Job 23

Then Iob answered, and said,

GenevaBvt Iob answered and sayd,

וַ/יַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַ/יֹּאמַֽר

Euen to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heauier then my groning.

GenevaThough my talke be this day in bitternes, and my plague greater then my groning,

גַּם הַ֭/יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑/י יָ֝דִ֗/י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל אַנְחָתִֽ/י

O that I knewe where I might find him! that I might come euen to his seate!

GenevaWould God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place.

מִֽי יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְ/אֶמְצָאֵ֑/הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד תְּכוּנָתֽ/וֹ

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

GenevaI would pleade the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְ/פָנָ֣י/ו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝/פִ֗/י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת

I would know the words which he would answere me, and vnderstand what he would say vnto me.

GenevaI would knowe the wordes, that he would answere me, and would vnderstand what he would say vnto me.

אֵ֭דְעָה מִלִּ֣ים יַעֲנֵ֑/נִי וְ֝/אָבִ֗ינָה מַה יֹּ֥אמַר לִֽ/י

Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but hee would put strength in me.

GenevaWould he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me.

הַ/בְּ/רָב כֹּ֭חַ יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑/י לֹ֥א אַךְ ה֝֗וּא יָשִׂ֥ם בִּֽ/י

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

GenevaThere the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑/וֹ וַ/אֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝/נֶ֗צַח מִ/שֹּׁפְטִֽ/י

Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him:

GenevaBehold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:

הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְ/אֵינֶ֑/נּוּ וְ֝/אָח֗וֹר וְֽ/לֹא אָבִ֥ין לֽ/וֹ

On the left hand where hee doeth worke, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himselfe on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

GenevaIf to the North where he worketh, yet I cannot see him: he wil hide himselfe in the South, and I cannot beholde him.

שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּ/עֲשֹׂת֣/וֹ וְ/לֹא אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְ/לֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

GenevaBut he knoweth my way, and trieth mee, and I shall come forth like the gold.

כִּֽי יָ֭דַע דֶּ֣רֶךְ עִמָּדִ֑/י בְּ֝חָנַ֗/נִי כַּ/זָּהָ֥ב אֵצֵֽא

My foot hath held his steps, his way haue I kept, and not declined.

GenevaMy foote hath followed his steps: his way haue I kept, and haue not declined.

בַּ֭/אֲשֻׁר/וֹ אָחֲזָ֣ה רַגְלִ֑/י דַּרְכּ֖/וֹ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי וְ/לֹא אָֽט

Neither haue I gone backe from the commaundement of his lippes, I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then my necessary food.

GenevaNeyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.

מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָי/ו וְ/לֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝/חֻקִּ֗/י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי פִֽי/ו

But hee is in one minde, and who can turne him? and what his soule desireth, euen that he doeth.

GenevaYet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

וְ/ה֣וּא בְ֭/אֶחָד וּ/מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ וְ/נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ אִוְּתָ֣ה וַ/יָּֽעַשׂ

For he performeth the thing that is appointed for mee: and many such things are with him.

GenevaFor he will performe that, which is decreed of me, and many such things are with him.

כִּ֭י יַשְׁלִ֣ים חֻקִּ֑/י וְ/כָ/הֵ֖נָּה רַבּ֣וֹת עִמּֽ/וֹ

Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

GenevaTherefore I am troubled at his presence, and in considering it, I am afraid of him.

עַל כֵּ֭ן מִ/פָּנָ֣י/ו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְ/אֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ

For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

GenevaFor God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.

וְ֭/אֵל הֵרַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑/י וְ֝/שַׁדַּ֗י הִבְהִילָֽ/נִי

Because I was not cut off before the darknes, neither hath he couered the darknes from my face.

GenevaFor I am not cut off in darknesse, but he hath hid the darkenesse from my face.

כִּֽי לֹ֣א נִ֭צְמַתִּי מִ/פְּנֵי חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּ֝/מִ/פָּנַ֗/י כִּסָּה אֹֽפֶל