22
The
LORD possessed me in the
beginning of his
way, before his
works of old.
wy'l'[.pim ~,d,q w{K.r;D tyivaer yin'n'q h'wh.y ? z'aem
23
I was set
up from
everlasting, from the
beginning, or
ever the
earth was.
#,r'a -yem.d;Qim va{rem yiT.k;Sin ~'lw{[em
24
When there were no
depths, I was brought
forth; when there were no
fountains abounding with
water.
tw{n'y.[;m !yea.B yiT.l'lw{x tw{m{h.T -nyea.B ? ~Iy'm -yeD;B.kin
25
Before the
mountains were
settled,
before the
hills was I brought
forth:
yiT.l'lw{x tw{['b.g yen.pil .W['B.j'h ~yir'h ~,r,j.B
26
While as yet he had not
made the
earth, nor the
fields, nor the highest
part of the
dust of the
world.
tw{r.p'[ va{r.w tw{c.Wx.w #,r,a h'f'[ a{l -d;[ ? lebeT
27
When he
prepared the
heavens, I was there: when he
set a
compass upon the
face of the
depth:
yen.P -l;[ g.Wx w{q.Wx.B yin'a ~'v ~Iy;m'v w{nyik]h;B ? ~w{h.t
28
When he
established the
clouds above: when he
strengthened the
fountains of the
deep:
]mw{h.T tw{nyi[ zw{z][;B l;['Mim ~yiq'x.v w{c.M;a.B
29
When he
gave to the
sea his
decree, that the
waters should not
pass his
commandment: when he
appointed the
foundations of the
earth:
wyip -.Wr.b;[;y a{l ~Iy;m.W w{QUx ~'Y;l w{m.Wf.B ? #,r'a yed.sw{m w{q.Wx.B
30
Then I was by
him, as one brought
up with him: and I was
daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
~w{y ~yi[Uv][;v h,y.h,a'w !w{m'a w{l.c,a h,y.h,a'w ? te[ -l'k.B wy'n'p.l t,q,x;f.m ~w{y
31
Rejoicing in the habitable
part of his
earth; and my
delights were with the
sons of
men.
yen.B -t,a y;[Uv][;v.w w{c.r;a lebet.B t,q,x;f.m ? ~'d'a