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Job 3
New King James Version
Job 3
New King James Version
Job Deplores His Birth
3 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job [a]spoke, and said:
3 “May(A) the day perish on which I was born,
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
4 May that day be darkness;
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.
5 May darkness and (B)the shadow of death claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, may darkness seize it;
May it not [b]rejoice among the days of the year,
May it not come into the number of the months.
7 Oh, may that night be barren!
May no joyful shout come into it!
8 May those curse it who curse the day,
Those (C)who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
9 May the stars of its morning be dark;
May it look for light, but have none,
And not see the [c]dawning of the day;
10 Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb,
Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
11 “Why(D) did I not die at birth?
Why did I not [d]perish when I came from the womb?
12 (E)Why did the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
14 With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who (F)built ruins for themselves,
15 Or with princes who had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
16 Or why was I not hidden (G)like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [e]weary are at (H)rest.
18 There the prisoners [f]rest together;
(I)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.
20 “Why(J) is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the (K)bitter of soul,
21 Who (L)long[g] for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than (M)hidden treasures;
22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the (N)grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
(O)And whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before [h]I eat,
And my groanings pour out like water.
25 For the thing I greatly (P)feared has come upon me,
And what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, for trouble comes.”
Yobu 3
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Yobu 3
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Yobu Akolimira Olunaku kwe Yazaalirwa
3 Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo, Yobu n’ayasamya akamwa ke n’akolimira olunaku kwe yazaalirwa. 2 N’agamba nti,
3 (A)“Olunaku kwe nazaalirwa luzikirire,
n’ekiro lwe kyalangirirwa nti omwana mulenzi.
4 Olunaku olwo lubuutikirwe ekizikiza,
omusana guleme okulwakako,
Katonda aleme okulufaako.
5 (B)Ekizikiza n’ekisiikirize eky’okufa birujjule,
ekire kirutuuleko,
ekizikiza kikankanye ekitangaala kyalwo.
6 (C)Ekizikiza ekikutte be zigizigi kirunyage,
luleme okubalirwa awamu n’ennaku eziri mu mwaka,
wadde okuyingizibwa mu ezo eziri mu mwezi.
7 Yee, lubeere lugumba,
waleme okuba eddoboozi lyonna ery’essanyu eririwulirwako.
8 (D)Abo abakolimira ennyanja n’ennaku balukolimire,
n’abo abamanyi okuzuukusa agasolo galukwata mu nnyanja, balukolimire.
9 (E)Emmunyeenye ez’omu matulutulu gaalwo zibe ekizikiza,
lulindirire ekitangaala kirubulwe,
luleme okulaba ebikowe by’oku nkya.
10 Kubanga terwaggala nzigi za lubuto lwa mmange,
nneme okulaba obuyinike.
11 (F)“Lwaki saafa nga nzalibwa,
oba ne nfa nga nva mu lubuto lwa mmange?
12 (G)Lwaki amaviivi ganzikiriza okugatuulako
era n’amabeere okugayonka?
13 (H)Kaakano nandibadde ngalamidde nga neesirikidde,
nandibadde neebase nga neewummulidde,
14 (I)wamu ne bakabaka n’abakungu ab’ensi,
abezimbira embiri kaakano amatongo,
15 (J)oba n’abalangira abaalina zaabu,
abajjuzanga ffeeza mu nnyumba zaabwe.
16 (K)Oba lwaki saaziikibwa ng’omwana azaaliddwa ng’afudde,
atalabye ku kitangaala?
17 (L)Eyo ababi gye batatawaanyizibwa,
era n’abakooye gye bawummulira.
18 (M)Abasibe gye bawummulira awamu,
gye batawulirira kiragiro ky’oyo abaduumira.
19 Abakopi n’abakungu gye babeera;
abaddu gye batatuntuzibwa bakama baabwe.
20 (N)“Lwaki omuyinike aweebwa ekitangaala,
ne kimulisiza oyo alumwa mu mwoyo,
21 (O)era lwaki yeegomba okufa naye ne kutajja,
n’akunoonya okusinga obugagga obuziikiddwa,
22 abajaguza ekisukkiridde,
ne basanyuka ng’atuuse ku ntaana?
23 (P)Lwaki okuwa ekitangaala oyo,
atayinza kulaba kkubo,
Katonda gw’akomedde?
24 (Q)Kubanga nkaaba mu kifo ky’okulya,
n’okusinda kwange kufukumuka ng’amazzi.
25 (R)Ekintu kye nantiiranga ddala
era kye nakyawa kye kyantukako.
26 (S)Siwummudde wadde okusiriikirira wadde okuba n’emirembe,
wabula buzibu bwereere bwe bunzijidde.”
Job 3
King James Version
Job 3
King James Version
3 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2 And Job spake, and said,
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;
15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job 3
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job 3
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job förbannar att han blivit född
3 Till sist öppnade Job munnen och förbannade den dag då han föddes:
2-3 Måtte den dag då jag föddes och den natt när jag blev till vara förbannad, sa han.
4 Måtte den dagen för alltid vara glömd. Låt den vara glömd till och med av Gud och höljd i evigt mörker!
5 Ja, låt mörkret göra anspråk på den, och låt ett svart moln skugga den!
6 Måtte den strykas bland årets dagar och aldrig mer räknas.
7 Måtte den natten vara blek och glädjelös.
8 Låt besvärjare förbanna den!
9 Låt den nattens stjärnor försvinna! Låt den vänta på ljuset men aldrig få se gryningen.
10 Förbanna den, för att den inte tillslöt min mors livmoder, för att den lät mig bli född och drabbas av allt detta elände!
11 Varför fick jag inte dö i samma ögonblick som jag föddes?
12 Varför fanns det en famn beredd att ta emot mig och bröst villiga att amma mig?
13 Om jag bara hade fått dö då, skulle jag ha hållit mig tyst nu, sovit och varit stilla,
14-15 tillsammans med statsmän och kungar i all deras glans. Jag skulle få vila med rika furstar, vars slott är fulla av de dyrbaraste skatter.
16 Tänk om jag hade varit dödfödd! Tänk om jag aldrig hade andats eller hunnit se ljuset!
17 I döden upphör de onda med sin ondska, och där får de uttröttade vila.
18 Där har till och med fångarna det drägligt, utan fångvaktare som svär över dem.
19 Rika och fattiga är lika värda där, och slaven blir äntligen fri från sin herre.
20-21 Varför ska ljus och liv ges åt dem som är olyckliga och bittra, åt dem som längtar efter den död som aldrig kommer, eller åt dem som längtar efter den som efter en gömd skatt?
22 Vilken underbar befrielse och vilket jubel det blir, när de slutligen når fram!
23 Varför tillåts en människa att födas, om Gud bara ger henne ett liv i hopplöshet och förtvivlan?
24 Jag kan inte äta för allt mitt suckande, min klagan strömmar fram som vatten.
25 Det som jag alltid varit rädd för har hänt mig.
26 Jag har ingen frid och ingen vila, men gott om bekymmer.
Job 3
New International Version
Job 3
New International Version
Job Speaks
3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(A) 2 He said:
3 “May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(B)
4 That day—may it turn to darkness;
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine on it.
5 May gloom and utter darkness(C) claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
6 That night—may thick darkness(D) seize it;
may it not be included among the days of the year
nor be entered in any of the months.
7 May that night be barren;
may no shout of joy(E) be heard in it.
8 May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(F)
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(G)
9 May its morning stars become dark;
may it wait for daylight in vain
and not see the first rays of dawn,(H)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?(I)
12 Why were there knees to receive me(J)
and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(K) in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest(L)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(M)
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(N)
15 with princes(O) who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.(P)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(Q)
like an infant who never saw the light of day?(R)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(S)
and there the weary are at rest.(T)
18 Captives(U) also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave driver’s(V) shout.(W)
19 The small and the great are there,(X)
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,(Y)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(Z)
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(AA)
22 who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?(AB)
23 Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,(AC)
whom God has hedged in?(AD)
24 For sighing(AE) has become my daily food;(AF)
my groans(AG) pour out like water.(AH)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
what I dreaded(AI) has happened to me.(AJ)
26 I have no peace,(AK) no quietness;
I have no rest,(AL) but only turmoil.”(AM)
Footnotes
- Job 3:8 Or curse the sea
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