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Job 3
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Job 3
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Job Speaks
3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(A) 2 He said:
3 “May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(B)
4 That day—may it turn to darkness;
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine on it.
5 May gloom and utter darkness(C) claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
6 That night—may thick darkness(D) seize it;
may it not be included among the days of the year
nor be entered in any of the months.
7 May that night be barren;
may no shout of joy(E) be heard in it.
8 May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(F)
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(G)
9 May its morning stars become dark;
may it wait for daylight in vain
and not see the first rays of dawn,(H)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?(I)
12 Why were there knees to receive me(J)
and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(K) in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest(L)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(M)
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(N)
15 with princes(O) who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.(P)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(Q)
like an infant who never saw the light of day?(R)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(S)
and there the weary are at rest.(T)
18 Captives(U) also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave driver’s(V) shout.(W)
19 The small and the great are there,(X)
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,(Y)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(Z)
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(AA)
22 who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?(AB)
23 Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,(AC)
whom God has hedged in?(AD)
24 For sighing(AE) has become my daily food;(AF)
my groans(AG) pour out like water.(AH)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
what I dreaded(AI) has happened to me.(AJ)
26 I have no peace,(AK) no quietness;
I have no rest,(AL) but only turmoil.”(AM)
Footnotes
- Job 3:8 Or curse the sea
Job 3
New American Standard Bible
Job 3
New American Standard Bible
Job’s Lament
3 Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed [a]the day of his birth. 2 And Job [b]said,
3 “(A)May the day on which I was to be born perish,
As well as the night which said, ‘A [c]boy is conceived.’
4 May that day be darkness;
May God above not care for it,
Nor light shine on it.
5 May (B)darkness and black gloom claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, may darkness seize it;
May it not rejoice among the days of the year;
May it not come into the number of the months.
7 Behold, may that night be barren;
May no joyful shout enter it.
8 May those curse it who curse the day,
Who are [d]prepared to (C)disturb Leviathan.
9 May the stars of its twilight be darkened;
May it wait for light but have none,
And may it not see the [e]breaking dawn;
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “(D)Why did I not die [f]at birth,
Come out of the womb and pass away?
12 Why were the knees there in front of me,
And why the breasts, that I would nurse?
13 For now I (E)would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,
14 With (F)kings and (G)counselors of the earth,
Who rebuilt (H)ruins for themselves;
15 Or with (I)rulers (J)who had gold,
Who were filling their houses with silver.
16 Or like a miscarriage which is [g]hidden, I would not exist,
As infants that never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the [h]weary are at (K)rest.
18 The prisoners are at ease together;
They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
And the slave is free from his master.
20 “Why is (L)light given to one burdened with grief,
And life to the bitter of soul,
21 Who [i](M)long for death, but there is none,
And dig for it more than for (N)hidden treasures;
22 Who are filled with jubilation,
And rejoice when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man (O)whose way is hidden,
And whom (P)God has shut off?
24 For (Q)my groaning comes at the sight of my food,
And (R)my cries pour out like water.
25 For [j](S)what I fear comes upon me,
And what I dread [k]encounters me.
26 I (T)am not at ease, nor am I quiet,
And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”
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Jó 3
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Job lamenta-se
3 Passados estes dias, foi Job quem começou a falar e amaldiçoou o dia do seu nascimento. 2 Ele disse:
3 “Que desapareça o dia em que nasci,
o momento em que fui concebido!
4 Que nunca mais seja lembrado!
Que nem sequer Deus o recorde!
Que fique mergulhado nas trevas eternas!
5 Sim, a escuridão se apodere dele
e nuvens negras o envolvam!
Seja riscado do calendário!
6 Que as trevas tomem conta daquela noite
e não consiga encontrar a alegria
que habita entre os dias do ano,
e nunca mais seja contado entre os meses!
7 Seja recordada como uma noite gelada e triste
e nela não se ouçam mais manifestações de alegria!
8 Aqueles que sabem amaldiçoar os dias
e esconjuram o monstro marinho[a], a amaldiçoem!
9 As estrelas da noite desapareçam;
esperem ansiosas pela luz e nunca mais a vejam,
nunca mais vejam a luz da manhã!
10 Seja amaldiçoado por não ter fechado o seio de minha mãe,
por ter deixado que eu nascesse para toda esta aflição!
11 Porque não morri eu ao nascer?
12 Porque me deixou a parteira viver?
Porque razão me alimentaram com o leite materno?
13 Se ao menos tivesse morrido ao nascer,
estaria agora sossegado, repousaria descansado,
14 Estaria junto de governantes e chefes de estado,
que construíram para si enormes monumentos,
hoje transformados em montes de escombros;
15 Ou estaria com príncipes ricos em ouro
que encheram de prata os seus palácios.
16 Oh! Se eu tivesse sido um aborto
que não tivesse chegado a respirar nem a ver a luz!
17 É que na morte o malvado cessa de perturbar
e os que estão cansados da vida repousam.
18 Lá, até os prisioneiros estão à vontade,
sem carcereiros a vigiá-los.
19 Lá, encontra-se tanto o rico como o pobre;
o escravo está igualmente livre do seu senhor.
20 Oh! Porque é que a luz e a vida hão de ser dadas
àqueles que vivem na miséria e amargura?
21 Aos que desejam a morte sem que ela venha,
que a procuram escavando, mais do que tesouros escondidos?
22 Que alívio abençoado,
quando acabam por morrer!
23 Porque é que se deixa um homem nascer,
se Deus lhe vai dar unicamente uma vida sem esperança,
sem utilidade, cheia de frustrações?
24 Não consigo comer, porque ando a suspirar de aflição;
os meus gemidos jorram como água.
25 Aquilo que sempre receei acabou por me acontecer.
26 Não tenho paz, nem tranquilidade;
não consigo descansar, vivo em desassossego.”
Footnotes
- 3.8 Em hebraico, leviatan. Criatura de grandes dimensões, de identificação incerta, que tem sido caracterizada como dragão, serpente marinha ou polvo gigante.
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