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Giobbe 12
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giobbe 12
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
La sapienza di Dio si manifesta anche con le devastazioni provocate dalla sua potenza
12 Giobbe allora rispose:
2 E' vero, sì, che voi siete la voce del popolo
e la sapienza morirà con voi!
3 Anch'io però ho senno come voi,
e non sono da meno di voi;
chi non sa cose simili?
4 Ludibrio del suo amico è diventato
chi grida a Dio perché gli risponda;
ludibrio il giusto, l'integro!
5 «Per la sventura, disprezzo», pensa la gente
prosperosa,
«spinte, a colui che ha il piede tremante».
6 Le tende dei ladri sono tranquille,
c'è sicurezza per chi provoca Dio,
per chi vuol ridurre Dio in suo potere.
7 Ma interroga pure le bestie, perché ti
ammaestrino,
gli uccelli del cielo, perché ti informino,
8 o i rettili della terra, perché ti istruiscano
o i pesci del mare perché te lo faccian sapere.
9 Chi non sa, fra tutti questi esseri,
che la mano del Signore ha fatto questo?
10 Egli ha in mano l'anima di ogni vivente
e il soffio d'ogni carne umana.
11 L'orecchio non distingue forse le parole
e il palato non assapora i cibi?
12 Nei canuti sta la saggezza
e nella vita lunga la prudenza.
13 In lui risiede la sapienza e la forza,
a lui appartiene il consiglio e la prudenza!
14 Ecco, se egli demolisce, non si può ricostruire,
se imprigiona uno, non si può liberare.
15 Se trattiene le acque, tutto si secca,
se le lascia andare, devastano la terra.
16 Da lui viene potenza e sagacia,
a lui appartiene l'ingannato e l'ingannatore.
17 Rende stolti i consiglieri della terra,
priva i giudici di senno;
18 scioglie la cintura dei re
e cinge i loro fianchi d'una corda.
19 Fa andare scalzi i sacerdoti
e rovescia i potenti.
20 Toglie la favella ai più veraci
e priva del senno i vegliardi.
21 Sui nobili spande il disprezzo
e allenta la cintura ai forti.
22 Strappa dalle tenebre i segreti
e porta alla luce le cose oscure.
23 Fa grandi i popoli e li lascia perire,
estende le nazioni e le abbandona.
24 Toglie il senno ai capi del paese
e li fa vagare per solitudini senza strade,
25 vanno a tastoni per le tenebre, senza luce,
e barcollano come ubriachi.
Job 12
New International Version
Job 12
New International Version
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(A)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(B)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(C) to my friends,(D)
though I called on God and he answered(E)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(F)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(G) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(H)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(I)
and those who provoke God are secure(J)—
those God has in his hand.[a]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(K)
or the birds in the sky,(L) and they will tell you;(M)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(N)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(O)
10 In his hand is the life(P) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(Q)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?(R)
12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?(S)
Does not long life bring understanding?(T)
13 “To God belong wisdom(U) and power;(V)
counsel and understanding are his.(W)
14 What he tears down(X) cannot be rebuilt;(Y)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(Z)
15 If he holds back the waters,(AA) there is drought;(AB)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(AC)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(AD)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(AE)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(AF)
and makes fools of judges.(AG)
18 He takes off the shackles(AH) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[b] around their waist.(AI)
19 He leads priests away stripped(AJ)
and overthrows officials long established.(AK)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(AL)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(AM)
and disarms the mighty.(AN)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(AO)
and brings utter darkness(AP) into the light.(AQ)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(AR)
he enlarges nations,(AS) and disperses them.(AT)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(AU)
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(AV)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(AW)
he makes them stagger like drunkards.(AX)
Giobbe 12
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Giobbe 12
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Rimprovero di Giobbe ai suoi amici
12 (A)Allora *Giobbe rispose e disse:
2 «Voi, certo, valete quanto un popolo,
e con voi morirà la saggezza.
3 Ma di senno ne ho anch'io quanto
voi,
non vi sono affatto inferiore;
cose come queste chi non le sa?
4 Io dunque dovrei essere il ludibrio degli amici!
Io che invocavo Dio, ed egli mi
rispondeva;
il ludibrio io, l'uomo giusto, integro!
5 Il disprezzo per la sventura altrui è nel pensiero
di chi vive nella prosperità;
esso è sempre pronto a colpire,
se uno ha il piede che vacilla.
6 Sono invece tranquille le tende
dei ladri;
chi provoca Dio, chi si fa un dio della propria forza, se ne sta al sicuro.
7 Ma interroga un po' gli animali,
e te lo insegneranno;
gli uccelli del cielo, e te lo
mostreranno;
8 oppure parla alla terra ed essa te
lo insegnerà,
e i pesci del mare te lo racconteranno.
9 Chi non sa, fra tutte queste creature,
che la mano del Signore ha fatto ogni cosa,
10 che egli tiene in mano l'anima di
tutto quel che vive,
e lo spirito di ogni carne umana?
11 L'orecchio non discerne forse le
parole,
come il palato assaggia i cibi?
12 Nei vecchi si trova la saggezza,
e lunghezza di giorni dà intelligenza.
Giobbe afferma la potenza di Dio
13 (B)«In Dio stanno la saggezza e la
potenza,
a lui appartengono il consiglio e
l'intelligenza.
14 Egli abbatte, e nessuno può
ricostruire.
Chiude un uomo in prigione, e non c'è chi gli apra.
15 Egli trattiene le acque, e tutto
inaridisce;
le lascia andare, ed esse sconvolgono
la terra.
16 Egli possiede la forza e l'abilità;
da lui dipendono chi erra e chi fa errare.
17 Egli manda scalzi i consiglieri,
colpisce di demenza i giudici.
18 Scioglie i legami dell'autorità dei re
e cinge i loro fianchi di catene.
19 Manda scalzi i *sacerdoti,
e rovescia i potenti.
20 Priva della parola i piú eloquenti,
e toglie il discernimento ai vecchi.
21 Sparge il disprezzo sui nobili,
e scioglie la cintura ai forti.
22 Rivela le cose recondite, facendole uscire dalle tenebre,
e porta alla luce ciò che è avvolto
in ombra di morte.
23 Accresce i popoli e li annienta,
amplia le nazioni e le riconduce nei
loro confini;
24 toglie il senno ai capi della terra,
e li fa peregrinare in solitudini senza sentiero.
25 Brancolano nelle tenebre, senza
alcuna luce,
e li fa barcollare come ubriachi.
Job 12
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Job 12
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Job’s Reply to Zophar
12 Then Job answered:
2 No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
3 But I also have a mind like you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?[a](A)
4 I am a laughing-stock to my[b] friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.[c]
The righteous and blameless man is a laughing-stock.(B)
5 The one who is at ease(C) holds calamity in contempt
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
6 The tents of robbers are safe,(D)
and those who trouble God are secure;
God holds them in his hands.[d](E)
7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;
ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.(F)
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(G)
10 The life of every living thing is in his hand,
as well as the breath of all humanity.(H)
11 Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.(I)
13 Wisdom and strength belong to God;
counsel and understanding are his.(J)
14 Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever he imprisons cannot be released.(K)
15 When he withholds water, everything dries up,
and when he releases it, it destroys the land.(L)
16 True wisdom and power belong to him.
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads counsellors away barefoot
and makes judges go mad.(M)
18 He releases the bonds[e] put on by kings(N)
and fastens a belt round their waists.
19 He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.(O)
20 He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgement.
21 He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms[f] the strong.
22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness
and brings the deepest darkness into the light.(P)
23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
he enlarges nations,(Q) then leads them away.
24 He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.(R)
25 They grope around in darkness without light;
he makes them stagger like a drunkard.(S)
Job 12
King James Version
Job 12
King James Version
12 And Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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