Job 31
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Job avslutar sitt försvarstal
31 Jag beslutade mig en gång för att aldrig se med begär på en kvinna.
2-3 Jag vet mycket väl att den Allsmäktige Guden i det höga sänder olycka över dem som gör det.
4 Han ser allt jag gör och varje steg jag tar.
5 Om jag har ljugit och varit falsk,
6 låt då Gud få döma mig. Han vet att jag är oskyldig.
7-8 Om jag har gått bort från Guds vägar, om det mina ögon sett har varit mitt hjärtas begär eller om jag gjort mig skyldig till någon annan synd, låt då någon annan skörda säden jag har sått, och låt allt jag har planterat ryckas upp med rötterna.
9 Om jag har längtat efter en annan mans hustru,
10 låt då min hustru få betjäna en annan man i hans hem, och låt andra män ligga med henne.
11 Begär är en skamlig synd, ett brott som måste straffas.
12 Det är en förtärande eld, som ödelägger jorden och rycker upp med rötterna allt jag har planterat.
13 Hur skulle jag kunna träda fram inför Gud
14 om jag har varit orättvis mot mina tjänare? Vad skulle jag då svara honom?
15 Gud har ju skapat oss alla lika, både herre och tjänare.
16 Om jag hade skadat de fattiga, gett änkor anledning att sörja
17 eller vägrat de föräldralösa mat skulle man ha sak mot mig,
18 men vi har alltid tagit hand om alla dessa och behandlat dem som våra egna.
19-20 Om jag hade sett någon frysa och inte gett honom något att värma sig med,
21 om jag hade utnyttjat en föräldralös och trott att jag skulle kunna klara mig undan,
22 ja, om jag har gjort något av allt detta, skulle jag hellre låta min arm brytas ur led och min axel vridas ur sitt fäste,
23 än att drabbas av Guds dom. Den bävar jag för mer än för något annat. Vad finns det för hopp för mig, om Gud i sin makt är emot mig?
24 Om jag hade litat på pengar
25 och min lycka varit grundad på rikedom,
26 eller om jag hade betraktat solen i sin glans eller månen där den vandrar sin bana,
27 och mitt hjärta i hemlighet hade lockats av detta, så att jag tillbett dem,
28 måste också detta dömas som synd. Då hade jag förnekat himlens Gud.
29 Om jag hade glatt mig åt min fiendes olycka,
30 men jag har ju aldrig förbannat någon eller bett om hämnd!
31 Om mina tjänare någonsin behövt svälta,
32 men jag har ju aldrig ens avvisat en främling från mitt hus!
33 Om jag som Adam försökt dölja min synd
34 av fruktan för människor och deras förakt, och vägrat att kännas vid den och inte vågat hjälpa andra! Om något av detta var sant skulle jag förstå!
35 Tänk om det åtminstone fanns någon som ville lyssna och försöka förstå hur jag ser på saken!Detta framhåller jag till mitt försvar. Låt nu den Allsmäktige visa om jag har fel. Låt honom då bekräfta det som mina fiender har anklagat mig för.
36 Jag skulle foga mig i detta och leva efter det.
37 Jag skulle då kunna göra räkenskap inför honom för varje handling.
38-39 Om marken jag äger anklagar mig för att jag tagit dess frukt utan att ge något tillbaka eller drivit dem som brukat den för hårt,
40 låt då tistlar växa upp i stället för vete och ogräs i stället för korn.Nu hade Job inget mer att säga till sitt försvar.
Job 31
New King James Version
Job Defends His Righteousness
31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I [a]look upon a (A)young woman?
2 For what is the (B)allotment of God from above,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?
4 (C)Does He not see my ways,
And count all my steps?
5 “If I have walked with falsehood,
Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,
6 [b]Let me be weighed on honest scales,
That God may know my (D)integrity.
7 If my step has turned from the way,
Or (E)my heart walked after my eyes,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands,
8 Then (F)let me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be [c]rooted out.
9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 Then let my wife grind for (G)another,
And let others bow down over her.
11 For that would be wickedness;
Yes, (H)it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.
12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,
And would root out all my increase.
13 “If I have (I)despised the cause of my male or female servant
When they complained against me,
14 What then shall I do when (J)God rises up?
When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
15 (K)Did not He who made me in the womb make them?
Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (L)fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided [d]the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his [e]heart has not (M)blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand (N)against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For (O)destruction from God is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
24 “If(P) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (Q)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
26 (R)If I have observed the [f]sun when it shines,
Or the moon moving in brightness,
27 So that my heart has been secretly enticed,
And my mouth has kissed my hand;
28 This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,
For I would have denied God who is above.
29 “If(S) I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him
30 (T)(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for a curse on his [g]soul);
31 If the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’
32 (U)(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
For I have opened my doors to the [h]traveler);
33 If I have covered my transgressions (V)as[i] Adam,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
34 Because I feared the great (W)multitude,
And dreaded the contempt of families,
So that I kept silence
And did not go out of the door—
35 (X)Oh, that I had one to hear me!
Here is my mark.
Oh, (Y)that the Almighty would answer me,
That my [j]Prosecutor had written a book!
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
And bind it on me like a crown;
37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
Like a prince I would approach Him.
38 “If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
39 If (Z)I have eaten its [k]fruit without money,
Or (AA)caused its owners to lose their lives;
40 Then let (AB)thistles grow instead of wheat,
And weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
Job 31
English Standard Version
Job's Final Appeal
31 “I have made a covenant with my (A)eyes;
how then could I gaze at a virgin?
2 What would be (B)my portion from God above
and (C)my heritage from the Almighty on high?
3 Is not calamity for the unrighteous,
and disaster for the workers of iniquity?
4 (D)Does not he see my ways
and (E)number all my steps?
5 “If I have walked with falsehood
and my foot has hastened to deceit;
6 (Let me be (F)weighed in a just balance,
and let God know my integrity!)
7 if my step has turned aside from the way
and (G)my heart has gone after my eyes,
and if any (H)spot has stuck to my hands,
8 then let me (I)sow, and another eat,
and let what grows for me[a] be rooted out.
9 “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
and I have (J)lain in wait at my neighbor's door,
10 then let my wife (K)grind for another,
and let others (L)bow down on her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be an iniquity (M)to be punished by the judges;
12 for that would be a fire (N)that consumes as far as Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.
13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me,
14 what then shall I do when God rises up?
When he (O)makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
15 Did (P)not he who made me in the womb make him?
And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16 “If I have (Q)withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have (R)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless[b] grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother's womb I guided the widow[c]),
19 if I have seen anyone (S)perish for (T)lack of clothing,
or the needy without (U)covering,
20 if his body has not (V)blessed me,[d]
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 if I have raised my hand against (W)the fatherless,
because I saw my help in (X)the gate,
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
and let my arm be broken from its socket.
23 For I was (Y)in terror of calamity from God,
and I could not have faced his (Z)majesty.
24 (AA)“If I have made gold my (AB)trust
or called (AC)fine gold my confidence,
25 if I have (AD)rejoiced because my wealth was abundant
or because (AE)my hand had found much,
26 (AF)if I have looked at the sun[e] when it shone,
or (AG)the moon moving in splendor,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
and my mouth has kissed my hand,
28 this also would be (AH)an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
for I would have been false to God above.
29 “If I have (AI)rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,
or exulted when evil overtook him
30 ((AJ)I have not let my mouth sin
by asking for his life with a curse),
31 if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been filled with his (AK)meat?’
32 ((AL)the sojourner has not lodged in the street;
I have opened my doors to the traveler),
33 if I (AM)have concealed my transgressions (AN)as others do[f]
by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
34 because I stood in great fear of (AO)the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
(Here is my signature! Let the Almighty (AP)answer me!)
Oh, that I had (AQ)the indictment written by my adversary!
36 Surely I would carry it on my (AR)shoulder;
I would (AS)bind it on me as (AT)a crown;
37 I would give him an account of all my steps;
like a prince I would approach him.
38 “If my land has cried out against me
and its furrows have wept together,
39 (AU)if I have eaten its yield without payment
and made its owners (AV)breathe their last,
40 let (AW)thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
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