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Job 12
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job 12
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job svarar Sofar
12 Job svarade:
2 Ja, jag inser att du förstår allting! All visdom kommer att dö ut med dig!
3 Men jag vet själv en del och är knappast sämre än du. Vad nytt har du egentligen sagt?
4 Ja, mannen som bad Gud om hjälp och som Gud svarade, har blivit till åtlöje för sina grannar. Jag, en rättfärdig man, är nu den man skämtar om.
5 Under tiden hånar de rika dem som har problem och är snabba att visa bort dem som lider nöd.
6 Rånaren blir rik och den som trotsar Gud lever i trygghet. Gud lyder deras minsta vink.
7-9 Vem vet inte att Herren handlar på det sättet? Fråga boskapen, den vet att det är så. Fråga fåglarna, de kan bekräfta det. Eller låt jorden eller fiskarna i havet undervisa dig!
10 För varje skapad varelses liv är i Guds hand, och så är också varje människas ande.
11 Lika väl som min mun kan känna smaken av god mat, kan mitt sinne smaka sanningen, när jag hör den.
12 Visst kommer visdom med åren och förstånd av ett långt liv,
13 men all sann visdom och kraft tillhör Gud. Det är bara han som verkligen vet.
14 Han är mäktig! Vad han bryter ner kan inte byggas upp. Den han fångar kan inte fly.
15 Han håller regnet tillbaka och jorden förvandlas till en öken. Han sänder storm och det blir översvämning.
16 Ja, hos honom finns styrka och vishet. Både bedragaren och den bedragne måste böja sig.
17 Han gör narr av rådgivare och domare till dårar.
18 Han gör kungar till slavar och befriar deras tjänare.
19 Präster förs bort som slavar. Han låter de mäktiga komma på fall.
20 Han tystar pålitliga rådgivare och får erfarna ledare att tveka.
21 Han öser förakt över furstar och avväpnar de starka.
22 Han fyller mörkret med ljus och ljuset med skuggor.
23 Han låter nationer uppstå och bryter sedan ner dem. Han gör ett folk stort för att sedan skingra det.
24-25 Han berövar folkens ledare förståndet och sänder dem ut att irra omkring i öknen. De famlar i mörker och rör sig som druckna.
Job 12
Christian Standard Bible
Job 12
Christian Standard Bible
Job’s Reply to Zophar
12 Then Job answered:
2 No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
3 But I also have a mind like you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?[a](A)
4 I am a laughingstock to my[b] friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.[c]
The righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock.(B)
5 The one who is at ease(C) holds calamity in contempt
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
6 The tents of robbers are safe,(D)
and those who trouble God are secure;
God holds them in his hands.[d](E)
7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;
ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.(F)
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(G)
10 The life of every living thing is in his hand,
as well as the breath of all humanity.(H)
11 Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.(I)
13 Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are his.(J)
14 Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever he imprisons cannot be released.(K)
15 When he withholds water, everything dries up,
and when he releases it, it destroys the land.(L)
16 True wisdom and power belong to him.
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads counselors away barefoot
and makes judges go mad.(M)
18 He releases the bonds[e] put on by kings(N)
and fastens a belt around their waists.
19 He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.(O)
20 He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.
21 He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms[f] the strong.
22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness
and brings the deepest darkness into the light.(P)
23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
he enlarges nations,(Q) then leads them away.
24 He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.(R)
25 They grope around in darkness without light;
he makes them stagger like a drunkard.(S)
Job 12
New International Version
Job 12
New International Version
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(A)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(B)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(C) to my friends,(D)
though I called on God and he answered(E)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(F)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(G) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(H)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(I)
and those who provoke God are secure(J)—
those God has in his hand.[a]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(K)
or the birds in the sky,(L) and they will tell you;(M)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(N)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(O)
10 In his hand is the life(P) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(Q)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?(R)
12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?(S)
Does not long life bring understanding?(T)
13 “To God belong wisdom(U) and power;(V)
counsel and understanding are his.(W)
14 What he tears down(X) cannot be rebuilt;(Y)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(Z)
15 If he holds back the waters,(AA) there is drought;(AB)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(AC)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(AD)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(AE)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(AF)
and makes fools of judges.(AG)
18 He takes off the shackles(AH) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[b] around their waist.(AI)
19 He leads priests away stripped(AJ)
and overthrows officials long established.(AK)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(AL)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(AM)
and disarms the mighty.(AN)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(AO)
and brings utter darkness(AP) into the light.(AQ)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(AR)
he enlarges nations,(AS) and disperses them.(AT)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(AU)
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(AV)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(AW)
he makes them stagger like drunkards.(AX)
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