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Job 4
New International Version
Job 4
New International Version
Eliphaz
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
2 “If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
But who can keep from speaking?(B)
3 Think how you have instructed many,(C)
how you have strengthened feeble hands.(D)
4 Your words have supported those who stumbled;(E)
you have strengthened faltering knees.(F)
5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;(G)
it strikes(H) you, and you are dismayed.(I)
6 Should not your piety be your confidence(J)
and your blameless(K) ways your hope?
7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?(L)
Where were the upright ever destroyed?(M)
8 As I have observed,(N) those who plow evil(O)
and those who sow trouble reap it.(P)
9 At the breath of God(Q) they perish;
at the blast of his anger they are no more.(R)
10 The lions may roar(S) and growl,
yet the teeth of the great lions(T) are broken.(U)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(V)
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(W)
12 “A word(X) was secretly brought to me,
my ears caught a whisper(Y) of it.(Z)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people,(AA)
14 fear and trembling(AB) seized me
and made all my bones shake.(AC)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
and the hair on my body stood on end.(AD)
16 It stopped,
but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
and I heard a hushed voice:(AE)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(AF)
Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(AG)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(AH)
if he charges his angels with error,(AI)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,(AJ)
whose foundations(AK) are in the dust,(AL)
who are crushed(AM) more readily than a moth!(AN)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
unnoticed, they perish forever.(AO)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,(AP)
so that they die(AQ) without wisdom?’(AR)
Job 4
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Job 4
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Elifas första tal
4 (A) Då tog Elifas från Teman till orda och sade:
2 Tar du illa upp
om man försöker tala till dig?
Vem kan hålla tillbaka sina ord?
3 (B) Se, du har väglett många
och stärkt kraftlösa händer.
4 Dina ord har rest upp
den som har snubblat,
och du har gett kraft
åt vacklande knän.
5 (C) Men nu gäller det dig,
och då blir du modlös,
du blir förskräckt
när det drabbar dig.
6 Är inte din gudsfruktan
din tillförsikt
och dina vägars ostrafflighet
ditt hopp?
7 Tänk efter:
När gick en oskyldig förlorad,
och var gick de rättsinniga
under?
8 (D) Jag har sett att de som plöjer ondska
och sår olycka får skörda sådant.
9 (E) De förgås för Guds andedräkt,
de försvinner
för hans vredes fnysning.
10 (F) Lejonen ryter och vrålar,
men de unga lejonens tänder
bryts av.
11 Det gamla lejonet
förgås i brist på rov
och lejonhonans ungar skingras.
12 Ett ord smög sig till mig,
det nådde mitt öra
som en viskning
13 när tankarna oroades
av nattens syner
och sömnen föll tung
över människorna.
14 Skräck och bävan drabbade mig
och fick alla mina ben att skaka.
15 En ande strök förbi mitt ansikte,
håren på min kropp reste sig.
16 (G) Den stannade,
men jag kunde inte
urskilja utseendet
på gestalten jag såg.
Det var tyst,
sedan hörde jag en röst:
17 (H) ”Kan en människa
stå rättfärdig inför Gud,
kan en människa vara ren
inför sin skapare?
18 Han litar inte ens på sina tjänare,
han finner fel hos sina änglar[a].
19 (I) Hur mycket mer hos dem
som bor i hyddor av lera[b],
dem som har sin grund i stoftet!
De krossas lättare än mal.
20 När morgon blivit kväll
ligger de slagna,
de går under för alltid
utan att någon märker det.
21 (J) Deras tältlinor rycks upp för dem,
de dör utan visdom.”
Footnotes
- 4:18 finner fel hos sina änglar Jfr änglarnas uppror i 2 Petr 2:4, Upp 12:7.
- 4:19 hyddor av lera Människokroppen (jfr 1 Mos 2:7, 2 Kor 5:1f, 2 Petr 1:13f).
Job 4
New King James Version
Job 4
New King James Version
Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Surely you have instructed many,
And you (A)have strengthened weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
And you (B)have strengthened the [a]feeble knees;
5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;
It touches you, and you are troubled.
6 Is not (C)your reverence (D)your confidence?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (E)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?
8 Even as I have seen,
(F)Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And (G)the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 (H)The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
13 (I)In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and (J)trembling,
Which made all my bones shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my body stood up.
16 It stood still,
But I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence;
Then I heard a voice saying:
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 If He (K)puts no trust in His servants,
If He charges His angels with error,
19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before a moth?
20 (L)They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
They perish forever, with no one regarding.
21 Does not their own excellence go away?
They die, even without wisdom.’
Footnotes
- Job 4:4 Lit. bending
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