܢܗ ܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܠܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܒܝܠ ܢܕܚܩܘܢܗ
ndkhqwnh thbyl wmn lkhshwk' nwhr' mn nskhpwnh
He will be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
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ܠܐ ܫܡ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܕܘܟܪܢ ܒܥܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܪܝܕܐ ܒܡܥܡܪܗ
bmemrh sryd' lh nhw' wl' bem' dwkrn wl' lh shm l'
He will have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he lived.
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ܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܬܡܗܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܙܩܦܬ ܣܥܪܬܗܘܢ
serthhwn zqpth wqdmy' 'khry' nthmhwn ywmwhy el
Those who come after will be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.