Job 18 — Novel English Bible

1 WaYaInah (And answered), Baladad (Bildad) HaShawachay (the shuhite) WaYaAmar (and said)

2 “Id-Anah (As far as 𐤀𐤍) ThaShawayamawan (place / establish / appoint - emphatic) Qanatzay (𐤒𐤍𐤑) LaMalahayan (hunt words)? ThaBayanaw (you consider), WaAchar (and other) NaDabar (afterwards we speak).

3 Madawai (For what reason?) NaChashabanaw (we why counted) KaBahamah (as animals), NaTamahayanaw (we become unclean) BaIyanayakam (in your sight)?

4 Tarap (Tear) Napashaw (his soul) BaApaw (yourself in his anger), HaLaMainak (for the sake of you) ThaIzab (leave / forsake) Aratz (Earth/land forsaken)? WaYaIthaq (and removed) Tzawar (rock) MaMaqawamaw (from its place)?

5 “Gam (Indeed / moreover) Awar (Yes, light) Rashaiyam (wicked - plural) YaDaik (put out), WaLaa (And not) YaNagah (shine) Shabayab (spark) Ashaw (his fire).

6 Awar (Light) YaChashak (dark) BaAhalaw (in his tent). WaNayaraw (and his lamp) Ilayaw (went up him) YaDaik (above put out).

7 YaYatzaraw (Form / fashion / shape) Tzaiday (steps) Awanaw (his strength shortened). WaThaShalayakaw (and cast him down) Itzahathaw (his own counsel).

8 Kay-YaShalach (Surely he cast) BaRashath (into net) BaRagalayaw (by his feet), WaIl-Shabakah (and wanders mesh 𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤄) YaThaHalak (move).

9 YaAchaz (Take) BaIqab (by heel) Pach (snare / trap). YaChazaq (trap catch) Ilayaw (went up him) Tzamayam (𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤌).

10 Tamawan (Noose hidden) BaAratz (in ground), Chabalaw (his 𐤇𐤁𐤋) WaMalakadathaw (and his trap) IlayaNathayab (went up way).

11 Sabayab (Surrounding), Baithaw (make him afraid) Balahahawath (terrors) WaHaPawayatzaw (and [causing] chase heels him) LaRagalayaw (his feet / foot).

12 YaHayah (Came to pass) Raib (𐤓𐤏𐤁) Awanaw (his strength famished). WaAyad (and calamity) NaKawan (ready) LaTzalaiw (his side).

13 YaAkal (Members body devoured). Baday (alone) Iwaraw (His skin) YaAkal (devour) Badayaw (his members) Bakawar (firstborn) Mawath (death).

14 YaNaNathaq (He rooted out) MaAhalaw (of his tent) Mabatachaw (his trusts). WaThaTzaidaw (and brought him) LaMalak (to king) Balahahawath (terrors).

15 ThaShakawan (Dwell) BaAhalaw (in his tent) MaBalay (from none). Law (for him) YaZarah (Sulfur scattered) Il-Nawahaw (over his habitation) Gaparayath (𐤂𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕).

16 MaThachathaSharashayaw (From his roots) YaYabashaw (dried up beneath). WaMaMail (And from above) YaNamal (cut off) Qatzayaraw (his branch).

17 Zakaraw (His memory) YaAbad (perish) Manay-Aratz (From Earth/land). WaLaa (And not) Sham (name) Law (for him) Il-Panayam (over face/presence/surface) Chawatz (outside).

18 YaHadapaw (He driven him) MaAwar (from light) Al-Chashak (to darkness), WaMaThabal (and out of world) YaNadadaw (chased him).

19 Laa (NOT) Nayan (neither son) Law (for him) WaLaa (And not) Nakad (𐤍𐤊𐤃) BaImaw (grandson in his people), WaAyan (And no ONE) Sharayad (remaining) BaMagawarayaw (in his lived).

20 Il-Yawamaw (Over his day), NaShamamaw (astonished) Acharawanayam (come after - plural) WaQadamawanayayam (and went before - plural) Achazaw (frightened) Shair (𐤔𐤏𐤓).

21 Ak (Surely) Alah (these) Mashakanawath (dwellings) Iwal (unrighteous). WaZah (and this / that / these) Maqawam (place) Laa (NOT) YaYadai (know) Al.”