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Job 18
Legacy Standard Bible

Bildad Speaks of the Downfall of the Wicked

18 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

2 “How long until you put an end to your words?
Show understanding and then we can talk.
3 Why are we (A)regarded as beasts,
As dense in your eyes?
4 O [a]you who tear yourself in your anger—
For your sake is the earth to be forsaken,
Or the rock to be moved from its place?

5 “Indeed, the (B)light of the wicked goes out,
And the [b]flame of his fire gives no light.
6 The light in his tent is (C)darkened,
And his lamp goes out above him.
7 His [c]vigorous stride is shortened,
And his (D)own counsel brings him down.
8 For he is (E)thrown into the net by his own feet,
And he steps on the netting.
9 A snare seizes him by the heel,
And a device snaps shut on him.
10 A rope for him is hidden in the ground,
And a trap for him on the path.
11 All around (F)terrors frighten him,
And (G)harass him at every step.
12 His vigor is (H)famished,
And disaster is ready at his side.
13 The firstborn of death eats parts of his skin;
It (I)eats parts of him.
14 He is (J)torn from [d]the security of his tent,
And [e]they march him in step before the king of (K)terrors.
15 [f]There dwells in his tent nothing of his;
(L)Brimstone is scattered on his abode.
16 His (M)roots are dried below,
And his (N)branch is cut off above.
17 (O)Memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name abroad.
18 [g]He is driven from light (P)into darkness,
And (Q)chased from the inhabited world.
19 He has neither (R)offspring nor posterity among his people,
Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
20 Those [h]in the west are appalled at (S)his [i]fate,
And those [j]in the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such are the (T)dwellings of the unjust,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 18:4 Lit he...tears himself...his
  2. Job 18:5 Lit spark
  3. Job 18:7 Lit steps of his strength
  4. Job 18:14 Lit his tent his trust
  5. Job 18:14 Or you or she shall march
  6. Job 18:15 Or Fire dwells in his tent
  7. Job 18:18 Lit They drive him...And chase him
  8. Job 18:20 Lit who come after
  9. Job 18:20 Lit day
  10. Job 18:20 Lit who have gone before
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Job 18
New International Version

Bildad

18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:

2 “When will you end these speeches?(B)
    Be sensible, and then we can talk.
3 Why are we regarded as cattle(C)
    and considered stupid in your sight?(D)
4 You who tear yourself(E) to pieces in your anger,(F)
    is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
    Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(G)

5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(H)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(I)
6 The light in his tent(J) becomes dark;(K)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(L)
7 The vigor(M) of his step is weakened;(N)
    his own schemes(O) throw him down.(P)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(Q)
    he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(R) holds him fast.(S)
10 A noose(T) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(U) lies in his path.(V)
11 Terrors(W) startle him on every side(X)
    and dog(Y) his every step.
12 Calamity(Z) is hungry(AA) for him;
    disaster(AB) is ready for him when he falls.(AC)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(AD)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(AE)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(AF)
    and marched off to the king(AG) of terrors.(AH)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AI)
    burning sulfur(AJ) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AK)
    and his branches wither above.(AL)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AM)
    he has no name(AN) in the land.(AO)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AP)
    and is banished(AQ) from the world.(AR)
19 He has no offspring(AS) or descendants(AT) among his people,
    no survivor(AU) where once he lived.(AV)
20 People of the west are appalled(AW) at his fate;(AX)
    those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AY) of an evil man;(AZ)
    such is the place(BA) of one who does not know God.”(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
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約伯記 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

比勒達發言

18 書亞人比勒達回答說：

2 「你要狡辯到何時呢？
你先想清楚，然後我們再談。
3 為何你把我們當作牲畜，
把我們視為蠢貨？
4 你這氣得要撕碎自己的人，
大地會因你而荒涼嗎？
磐石會因你而挪移嗎？

5 「惡人的光必熄滅。
他的火焰不再閃耀。
6 他帳篷中一片黑暗，
他上面的燈光熄滅。
7 惡人強勁的步伐變得蹣跚，
他必被自己的陰謀所害。
8 他自陷網羅，
步入圈套。
9 套索纏住他的腳跟，
網羅緊緊地罩住他。
10 土裡埋著絆他的繩索，
路上有陷阱等待著他。
11 恐懼四面籠罩著他，
步步緊追著他。
12 他餓得氣力衰竭，
災禍隨時臨到他。
13 疾病侵蝕他的皮肉，
死亡吞噬他的肢體。
14 他被拖出安穩的帳篷，
被押到冥王[a]那裡。
15 他的帳篷燃燒著烈焰，
他的居所撒滿了硫磺。
16 他下面的根莖枯乾，
上面的枝子枯萎。
17 他從世上銷聲匿跡，
無人記得他的名字。
18 他從光明中被趕入黑暗，
他被逐出這個世界。
19 他在本族中無子無孫，
他所居之地無人生還。
20 他的下場令西方的人震驚，
令東方的人戰慄。
21 這就是不義之人的結局，
不認識上帝之人的下場。」

Footnotes

  1. 18·14 「冥王」希伯來文是「恐怖之王」。
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Job 18
Good News Translation

18 1-2 Job, can't people like you ever be quiet?
    If you stopped to listen, we could talk to you.
3 What makes you think we are as stupid as cattle?
4 You are only hurting yourself with your anger.
    Will the earth be deserted because you are angry?
    Will God move mountains to satisfy you?

5 (A)The light of the wicked will still be put out;
    its flame will never burn again.
6 The lamp in their tents will be darkened.
7 Their steps were firm, but now they stumble;
    they fall—victims of their own advice.
8 They walk into a net, and their feet are caught;
9     a trap catches their heels and holds them.
10 On the ground a snare is hidden;
    a trap has been set in their path.

11 All around them terror is waiting;
    it follows them at every step.
12 They used to be rich, but now they go hungry;
    disaster stands and waits at their side.
13 A deadly disease spreads over their bodies
    and causes their arms and legs to rot.
14 They are torn from the tents where they lived secure,
    and are dragged off to face King Death.
15 Now anyone may live in their tents—[a]
    after sulfur is sprinkled to disinfect them![b]
16 Their roots and branches are withered and dry.
17 Their fame is ended at home and abroad;
    no one remembers them any more.
18 They will be driven out of the land of the living,
    driven from light into darkness.
19 They have no descendants, no survivors.
20 From east to west, all who hear of their fate
    shudder and tremble with fear.
21 That is the fate of evil people,
    the fate of those who care nothing for God.

Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Now anyone may live in their tents; Hebrew unclear.
  2. Job 18:15 Sulfur was used in the ancient world as a disinfectant and to clean rooms that had contained corpses.
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