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Job 22
Svenska Folkbibeln
Job 22
Svenska Folkbibeln
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 gagn för honom?[a]
3 Har den Allsmäktige någon glädje av din rättfärdighet,
eller något att tjäna på att du lever oklanderligt?
4 Är det för din gudsfruktan som han straffar dig
och går till doms med dig?
5 Är inte din ondska stor,
dina missgärningar utan ände?
6 Du tog ju pant av din broder utan orsak
och plundrade de utblottade på deras kläder.
7 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 med tomma händer,
och de faderlösas armar blev krossade.
10 Därför omges du av snaror
och förfäras av plötslig skräck,
11 eller av mörker så att du inget ser,
och av vattenmassor som övertäcker dig.
12 Bor inte Gud i himlens höjd?
Och se på stjärnorna däruppe, hur högt de sitter!
13 Och du säger: "Vad kan Gud veta?
Kan han döma genom detta töcken?
14 Molnen bildar en slöja så att han inte ser,
och på himlavalvet vandrar han."
15 Vill du hålla dig på forntidens väg,
där fördärvets män gick,
16 män som rycktes bort i förtid,
och som en ström flöt deras grundval bort.
17 De sade till Gud: "Lämna oss!
Vad kan den Allsmäktige göra?"
18 Ändå var det han som fyllde deras hus med välstånd.
Men de ogudaktigas rådslag är fjärran ifrån mig.
19 De rättfärdiga ser det och gläder sig,
den oskyldige hånar dem:
20 "Sannerligen, våra motståndare är utrotade,
och deras överflöd har elden uppslukat."
21 Sök nu förlikning och frid med Gud,
så skall lycka komma på din lott.
22 Tag emot undervisning av hans mun,
bevara hans ord i ditt hjärta.
23 Om du omvänder dig till den Allsmäktige
blir du upprättad,
om du avlägsnar orättfärdighet från ditt tält,
24 om du kastar ditt guld i stoftet
och Ofirs-guldet bland bäckens stenar,
25 då blir den Allsmäktige ditt guld,
han blir ditt ädlaste silver.
26 Ja, då skall du glädjas i den Allsmäktige
och lyfta upp ditt ansikte till Gud.
27 När du ber till honom skall han höra dig,
och du skall infria dina löften.
28 Allt vad du beslutar skall gå dig väl,
och ljus skall skina på dina vägar.
29 När de för nedåt skall du säga: "Uppåt!",
så skall han frälsa den som slår ner sin blick.
30 Han skall rädda också den som ej är oskyldig,
genom dina händers renhet skall han räddas.
Footnotes
- Job 22:2 kan en förståndig vara till gagn för honom? Annan översättning: "en förståndig gagnar sig själv."
Job 22
New International Version
Job 22
New International Version
Eliphaz
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
2 “Can a man be of benefit to God?(B)
Can even a wise person benefit him?(C)
3 What pleasure(D) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?(E)
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?(F)
4 “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?(G)
5 Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins(H) endless?(I)
6 You demanded security(J) from your relatives for no reason;(K)
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(L)
7 You gave no water(M) to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,(N)
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land(O)—
an honored man,(P) living on it.(Q)
9 And you sent widows(R) away empty-handed(S)
and broke the strength of the fatherless.(T)
10 That is why snares(U) are all around you,(V)
why sudden peril terrifies you,(W)
11 why it is so dark(X) you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.(Y)
12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(Z)
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(AA)
Does he judge through such darkness?(AB)
14 Thick clouds(AC) veil him, so he does not see us(AD)
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(AE)
15 Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked(AF) have trod?(AG)
16 They were carried off before their time,(AH)
their foundations(AI) washed away by a flood.(AJ)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’(AK)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(AL)
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(AM)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(AN)
the innocent mock(AO) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(AP)
and fire(AQ) devours their wealth.’
21 “Submit to God and be at peace(AR) with him;(AS)
in this way prosperity will come to you.(AT)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth(AU)
and lay up his words(AV) in your heart.(AW)
23 If you return(AX) to the Almighty, you will be restored:(AY)
If you remove wickedness far from your tent(AZ)
24 and assign your nuggets(BA) to the dust,
your gold(BB) of Ophir(BC) to the rocks in the ravines,(BD)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,(BE)
the choicest silver for you.(BF)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(BG)
and will lift up your face(BH) to God.(BI)
27 You will pray to him,(BJ) and he will hear you,(BK)
and you will fulfill your vows.(BL)
28 What you decide on will be done,(BM)
and light(BN) will shine on your ways.(BO)
29 When people are brought low(BP) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
then he will save the downcast.(BQ)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(BR)
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(BS)
Job 22
English Standard Version
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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