Job 19
New International Version
Job
19 Then Job replied:
2 “How long will you torment(A) me
and crush(B) me with words?
3 Ten times(C) now you have reproached(D) me;
shamelessly you attack me.
4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error(E) remains my concern alone.
5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(F)
and use my humiliation against me,
6 then know that God has wronged me(G)
and drawn his net(H) around me.(I)
7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(J)
though I call for help,(K) there is no justice.(L)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(M)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(N)
9 He has stripped(O) me of my honor(P)
and removed the crown from my head.(Q)
10 He tears me down(R) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(S) like a tree.(T)
11 His anger(U) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(V)
12 His troops advance in force;(W)
they build a siege ramp(X) against me
and encamp around my tent.(Y)
13 “He has alienated my family(Z) from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(AA)
14 My relatives have gone away;
my closest friends(AB) have forgotten me.
15 My guests(AC) and my female servants(AD) count me a foreigner;
they look on me as on a stranger.
16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome(AE) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(AF) scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.(AG)
19 All my intimate friends(AH) detest me;(AI)
those I love have turned against me.(AJ)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(AK)
I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]
21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(AL) have pity,
for the hand of God has struck(AM) me.
22 Why do you pursue(AN) me as God does?(AO)
Will you never get enough of my flesh?(AP)
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,(AQ)
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool(AR) on[b] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!(AS)
25 I know that my redeemer[c](AT) lives,(AU)
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[d]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet[e] in[f] my flesh I will see God;(AV)
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes(AW)—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns(AX) within me!
Footnotes
- Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
- Job 19:24 Or and
- Job 19:25 Or vindicator
- Job 19:25 Or on my grave
- Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
- Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from
- Job 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me
- Job 19:29 Or sword, / that you may come to know the Almighty
Job 19
Segond 21
Intervention n° 6 de Job
19 Job prit la parole et dit:
2 «Jusqu'à quand me tourmenterez-vous
et m'écraserez-vous par vos discours?
3 Voilà dix fois que vous cherchez à me confondre.
N'avez-vous pas honte de m’agresser de cette manière?
4 »Même si j'avais vraiment commis une faute,
cela ne regarderait que moi.
5 Si vous voulez vous grandir à mes dépens,
si vous voulez tirer argument contre moi de mon déshonneur,
6 sachez alors que c'est Dieu qui m’accable
et m'enveloppe de son filet.
7 »Je dénonce la violence dont je suis victime et personne ne répond,
j’appelle au secours et il n’y a personne pour me rendre justice!
8 Il m'a barré la route et je ne peux passer,
il a couvert mes sentiers de ténèbres.
9 Il m'a dépouillé de ma gloire,
il a retiré la couronne de ma tête.
10 Il m'a brisé à tout point de vue et je m'en vais,
il a arraché mon espérance comme un arbre.
11 Il s'est enflammé de colère contre moi,
il m'a traité comme l'un de ses adversaires.
12 Ses troupes viennent en masse,
elles ont construit une route jusqu'à moi,
elles ont installé leur camp autour de ma tente.
13 »Il a éloigné mes frères de moi.
Ceux qui me connaissent se détournent de moi comme des étrangers.
14 Je suis abandonné de mes proches,
ceux que je connais m’oublient.
15 Ceux qui séjournent chez moi et mes servantes me considèrent comme un étranger,
je ne suis plus à leurs yeux qu'un inconnu.
16 J'appelle mon serviteur et il ne répond pas,
je dois me mettre à le supplier.
17 Mon haleine est repoussante pour ma femme
et je provoque le dégoût de mes propres frères.
18 Même des gamins me méprisent;
si je me lève, je suis la cible de leurs insultes.
19 Tous ceux à qui je confiais mes secrets m'ont en horreur,
ceux que j'aimais se sont tournés contre moi.
20 Je n’ai plus que la peau et les os,
il ne me reste que les gencives.
21 »Ayez pitié, ayez pitié de moi, vous, mes amis!
En effet, c’est la main de Dieu qui m'a frappé.
22 Pourquoi me poursuivez-vous comme Dieu le fait?
Pourquoi n’en avez-vous jamais assez de vous attaquer à moi?
23 »Si seulement mes paroles pouvaient être écrites,
si seulement elles pouvaient être enregistrées dans un livre!
24 Je voudrais qu'elles soient pour toujours gravées dans le roc
avec un burin de fer et avec du plomb.
25 »Pour ma part, je sais que celui qui me rachète est vivant
et qu'il se lèvera le dernier sur la terre.
26 Quand ma peau aura été détruite, en personne je contemplerai Dieu.
27 C’est lui que je contemplerai, et il me sera favorable.
Mes yeux le verront, et non ceux d'un autre.
Au plus profond de moi, je n’en peux plus d’attendre.
28 »Vous direz alors: ‘Pourquoi le poursuivions-nous?’
quand on découvrira le bien-fondé de ma cause.
29 Redoutez pour vous l'épée:
les punitions par l'épée sont terribles!
Vous reconnaîtrez ainsi qu'il y a un jugement.»
Job 19
New King James Version
Job Trusts in His Redeemer
19 Then Job answered and said:
2 “How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times you have [a]reproached me;
You are not ashamed that you [b]have wronged me.
4 And if indeed I have erred,
My error remains with me.
5 If indeed you (A)exalt yourselves against me,
And plead my disgrace against me,
6 Know then that (B)God has wronged me,
And has surrounded me with His net.
7 “If I cry out concerning [c]wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.
8 (C)He has [d]fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 (D)He has stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
10 He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My (E)hope He has uprooted like a tree.
11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,
And (F)He counts me as one of His enemies.
12 His troops come together
And build up their road against me;
They encamp all around my tent.
13 “He(G) has removed my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my close friends have forgotten me.
15 Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants,
Count me as a stranger;
I am an alien in their sight.
16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer;
I beg him with my mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am [e]repulsive to the children of my own body.
18 Even (H)young children despise me;
I arise, and they speak against me.
19 (I)All my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.
20 (J)My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,
And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
22 Why do you (K)persecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever!
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is [f]destroyed, this I know,
That (L)in my flesh I shall see God,
27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my [g]heart yearns within me!
28 If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’—
Since the root of the matter is found in me,
29 Be afraid of the sword for yourselves;
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
That you may know there is a judgment.”
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