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Job 3
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Job 3
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jobs första tal:
3 Sedan öppnade Job sin mun och förbannade sin födelsedag. 2 Han sade:
3 (A) Låt dagen då jag föddes
bli utplånad,
och natten som sade:
”En pojke är född.”
4 Låt den dagen vändas i mörker,
må Gud i höjden
inte fråga efter den
och inget dagsljus lysa över den.
5 Låt mörker och dödsskugga
återkräva den
och molnen sänka sig
över den.
Låt mörker slå den med skräck
under dagen.
6 Låt den natten gripas
av tjockaste mörker,
låt den inte räknas
bland årets dagar
eller få rum i månadernas krets.
7 Ja, låt den natten bli ofruktsam,
låt inget jubel höras under den.
8 (B) Låt dem som besvärjer dagar
förbanna den,
de som kan mana fram[a] Leviatan[b].
9 Låt dess stjärnor förmörkas
innan dagen gryr,
låt den förgäves vänta efter ljus,
låt den aldrig få se
gryningens strålar,
10 för den stängde inte dörrarna
till min moders liv
och dolde inte olyckan
för mina ögon.
11 (C) Varför fick jag inte dö vid födseln,
förgås när jag kom
ur min moders liv?
12 Varför fanns knän
som tog emot mig,
varför bröst där jag fick dia?
13 Då hade jag legat i ro,
jag hade sovit och vilat
14 tillsammans med kungar
och jordens rådsherrar
som byggde sig palatslika gravar,
15 eller med furstar som ägde guld
och fyllde sina hus med silver.
16 (D) Eller varför blev jag inte nergrävd
som ett dödfött foster,
som ett barn
som aldrig såg ljuset?
17 (E) Där rasar inte de gudlösa längre,
där vilar de som uttömt sin kraft.
18 Där har alla fångar fått ro,
de hör inte slavdrivarens röst.
19 Små och stora är där lika,
och slaven är fri från sin herre.
20 Varför ges ljus åt den olycklige
och liv åt plågade själar,
21 (F) som längtar efter döden
utan att den kommer
och söker den mer än någon skatt,
22 som gläds i jubel och fröjdar sig
när de finner sin grav?
23 (G) Varför ges liv
åt en man vars väg är dold,
åt den som är instängd av Gud?
24 (H) Suckar har blivit mitt dagliga bröd,
mina sorgerop strömmar
som vatten,
25 för det jag var rädd för
har drabbat mig,
det jag fasade för kommer över mig.
26 (I) Jag får ingen rast,
ingen ro, ingen vila,
ångest kommer över mig.
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
Job 3
English Standard Version
Job 3
English Standard Version
Job Laments His Birth
3 After this Job (A)opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:
3 (B)“Let the day perish on which I was born,
and the night that said,
‘A man is conceived.’
4 Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it.
5 Let gloom and (C)deep darkness claim it.
Let clouds dwell upon it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Behold, let that night be barren;
let no joyful cry enter it.
8 Let those curse it who curse the day,
who are ready to rouse up (D)Leviathan.
9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;
let it hope for light, but have none,
nor see (E)the eyelids of the morning,
10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,
nor hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why (F)did I not die at birth,
come out from the womb and expire?
12 Why did (G)the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who (H)rebuilt ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not as a hidden (I)stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at (J)rest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of (K)the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
and the slave is free from his master.
20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to (L)the bitter in soul,
21 who (M)long for death, but it comes not,
and dig for it more than for (N)hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly
and are glad when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose (O)way is hidden,
whom God has (P)hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes (Q)instead of[a] my bread,
and my (R)groanings are poured out like water.
25 (S)For the thing that I fear comes upon me,
and what I dread befalls me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, but trouble comes.”
Footnotes
- Job 3:24 Or like; Hebrew before
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