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Hiob 41
Hoffnung für Alle
Hiob 41
Hoffnung für Alle
41 Trügerisch ist jede Hoffnung, ihn zu fangen;
sein bloßer Anblick wirft dich schon zu Boden!
2 Wenn es niemand wagen kann,
ihn auch nur zu reizen,
wer will dann mir erst gegenübertreten?
3 Wer hat mir jemals etwas gegeben,
das er nun von mir zurückfordern könnte?
Mir gehört die ganze weite Welt.
4 Ich will dir den Leviatan[a] beschreiben,
seine Stärke und die Schönheit seiner Gestalt:
5 Wer ist in der Lage, ihm den Panzer auszuziehen,
wer wagt es, ihm zwischen die Zähne zu greifen?
6 Wer kann das Tor seines Mauls aufbrechen,
das von den fürchterlichen Zähnen verteidigt wird?
7 Und schau dir seinen Schuppenpanzer an:
wie eine Reihe von Schilden, fest miteinander verbunden!
8 Eine Schuppenplatte sitzt neben der anderen,
kein Lufthauch geht zwischen ihnen hindurch!
9 Sie hängen fest aneinander
und sind so eng verbunden,
dass niemand sie auseinanderreißen kann.
10 Licht blitzt auf, wenn er schnaubt,
und seine Augen funkeln wie die ersten Sonnenstrahlen.
11 Aus seinem Rachen schießen Feuerflammen,
und die Funken sprühen.
12 Aus seinen Nüstern quillt der Rauch
wie aus einem Kessel über dem Feuer.
13 Sein Atemstoß setzt Kohlen in Brand,
eine Flamme schießt aus seinem Rachen hervor.
14 Sein Nacken strotzt vor Kraft;
wo dieses Ungeheuer hinkommt, da geht die Angst voraus.
15 Die Hautfalten am Bauch sind fest und straff,
als wären sie gegossen.
16 Seine Brust ist hart wie Stein,
ja, so fest wie ein Mühlstein.
17 Wenn sich der Leviatan erhebt,
geraten selbst Helden in Angst und Schrecken
und wissen nicht mehr aus noch ein.
18 Jeder Schwerthieb gegen ihn bleibt ohne Wirkung;
Speer, Pfeil und Lanze prallen ab.
19 Waffen aus Eisen fürchtet er nicht mehr als einen Strohhalm,
und Bronze ist für ihn wie morsches Holz.
20 Mit Pfeilen lässt er sich nicht in die Flucht jagen,
Schleudersteine hält er bloß für Grashälmchen
21 und eine Keule für dürres Stroh.
Er kann nur lachen, wenn die Speere auf ihn sausen.
22 Unter seinem Bauch ragen Zacken hervor;
sie lassen Spuren im Schlamm zurück,
als wäre ein Dreschschlitten darübergefahren.
23 Er lässt die Tiefe brodeln wie kochendes Wasser,
das Meer wallt auf wie Salbe im Kochtopf.
24 Er hinterlässt eine glitzernde Spur;
man denkt, das Meer hätte silbernes Haar.
25 Keiner auf der Erde reicht an ihn heran –
er ist ein Geschöpf, das Furcht nicht kennt.
26 Selbst auf die Größten sieht er herab,
er, der König aller stolzen Tiere!«
Job 41
Dios Habla Hoy
Job 41
Dios Habla Hoy
41 (40.25) Y a Leviatán, ¿lo pescarás con un anzuelo?
¿Podrás atarle la lengua con una cuerda?
2 (40.26) ¿Podrás pasarle un cordel por las narices
o atravesarle con un gancho la quijada?
3 (40.27) ¿Acaso va a rogarte que le tengas compasión,
y a suplicarte con palabras tiernas?
4 (40.28) ¿Acaso harás que te prometa
ser tu esclavo toda la vida?
5 (40.29) ¿Jugarás con él como con un pajarito?
¿Lo atarás como juguete de tus hijas?
6 (40.30) ¿Se pondrán a regatear por él en el mercado?
¿Lo cortarán en pedazos para venderlo?
7 (40.31) ¿Podrás atravesarle el cuero con flechas,
o la cabeza con arpones?
8 (40.32) Si llegas a ponerle la mano encima,
te dará tal batalla que no la olvidarás,
y nunca volverás a hacerlo.
9 (1) Con sólo ver a Leviatán,
cualquiera se desmaya de miedo.
10 (2) Si alguien lo provoca, se pone furioso;
nadie es capaz de hacerle frente.
11 (3) ¿Quién, que se le enfrente, saldrá sano y salvo?
¡Nadie en todo el mundo!
12 (4) No dejaré de mencionar sus patas
y su fuerza sin igual.
13 (5) ¿Quién puede quitarle el cuero que lo cubre,
o atravesar su doble coraza protectora?
14 (6) ¿Quién puede abrirle el hocico,
con su cerco de terribles dientes?
15 (7) Sus lomos son hileras de escudos
cerrados y duros como la piedra.
16 (8) Tan apretados están unos contra otros,
que ni el aire puede pasar entre ellos.
17 (9) Tan unidos y trabados están,
que nadie puede separarlos.
18 (10) Sus estornudos son como relámpagos;
sus ojos brillan como el sol cuando amanece.
19 (11) De su hocico salen llamaradas
y se escapan chispas de fuego.
20 (12) De sus narices sale humo,
como de una caldera que hierve al fuego.
21 (13) Su aliento enciende las brasas,
de su hocico salen llamas.
22 (14) Su cuello es tan fuerte
que ante él todos se llenan de miedo.
23 (15) Aun la parte carnosa de su cuerpo
es dura e impenetrable, como hierro fundido.
24 (16) Tiene el corazón duro como la roca,
duro como piedra de moler.
25 (17) Cuando él se levanta, los dioses se espantan
y huyen llenos de terror.
26 (18) Ni espada ni lanza ni flecha ni dardo
sirven de nada para atacarlo.
27 (19) Para él, el hierro es como paja,
y el bronce como madera podrida.
28 (20) Las flechas no lo hacen huir;
lanzarle piedras es como lanzarle paja.
29 (21) Un golpe de mazo le es como un golpe de caña;
se ríe al oír silbar las jabalinas.
30 (22) Cuando se arrastra, abre surcos en el barro,
como si lo hiciera con afilados trillos.
31 (23) Hace hervir como una olla al mar profundo;
como una caldera para mezclar ungüentos.
32 (24) Va dejando en el agua una estela
blanca y brillante como melena de canas.
33 (25) No hay en la tierra nada que se le parezca;
fue hecho para no sentir miedo jamás.
34 (26) Hace frente aun a los más arrogantes,
y es el rey de todas las fieras.
Job 41
New International Version
Job 41
New International Version
41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(A) with a fishhook(B)
or tie down its tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through its nose(C)
or pierce its jaw with a hook?(D)
3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?(E)
Will it speak to you with gentle words?
4 Will it make an agreement with you
for you to take it as your slave for life?(F)
5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird
or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
6 Will traders barter for it?
Will they divide it up among the merchants?
7 Can you fill its hide with harpoons
or its head with fishing spears?(G)
8 If you lay a hand on it,
you will remember the struggle and never do it again!(H)
9 Any hope of subduing it is false;
the mere sight of it is overpowering.(I)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.(J)
Who then is able to stand against me?(K)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?(L)
Everything under heaven belongs to me.(M)
12 “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,(N)
its strength(O) and its graceful form.
13 Who can strip off its outer coat?
Who can penetrate its double coat of armor[b]?(P)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,(Q)
ringed about with fearsome teeth?
15 Its back has[c] rows of shields
tightly sealed together;(R)
16 each is so close to the next
that no air can pass between.
17 They are joined fast to one another;
they cling together and cannot be parted.
18 Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
its eyes are like the rays of dawn.(S)
19 Flames(T) stream from its mouth;
sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils(U)
as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 Its breath(V) sets coals ablaze,
and flames dart from its mouth.(W)
22 Strength(X) resides in its neck;
dismay goes before it.
23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
they are firm and immovable.
24 Its chest is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.(Y)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;(Z)
they retreat before its thrashing.(AA)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.(AB)
27 Iron it treats like straw(AC)
and bronze like rotten wood.
28 Arrows do not make it flee;(AD)
slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw;(AE)
it laughs(AF) at the rattling of the lance.
30 Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.(AG)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron(AH)
and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.(AI)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
one would think the deep had white hair.
33 Nothing on earth is its equal(AJ)—
a creature without fear.
34 It looks down on all that are haughty;(AK)
it is king over all that are proud.(AL)”
Job 41
New King James Version
Job 41
New King James Version
God’s Power in the Leviathan
41 “Can you draw out (A)Leviathan[a] with a hook,
Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?
2 Can you (B)put a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a [b]hook?
3 Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
4 Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?
5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you leash him for your maidens?
6 Will your companions [c]make a banquet of him?
Will they apportion him among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle—
Never do it again!
9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.
Who then is able to stand against Me?
11 (C)Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
(D)Everything under heaven is Mine.
12 “I will not [d]conceal his limbs,
His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.
13 Who can [e]remove his outer coat?
Who can approach him with a double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
15 His rows of [f]scales are his pride,
Shut up tightly as with a seal;
16 One is so near another
That no air can come between them;
17 They are joined one to another,
They stick together and cannot be parted.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lights;
Sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes out of his mouth.
22 Strength dwells in his neck,
And [g]sorrow dances before him.
23 The folds of his flesh are joined together;
They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as hard as stone,
Even as hard as the lower millstone.
25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
Because of his crashings they [h]are beside themselves.
26 Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
27 He regards iron as straw,
And bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones become like stubble to him.
29 Darts are regarded as straw;
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
30 His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He leaves a shining wake behind him;
One would think the deep had white hair.
33 On earth there is nothing like him,
Which is made without fear.
34 He beholds every high thing;
He is king over all the children of pride.”
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