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33 И тъй, слушай, Иове, речите ми и внимавай върху всичките ми думи.

Ето, отварям устата си, езикът ми говори в гърлото ми.

Думите ми са от искреност на сърцето ми, и устата ми ще произнесат чисто знание.

(A)Дух Божий ме е създал, и диханието Вседържителево ми е дало живот.

Ако можеш, отговаряй ми и застани пред мен.

(B)Ето ме мене, според твоето желание, вместо Бога. И аз съм направен от кал;

поради това страхът пред мене не може да те смути, и ръката ми не ще бъде тежка за тебе.

Ти ми говори на ухото, и аз чух звука на думите:

(C)„чист съм, без порок, невинен съм, и в мене няма неправда;

10 (D)а Той намери обвинение против мене и ме смята за Свой противник;

11 (E)нозете ми тури в клада, наглежда всичките ми пътища“.

12 (F)Ето, в това ти не си прав, отговарям ти, защото Бог е по-горе от човека.

13 За какво ти е да се бориш с Него? Той не дава сметка за никакви Свои дела.

14 (G)Бог говори веднаж и, ако това не забележат, още веднаж:

15 (H)на сън, в нощно видение, когато сън наляга човеците, във време, кога дремят на леглото.

16 (I)Тогава Той открива на човека ухото и запечатва Своето наставление,

17 за да отведе човека от някое предприятие и да отстрани от него гордостта,

18 за да отведе душата му от пропаст и живота му от поражение с меч.

19 Или бива вразумявай с болест на постелката си и с люта болка във всичките си кости, –

20 (J)и животът му се отвръща от хляба, и душата му – от обичната храна.

21 Плътта на него изчезва, тъй че не се вижда; костите му, които се не виждат, се подават.

22 Душата му се приближава към гроба, и животът му – към смъртта.

23 (K)Ако има у него Ангел-наставник, един от хиляда, за да показва на човека правия му път,

24 (L)Бог ще се умилостиви над него и ще каже: освободи го от гроба; Аз намерих откуп.

25 Тогава тялото му ще се освежи повече, отколкото на младини; той ще се върне към дните на младините си.

26 (M)Ще се моли Богу, и Той ще бъде милостив към него; с радост поглежда лицето му и възвръща на човека праведността му.

27 Той ще гледа людете и ще казва: „грешил съм и кривил съм правдата, и не ми е въз дадено;

28 (N)Той освободи душата ми от гроба, и животът ми вижда светлина.“

29 Ето, всичко това Бог върши два-три пъти с човека,

30 (O)за да отведе душата му от гроба и да го просвети със светлината на живите.

31 Внимавай, Иове, слушай ме, мълчи, и аз ще говоря.

32 Ако имаш какво да кажеш, отговаряй; говори, защото желал бих да се оправдаеш;

33 ако ли не, то слушай ме: мълчи, и аз ще те науча на мъдрост.

Elihu Contradicts Job

33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
(A)The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
If you can answer me,
Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
(B)Truly I am [a]as your spokesman before God;
I also have been formed out of clay.
(C)Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

“Surely you have spoken [b]in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,
‘I(D) am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Yet He finds occasions against me,
(E)He counts me as His enemy;
11 (F)He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’

12 “Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
13 Why do you (G)contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
14 (H)For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
15 (I)In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
16 (J)Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from [c]perishing by the sword.

19 Man is also chastened with pain on his (K)bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
20 (L)So that his life abhors (M)bread,
And his soul [d]succulent food.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.

23 “If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [e]a ransom’;
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
27 Then he looks at men and (N)says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it (O)did not profit me.’
28 He will (P)redeem [f]his soul from going down to the Pit,
And his life shall see the light.

29 “Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 (Q)To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

31 “Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 If not, (R)listen to me;
[g]Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 33:6 Lit. as your mouth
  2. Job 33:8 Lit. in my ears
  3. Job 33:18 Lit. passing
  4. Job 33:20 desirable
  5. Job 33:24 an atonement
  6. Job 33:28 Kt. my
  7. Job 33:33 Keep silent

Elihu Rebukes Job

33 “But now, hear my speech, O Job,
    and listen to all my words.
Behold, I (A)open my mouth;
    the tongue in my mouth speaks.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
    and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
(B)The Spirit of God has made me,
    and (C)the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
(D)Answer me, if you can;
    (E)set your words in order before me; take your stand.
Behold, I am toward God as you are;
    I too was pinched off from a piece of (F)clay.
Behold, no (G)fear of me need terrify you;
    my (H)pressure will not be heavy upon you.

“Surely you have spoken in my ears,
    and I have heard the sound of your words.
You say, ‘I am (I)pure, without (J)transgression;
    I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he finds occasions against me,
    he (K)counts me as his enemy,
11 he (L)puts my feet in the stocks
    and (M)watches all my paths.’

12 “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you,
    for God is greater than man.
13 Why do you (N)contend against him,
    saying, ‘He (O)will answer none of man's[a] words’?[b]
14 For God (P)speaks in one way,
    (Q)and in two, though man (R)does not perceive it.
15 In (S)a dream, in (T)a vision of (U)the night,
    when (V)deep sleep falls on men,
    while they slumber on their beds,
16 then he (W)opens the ears of men
    and terrifies[c] them with warnings,
17 that he may turn man aside from his (X)deed
    and conceal pride from a man;
18 he keeps back his soul from the pit,
    his life from (Y)perishing by the sword.

19 “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
    and with continual strife in his (Z)bones,
20 so that his (AA)life loathes bread,
    and his appetite (AB)the choicest food.
21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
    and his bones that were not seen (AC)stick out.
22 His soul draws near (AD)the pit,
    and his life to (AE)those who bring death.
23 If there be for him (AF)an angel,
    (AG)a mediator, (AH)one of the thousand,
    to declare to man what is (AI)right for him,
24 and he is merciful to him, and says,
    ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
    I have found (AJ)a ransom;
25 let his flesh (AK)become fresh with youth;
    let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
26 then man[d] (AL)prays to God, and he accepts him;
    he (AM)sees his face with a shout of joy,
and he (AN)restores to man his righteousness.
27     He sings before men and says:
‘I (AO)sinned and perverted what was right,
    and it was not repaid to me.
28 He has redeemed my (AP)soul from going down (AQ)into the pit,
    and my life shall (AR)look upon the light.’

29 “Behold, God does all these things,
    twice, (AS)three times, with a man,
30 to bring back his soul from the pit,
    that he may be lighted with (AT)the light of life.
31 Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
    be silent, and I will speak.
32 If you have any words, (AU)answer me;
    (AV)speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 If not, (AW)listen to me;
    be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 33:13 Hebrew his
  2. Job 33:13 Or He will not answer for any of his own words
  3. Job 33:16 Or seals
  4. Job 33:26 Hebrew he