Friday, June 12, 2009

A touch of completeness

Is completeness a theme in Job? (The word and its variations occur also in 36:4, 37.16 )

א אִישׁ הָיָה בְאֶרֶץ עוּץ
אִיּוֹב שְׁמוֹ
וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ הַהוּא
תָּם וְיָשָׁר
וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָע
1.1 A man there was in the land of Uz
Job his name
and he was, the man, this very one,
complete and upright
and he fears God and turns away from evil
ח וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל הַשָּׂטָן
הֲשַׂמְתָּ לִבְּךָ עַל עַבְדִּי אִיּוֹב
כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בָּאָרֶץ אִישׁ
תָּם וְיָשָׁר
יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָע
1.8 and יְהוָה said to the accuser
have you set out in your heart concerning my servant Job?
For there is none like him in the earth
complete and upright
fearing God and turning away from evil
ג וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל הַשָּׂטָן
הֲשַׂמְתָּ לִבְּךָ אֶל עַבְדִּי אִיּוֹב
כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בָּאָרֶץ
אִישׁ תָּם וְיָשָׁר
יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָע
וְעֹדֶנּוּ מַחֲזִיק בְּתֻמָּתוֹ
וַתְּסִיתֵנִי בוֹ לְבַלְּעוֹ חִנָּם
2.3 and יְהוָה said to the accuser
have you set out in your heart concerning my servant Job?
For there is none like him in the earth
a man complete and upright
fearing God and turning away from evil
and still for him he prevails in his completeness
though you incited me against him to swallow him for nothing
ט וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ אִשְׁתּוֹ עֹדְךָ
מַחֲזִיק בְּתֻמָּתֶךָ
בָּרֵךְ אֱלֹהִים וָמֻת
2.9 Then his wife said to him
Do you still prevail in your completeness?
bless God and die
ו הֲלֹא יִרְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶךָ
תִּקְוָתְךָ וְתֹם דְּרָכֶיךָ
4.6 Is it not your fear that is your confidence
your hope and the completeness of your ways?
כ הֶן-אֵל לֹא יִמְאַס-תָּם
וְלֹא-יַחֲזִיק בְּיַד-מְרֵעִים
8.20 Lo - God will not reject completeness
nor will he strengthen the hand of evildoers
כב אַחַת הִיא עַל-כֵּן אָמַרְ
תִּיתָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּה
9.22 One thing therefore I said
complete or wicked he consumes
ב אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם-עָם
וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָה
12.2 Truly you are the people
and with you is complete wisdom
ד שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ אֶהְיֶה
קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַיַּעֲנֵהוּ
שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִים
12.4 A laugh to his neighbour am I
"called on God and he answered him"
a laugh, the one who is just and complete
כג זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ
כֻּלּוֹ שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵיו
21.23 this one dies with bones complete
all of him tranquil and secure
ג הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי תִצְדָּק
וְאִם-בֶּצַע כִּי-תַתֵּם דְּרָכֶיךָ
22.3 Is it the desire of the Sufficient that you be righteous
or is it gain that complete are your ways?
ה חָלִילָה לִּי אִם-אַצְדִּיק
אֶתְכֶם עַד-אֶגְוָע לֹא-אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּנִּי
27.5 A curse on me if I justify you
till I expire I will not turn away my completeness from me
ו יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְמֹאזְנֵי-צֶדֶק
וְיֵדַע אֱלוֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִי
31.6 let me be weighed in a righteous hearing
that God may know my completeness
תַּמּוּ דִּבְרֵי אִיּוֹב
31.40
Complete are the words of Job

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