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Job 11
La Bible du Semeur
Job 11
La Bible du Semeur
Premier discours de Tsophar
La sagesse de Dieu nous dépasse
11 Puis Tsophar de Naama prit la parole et dit :
2 Ne répondra-t-on pas ╵à ce flot de paroles ?
Suffit-il de parler ╵pour que l’on ait raison ?
3 A cause de tes vains discours, ╵tous devront-ils se taire ?
Railleras-tu ╵sans qu’on t’en fasse honte ?
4 Or, tu as osé dire : ╵« L’enseignement que j’ai reçu est impeccable,
je suis pur devant toi. »
5 Ah ! S’il plaisait à Dieu ╵de te parler lui-même,
et s’il ouvrait la bouche ╵pour te répondre !
6 Il te révélerait ╵de la sagesse les secrets
car elle est bien trop haute ╵pour notre intelligence ;
tu comprendrais alors ╵que Dieu laisse passer ╵une part de tes fautes.
7 Prétends-tu pénétrer ╵les profondeurs de Dieu,
saisir la perfection ╵du Tout-Puissant ?
8 Elle est plus haute que le ciel. ╵Que feras-tu ?
Et plus profonde que l’abîme[a]. ╵Qu’en sauras-tu ?
9 Elle est plus longue que la terre,
plus large que la mer.
10 Si, au passage, ╵il emprisonne le coupable
et s’il le convoque en justice, ╵qui peut s’y opposer ?
11 Car il connaît bien les trompeurs,
il discerne une faute ╵sans effort d’attention.
12 Celui qui a la tête vide ╵pourra devenir sage
quand un ânon sauvage ╵naîtra domestiqué[b].
13 Toi, si tu affermis ton cœur
et si tu tends les bras vers Dieu,
14 si tu abandonnes les fautes ╵dont tes mains sont coupables,
si tu ne permets pas ╵à la perversité ╵d’habiter sous ta tente,
15 alors tu lèveras la tête ╵sans avoir honte[c],
tu tiendras ferme ╵et tu ne craindras rien.
16 Tu oublieras ta peine,
son souvenir sera ╵comme une eau écoulée.
17 Ta vie sera plus radieuse ╵que le soleil en plein midi,
l’obscurité ╵luira comme une aurore.
18 Tu reprendras confiance ╵car l’espoir renaîtra.
Et tu regarderas ╵autour de toi[d], ╵tu dormiras tranquille,
19 et tu te coucheras ╵sans que nul ne te trouble.
Beaucoup de gens viendront ╵implorer ta faveur.
20 Mais les yeux des méchants ╵finiront par s’éteindre.
Leur refuge fera défaut,
leur seul espoir ╵sera de rendre l’âme.
Footnotes
Job 11
New International Version
Job 11
New International Version
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(B)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(C)
3 Will your idle talk(D) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(E)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(F)
and I am pure(G) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(H)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(I)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(J)
7 “Can you fathom(K) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(L) than the heavens(M) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(N)—what can you know?(O)
9 Their measure(P) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(Q)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(R)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(S)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(T) can be born human.[a](U)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(V) to him
and stretch out your hands(W) to him,(X)
14 if you put away(Y) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(Z) to dwell in your tent,(AA)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(AB)
you will stand firm(AC) and without fear.(AD)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(AE)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(AF)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(AG)
and darkness will become like morning.(AH)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(AI) in safety.(AJ)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(AK)
and many will court your favor.(AL)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(AM)
and escape will elude them;(AN)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(AO)
Footnotes
- Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
Job 11
Lexham English Bible
Job 11
Lexham English Bible
Zophar’s First Response to Job
11 Then[a] Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 “Should an abundance of words go unanswered,
or a man full of talk[b] be vindicated?[c]
3 Should your loose talk put people to silence?
And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame?[d]
4 For you say, ‘My teaching is pure,
and I am clean in your sight.’
5 But,[e] O that[f] God might speak,
and that he would open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
for insight has many sides.[g]
And know that God on your behalf[h] has forgotten some of[i] your guilt.
7 “Can you find out the essence of God,
or can you find out the ultimate limits[j] of Shaddai?
8 It is higher than the heaven;[k] what can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 “If he passes through and imprisons someone[l]
and summons the assembly,[m] then[n] who can hinder him?
11 For he knows those who are worthless;[o]
when he sees[p] iniquity, he will not consider it.[q]
12 But[r] an empty-headed person[s] will get understanding
when[t] a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
13 “If you yourself[u] direct your heart
and stretch out your hands to him—
14 if iniquity[v] is in your hand, put it far away,
and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
15 surely then you will lift up your face without[w] blemish,
and you will be firmly established and will not fear.[x]
16 For you yourself[y] will forget your misery;
you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
17 “And your life will be brighter than noon;[z]
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will have confidence because there is hope;
and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.[aa]
19 And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid;[ab]
and many will entreat your favor.[ac]
20 But[ad] the eyes of the wicked will fail;
and refuge will be lost to them,
and their hope is to breathe their last breath.”[ae]
Footnotes
- Job 11:1 Hebrew “And”
- Job 11:2 Literally “a man of lips”
- Job 11:2 Hebrew “should he be vindicated”
- Job 11:3 Literally “And you will mock there is not putting to shame”
- Job 11:5 Hebrew “And but”
- Job 11:5 Literally “who shall give”
- Job 11:6 Literally “double to sound wisdom”
- Job 11:6 Literally “for you”
- Job 11:6 Literally “from”
- Job 11:7 Literally “up to the limit”
- Job 11:8 Literally “heights of heaven”
- Job 11:10 Hebrew “and he imprisons”
- Job 11:10 Literally “and he summons”
- Job 11:10 Hebrew “and”
- Job 11:11 Literally “men of worthlessness”
- Job 11:11 Literally “And he will see”
- Job 11:11 Literally “and he will not consider”
- Job 11:12 Hebrew “And”
- Job 11:12 Literally “a man hollowed out”
- Job 11:12 Hebrew “and”
- Job 11:13 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Job 11:14 See v. 11, where the same word is used
- Job 11:15 Hebrew “from”
- Job 11:15 Hebrew “and not will you fear”
- Job 11:16 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Job 11:17 Literally “And from noon lifespan will arise”
- Job 11:18 Literally “you will lie down securely”
- Job 11:19 Literally “there is not making afraid”
- Job 11:19 Literally “and they will appease/implore your faces many”
- Job 11:20 Hebrew “And”
- Job 11:20 Literally “the expiring of soul”
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