Chapter 30

1But now those younger than I deride me, [Men] whose fathers I would have disdained to put among my sheep dogs.

v'-a-TAH sa-KHA-khu a-LAI t'-ee-REEM mi-ME-ni l'-ya-MEEM a-SHER ma-AS-tee a-vo-TAM la-SHEET im-khal-VAY tzo-NEE

אוְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ שָׂ֥חֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮ צְעִירִ֥ים מִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־מָאַ֥סְתִּי אֲבוֹתָ֑ם לָ֝שִׁ֗ית עִם־כַּלְבֵ֥י צֹאנִֽי׃

2Of what use to me is the strength of their hands? All their vigor is gone.

gam-KO-akh y'-DE-hem la-MAH li a-LE-mo a-VAD ka-LAKH

בגַּם־כֹּ֣חַ יְ֭דֵיהֶם לָ֣מָּה לִּ֑י עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ אָ֣בַד כָּֽלַח׃

3Wasted from want and starvation, They flee to a parched land, To the gloom of desolate wasteland.

b'-khe-SER u-v'-ka-FAN gal-MUD ha-o-r'-KEEM tzi-YAH e-MESH sho-AH u-m'-sho-AH

גבְּחֶ֥סֶר וּבְכָפָ֗ן גַּ֫לְמ֥וּד הַעֹרְקִ֥ים צִיָּ֑ה אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ שׁוֹאָ֥ה וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃

4They pluck saltwort and wormwood; The roots of broom are their food.

ha-ko-t'-FEEM ma-LOO-akh a-LEI-see-AKH v'-sho-RESH r'-ta-MEEM lakh-MAM

דהַקֹּטְפִ֣ים מַלּ֣וּחַ עֲלֵי־שִׂ֑יחַ וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ רְתָמִ֣ים לַחְמָֽם׃

5Driven out from society, They are cried at like a thief.

min-GEV ye-go-RA-shu, ya-REE-u a-LEI-mo ka-ga-NAV

המִן־גֵּ֥ו יְגֹרָ֑שׁוּ יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃

6They live in the gullies of wadis, In holes in the ground, and in rocks,

ba-a-RUTs n'-kha-LEEM lish-KON kho-REI a-FAR v'-k'-PEEM

ובַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃

7Braying among the bushes, Huddling among the nettles,

bein-see-KHEEM yin-ha-KU ta-KHAT kha-RUL y'-su-PA-khu

זבֵּין־שִׂיחִ֥ים יִנְהָ֑קוּ תַּ֖חַת חָר֣וּל יְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃

8Scoundrels, nobodies, Stricken from the earth.

b'-NAY na-BAL gam b'-NAY v'-li-SHEM ni-K'-u min ha-A-retz

חבְּֽנֵי־נָ֭בָל גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י בְלִי־שֵׁ֑ם נִ֝כְּא֗וּ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

9Now I am the butt of their gibes; I have become a byword to them.

v'-a-TAH ne-gi-NA-tam ha-YEE-tee va-e-HEE la-HEM l'-mi-LAH

טוְ֭עַתָּה נְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִי וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה׃

10They abhor me; they keep their distance from me; They do not withhold spittle from my face.

ti-a-VU-ni ra-cha-KU me-NI u-mi-PA-nai lo-cha-s'-KU rok

יתִּ֭עֲבוּנִי רָ֣חֲקוּ מֶ֑נִּי וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י לֹא־חָ֥שְׂכוּ רֹֽק׃

11Because Hashem has disarmed and humbled me, They have thrown off restraint in my presence.

ki-[yi-t'-RI] (yi-t'-RU) fi-TAKH va-ya-a-NE-ni v'-RE-sen mi-pa-NAI shi-LE-khu

יאכִּֽי־[יִתְרִ֣י] (יתרו) פִ֭תַּח וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן מִפָּנַ֥י שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃

12Mere striplings assail me at my right hand: They put me to flight; They build their roads for my ruin.

al-ya-MEEN pir-KHAkh ya-KU-mu rag-LAI shi-LE-khu va-ya-SO-lu a-LAI or-KHOt ei-DAM

יבעַל־יָמִין֮ פִּרְחַ֢ח יָ֫ק֥וּמוּ רַגְלַ֥י שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ עָ֝לַ֗י אׇרְח֥וֹת אֵידָֽם׃

13They tear up my path; They promote my fall, Although it does them no good.

na-TSU n'-ti-VA-tee l'-ha-va-TEE yo-EE-lu lo o-ZER la-MO

יגנָֽתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִ֥י יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א עֹזֵ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃

14They come as through a wide breach; They roll in like raging billows.

k'-FE-retz ra-KHAv ye-e-ta-YU ta-KHAT sho-AH hit-gal-GA-lu

ידכְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת שֹׁ֝אָ֗ה הִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃

15Terror tumbles upon me; It sweeps away my honor like the wind; My dignity vanishes like a cloud.

ha-HA-fakh a-LAI ba-la-HOT tir-DOf ka-RU-akh n'-di-va-TEE u-k'-a-AV a-va-RAH y'-shu-a-TEE

טוהׇהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃

16So now my life runs out; Days of misery have taken hold of me.

v'-a-TAH a-LAI tish-TA-pekh naf-SHEE, yo-a-KHA-zu-NEE y'-MEI o-NEE

טזוְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֖אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

17By night my bones feel gnawed; My sinews never rest.

la-YE-la a-tza-MAI ni-KAR me-a-LAI v'-o-r'-KAI lo yish-KA-vun

יזלַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃

18With great effort I change clothing; The neck of my tunic fits my waist.

b'-ROV-KO-akh yit-cha-PES l'-vu-SHEE, k'-FI khu-TON-tee ya-a-Z'-RE-nee

יחבְּרׇב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתׇּנְתִּ֣י יַאַזְרֵֽנִי׃

19He regarded me as clay, I have become like dust and ashes.

ho-RA-nee la-KHO-mer va-et-ma-SHAYL ke-a-FAR va-AY-fer

יטהֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃

20I cry out to You, but You do not answer me; I wait, but You do [not] consider me.

a-sha-VA a-LE-kha v'-lo ta-a-NE-ni, a-MA-d'-TEE va-tit-BO-nen bi

כאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַֽעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי׃

21You have become cruel to me; With Your powerful hand You harass me.

te-ha-FEK l'-akh-ZAR li b'-o-TSEM ya-d'-KHA tish-te-ME-ni

כאתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃

22You lift me up and mount me on the wind; You make my courage melt.

ti-sa-E-ni el-ru-AKH tar-ki-VE-ni u-te-mo-ge-ge-ni (tu-SHI-yah) [tu-SHI-yah]

כבתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֭וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי (תשוה) [תּוּשִׁיָּֽה]׃

23I know You will bring me to death, The house assigned for all the living.

ki-ya-DA-tee MA-vet t'-shi-VE-ni u-VEYT mo-ED l'-KOL-khai

כגכִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכׇל־חָֽי׃

24Surely He would not strike at a ruin If, in calamity, one cried out to Him.

akh lo-VEE yish-LAKH-yad im b'-fi-DO la-HEN shu-A

כדאַ֣ךְ לֹֽא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ׃

25Did I not weep for the unfortunate? Did I not grieve for the needy?

im-lo va-KHEE-tee lik-SHEH-yom a-G'-mah naf-SHEE la-ev-YON

כהאִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

26I looked forward to good fortune, but evil came; I hoped for light, but darkness came.

ki TOV ki-VEE-tee va-YA-voh RA va-a-ya-kha-LAH l'-OR va-YA-voh o-FEL

כוכִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל׃

27My bowels are in turmoil without respite; Days of misery confront me.

me-AI rut-T'Khu v'-lo-da-MU ki-d'-mu-NI y'-MEI-o-NI

כזמֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

28I walk about in sunless gloom; I rise in the assembly and cry out.

KO-der hi-la-KH'-ti b'-LO cha-MAH, kam-TI va-ka-HAL a-sha-VE-a.

כחקֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃

29I have become a brother to jackals, A companion to ostriches.

a-KH ha-YI-tee l'-ta-NIM v'-RAY-a li-v'-NOT ya-a-NAH

כטאָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃

30My skin, blackened, is peeling off me; My bones are charred by the heat.

O-RI sha-KHAR me-a-LAI, v'-ATZ-mi-KHA-ra mi-NI-KHO-REV

לע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב׃

31So my lyre is given over to mourning, My pipe, to accompany weepers.

vai-Y'-hee l'-AY-vel ki-NO-ri, v'-u-GA-vee l'-KOL bo-KHEEM

לאוַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים׃