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1 I [AM] THE MAN [WHO] HE HAS SEEN AFFLICTION BY [THE] ROD OF FURY HIS
The Prophet’s Afflictions
1 I am the man who has seen affliction
under the rod of God’s wrath.
2 <OBJ.> ME HE HAS DRIVEN AND HE HAS MADE WALK DARKNESS AND NOT LIGHT
2 He has driven me away and made me walk
in darkness instead of light.
3 SURELY ON ME HE RETURNED HE TURNED HAND HIS ALL THE DAY
3 Indeed, He keeps turning His hand
against me all day long.
4 HE HAS MADE TO WASTE AWAY FLESH MY AND SKIN MY HE HAS BROKEN BONES MY
4 He has worn away my flesh and skin;
He has shattered my bones.
5 HE HAS BUILT ON ME AND HE HAS SURROUNDED [ME] POISON AND HARDSHIP
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me
with bitterness and hardship.
6 IN DARK PLACES HE HAS CAUSED TO DWELL ME LIKE DEAD PEOPLE OF ANTIQUITY
6 He has made me dwell in darkness
like those dead for ages.
7 HE HAS WALLED UP BEHIND ME AND NOT I WILL GO OUT HE HAS MADE HEAVY BRONZE FETTER[S] MY
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
He has weighed me down with chains.
8 ALSO IF I WILL CRY OUT AND I MAY CRY FOR HELP HE HAS SHUT OUT PRAYER MY
8 Even when I cry out and plead for help,
He shuts out my prayer.
9 HE HAS WALLED UP WAYS MY WITH HEWN [STONE] PATHS MY HE HAS MADE CROOKED
9 He has barred my ways with cut stones;
He has made my paths crooked.
10 [IS] A BEAR LYING IN WAIT HE TO ME A LION IN HIDING PLACES
10 He is a bear lying in wait,
a lion hiding in ambush.
11 WAYS MY HE HAS CAUSED TO DEVIATE AND HE HAS TORN IN PIECES ME HE HAS MADE ME DESOLATE
11 He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces;
He left me without help.
12 HE HAS BENT BOW HIS AND HE HAS SET UP ME LIKE <THE> TARGET FOR <THE> ARROW
12 He bent His bow
and set me as the target for His arrow.
13 HE HAS BROUGHT IN KIDNEYS MY [THE] SONS OF QUIVER HIS
13 He pierced my kidneys
with His arrows.
14 I HAVE BECOME A LAUGHINGSTOCK TO ALL PEOPLE MY TAUNT SONG THEIR ALL THE DAY
14 I am a laughingstock to all my people;
they mock me in song all day long.
15 HE HAS SURFEITED ME WITH <THE> BITTER THINGS HE HAS MADE DRINK ME WORMWOOD
15 He has filled me with bitterness;
He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
16 AND HE HAS BROKEN WITH <THE> GRAVEL TEETH MY HE HAS MADE COWER ME IN <THE> ASH[ES]
16 He has ground my teeth with gravel
and trampled me in the dust.
17 AND IT HAS EXCLUDED FROM PEACE SELF MY I HAVE FORGOTTEN GOOD
17 My soul has been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 AND I SAID IT HAS PERISHED ENDURANCE MY AND HOPE MY FROM YAHWEH
18 So I say, “My strength has perished,
along with my hope from the LORD.”
19 REMEMBER AFFLICTION MY AND HOMELESSNESS MY WORMWOOD AND POISON
The Prophet’s Hope
19 Remember my affliction and wandering,
the wormwood and the gall.
20 CONTINUALLY <REMEMBER> IT REMEMBERS SO IT MAY BOW DOWN ON ME SELF MY
20 Surely my soul remembers
and is humbled within me.
21 THIS I BRING BACK TO HEART MY THERE- -FORE I WILL WAIT
21 Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 [THE] COVENANT LOYALTI<ES> OF YAHWEH FOR NOT WE HAVE MET OUR END FOR NOT THEY COME TO AN END COMPASSION<S> HIS
22 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed,
for His mercies never fail.
23 [THEY ARE] NEW TO THE MORNINGS [IS] GREAT FAITHFULNESS YOUR
23 They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!
24 [IS] PORTION MY YAHWEH IT HAS SAID SELF MY THERE- -FORE I WILL WAIT FOR HIM
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in Him.”
25 [IS] GOOD YAHWEH TO [THOSE WHO] WAIT FOR HIM TO ANYONE [WHO] IT WILL SEEK HIM
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
to the soul who seeks Him.
26 [IS] GOOD AND WAITING AND SILENTLY FOR [THE] SALVATION OF YAHWEH
26 It is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
27 [IS] GOOD FOR <THE> MAN THAT HE WILL BEAR A YOKE IN YOUTH<S> HIS
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is still young.
28 LET HIM SIT ALONE AND LET HIM BE SILENT FOR HE HAS LAID [IT] ON HIM
28 Let him sit alone in silence,
for the LORD has laid it upon him.
29 LET HIM PUT IN THE DUST MOUTH HIS PERHAPS THERE [IS] HOPE
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—
perhaps there is still hope.
30 LET HIM GIVE TO [THE] [ONE WHO] STRIKES HIM A CHEEK LET HIM BE SATED WITH REPROACH
30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him;
let him be filled with reproach.
31 FOR NOT HE WILL REJECT FOR EVER [THE] LORD
31 For the Lord will not
cast us off forever.
32 THAT EXCEPT HE HAS CAUSED GRIEF AND HE WILL HAVE COMPASSION ACCORDING TO [THE] GREATNESS OF COVENANT LOYALTI<ES> HIS
32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion
according to His abundant loving devotion.
33 FOR NOT HE HAS AFFLICTED FROM HEART HIS AND HE HAS GRIEVED [THE] CHILDREN OF A MAN
33 For He does not willingly afflict
or grieve the sons of men.
34 TO CRUSH UNDER FEET HIS ALL [THE] PRISONERS OF [THE] LAND
34 To crush underfoot
all the prisoners of the land,
35 TO TURN ASIDE [THE] JUSTICE OF A MAN BEFORE [THE] PRESENCE OF [THE] MOST HIGH
35 to deny a man justice
before the Most High,
36 TO SUBVERT ANYONE IN CASE AT LAW HIS [THE] LORD NOT HE HAS SEEN
36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit—
of these the Lord does not approve.
37 WHO? THIS HAS HE SPOKEN AND IT WAS [THE] LORD NOT HE COMMANDED [IT]
God’s Justice
37 Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has ordained it?
38 FROM [THE] MOUTH OF [THE] MOST HIGH NOT DOES IT GOES FORTH? THE TROUBLES AND THE GOOD
38 Do not both adversity and good
come from the mouth of the Most High?
39 WHY? WILL HE COMPLAIN A PERSON LIVING A MAN ON SINS HIS
39 Why should any mortal man complain,
in view of his sins?
40 LET US EXAMINE WAYS OUR AND LET US EXAMINE AND LET US RETURN TO YAHWEH
40 Let us examine and test our ways,
and turn back to the LORD.
41 LET US LIFT UP HEART OUR TO PALMS TO GOD IN THE HEAVENS
41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands
to God in heaven:
42 WE WE HAVE TRANSGRESSED AND WE HAVE REBELLED YOU NOT YOU HAVE FORGIVEN
42 “We have sinned and rebelled;
You have not forgiven.”
43 YOU HAVE COVERED YOURSELF WITH <THE> ANGER AND YOU HAVE PURSUED US YOU HAVE KILLED NOT YOU HAVE SPARED
43 You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;
You have killed without pity.
44 YOU HAVE COVERED WITH <THE> CLOUD <TO> YOURSELF FROM PASSING THROUGH PRAYER OF
44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud
that no prayer can pass through.
45 SCOURING AND REFUSE YOU HAVE MADE US IN [THE] MIDST OF THE PEOPLES
45 You have made us scum and refuse
among the nations.
46 THEY HAVE OPENED ON US MOUTH THEIR ALL ENEMIES OUR
46 All our enemies
open their mouths against us.
47 TERROR AND A PIT IT HAS HAPPENED TO US <THE> DEVASTATION AND <THE> BROKENNESS
47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us—
devastation and destruction.
48 STREAMS OF WATER IT GOES DOWN EYE MY ON [THE] BROKENNESS OF [THE] DAUGHTER OF PEOPLE MY
48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes
over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49 EYE MY IT HAS POURED ITSELF AND NOT IT WILL CEASE FROM NOT STOP<S>
49 My eyes overflow unceasingly,
without relief,
50 UNTIL HE WILL LOOK DOWN AND HE WILL SEE YAHWEH FROM HEAVEN
50 until the LORD
looks down from heaven and sees.
51 EYE MY IT HAS DEALT SEVERELY TO SELF MY FROM ALL [THE] DAUGHTERS OF CITY MY
51 My eyes bring grief to my soul
because of all the daughters of my city.
52 CERTAINLY <TO HUNT> THEY HUNTED ME LIKE <THE> BIRD ENEMIES MY WITHOUT CAUSE
52 Without cause my enemies
hunted me like a bird.
53 THEY DESTROYED IN THE PIT LIFE MY AND THEY THREW DOWN A STONE ON ME
53 They dropped me alive into a pit
and cast stones upon me.
54 THEY OVERFLOWED WATERS OVER HEAD MY I SAID I HAVE BEEN CUT OFF
54 The waters flowed over my head,
and I thought I was going to die.
55 I CALLED NAME YOUR O YAHWEH FROM A PIT OF LOWEST PARTS
55 I called on Your name, O LORD,
out of the depths of the Pit.
56 VOICE MY YOU HEARD MAY NOT YOU HIDE EAR YOUR TO RELIEF MY TO CRY FOR HELP MY
56 You heard my plea:
“Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
57 YOU DREW NEAR ON [THE] DAY [WHEN] I CALLED ON YOU YOU SAID MAY NOT YOU FEAR
57 You drew near when I called on You;
You said, “Do not be afraid.”
58 YOU HAVE CONDUCTED O LORD [THE] CASES OF SELF MY YOU HAVE REDEEMED LIFE MY
58 You defend my cause, O Lord;
You redeem my life.
59 YOU HAVE SEEN O YAHWEH OPPRESSION MY JUDGE ! JUDGMENT MY
59 You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me;
vindicate my cause!
60 YOU HAVE SEEN ALL VENGEANCE THEIR ALL PLANS THEIR TO ME
60 You have seen all their malice,
all their plots against me.
61 YOU HAVE HEARD REPROACH THEIR O YAHWEH ALL PLANS THEIR ON ME
61 O LORD, You have heard their insults,
all their plots against me—
62 [THE] LIPS OF [THOSE WHO] RISE AGAINST ME AND MUTTERING THEIR ON ME ALL THE DAY
62 the slander and murmuring of my assailants
against me all day long.
63 SITTING THEIR AND RISING THEIR LOOK AT ! I [AM] MOCKING SONG THEIR
63 When they sit and when they rise,
see how they mock me in song.
64 YOU WILL REPAY TO THEM RECOMPENSE O YAHWEH ACCORDING TO [THE] WORK OF HANDS THEIR
64 You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD,
according to the work of their hands.
65 YOU WILL GIVE TO THEM SHAMELESSNESS OF HEART CURSE YOUR [MAY IT BELONG] TO THEM
65 Put a veil of anguish over their hearts;
may Your curse be upon them!
66 YOU WILL PURSUE [THEM] IN ANGER AND YOU WILL DESTROY THEM FROM UNDER [THE] HEAVENS OF YAHWEH
66 You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them
from under Your heavens, O LORD.
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