Job 32
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Elihu’s Angry Response
32 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.(A) 2 Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite(B) from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified(C) himself rather than God. 3 He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.[a]
4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he. 5 But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.
6 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:
I am young in years,
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell(D) you what I know.
7 I thought that age should speak
and maturity should teach wisdom.
8 But it is the spirit in a person –
the breath(E) from the Almighty –
that gives anyone understanding.
9 It is not only the old who are wise
or the elderly who understand how to judge.
10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me.
I too will declare what I know.’
11 Look, I waited for your conclusions;
I listened to your insights
as you sought for words.
12 I paid close attention to you.
Yet no one proved Job wrong;
not one of you refuted his arguments.
13 So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom;
let God deal with him, not man.’
14 But Job has not directed his argument to me,
and I will not respond to him with your arguments.
15 Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer;
words have left them.
16 Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,
now that they stand there and no longer answer?
17 I too will answer;[b]
yes, I will tell what I know.
18 For I am full of words,
and my spirit[c] compels me to speak.(F)
19 My heart[d] is like bottled-up wine;
it is about to burst like new wineskins.(G)
20 I must speak so that I can find relief;
I must open my lips and respond.
21 I will be partial to no one,(H)
and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.
22 For I do not know how to give such titles;
otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.
Gióp 32
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Ê-li-hu lên tiếng
32 Ba người bạn đó thôi không nói với Gióp nữa vì ông tự thấy mình phải. 2 Nhưng Ê-li-hu, con trai Ba-ra-kên, người Bu-xi, thuộc gia đình Ram, nổi giận cùng Gióp, vì Gióp cho mình phải hơn Thượng Đế. 3 Ê-li-hu cũng nổi giận với ba người bạn của Gióp vì họ không chứng minh được Gióp có lỗi mà lại tiếp tục lên án ông. 4 Ê-li-hu chờ đợi để nói với Gióp vì ba người bạn kia đều lớn tuổi hơn mình. 5 Sau khi Ê-li-hu thấy họ không còn có gì để nói nữa thì đâm ra bực tức. 6 Vậy Ê-li-hu, con trai Ba-ra-kên, người Bu-xi lên tiếng:
“Tôi còn trẻ, còn các anh đều đã lớn tuổi.
Vì thế nên tôi ngại không dám nói điều tôi biết.
7 Tôi nghĩ, ‘Người lớn tuổi nên nói,
và kẻ sống lâu năm nên dạy khôn.’
8 Nhưng chính thật ra thần linh trong con người,
hơi thở của Đấng Toàn Năng mới ban thông sáng.
9 Chẳng phải già mà tự nhiên khôn;
cũng chẳng phải lớn tuổi mà hiểu điều phải.
10 Cho nên tôi nói, các anh hãy nghe đây.
Tôi cũng có thể nói cho các anh điều tôi biết.
11 Tôi chờ cho các anh nói,
và lắng nghe lời giải thích của các anh.
Trong khi các anh đang tìm chữ để nói,
12 Tôi quan sát các anh rất kỹ.
Nhưng không ai trong các anh chứng tỏ Gióp sai quấy;
không ai đối đáp với lý lẽ Gióp đưa ra.
13 Đừng nói, ‘Chúng ta đã tìm được sự khôn ngoan;
chỉ một mình Thượng Đế mới có thể chứng tỏ Gióp sai quấy,
chớ không phải người ta.’
14 Lời nói của Gióp không phải để bài bác tôi,
cho nên tôi sẽ không dùng lý lẽ của các anh để đối đáp với Gióp.
15 Ba người bạn nầy thua rồi, chẳng có gì nữa để nói;
họ hết chữ để nói rồi.
16 Bây giờ họ đứng đó không biết đối đáp với Gióp ra sao.
Họ đã im lặng, tôi có phải chờ để lên tiếng không?
17 Không, tôi cũng sẽ nói,
và bảo các anh điều tôi biết.
18 Tôi có đầy đủ chữ,
thần linh trong tôi giục tôi nói.
19 Tôi như rượu đựng kín trong chai;
sẵn sàng bùng ra như bầu rượu mới.
20 Tôi phải nói để xả hơi;
Tôi phải mở miệng và lên tiếng.
21 Tôi sẽ công bằng đối với mọi người,
và không nịnh hót ai.
22 Tôi không biết nịnh nọt,
vì nếu tôi làm thế, Đấng Tạo Hóa sẽ diệt tôi ngay.”
Job 32
Good News Translation
The Speeches of Elihu(A)
32 Because Job was convinced of his own innocence, the three men gave up trying to answer him. 2 But a bystander named Elihu could not control his anger any longer, because Job was justifying himself and blaming God. (Elihu was the son of Barakel, a descendant of Buz, and belonged to the clan of Ram.) 3 He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could not find any way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong. 4 Because Elihu was the youngest one there, he had waited until everyone finished speaking. 5 When he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he was angry 6 and began to speak.
Elihu
I am young, and you are old,
so I was afraid to tell you what I think.
7 I told myself that you ought to speak,
that you older men should share your wisdom.
8 But it is the spirit of Almighty God
that comes to us and gives us wisdom.
9 It is not growing old that makes us wise
or helps us to know what is right.
10 So now I want you to listen to me;
let me tell you what I think.
11 I listened patiently while you were speaking
and waited while you searched for wise phrases.
12 I paid close attention and heard you fail;
you have not disproved what Job has said.
13 How can you claim you have discovered wisdom?
God must answer Job, for you have failed.
14 Job was speaking to you, not to me,
but I would never answer the way you did.
15 Words have failed them, Job;
they have no answer for you.
16 Shall I go on waiting when they are silent?
They stand there with nothing more to say.
17 No, I will give my own answer now
and tell you what I think.
18 I can hardly wait to speak.
I can't hold back the words.
19 If I don't get a chance to speak,
I will burst like a wineskin full of new wine.
20 I can't stand it; I have to speak.
21 I will not take sides in this debate;
I am not going to flatter anyone.
22 I don't know how to flatter,
and God would quickly punish me if I did.
Job 32
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
32 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he seemed just to himself.
2 And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and was moved to indignation: now he was angry against Job, because he said he was just before God.
3 And he was angry with his friends because they had not found a reasonable answer, but only had condemned Job.
4 So Eliu waited while Job was speaking, because they were his elders that were speaking.
5 But when he saw that the three were not able to answer, he was exceedingly angry.
6 Then Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: I am younger in days, and you are more ancient; therefore hanging down my head, I was afraid to shew you my opinion.
7 For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom.
8 But, as I see, there is a spirit in men, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.
9 They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.
10 Therefore I will speak: Hearken to me, I also will shew you my wisdom.
11 For I have waited for your words, I have given ear to your wisdom, as long as you were disputing in words.
12 And as long as I thought you said some thing, I considered: but, as I see, there is none of you that can convince Job, and answer his words.
13 Lest you should say: We have found wisdom, God hath cast him down, not man.
14 He hath spoken nothing to me, and I will not answer him according to your words.
15 They were afraid, and answered no more, and they left off speaking.
16 Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken: they stood, and answered no more:
17 I also will answer my part, and will shew my knowledge.
18 For I am full of matter to speak of, and the spirit of my bowels straiteneth me.
19 Behold, my belly is as new wine which wanteth vent, which bursteth the new vessels.
20 I will speak and take breath a little: I will open my lips, and will answer.
21 I will not accept the person of man, and I will not level God with man.
22 For I know not how long I shall continue, and whether after a while my Maker may take me away.
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