Job 29
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29 Og Job vedblev at fremsætte sit Tankesprog:
2 Ak, havde jeg det som tilforn, som dengang Gud tog sig af mig, 3 da hans Lampe lyste over mit Hoved, og jeg ved hans Lys vandt frem i Mørke, 4 som i mine modne År, da Guds Fortrolighed var over mit Telt, 5 da den Almægtige end var hos mig og mine Drenge var om mig, 6 da mine Fødder vaded i Fløde, og Olie strømmede, hvor jeg stod, 7 da jeg gik ud til Byens Port og rejste mit Sæde på Torvet. 8 Når Ungdommen så mig, gemte deo sig, Oldinge rejste sig op og stod, 9 Høvdinger standsed i Talen og lagde Hånd på Mund, 10 Stormænds Røst forstummed, deres Tunge klæbed til Ganen; 11 Øret hørte og priste mig lykkelig, Øjet så og tilkendte mig Ære. 12 Thi jeg redded den arme, der skreg om Hjælp, den faderløse, der savned en Hjælper; 13 den, det gik skævt, velsignede mig, jeg frydede Enkens Hjerte; 14 jeg klædte mig i Retfærd, og den i mig, i Ret som Kappe og Hovedbind. 15 Jeg var den blindes Øje, jeg var den lammes Fod; 16 jeg var de fattiges Fader, udreded den mig ukendtes Sag; 17 den lovløses Tænder brød jeg, rev Byttet ud af hans Gab. 18 Så tænkte jeg da: "Jeg skal dø i min Rede, leve så længe som Føniksfuglen; 19 min Rod kan Vand komme til, Duggen har Nattely i mine Grene; 20 min Ære er altid ny, min Bue er altid ung i min Hånd!" 21 Mig hørte de på og bied, var tavse, mens jeg gav Råd; 22 ingen tog Ordet, når jeg havde talt, mine Ord faldt kvægende på dem; 23 de bied på mig som på Regn, spærred Munden op efter Vårregn. 24 Mistrøstige smilte jeg til, mit Åsyns Lys fik de ej til at svinde. 25 Vejen valgte jeg for dem og sad som Høvding, troned som Konge blandt Hærmænd, som den, der gav sørgende Trøst.
Job 29
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Job Continues
29 Job continued ·to speak [L his discourse; 27:1]:
2 “How I wish for the months ·that have passed [of old]
and the days when God ·watched over [protected; guarded] me.
3 God’s lamp shined ·on [or over] my head,
and I walked ·through [in] darkness by his light.
4 I wish for the days when I was ·strong [in the prime of my life],
when God’s close friendship ·blessed my house [L was over my tent].
5 ·The Almighty [Shaddai] was still with me,
and my children were all around me.
6 It was as if my ·path [or steps] were covered with ·cream [or butter]
and the rocks poured out olive oil for me [C representing his earlier prosperity; 1:1–5].
7 I would go to the city gate
and sit in the public square [C indicating Job was a city leader/elder].
8 When the young men saw me, they would ·step aside [or hide],
and the old men would stand up in respect.
9 The ·leading men [princes] ·stopped speaking [L grew silent]
and covered their mouths with their hands.
10 The voices of the ·important men [nobles] ·were quiet [grew silent],
as if their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11 ·Anyone [L Any ear] who heard me ·spoke well of [L blessed] me,
and ·those who [L the eye that] saw me ·praised [L bore testimony to] me,
12 because I ·saved [rescued] the poor who ·called out [L cried for help]
and the orphan who had no one to help.
13 The ·dying [L perishing] person blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart ·sing [L shout for joy].
14 I ·put on right living as if it were clothing [L clothed myself with righteousness and it clothed me];
I wore ·fairness [justice] like a robe and a turban.
15 I was eyes for the blind
and feet for the lame.
16 I was like a father to needy people,
and I ·took the side of [examined the cause of] ·strangers who were in trouble [L strangers; those I did not know].
17 I broke the ·fangs [or jaw] of evil people
and snatched the ·captives [L prey; C the wicked are predators] from their teeth.
18 “I thought, ‘I will ·live for as many days as there are grains of [L multiply my days like] sand,
and I will die in my ·own house [L nest].
19 My roots ·will reach down [opened] to the water.
The dew ·will lie [lodged] on the branches all night.
20 ·New honors will come to me continually [My honor/or liver/heart was new],
and ·I will always have great strength [L my bow was renewed within my hand].’
21 “People listened to me carefully
and waited ·quietly [silently] for my advice.
22 After I finished speaking, they spoke no more.
My words ·fell [L dripped] very gently on their ears.
23 They waited for me as they would for rain
and ·drank in my words like [L opened their mouth for] spring rain.
24 I smiled at them when they ·doubted [L had no confidence],
and ·my approval was important to them [L they did not frown at the light of my countenance].
25 I chose the way for them and ·was their leader [L sat as their chief].
I lived like a king among his army,
like a person who comforts ·sad [mourning] people.
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