Job · Chapter 29
Peshitta OT
24 verses
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ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܛܪܢܝ
nTrny d'lh' ywmthh w'yk qdmy' yrkh' 'yk ebdny dyn mn
“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
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ܕܚܠܬܗ ܥܒܕ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܝ ܒܡܦܪܣ ܫܪܓܗ ܥܠܘܝ ܘܒܢܘܗܪܗ ܗܠܟܬ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ
bkhshwk' hlkth wbnwhrh elwy shrgh bmprs ryshy mn lel ebd dkhlthh
when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
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ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܕܝ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܓܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܘܝ ܡܫܟܢܝ
mshkny elwy 'lh' hw' mgn kd khsdy bywmy dhwyth 'yk
as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
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ܘܟܕ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܚܕܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܠܝܡܘܬܝ
lelymwthy hw' khdyr khsyn' wkd
when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
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ܟܕ ܢܦܩܬ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܘܩܪܝܬ ܘܒܫܘܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܫܐ ܝܬܒܬ
ythbth bysh' 'yk wbshwq' wqryth lthre' npqth kd
when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
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ܚܙܐܘܢܝ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܘܩܡܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܕܡܪܘ ܒܝ
by w'thdmrw sb' wqmw w'thTshyw elym' khz'wny
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
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ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܣܡܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ
pwmhwn el smw w'ydyhwn bml' 'thklyw wrwrbn'
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
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ܩܠܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܡܬܛܫܝܢ ܘܠܫܢܗܘܢ ܕܒܩ ܠܫܡ̈ܝ ܚܟܗܘܢ
khkhwn lshmy dbq wlshnhwn dmthTshyn dshlyTn' ql'
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܐܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܫܒܚܬܢܝ ܘܥܝܢܐ ܕܚܙܬ ܣܗܕܬܢܝ
shdthny dkhzth weyn' shbkhthny dshmeth d'dn' mTl
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
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ܡܛܠ ܕܦܠܛܬ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܠܝܬܡܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ
medrn' lh dlyth wlythm' 'wltsn' mn lmskn' dplTth mTl
because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
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ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ܕܐܒܝܕܐ ܥܠܝ ܬܥܘܠ ܘܠܒܐ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܚܕܝܬ
khdyth d'rmlth' wlb' thewl ely d'byd' bwrkthh
the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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ܩܘܫܬܐ ܠܒܫܬ ܘܠܒܫܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ
ddyn' wklyl' prys' 'yk wlbshny lbshth qwshth'
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
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ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܥܘܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܠܡܚܓܪ̈ܐ
lmkhgr' wrgl' lewyr' hwyth eyn'
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
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ܐܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܒ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܕܩܬ
bdqth hwyth yde dl' wdyn' lbysh' hwyth 'b'
I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
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ܬܒܪܬ ܢܝ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܘܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܐܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܫ̈ܢܘܗܝ
shnwhy byth mn 'pqth wkhTwpy' dewl' nybwhy thbrth
I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܥܡܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܐܦܪܘܩ ܘܐܝܟ ܩܢܝܐ ܐܫܠܡ ܘܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܕܝܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܣܓܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ
ywmy 'sg' dymm' khl' w'yk 'shlm qny' w'yk 'prwq mskn' lem' w'mrth
Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
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ܫܪ̈ܫܝ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܛܠܠܐ ܢܒܘܬ ܘܒܚܨܕܐ ܐܬܩܪܐ
'thqr' wbkhtsd' nbwth wTll' my' el ntsybyn shrshy
My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
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ܐܬܬܚܕ ܥܡܝ ܘܩܫܬܝ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܐܬܚܠܦܬ
'thkhlpth b'ydy wqshthy emy 'ththkhd
My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
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ܘܐܠܘ ܫܡܥܘܢܝ ܘܣܒܪܘ ܘܫܡܥܘ ܠܡܘܠܟܢܝ
lmwlkny wshmew wsbrw shmewny w'lw
“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
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ܘܡܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܠܐ ܛܥܘ ܘܠܗܘܢ ܒܣܡܬ ܡܠܬܝ
mlthy bsmth wlhwn Tew l' pthgmy wmn
After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
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ܣ̇ܟܝܘ ܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܛܪܐ ܘܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܦܥܪܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܪܒܝܥܐ
dlrbye' 'yk perw wpwmhwn dlmTr' 'yk ly skyw
They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
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ܐܓܚܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܘܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝ ܠܐ ܢܗܠܟܘܢ
nhlkwn l' d'py wbnwhr' nhymnwn wl' elyhwn 'gkhk
I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.