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Job 18
La Bible du Semeur
Job 18
La Bible du Semeur
Deuxième discours de Bildad
La lumière des méchants s’éteindra
18 Bildad de Shouah prit la parole et dit :
2 Quand donc ferez-vous[a] taire ╵tout ce flot de paroles ?
Réfléchissez ╵et puis nous parlerons.
3 Pourquoi passerions-nous ╵pour n’être que des bêtes ?
A vos yeux sommes-nous stupides ?
4 O toi qui te meurtris ╵par ton emportement,
est-ce à cause de toi ╵que la terre devrait ╵rester abandonnée ?
Faut-il que les rochers ╵se déplacent pour toi ?
5 Oui, la lumière du méchant ╵sûrement va s’éteindre,
et sa flamme de feu ╵cessera de briller.
6 La lumière s’obscurcira ╵dans sa demeure,
et elle s’éteindra, ╵la lampe de sa vie.
7 Son allure si ferme ╵devient embarrassée,
et ses propres desseins ╵le feront trébucher.
8 Car ses pieds seront pris ╵dans des filets tendus,
et c’est parmi les mailles ╵d’un piège qu’il avance.
9 Oui, un lacet le prendra au talon,
un collet se refermera sur lui ;
10 la corde pour le prendre ╵est cachée dans la terre,
un piège l’attend sur sa route.
11 De toutes parts, ╵la terreur l’épouvante,
s’attachant à ses pas.
12 Sa vigueur s’affaiblit, ╵consumée par la faim,
et la calamité ╵se tient à ses côtés.
13 Elle dévorera ╵des morceaux de sa peau.
Et les prémices de la mort ╵rongeront tous ses membres.
14 Il sera arraché ╵du milieu de sa tente ╵où il est en sécurité,
et forcé de marcher ╵vers le roi des terreurs[b].
15 Qu’on s’installe en sa tente : ╵elle n’est plus à lui.
Du soufre est répandu ╵sur son habitation[c].
16 En bas, ses racines dessèchent,
en haut, sa ramure se fane.
17 Son souvenir ╵disparaît sur la terre,
son nom n’est plus cité ╵au-dehors, dans les rues.
18 Il sera repoussé ╵de la lumière ╵vers les ténèbres.
Il sera expulsé ╵hors du monde habité.
19 Il n’aura ni enfant ╵ni aucun descendant ╵au milieu de son peuple,
et point de survivant ╵dans le lieu où il résidait[d].
20 Et ceux de l’Occident ╵seront saisis d’effroi ╵devant sa destinée,
et tous ceux de l’Orient ╵seront remplis d’horreur.
21 Voilà ce qui attend ╵les maisons de l’injuste,
et tel est le destin ╵de qui ignore Dieu.
Footnotes
- 18.2 Ce vous renvoie peut-être aux hommes droits de 17.8 qui, selon Job, devraient défendre sa cause.
- 18.14 C’est-à-dire la mort.
- 18.15 Signe de malédiction : voir en Gn 19.24 ; Dt 29.22 le cas de Sodome et de Gomorrhe. Selon d’autres, il s’agirait d’un désinfectant que les nouveaux propriétaires auraient répandu sur la demeure.
- 18.19 Allusion à Job privé de ses enfants.
Job 18
New International Version
Job 18
New International Version
Bildad
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “When will you end these speeches?(B)
Be sensible, and then we can talk.
3 Why are we regarded as cattle(C)
and considered stupid in your sight?(D)
4 You who tear yourself(E) to pieces in your anger,(F)
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(G)
5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(H)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(I)
6 The light in his tent(J) becomes dark;(K)
the lamp beside him goes out.(L)
7 The vigor(M) of his step is weakened;(N)
his own schemes(O) throw him down.(P)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(Q)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(R) holds him fast.(S)
10 A noose(T) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(U) lies in his path.(V)
11 Terrors(W) startle him on every side(X)
and dog(Y) his every step.
12 Calamity(Z) is hungry(AA) for him;
disaster(AB) is ready for him when he falls.(AC)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(AD)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(AE)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(AF)
and marched off to the king(AG) of terrors.(AH)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AI)
burning sulfur(AJ) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AK)
and his branches wither above.(AL)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AM)
he has no name(AN) in the land.(AO)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AP)
and is banished(AQ) from the world.(AR)
19 He has no offspring(AS) or descendants(AT) among his people,
no survivor(AU) where once he lived.(AV)
20 People of the west are appalled(AW) at his fate;(AX)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AY) of an evil man;(AZ)
such is the place(BA) of one who does not know God.”(BB)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
Job 18
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Job 18
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Bildad Speaks: God Punishes the Wicked
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:
2 “How long will you hunt for words?
Consider, and then we shall speak.
3 Why are we counted as cattle?
Why are we stupid in your sight?
4 You who tear yourself in your anger—
shall the earth be forsaken because of you,
or the rock be removed out of its place?
5 “Surely the light of the wicked is put out,
and the flame of their fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in their tent,
and the lamp above them is put out.
7 Their strong steps are shortened,
and their own schemes throw them down.
8 For they are thrust into a net by their own feet,
and they walk into a pitfall.
9 A trap seizes them by the heel;
a snare lays hold of them.
10 A rope is hid for them in the ground,
a trap for them in the path.
11 Terrors frighten them on every side,
and chase them at their heels.
12 Their strength is consumed by hunger,[a]
and calamity is ready for their stumbling.
13 By disease their skin is consumed,[b]
the firstborn of Death consumes their limbs.
14 They are torn from the tent in which they trusted,
and are brought to the king of terrors.
15 In their tents nothing remains;
sulfur is scattered upon their habitations.
16 Their roots dry up beneath,
and their branches wither above.
17 Their memory perishes from the earth,
and they have no name in the street.
18 They are thrust from light into darkness,
and driven out of the world.
19 They have no offspring or descendant among their people,
and no survivor where they used to live.
20 They of the west are appalled at their fate,
and horror seizes those of the east.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the ungodly,
such is the place of those who do not know God.”
Job 18
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Job 18
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Segunda reprensión de Bildad a Job
18 Entonces Bildad el suhita le dijo:
2 «¿Cuándo vas a dejar de hablar?
Ponte a pensar, y después de eso hablaremos.
3 ¿Por qué nos consideras unas bestias?
¿Por qué nos ves como gente despreciable?
4 Aunque airado te desgarres el alma,
la tierra no va a quedarse sin vida por tu causa,
ni las rocas van a cambiar de lugar.
5 »La vida del malvado habrá de extinguirse,
y el resplandor de su fuego dejará de brillar.
6 La luz se irá apagando en su casa,
y su lámpara dejará de alumbrar;
7 sus pasos irán perdiendo su vigor,
y sus planes se volverán contra él.
8 A su paso se le tenderán trampas,
y quedará enredado entre redes.
9 Sus tobillos quedarán atrapados
en la trampa que se le tienda.
10 Le esperan trampas ocultas en el suelo;
hay trampas escondidas, esperando que pase.
11 Por todas partes lo asaltará el terror;
por todos lados se verá perseguido.
12 El hambre le hará perder fuerzas,
y el desastre no lo abandonará.
13 La enfermedad irá minando su cuerpo,
y la muerte le roerá las manos y los pies.
14 Arrancado de la seguridad de su casa,
será arrastrado por el rey de los terrores.
15 Vivirá en su propia casa como en casa ajena,
y sobre su casa caerá polvo de azufre.
16 Será desarraigado de su pueblo,
y nunca llegará a formar una familia.
17 Su nombre será olvidado por todos,
y nadie en la calle lo reconocerá.
18 Será arrojado de la luz a las tinieblas,
y expulsado de este mundo.
19 No tendrá entre su pueblo pariente alguno,
ni habrá tampoco quien herede sus posesiones.
20 Su final aterrará a los de occidente,
y hará temblar de miedo a los de oriente.
21 Así termina la vida de los malvados;
en eso paran los que no reconocen a Dios.»
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