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Job 27
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Job 27
New International Version
Job’s Final Word to His Friends
27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)
2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(B)
the Almighty,(C) who has made my life bitter,(D)
3 as long as I have life within me,
the breath of God(E) in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not say anything wicked,
and my tongue will not utter lies.(F)
5 I will never admit you are in the right;
till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(G)
6 I will maintain my innocence(H) and never let go of it;
my conscience(I) will not reproach me as long as I live.(J)
7 “May my enemy be like the wicked,(K)
my adversary(L) like the unjust!
8 For what hope have the godless(M) when they are cut off,
when God takes away their life?(N)
9 Does God listen to their cry
when distress comes upon them?(O)
10 Will they find delight in the Almighty?(P)
Will they call on God at all times?
11 “I will teach you about the power of God;
the ways(Q) of the Almighty I will not conceal.(R)
12 You have all seen this yourselves.
Why then this meaningless talk?
13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(S)
14 However many his children,(T) their fate is the sword;(U)
his offspring will never have enough to eat.(V)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
and their widows will not weep for them.(W)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(X)
and clothes like piles of clay,(Y)
17 what he lays up(Z) the righteous will wear,(AA)
and the innocent will divide his silver.(AB)
18 The house(AC) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(AD)
like a hut(AE) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(AF)
when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(AG)
20 Terrors(AH) overtake him like a flood;(AI)
a tempest snatches him away in the night.(AJ)
21 The east wind(AK) carries him off, and he is gone;(AL)
it sweeps him out of his place.(AM)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(AN)
as he flees headlong(AO) from its power.(AP)
23 It claps its hands(AQ) in derision
and hisses him out of his place.”(AR)
Job 27
Christian Standard Bible
Job 27
Christian Standard Bible
27 Job continued his discourse, saying:
2 As God lives, who has deprived me of justice,(A)
and the Almighty who has made me bitter,(B)
3 as long as my breath is still in me
and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,(C)
4 my lips will not speak unjustly,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5 I will never affirm that you are right.
I will maintain my integrity[a](D) until I die.
6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.
My conscience(E) will not accuse me as long as I live!
7 May my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unjust.
8 For what hope does the godless person(F) have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?(G)
9 Will God hear his cry
when distress comes on him?
10 Will he delight(H) in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.[b]
12 All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?(I)
13 This is a wicked man’s lot(J) from God,
the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;
his descendants will never have enough food.
15 Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,
yet their widows will not weep for them.(K)
16 Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up fine clothing like clay—
17 he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide up his silver.(L)
18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a shelter set up by a watchman.(M)
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;
when he opens his eyes, it is gone.
20 Terrors overtake him like a flood;(N)
a storm(O) wind sweeps him away at night.
21 An east wind picks him up, and he is gone;
it carries him away from his place.
22 It blasts at him without mercy,
while he flees desperately from its force.
23 It claps(P) its hands at him
and scoffs at him from its place.
Job 27
La Bible du Semeur
Job 27
La Bible du Semeur
Nouveau discours de Job
Job maintient qu’il est innocent
27 Job prononça un nouveau discours et dit :
2 Par le Dieu vivant[a] qui refuse ╵de me rendre justice
et par le Tout-Puissant ╵qui m’a aigri le cœur,
3 aussi longtemps ╵que je respirerai,
et tant que le souffle reçu de Dieu ╵sera dans mes narines,
4 je jure que mes lèvres ╵ne diront rien de faux
et que, jamais, ma langue ╵ne dira de mensonge.
5 Loin de moi la pensée ╵de vous donner raison !
Jusqu’à mon dernier souffle, ╵non, je ne renoncerai pas ╵à affirmer mon innocence.
6 Je maintiens fermement ╵que ma conduite est juste, ╵je ne faiblirai pas
car ma conscience ╵ne me reproche pas ╵ce qu’a été ma vie.
7 Oh ! que ce soit mon ennemi ╵qui soit considéré ╵comme étant le coupable,
et que mon adversaire ╵ait le sort des méchants.
8 Que peut espérer l’homme impie
quand il est retranché,
quand Dieu lui prend la vie ?
9 Dieu entend-il son cri
quand la détresse fond sur lui ?
10 Trouve-t-il du plaisir ╵auprès du Tout-Puissant ?
Lui adressera-t-il ╵sa prière en tout temps ?
11 Je vous enseignerai ╵quelle est l’action de Dieu ;
je ne cacherai pas ╵ce qu’il en est ╵du Tout-Puissant.
12 Vous tous, vous l’avez observé !
Alors pourquoi vous perdre ╵dans des raisonnements absurdes ?
13 Voici la part que Dieu ╵a réservée pour le méchant[b],
et le lot qu’un tyran ╵reçoit du Tout-Puissant :
14 si ses fils sont nombreux, ╵le glaive les attend,
et ses petits-enfants ╵souffriront de la faim.
15 La peste engloutira ╵tous ceux qui survivront,
leurs veuves elles-mêmes ╵ne les pleureront pas[c].
16 S’il amasse l’argent ╵comme de la poussière,
et, comme de la glaise, ╵entasse des habits,
17 qu’il les entasse donc : ╵le juste s’en revêtira,
les innocents auront ╵son argent en partage.
18 La maison qu’il bâtit ╵vaut celle d’une teigne,
c’est comme la cabane ╵que se fait un guetteur.
19 Il se couche avec ses richesses, ╵c’est la dernière fois[d].
Lorsqu’il ouvre les yeux, ╵il ne retrouve rien.
20 Les terreurs le submergent ╵comme une inondation
au milieu de la nuit, ╵un tourbillon l’enlève.
21 Le vent d’orient l’emporte ╵et le fait disparaître,
il l’arrache à son lieu.
22 On lance contre lui ╵des flèches sans pitié.
Lui s’efforce de fuir ╵cette main menaçante.
23 On applaudit sa ruine.
Du lieu qu’il habitait,
on siffle contre lui.
Footnotes
- 27.2 Le plus solennel des serments (voir Gn 42.15).
- 27.13 Dans les v. 13-23, Job veut montrer à ses amis qu’il sait aussi bien qu’eux ce qu’enseigne la sagesse traditionnelle, mais que celle-ci s’avère trop simpliste, et, dira-t-il au chap. suivant : la sagesse divine, qui peut la connaître ?
- 27.15 Comme il fallait enterrer immédiatement les cadavres des pestiférés, leurs veuves n’avaient pas le temps d’organiser des funérailles décentes, avec les lamentations d’usage.
- 27.19 c’est la dernière fois: avec un léger changement de voyelles en hébreu et selon les anciennes versions grecque et syriaque. Le texte hébreu traditionnel a : il ne sera pas recueilli, c’est-à-dire, peut-être, pas enseveli.
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