Job 22
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Elifas tredje tal
22 Då tog Elifas från Teman till orda och sade:
2 Kan en människa
vara till nytta för Gud,
kan en förståndig
vara till nytta för honom?[a]
3 (A) Har den Allsmäktige
någon glädje av din rättfärdighet,
eller något att tjäna på att du
lever rent?
4 Är det för din gudsfruktan
som han straffar dig
och går till doms med dig?
5 Är inte din ondska stor
och dina missgärningar utan ände?
6 (B) Du tog ju pant av din broder
utan orsak
och plundrade de utblottade
på deras kläder.
7 (C) Du gav inget vatten åt den utmattade,
den hungrige nekade du bröd.
8 Den som brukar våld
fick besitta landet,
och den som är högt aktad
fick bo där.
9 Änkor lät du gå tomhänta bort,
och de faderlösas armar krossades.
10 (D) Därför omges du av snaror
och förfäras av plötslig skräck,
11 eller av mörker så att du inget ser
och av vattenmassor som täcker dig.
12 (E) Bor inte Gud i himlens höjd?
Och se på stjärnorna däruppe,
hur högt de sitter!
13 (F) Och du säger:
”Vad kan Gud veta?
Kan han döma genom detta töcken?
14 Molnen bildar en slöja
så att han inte ser
när han vandrar på himlavalvet.”
15 Vill du hålla dig på forntidens väg
där fördärvets män[b] gick,
16 (G) män som rycktes bort i förtid
när deras grund sveptes bort
av floden?
17 (H) De sade till Gud: ”Lämna oss!
Vad kan den Allsmäktige göra?”
18 (I) Ändå var det han som fyllde
deras hus med välstånd.
Men de gudlösas rådslag
är fjärran ifrån mig.
19 (J) De rättfärdiga ser det och gläds,
den oskyldige hånar dem:
20 ”Sannerligen,
våra motståndare är utrotade,
och elden har slukat deras överflöd.”
21 Sök nu försoning och frid med Gud,
så ska lycka komma på din lott.
22 Ta emot undervisning av hans mun,
bevara hans ord i ditt hjärta.
23 (K) Om du omvänder dig
till den Allsmäktige
blir du upprättad,
om du avlägsnar orätten
från ditt tält,
24 om du kastar ditt guld i stoftet
och guldet från Ofir[c]
bland bäckens stenar,
25 (L) då blir den Allsmäktige ditt guld,
han blir ditt ädlaste silver.
26 (M) Ja, då ska du glädjas
i den Allsmäktige
och lyfta ditt ansikte till Gud.
27 (N) När du ber till honom
ska han höra dig,
och du ska få uppfylla dina löften.
28 Allt du beslutar ska gå dig väl,
och ljus ska skina på dina vägar.
29 (O) När de för nedåt
ska du säga: ”Uppåt!”
Då ska han frälsa
den som sänker sin blick.
30 (P) Han ska rädda också den
som inte är oskyldig,
genom dina händers renhet
ska han räddas.
Footnotes
- 22:2 kan en förståndig vara till nytta för honom? Annan översättning: ”en förståndig är till nytta för sig själv” (jfr Ords 9:12).
- 22:15 fördärvets män Generationen vid syndafloden (se 1 Mos 6:4f).
- 22:24 Ofir Berömt guldproducerande land, troligen i södra Arabien (jfr 1 Mos 10:29, 1 Kung 9:28f).
Job 22
New King James Version
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness
22 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Can(B) a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?
6 For you have (C)taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (D)have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the [a]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the [b]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of (E)water covers you.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 And you say, (F)‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
14 (G)Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who (H)were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 (I)They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to [c]them?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The(J) righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
20 ‘Surely our [d]adversaries are cut down,
And the fire consumes their remnant.’
21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (K)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (L)instruction from His mouth,
And (M)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (N)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [e]gold
And your precious silver;
26 For then you will have your (O)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
27 (P)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (Q)He will save the humble person.
30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”
Job 22
King James Version
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Job 22
English Standard Version
Eliphaz Speaks: Job's Wickedness Is Great
22 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 (B)“Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you (C)make your ways blameless?
4 Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
and (D)enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your evil abundant?
There is no end to your iniquities.
6 For you have (E)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
(F)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have given no water to the weary to drink,
and you have (G)withheld bread from the hungry.
8 (H)The man with power possessed the land,
and (I)the favored man lived in it.
9 You have (J)sent widows away empty,
and (K)the arms of (L)the fatherless were crushed.
10 Therefore (M)snares are all around you,
and sudden terror overwhelms you,
11 or (N)darkness, so that you cannot see,
and a (O)flood of (P)water covers you.
12 “Is not God high in the heavens?
See (Q)the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 But you say, (R)‘What does God know?
Can he judge through (S)the deep darkness?
14 (T)Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the vault of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
that wicked men have trod?
16 They were snatched away (U)before their time;
their foundation was washed away.[a]
17 They said to God, (V)‘Depart from us,’
and (W)‘What can the Almighty do to us?’[b]
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but (X)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 (Y)The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent one (Z)mocks at them,
20 saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
and what they left (AA)the fire has consumed.’
21 (AB)“Agree with God, and (AC)be at peace;
thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive instruction from (AD)his mouth,
and (AE)lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you (AF)return to the Almighty you will be (AG)built up;
if you (AH)remove injustice far from your tents,
24 if you lay gold in (AI)the dust,
and gold of (AJ)Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
25 then the Almighty will be your gold
and your precious silver.
26 For then you (AK)will delight yourself in the Almighty
and (AL)lift up your face to God.
27 You will (AM)make your prayer to him, and he will hear you,
and you will (AN)pay your vows.
28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
and (AO)light will shine on your ways.
29 For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’;[c]
but he saves (AP)the lowly.
30 He (AQ)delivers even the one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through (AR)the cleanness of your hands.”
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