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Job 23
New International Version
Job 23
New International Version
Job
23 Then Job replied:
2 “Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)
3 If only I knew where to find him;
if only I could go to his dwelling!(D)
4 I would state my case(E) before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.(F)
5 I would find out what he would answer me,(G)
and consider what he would say to me.
6 Would he vigorously oppose me?(H)
No, he would not press charges against me.(I)
7 There the upright(J) can establish their innocence before him,(K)
and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(L)
8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(M)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(N)
when he has tested me,(O) I will come forth as gold.(P)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(Q)
I have kept to his way without turning aside.(R)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(S)
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(T)
13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(U)
He does whatever he pleases.(V)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.(W)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(X)
when I think of all this, I fear him.(Y)
16 God has made my heart faint;(Z)
the Almighty(AA) has terrified me.(AB)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(AC)
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Job 23
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job 23
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job vet inte vart han ska vända sig
23 Job svarade:
2 Min klagan är fortfarande bitter, och mitt lidande långt värre än vad mina synder förtjänar.
3 Om jag ändå visste hur jag skulle kunna finna Gud, så att jag kunde gå fram till hans tron och tala med honom där!
4-5 Då skulle jag lägga fram min sak som jag ser den och lyssna till hans svar.
6 Skulle han överväldiga mig med sin storhet? Nej, han skulle inte anklaga mig.
7 Ärliga och uppriktiga människor kan resonera med honom, och därför skulle han, min domare, förklara mig oskyldig.
8 Men jag letar förgäves. Jag söker honom i öster och han är inte där, och i väster finns han inte heller.
9 Kanske har han något att uträtta i norr? Jag söker honom men kan inte finna honom där, och inte heller när han beger sig söderut.
10 Men han vet om varje liten sak som händer mig och när han har prövat mig ska han förklara mig helt oskyldig, ren som det finaste guld!
11 Jag har hållit mig till Herrens vägar och följt hans spår. Jag har inte vikit av åt något håll.
12 Jag har inte förkastat hans bud utan i stället glatt mig åt hans ord mer än åt mitt dagliga bröd.
13 Men han är en och densamme, och vem kan få honom att ändra sina planer? Vad han än vill göra, det gör han.
14 Därför kommer han att behandla mig som han har tänkt, och än har jag inte sett slutet på han vägar med mig.
15 Inte undra på att jag känner mig skräckslagen i hans närhet! När jag tänker efter, blir jag fruktansvärt rädd.
16-17 Gud har tagit ifrån mig min frimodighet, han, den Allsmäktige, har skrämt mig. Men ändå kan han inte alldeles tysta mig, trots det tjocka, ogenomträngliga mörkret som finns överallt omkring mig.
Job 23
New King James Version
Job 23
New King James Version
Job Proclaims God’s Righteous Judgments
23 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Even today my (A)complaint is bitter;
[a]My hand is listless because of my groaning.
3 (B)Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!
4 I would present my case before Him,
And fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words which He would answer me,
And understand what He would say to me.
6 (C)Would He contend with me in His great power?
No! But He would take note of me.
7 There the upright could reason with Him,
And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
8 “Look,(D) I go forward, but He is not there,
And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9 When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;
When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.
10 But (E)He knows the way that I take;
When (F)He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 (G)My foot has held fast to His steps;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the (H)commandment of His lips;
(I)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [b]necessary food.
13 “But He is unique, and who can make Him change?
And whatever (J)His soul desires, that He does.
14 For He performs what is (K)appointed for me,
And many such things are with Him.
15 Therefore I am terrified at His presence;
When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.
16 For God (L)made my heart weak,
And the Almighty terrifies me;
17 Because I was not (M)cut off [c]from the presence of darkness,
And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.
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