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Job 27
English Standard Version
Job 27
English Standard Version
Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity
27 And Job again (A)took up his discourse, and said:
2 “As God lives, who has (B)taken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has (C)made my soul bitter,
3 as long as my breath is in me,
and (D)the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not speak (E)falsehood,
and my tongue will not utter (F)deceit.
5 Far be it from me to say that you are right;
till I die I will not put away my (G)integrity from me.
6 I (H)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not (I)reproach me for any of my days.
7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked,
and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 (J)For what is the hope of the godless (K)when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 (L)Will God hear his cry
when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he (M)take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
(N)what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
why then have you become altogether vain?
13 (O)“This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that (P)oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his (Q)children are multiplied, it is for (R)the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his (S)widows do not weep.
16 Though he (T)heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and (U)the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his (V)house like a moth's,
like (W)a booth that (X)a watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will (Y)do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and (Z)his wealth is gone.
20 (AA)Terrors overtake him like (AB)a flood;
in the night a whirlwind (AC)carries him off.
21 (AD)The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it (AE)sweeps him out of his place.
22 It[a] hurls at him (AF)without pity;
he flees from its[b] power in headlong flight.
23 It (AG)claps its hands at him
and (AH)hisses at him from its place.
Job 27
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job 27
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Jobs slutliga försvarstal
27 Job fortsatte sitt försvarstal:
2 Jag svär vid den levande Guden, som har berövat mig min rätt, och inför den Allsmäktige Guden, som har bedrövat min själ,
3 att så länge jag lever och medan min ande från Gud ännu är i mig,
4 ska inte mina läppar tala något ont och min tunga inte ljuga.
5 Jag kommer aldrig att hålla med om att ni har rätt. Ända till min död ska jag hävda min oskuld.
6 Jag påstår fortfarande att jag är rättfärdig. Mitt samvete är rent, och det kommer aldrig att anklaga mig.
7 Den som säger något annat är min fiende och en ond människa.
8 Men vilket hopp har den gudlöse, när Gud berövar honom livet?
9 Kommer han att lyssna till hans klagan när problemen hopar sig?
10 Hans intresse för den Allsmäktige är ju bara tillfälligt.
11 Jag ska undervisa er om Guds kraft och inte tiga om något,
12 men egentligen behöver jag det inte, för ni har själva kunnat se vem han är. Ändå kommer ni till mig med era meningslösa påståenden.
13 Detta är det öde som väntar den ogudaktige från den Allsmäktiges hand:
14 Hur många barn han än får kommer de alla att dö genom svärd eller svält.
15 De som överlever sin far kommer att dö av sjukdomar och plågor utan att ens deras hustrur sörjer dem.
16 Om han än öser upp silver som vore det grus eller har kläder i överflöd,
17 kommer allt detta att tillfalla den rättfärdige, och den oskyldige kommer att få hand om hans silver.
18 Hans hus är skört som spindelväv och otätt som en lövhydda!
19 Han går till sängs rik men vaknar upp och finner att allt är borta.
20 Skräcken övermannar honom som en stormvind, och för honom bort i natten.
21 Tomheten tar över, och han finns inte mer.
22 Den kastar sig mot honom utan förbarmande, och han måste fly för dess kraft.
23 Man hånar honom med rop och visslingar.
Job 27
New International Version
Job 27
New International Version
Job’s Final Word to His Friends
27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)
2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(B)
the Almighty,(C) who has made my life bitter,(D)
3 as long as I have life within me,
the breath of God(E) in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not say anything wicked,
and my tongue will not utter lies.(F)
5 I will never admit you are in the right;
till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(G)
6 I will maintain my innocence(H) and never let go of it;
my conscience(I) will not reproach me as long as I live.(J)
7 “May my enemy be like the wicked,(K)
my adversary(L) like the unjust!
8 For what hope have the godless(M) when they are cut off,
when God takes away their life?(N)
9 Does God listen to their cry
when distress comes upon them?(O)
10 Will they find delight in the Almighty?(P)
Will they call on God at all times?
11 “I will teach you about the power of God;
the ways(Q) of the Almighty I will not conceal.(R)
12 You have all seen this yourselves.
Why then this meaningless talk?
13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(S)
14 However many his children,(T) their fate is the sword;(U)
his offspring will never have enough to eat.(V)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
and their widows will not weep for them.(W)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(X)
and clothes like piles of clay,(Y)
17 what he lays up(Z) the righteous will wear,(AA)
and the innocent will divide his silver.(AB)
18 The house(AC) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(AD)
like a hut(AE) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(AF)
when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(AG)
20 Terrors(AH) overtake him like a flood;(AI)
a tempest snatches him away in the night.(AJ)
21 The east wind(AK) carries him off, and he is gone;(AL)
it sweeps him out of his place.(AM)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(AN)
as he flees headlong(AO) from its power.(AP)
23 It claps its hands(AQ) in derision
and hisses him out of his place.”(AR)
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