Job 31
Svenska Folkbibeln
31 Jag slöt ett förbund med mina ögon:
att aldrig se på en ung kvinna.
2 Vilken lott skulle jag annars få av Gud i höjden,
vilken del av den Allsmäktige där ovan?
3 Ofärd kommer ju över orättfärdiga,
och olycka drabbar ogärningsmän.
4 Ser inte han mina vägar
och räknar alla mina steg?
5 Har jag umgåtts med lögn,
har min fot varit snar till svek?
6 Låt honom väga mig på en rättvis våg,
så skall Gud få se min rättsinnighet.
7 Har mina steg vikit av ifrån vägen,
har mitt hjärta följt mina ögon,
har jag någon fläck på mina händer?
8 Då må en annan äta vad jag har sått,
och mina plantor må ryckas upp med roten.
9 Har mitt hjärta förförts av en kvinna,
har jag stått på lur vid min nästas dörr?
10 Då må min hustru mala korn åt en annan,
och främmande män ligga i hennes famn.
11 Det hade varit en skändlig handling,
en straffbar missgärning,
12 en eld som skulle förtära ända till avgrunden
och föröda till roten alla mina grödor.
13 Har jag kränkt min tjänares eller tjänarinnas rätt
när de hade någon tvist med mig?
14 Vad skulle jag då göra när Gud står upp?
När han ställer mig till svars, vad skulle jag säga?
15 Har inte han som skapade mig i moderlivet skapat också dem?
Är det inte en enda som har berett oss i modersskötet?
16 Har jag nekat de fattiga vad de önskat
eller låtit änkans ögon försmäkta?
17 Har jag ensam ätit mitt bröd,
utan att den faderlöse fått äta av det?
18 Nej, från min ungdom har jag uppfostrat honom som en far,
och från första stund har jag tagit mig an änkor.
19 Har jag sett någon förgås utan kläder,
eller en fattig utan något att skyla sig med?
20 Har inte hans hjärta välsignat mig
och fick han ej värma sig i ull från mina lamm?
21 Har jag lyft min hand mot den faderlöse
när jag såg mig ha medhåll i porten?
22 Då må min axel lossna från min skuldra
och min arm brytas från sin led.
23 Jag måste då frukta bestraffning från Gud
och skulle stå maktlös inför hans majestät.
24 Satte jag mitt hopp till guldet,
kallade jag det rena guldet min förtröstan?
25 Gladdes jag över att min rikedom blev stor
och att min hand förvärvade så mycket?
26 Hände det, när jag såg solljuset, hur det sken, och månen,
hur härlig den skred fram,
27 att mitt hjärta i hemlighet lät sig förföras och jag gav dem en handkyss?
28 Också det hade varit en straffbar missgärning,
ty jag hade då förnekat Gud i höjden.
29 Har jag glatt mig åt min fiendes olycka,
fröjdat mig när något ont drabbade honom?
30 Nej, jag tillät inte min mun att synda
genom att med en förbannelse begära hans liv.
31 Mitt husfolk kan vittna:
"Var och en fick mätta sig med kött vid hans bord."
32 Främlingen behövde ej övernatta på gatan,
jag öppnade mina dörrar mot vägen.
33 Har jag dolt mina överträdelser likt Adam
och gömt min missgärning inom mig,
34 av fruktan för allt folket
och av rädsla för fränders förakt,
så att jag teg och ej gick utanför min dörr?
35 O, att jag hade någon som lyssnade på mig!
Se, här är min underskrift.
Den Allsmäktige må svara mig.
Låt mig se min motparts anklagelseskrift!
36 Sannerligen, jag skulle bära den på min skuldra,
jag skulle fästa den på mig som en krona.
37 Jag skulle berätta för honom om alla mina steg,
som en furste skulle jag möta honom.
38 Har min mark ropat över mig,
har dess fåror gråtit med varandra?
39 Har jag ätit frukten från den utan att betala,
eller sugit ut dem som brukade jorden?
40 Då må törne växa upp i stället för vete,
ogräs i stället för korn.
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Job 31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
31 I have made a covenant with my eyes.(A)
How then could I look at a young woman?[a](B)
2 For what portion(C) would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?
3 Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust
and misfortune to evildoers?
4 Does He not see my ways
and number all my steps?(D)
5 If I have walked in falsehood
or my foot has rushed to deceit,
6 let God weigh me in accurate scales,(E)
and He will recognize my integrity.(F)
7 If my step has turned from the way,
my heart has followed my eyes,
or impurity has stained my hands,(G)
8 let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.(H)
9 If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,
10 let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with[b] her.
11 For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.[c](I)
12 For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.(J)
13 If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,
14 what could I do when God stands up to judge?
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?
15 Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?(K)
16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s(L) eyes go blind,
17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born[d] I guided the widow—
19 if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,(M)
20 if he[e] did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,
21 if I ever cast my vote[f] against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,(N)
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,
and my arm be pulled from its socket.
23 For disaster from God terrifies me,
and because of His majesty I could not do these things.(O)
24 If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,(P)
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great
or because my own hand has acquired so much,
26 if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining
or at the moon moving in splendor,(Q)
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed
and I threw them a kiss,[g]
28 this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
29 Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by asking for his life with a curse.
31 Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
32 No stranger had to spend the night on the street,
for I opened my door to the traveler.
33 Have I covered my transgressions(R) as others do[h]
by hiding my guilt in my heart,(S)
34 because I greatly feared the crowds,
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?
35 If only I had someone to hear my case!(T)
Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.
Let my Opponent compose His indictment.
36 I would surely carry it on my shoulder
and wear it like a crown.(U)
37 I would give Him an account of all my steps;
I would approach Him like a prince.
38 If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,
39 if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,[i]
40 then let thorns(V) grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed(W) instead of barley.
The words of Job are concluded.
Footnotes
- Job 31:1 Or a virgin
- Job 31:10 Lit men kneel down over
- Job 31:11 Lit crime judges
- Job 31:18 Lit and from my mother’s womb
- Job 31:20 Lit his loins
- Job 31:21 Lit I raise my hand
- Job 31:27 Lit and my hand kissed my mouth
- Job 31:33 Or as Adam
- Job 31:39 Lit or caused the breath of its tenants to breathe out
Job 31
Modern English Version
31 “I made a covenant with my eyes;
why then should I look upon a young woman?
2 For what portion of God is there from above?
And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Does not destruction belong to the wicked,
and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
4 Does He not see my ways,
and count all my steps?
5 “If I have walked in vanity,
or if my foot has hurried after deceit,
6 let me be weighed in an even balance
that God may know my integrity.
7 If my step has turned out of the path,
and my heart has gone after my eyes,
and if any spot has clung to my hands,
8 then let me sow, but let another eat;
yes, let my offspring be rooted out.
9 “If my heart has been deceived by a woman,
or if I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
10 then let my wife grind for another,
and let others bow down over her.
11 For this is a heinous crime;
yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12 For it is a fire that consumes to destruction
and would root out all my increase.
13 “If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant
when they complained against me,
14 what then will I do when God rises up?
And when He visits, what will I answer Him?
15 Did not He who made me in the womb make him?
And did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel by myself,
so that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (but from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,
and I have guided the widow from my mother’s womb);
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
or any poor without covering;
20 if his body has not blessed me,
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,
when I saw I had help in the gate;
22 then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade,
and my arm be broken from the bone.
23 For destruction from God is a terror to me,
and because of His highness I cannot endure.
24 “If I have made gold my hope,
or have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was great,
and because my hand had gained much;
26 if I saw the sun when it shined,
or the moon moving in brightness;
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
or my mouth has kissed my hand;
28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge,
for I would have denied the God who is above.
29 “If I rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
or lifted up myself when disaster found him
30 (nor have I allowed my mouth to sin
by wishing for a curse on his soul);
31 if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there who has not been satisfied with his meat?’
32 (the stranger has not lodged in the street,
but I opened my doors to the traveler);
33 if I covered my transgressions as any man,
by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34 did I fear a great multitude,
or did the contempt of families terrify me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of the door?
35 “Oh, that one would hear me!
Behold, my desire is that the Almighty would answer me,
and that the One who contends against me had written a book!
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder
and bind it on me like a crown.
37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
like a prince I would approach Him.
38 “If my land cries out against me,
and its furrows also weep together;
39 if I have eaten its fruit without money,
or have caused its owners to lose their life;
40 let thistles grow instead of wheat,
and weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
Job 31
King James Version
31 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6 Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25 If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29 If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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