Job 13
Svenska Folkbibeln
Fortsättning av Jobs svar
13 Se, allt har mitt öga sett, mitt öra har hört och förstått det.
2 Vad ni vet, vet också jag,
jag står inte tillbaka för er.
3 Men jag vill tala till den Allsmäktige,
jag önskar försvara mig mot Gud.
4 Ni däremot spinner ihop lögn,
ni är alla värdelösa läkare.
5 Om ni ändå ville tiga helt,
det skulle vara er vishet!
6 Hör nu på mitt försvar,
lyssna till mina läppars inlägg.
7 Vill ni försvara Gud med orättfärdigt tal
och i hans sak tala falskhet?
8 Visar ni er partiska för honom,
är det Guds sak ni försvarar?
9 Kan det sluta väl när han rannsakar er?
Eller kan ni bedra honom så som man bedrar en människa?
10 Han skall sannerligen straffa er
om ni visar en dold partiskhet.
11 Skall inte hans majestät förskräcka er,
skräck för honom falla över er?
12 Era tänkespråk är ordspråk av aska,
ert försvar är försvarsverk av lera.
13 Tig nu och låt mig tala,
sedan må vad som helst hända mig.
14 Varför skulle jag ta mitt kött mellan tänderna
och lägga mitt liv i min hand?
15 Se, han må döda mig, jag väntar inget annat.
Då får jag försvara min vandel inför hans ansikte.
16 Detta skulle också bli min frälsning,
ty ingen gudlös kan komma inför honom.
17 Hör noga på mina ord,
låt min förklaring nå era öron.
18 Se, jag lägger fram min sak,
jag vet att jag har rätt.
19 Finns någon som kan anklaga mig?
Om så är fallet vill jag tiga och dö.
20 Skona mig endast från två ting,
sedan skall jag inte gömma mig för ditt ansikte:
21 Låt inte din hand drabba mig
och låt inte skräck för dig förfära mig.
22 Kalla på mig och jag skall svara,
eller jag skall tala och du svara mig.
23 Hur många är mina missgärningar och synder?
Visa min överträdelse och synd.
24 Varför döljer du ditt ansikte
och ser mig som din fiende?
25 Vill du skrämma ett bortvirvlande löv,
förföljer du ett torrt halmstrå?
26 Du nertecknar bittra ting mot mig
och låter mig ärva min ungdoms missgärningar.
27 Du sätter mina fötter i stocken,
du vaktar på alla mina vägar
och märker ut stegen för mina fötter.
28 Människan tärs bort likt ruttet trä,
likt ett malätet klädesplagg.
Job 13
New King James Version
Job Defends Himself
13 “Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.
2 (A)What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
3 (B)But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
4 But you forgers of lies,
(C)You are all worthless physicians.
5 Oh, that you would be silent,
And (D)it would be your wisdom!
6 Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
7 (E)Will you speak [a]wickedly for God,
And talk deceitfully for Him?
8 Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
9 Will it be well when He searches you out?
Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?
10 He will surely rebuke you
If you secretly show partiality.
11 Will not His [b]excellence make you afraid,
And the dread of Him fall upon you?
12 Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Hold[c] your peace with me, and let me speak,
Then let come on me what may!
14 Why (F)do I take my flesh in my teeth,
And put my life in my hands?
15 (G)Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
(H)Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
16 He also shall be my salvation,
For a (I)hypocrite could not come before Him.
17 Listen carefully to my speech,
And to my declaration with your ears.
18 See now, I have prepared my case,
I know that I shall be (J)vindicated.
19 (K)Who is he who will contend with me?
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.
Job’s Despondent Prayer
20 “Only(L) two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:
21 (M)Withdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
22 Then call, and I will (N)answer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
23 How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
24 (O)Why do You hide Your face,
And (P)regard me as Your enemy?
25 (Q)Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
26 For You write bitter things against me,
And (R)make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27 (S)You put my feet in the stocks,
And watch closely all my paths.
You [d]set a limit for the [e]soles of my feet.
28 “Man[f] decays like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 13
English Standard Version
Job Continues: Still I Will Hope in God
13 “Behold, my eye has seen all this,
my ear has heard and understood it.
2 (A)What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
3 (B)But I would speak to the Almighty,
and I desire to (C)argue my case with God.
4 As for you, (D)you whitewash with lies;
(E)worthless physicians are you all.
5 Oh that you would (F)keep silent,
and it would be your wisdom!
6 Hear now my argument
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will you (G)speak falsely for God
and speak (H)deceitfully for him?
8 Will you show partiality toward him?
Will you (I)plead the case for God?
9 Will it be well with you when he (J)searches you out?
Or (K)can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
10 He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.
11 Will not his (L)majesty terrify you,
and the dread of him fall upon you?
12 Your maxims are proverbs of (M)ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Let me have silence, and I will speak,
and let come on me what may.
14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
and (N)put my life in my hand?
15 (O)Though he slay me, I will (P)hope in him;[a]
yet I will (Q)argue my ways to his face.
16 This will be my salvation,
that the godless shall not come before him.
17 (R)Keep listening to my words,
and let my declaration be in your ears.
18 Behold, I have (S)prepared my case;
I know that I shall be in the right.
19 (T)Who is there who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
20 Only grant me two things,
then I will not (U)hide myself from your face:
21 (V)withdraw your hand far from me,
and let not (W)dread of you terrify me.
22 (X)Then call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you reply to me.
23 How many are my iniquities and my sins?
(Y)Make me know my transgression and my sin.
24 Why (Z)do you hide your face
and (AA)count me as your enemy?
25 Will you frighten (AB)a driven leaf
and pursue dry (AC)chaff?
26 For you (AD)write bitter things against me
and make me inherit (AE)the iniquities of my youth.
27 You put my feet in (AF)the stocks
and (AG)watch all my paths;
you set a limit for[b] the soles of my feet.
28 Man[c] wastes away like (AH)a rotten thing,
like a garment that is (AI)moth-eaten.
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