Job 19
Revised Geneva Translation
19 But Job answered, and said,
2 “How long will you grieve my soul, and torment me with words?
3 “You have now reproached me ten times and are not ashamed. You are impudent toward me.
4 “And though I had indeed erred, my error remains with me.
5 “But, indeed, if you will advance yourselves against me and rebuke me for my disgrace,
6 “know, now, that God has overthrown me and has surrounded me with His net.
7 “Behold, I cry out from violence, but I have no answer. I cry, but there is no justice.
8 “He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass. And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 “He has stripped me of my honor, and taken the crown away from my head.
10 “He has destroyed me on every side, and I am gone. And He has removed my hope like a tree.
11 “And He has kindled His wrath against me, and counts me as one of His enemies.
12 “His armies came together and made their way upon me and camped around my tabernacle.
13 “He has removed my brethren far from me, and also my acquaintances were strangers to me.
14 “My neighbors have forsaken me, and my close friends have forgotten me.
15 “Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, took me for a stranger. For I was a stranger in their sight.
16 “I called my servant, but he would not answer. I begged him with my mouth.
17 “My breath was strange to my wife, though I begged her for the sake of the children of my own body.
18 “The wicked also despised me. When I arose, they spoke against me.
19 “All my secret friends abhorred me. And those whom I loved have turned against me.
20 “My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh and I have escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21 “Have pity upon me. Have pity upon me, O you my friends. For the Hand of God has touched me.
22 “Why do you persecute me, as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were written even in a book,
24 “engraved with an iron pen in lead, or in stone, forever!
25 “For I am sure that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand the last on the Earth.
26 “And even after my skin is destroyed, I shall still see God in my flesh,
27 “Whom I myself shall see and my eyes shall behold, and no other. My core is consumed within me.
28 “But if there is a deep matter in me, you would say, ‘Why is he persecuted?’
29 “Be afraid of the sword! For the sword will be avenged of wickedness, so that you may know that there is a judgment.”
Job 19
King James Version
19 Then Job answered and said,
2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Giobbe 19
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Giobbe si lamenta, ma sa che il suo Redentore è vivente
19 (A)Allora Giobbe rispose e disse:
2 «Fino a quando mi affliggerete e mi tormenterete con i vostri discorsi?
3 Sono già dieci volte che m’insultate e non vi vergognate di malmenarmi.
4 Ammesso pure che io abbia sbagliato, il mio errore concerne me solo.
5 Ma se proprio volete insuperbire contro di me e rimproverarmi la vergogna in cui mi trovo,
6 allora sappiatelo: chi m’ha fatto torto e m’ha avvolto nella sua rete è Dio.
7 Ecco, io grido: “Violenza!” e nessuno risponde; imploro aiuto, ma non c’è giustizia!
8 Dio mi ha sbarrato la via e non posso passare, ha coperto di tenebre il mio cammino.
9 Mi ha spogliato della mia gloria, mi ha tolto dal capo la corona.
10 Mi ha demolito pezzo per pezzo, e io me ne vado. Ha sradicato come un albero la mia speranza.
11 Ha acceso la sua ira contro di me, mi ha considerato come suo nemico.
12 Le sue schiere sono venute tutte insieme, si sono spianate la strada fino a me, hanno posto il campo intorno alla mia tenda.
13 Egli ha allontanato da me i miei fratelli, i miei conoscenti sono diventati degli estranei per me.
14 Mi hanno abbandonato i miei parenti, gli intimi miei mi hanno dimenticato.
15 I miei domestici e le mie serve mi trattano come un estraneo; ai loro occhi io sono un intruso.
16 Chiamo il mio servo e non risponde, devo supplicarlo con la mia bocca.
17 Il mio fiato ripugna a mia moglie, faccio pietà a chi nacque dal grembo di mia madre[a].
18 Perfino i bimbi mi sprezzano; se cerco di alzarmi, mi deridono.
19 Tutti gli amici più stretti mi hanno in orrore, quelli che amavo si sono rivoltati contro di me.
20 Le mie ossa stanno attaccate alla mia pelle e alla mia carne, non m’è rimasta che la pelle dei denti.
21 Pietà, pietà di me, voi, amici miei, poiché la mano di Dio mi ha colpito.
22 Perché perseguitarmi come fa Dio? Perché non siete mai sazi della mia carne?
23 (B)«Oh, se le mie parole fossero scritte! Se fossero impresse in un libro!
24 Se con lo scalpello di ferro e con il piombo fossero incise nella roccia per sempre!
25 Ma io so che il mio Redentore vive e che alla fine si alzerà sulla polvere.
26 E quando, dopo la mia pelle, sarà distrutto questo corpo, senza la mia carne, vedrò Dio.
27 Io lo vedrò a me favorevole; lo contempleranno i miei occhi, non quelli d’un altro; il cuore, dal desiderio, mi si consuma!
28 Se voi dite: “Come lo perseguiteremo?” – mentre la radice della tribolazione è già dentro di me –
29 temete invece per voi stessi la spada! Perché furiosi sono i castighi della spada, affinché sappiate che c’è una giustizia».
Footnotes
- Giobbe 19:17 Chi nacque dal grembo di mia madre, lett. figli del mio grembo.
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
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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