Job 11
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Sofar
11 Tada je odgovorio Sofar iz Naama:
2 »Na tu poplavu riječi treba odgovoriti,
ili će brbljavac misliti da je u pravu.
3 Misliš li da će tvoje brbljanje ušutkati ljude
pa da te neće posramiti kad se rugaš Bogu?
4 Ti kažeš Bogu:
‘Moje razmišljanje je ispravno
i nevin sam pred tobom.’
5 O, kad bi barem Bog progovorio,
kad bi otvorio usta da ti odgovori.
6 On bi ti otkrio tajnu mudrosti:
Božje mudro djelovanje je mnogostrano,
a Bog te kažnjava manje nego si zaslužio.
7 Možeš li proniknuti u Božje tajne
i potpuno razumjeti Svemoćnoga?
8 Njegovo znanje više je od nebesa
—kako ćeš ga dosegnuti?
Dublje je od Podzemlja[a]
—kako ćeš ga spoznati?
9 Veće je od zemlje, a od mora šire.
10 Ako on dođe, baci te u tamnicu
i sazove sud—tko će ga spriječiti?
11 Jer, on zna tko lažno svjedoči.
Kad vidi zlo, on ga zapamti.
12 Glupan će se opametiti
kad magarac rodi čovjeka!
13 Ali, ako svoje srce usmjeriš Bogu,
i pružiš ruke prema njemu,
14 ako odbaciš grijeh kojeg se držiš
i ne daš zlu da stanuje u tvom domu—
15 tada ćeš podizati pogled bez srama
i stajati čvrsto i bez straha.
16 Zaboravit ćeš na svoju nevolju,
kao na vodu što je protekla.
17 Život će ti biti svjetliji od podneva,
a tama će ti postati kao jutro.
18 Bit ćeš siguran jer postoji nada,
odmorit ćeš se posve zaštićen.
19 Kad legneš, nitko te neće plašiti.
Mnogi će tražiti tvoju naklonost.
20 Zli ljudi tražit će pomoć,
ali neće pobjeći nevolji.
Njihova nada će se ugasiti.«
Footnotes
- 11,8 Podzemlje Doslovno: »Šeol«, podzemni svijet mrtvih.
Job 11
English Standard Version
Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse
11 Then (A)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Should (B)a multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?
3 Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
4 For (C)you say, ‘My (D)doctrine is pure,
and I am clean in God's[a] eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak
and open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For he is manifold in (E)understanding.[b]
Know then that God (F)exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
7 (G)“Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
8 It is (H)higher than heaven[c]—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 If he (I)passes through and (J)imprisons
and summons the court, who can (K)turn him back?
11 For he knows (L)worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
12 But a stupid man will get understanding
when (M)a wild donkey's colt is (N)born a man!
13 “If you (O)prepare your heart,
you will (P)stretch out your hands toward him.
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and let not injustice dwell in your tents.
15 Surely then you will (Q)lift up your face without (R)blemish;
you will be secure and will not fear.
16 You will (S)forget your misery;
you will remember it as waters that have passed away.
17 And your life will be (T)brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and (U)take your rest in security.
19 You will (V)lie down, and none will make you afraid;
many will (W)court your favor.
20 But (X)the eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is (Y)to breathe their last.”
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