Job · Chapter 32
Peshitta OT
22 verses
1
ܘܫܠܝܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܚܝܒܘܬܗ ܠܐܝܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܙܕܝܩ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ
beynyhwn zdyq hw' dhw mTl l'ywb lmkhybwthh hww dbeyn gbryn thlth' hlyn wshlyw
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
2
ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܐܠܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܒܪܟܝܐܝܠ ܒܘܙܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܪܡܘ ܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܥܠ ܕܙܕܩ ܢܦܫܗ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
'lh' mn Tb npshh dzdq el 'ywb el rwgzh 'thkhmth drmw shrbth' mn bwzy' brky'yl br 'lyhw w'thkhmth
Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.
3
ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܕܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܐܝܘܒ ܘܢܚܝܒܘܢܗ
wnkhybwnh l'ywb pthgm' lh dnthlwn 'shkkhw dl' el khbrwhy thlth' el w'thkhmth
Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
4
ܘܐܠܝܗܘ ܡܟܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܝܘܒ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܐ̈ܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ
bywmth' mnh hww ds'byn mTl bml' l'ywb lh hw' mkwn w'lyhw
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.
5
ܘܚܙܐ ܐܠܝܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܕܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗ
rwgzh w'thkhmth gbryn thlth' hlyn pthgm' lh dnthlwn mshkkhyn dl' 'lyhw wkhz'
When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.
6
ܘܥܢܐ ܐܠܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܒܪܟܝܐܝܠ ܒܘܙܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܠܬ ܘܙܥܬ ܠܡܚܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܝ
ydethy lmkhwywthkwn wzeth dkhlth hn' mTl qshyshyn w'nthwn bywmth' mnkwn 'n' dbtsyr mTl w'mr bwzy' brky'yl br 'lyhw wen'
Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, “I am young, and you are very old. Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.
7
ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܡ̈ܠܦܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ
khkmth' mlpn dshny' wswg'' mmllyn hw dywmth' 'mrth gyr 'n'
I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
8
ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܒܪܢܫܐ ܘܢܫܡܬܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܒܝܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ
lhwn mbyn' d'lh' hw wnshmthh bbrnsh' 'yth rwkh' shryr'yth
But there is a spirit in man, and the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding.
9
ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܚܟܡܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܡܬܒܝܢܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ
dyn' mthbynyn sb' hw' l' w'p mkhkmyn dywmth' swg'' hkyl hw' l'
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
10
ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܝ
ydethy 'khwykwn 'n' w'p shwmewny 'n' 'mr hn' mTl
Therefore I said, ‘Listen to me; I also will show my opinion.’
11
ܗܐ ܫܬܩܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܡ̈ܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܨܬܬ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܛܠܩܬܘܢ ܘܒܨܝܬܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ
bml' dyn wbtsythkwn dTlqthwn edm' wtsthth wlmlykwn lkwn shthqth h'
“Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say.
12
ܘܒܣ̈ܗܕܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܬܒܝܢܬ ܘܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܐܝܘܒ ܡܟܣܢܐ ܘܕܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ
pthgm' mnkwn lh wdyhb mksn' l'ywb lyth wh' 'thbynth wbshdwthkwn
Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.
13
ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܚܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ
'nsh' br wl' mkhyhy hw 'lh' khkmth' 'shkkhn 'nthwn d'mryn
Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom. God may refute him, not man;’
14
ܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܡ̈ܠܝܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܪܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ
lh 'n' mthrm' l' wbmlykwn ml' lwqbl 'mr l'
for he has not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15
ܫܬܩܘ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܥܢܐܘܗܝ ܐܦܪܩܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܫܬܩܘ
wshthqw ml' mnhwn 'prqw en'why l' wthwb shthqw
“They are amazed. They answer no more. They don’t have a word to say.
16
ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܩܡܘ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܥܢܐܘܗܝ
en'why l' wthwb dqmw mTwl mmllyn dl' mTl
Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?
17
ܐܥܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܡܠܬܝ ܘܐܚܘܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܝܕܥܬܝ
ydethy 'n' 'p w'khw' mlthy 'n' 'p 'en'
I also will answer my part, and I also will show my opinion.
18
ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܐܬܢܣܟܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܟܪܣܝ
bkrsy rwkh' w'thnskth ml' d'thmlyth mTl
For I am full of words. The spirit within me constrains me.
19
ܗܐ ܟܪܣܝ ܟܝܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܦܬܚܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܡܬܦܪܬܐ
mthprth' byrkh' 'b' w'yk mthpthkh' wl' kyb' krsy h'
Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent; like new wineskins it is ready to burst.
20
ܐܡܠܠ ܘܢܪܘܚ ܠܝ ܐܦܬܚ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܘܐܬܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ
pthgm' w'thl spwthy 'pthkh ly wnrwkh 'mll
I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.
21
ܠܐ ܐܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܢܫ ܘܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܐܒܗܬ
'bhth l' 'nsh 'py wmn 'nsh b'py 'sb l'
Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.