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Giobbe 36
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giobbe 36
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il vero senso delle sofferenze di Giobbe
36 Eliu continuò a dire:
2 Abbi un pò di pazienza e io te lo dimostrerò,
perché in difesa di Dio c'è altro da dire.
3 Prenderò da lontano il mio sapere
e renderò giustizia al mio creatore,
4 poiché non è certo menzogna il mio parlare:
un uomo di perfetta scienza è qui con te.
5 Ecco, Dio è grande e non si ritratta,
egli è grande per fermezza di cuore.
6 Non lascia vivere l'iniquo
e rende giustizia ai miseri.
7 Non toglie gli occhi dai giusti,
li fa sedere sul trono con i re
e li esalta per sempre.
8 Se talvolta essi sono avvinti in catene,
se sono stretti dai lacci dell'afflizione,
9 fa loro conoscere le opere loro
e i loro falli, perché superbi;
10 apre loro gli orecchi per la correzione
e ordina che si allontanino dalla iniquità.
11 Se ascoltano e si sottomettono,
chiuderanno i loro giorni nel benessere
e i loro anni nelle delizie.
12 Ma se non vorranno ascoltare,
di morte violenta periranno,
spireranno senza neppure saperlo.
13 I perversi di cuore accumulano l'ira;
non invocano aiuto, quando Dio li avvince in catene:
14 si spegne in gioventù la loro anima,
e la loro vita all'età dei dissoluti.
15 Ma egli libera il povero con l'afflizione,
gli apre l'udito con la sventura.
16 Anche te intende sottrarre dal morso
dell'angustia:
avrai in cambio un luogo ampio, non ristretto
e la tua tavola sarà colma di vivande grasse.
17 Ma se colmi la misura con giudizi da empio,
giudizio e condanna ti seguiranno.
18 La collera non ti trasporti alla bestemmia,
l'abbondanza dell'espiazione non ti faccia fuorviare.
19 Può forse farti uscire dall'angustia il tuo
grido,
con tutti i tentativi di forza?
20 Non sospirare quella notte,
in cui i popoli vanno al loro luogo.
21 Bada di non volgerti all'iniquità,
poiché per questo sei stato provato dalla miseria.
Inno alla sapienza onnipotente
22 Ecco, Dio è sublime nella sua potenza;
chi come lui è temibile?
23 Chi mai gli ha imposto il suo modo d'agire
o chi mai ha potuto dirgli: «Hai agito male?».
24 Ricordati che devi esaltare la sua opera,
che altri uomini hanno cantato.
25 Ogni uomo la contempla,
il mortale la mira da lontano.
26 Ecco, Dio è così grande, che non lo
comprendiamo:
il numero dei suoi anni è incalcolabile.
27 Egli attrae in alto le gocce dell'acqua
e scioglie in pioggia i suoi vapori,
28 che le nubi riversano
e grondano sull'uomo in grande quantità.
31 In tal modo sostenta i popoli
e offre alimento in abbondanza.
29 Chi inoltre può comprendere la distesa delle
nubi,
i fragori della sua dimora?
30 Ecco, espande sopra di esso il suo vapore
e copre le profondità del mare.
32 Arma le mani di folgori
e le scaglia contro il bersaglio.
33 Lo annunzia il suo fragore,
riserva d'ira contro l'iniquità.
Job 36
New International Version
Job 36
New International Version
36 Elihu continued:
2 “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
3 I get my knowledge from afar;(A)
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.(B)
4 Be assured that my words are not false;(C)
one who has perfect knowledge(D) is with you.(E)
5 “God is mighty,(F) but despises no one;(G)
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.(H)
6 He does not keep the wicked alive(I)
but gives the afflicted their rights.(J)
7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(K)
he enthrones them with kings(L)
and exalts them forever.(M)
8 But if people are bound in chains,(N)
held fast by cords of affliction,(O)
9 he tells them what they have done—
that they have sinned arrogantly.(P)
10 He makes them listen(Q) to correction(R)
and commands them to repent of their evil.(S)
11 If they obey and serve him,(T)
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity(U)
and their years in contentment.(V)
12 But if they do not listen,
they will perish by the sword[a](W)
and die without knowledge.(X)
13 “The godless in heart(Y) harbor resentment;(Z)
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.(AA)
14 They die in their youth,(AB)
among male prostitutes of the shrines.(AC)
15 But those who suffer(AD) he delivers in their suffering;(AE)
he speaks(AF) to them in their affliction.(AG)
16 “He is wooing(AH) you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place(AI) free from restriction,(AJ)
to the comfort of your table(AK) laden with choice food.(AL)
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;(AM)
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.(AN)
18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
do not let a large bribe(AO) turn you aside.(AP)
19 Would your wealth(AQ) or even all your mighty efforts
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
20 Do not long for the night,(AR)
to drag people away from their homes.[b]
21 Beware of turning to evil,(AS)
which you seem to prefer to affliction.(AT)
22 “God is exalted in his power.(AU)
Who is a teacher like him?(AV)
23 Who has prescribed his ways(AW) for him,(AX)
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?(AY)
24 Remember to extol his work,(AZ)
which people have praised in song.(BA)
25 All humanity has seen it;(BB)
mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 How great is God—beyond our understanding!(BC)
The number of his years is past finding out.(BD)
27 “He draws up the drops of water,(BE)
which distill as rain to the streams[c];(BF)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers(BG) fall on mankind.(BH)
29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
how he thunders(BI) from his pavilion?(BJ)
30 See how he scatters his lightning(BK) about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.(BL)
31 This is the way he governs[d] the nations(BM)
and provides food(BN) in abundance.(BO)
32 He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.(BP)
33 His thunder announces the coming storm;(BQ)
even the cattle make known its approach.[e](BR)
Job 36
New King James Version
Job 36
New King James Version
Elihu Proclaims God’s Goodness
36 Elihu also proceeded and said:
2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you
That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words are not false;
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;
(A)He is mighty in strength [a]of understanding.
6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the (B)oppressed.
7 (C)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But (D)they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.
8 And (E)if they are bound in [b]fetters,
Held in the cords of affliction,
9 Then He tells them their work and their transgressions—
That they have acted [c]defiantly.
10 (F)He also opens their ear to [d]instruction,
And commands that they turn from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serve Him,
They shall (G)spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
12 But if they do not obey,
They shall perish by the sword,
And they shall die [e]without (H)knowledge.
13 “But the hypocrites in heart (I)store up wrath;
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
14 (J)They[f] die in youth,
And their life ends among the [g]perverted persons.
15 He delivers the poor in their affliction,
And opens their ears in oppression.
16 “Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,
(K)Into a broad place where there is no restraint;
And (L)what is set on your table would be full of (M)richness.
17 But you are filled with the judgment due the (N)wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For (O)a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
19 (P)Will your riches,
Or all the mighty forces,
Keep you from distress?
20 Do not desire the night,
When people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, (Q)do not turn to iniquity,
For (R)you have chosen this rather than affliction.
22 “Behold, God is exalted by His power;
Who teaches like Him?
23 (S)Who has assigned Him His way,
Or who has said, ‘You have done (T)wrong’?
Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty
24 “Remember to (U)magnify His work,
Of which men have sung.
25 Everyone has seen it;
Man looks on it from afar.
26 “Behold, God is great, and we (V)do not know Him;
(W)Nor can the number of His years be discovered.
27 For He (X)draws up drops of water,
Which distill as rain from the mist,
28 (Y)Which the clouds drop down
And pour abundantly on man.
29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,
The thunder from His canopy?
30 Look, He (Z)scatters His light upon it,
And covers the depths of the sea.
31 For (AA)by these He judges the peoples;
He (AB)gives food in abundance.
32 (AC)He covers His hands with lightning,
And commands it to [h]strike.
33 (AD)His thunder declares it,
The cattle also, concerning [i]the rising storm.
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