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Giobbe 33
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giobbe 33
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
La presunzione di Giobbe
33 Ascolta dunque, Giobbe, i miei discorsi,
ad ogni mia parola porgi l'orecchio.
2 Ecco, io apro la bocca,
parla la mia lingua entro il mio palato.
3 Il mio cuore dirà sagge parole
e le mie labbra parleranno chiaramente.
4 Lo spirito di Dio mi ha creato
e il soffio dell'Onnipotente mi dà vita.
5 Se puoi, rispondimi,
prepàrati davanti a me, stà pronto.
6 Ecco, io sono come te di fronte a Dio
e anch'io sono stato tratto dal fango:
7 ecco, nulla hai da temere da me,
né graverò su di te la mano.
8 Non hai fatto che dire ai miei orecchi
e ho ben udito il suono dei tuoi detti:
9 «Puro son io, senza peccato,
io sono mondo, non ho colpa;
10 ma egli contro di me trova pretesti
e mi stima suo nemico;
11 pone in ceppi i miei piedi
e spia tutti i miei passi!».
12 Ecco, in questo ti rispondo: non hai ragione.
Dio è infatti più grande dell'uomo.
13 Perché ti lamenti di lui,
se non risponde ad ogni tua parola?
14 Dio parla in un modo
o in un altro, ma non si fa attenzione.
15 Parla nel sogno, visione notturna,
quando cade il sopore sugli uomini
e si addormentano sul loro giaciglio;
16 apre allora l'orecchio degli uomini
e con apparizioni li spaventa,
17 per distogliere l'uomo dal male
e tenerlo lontano dall'orgoglio,
18 per preservarne l'anima dalla fossa
e la sua vita dalla morte violenta.
19 Lo corregge con il dolore nel suo letto
e con la tortura continua delle ossa;
20 quando il suo senso ha nausea del pane,
il suo appetito del cibo squisito;
21 quando la sua carne si consuma a vista d'occhio
e le ossa, che non si vedevano prima, spuntano fuori,
22 quando egli si avvicina alla fossa
e la sua vita alla dimora dei morti.
23 Ma se vi è un angelo presso di lui,
un protettore solo fra mille,
per mostrare all'uomo il suo dovere,
24 abbia pietà di lui e dica:
«Scampalo dallo scender nella fossa,
ho trovato il riscatto»,
25 allora la sua carne sarà più fresca che in gioventù,
tornerà ai giorni della sua adolescenza:
26 supplicherà Dio e questi gli userà benevolenza,
gli mostrerà il suo volto in giubilo,
e renderà all'uomo la sua giustizia.
27 Egli si rivolgerà agli uomini e dirà:
«Avevo peccato e violato la giustizia,
ma egli non mi ha punito per quel che meritavo;
28 mi ha scampato dalla fossa
e la mia vita rivede la luce».
29 Ecco, tutto questo fa Dio,
due volte, tre volte con l'uomo,
30 per sottrarre l'anima sua dalla fossa
e illuminarla con la luce dei viventi.
31 Attendi, Giobbe, ascoltami,
taci e io parlerò:
32 ma se hai qualcosa da dire, rispondimi,
parla, perché vorrei darti ragione;
33 se no, tu ascoltami
e io ti insegnerò la sapienza.
Job 33
Christian Standard Bible
Job 33
Christian Standard Bible
Elihu Confronts Job
33 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,
and listen to all my words.
2 I am going to open my mouth;
my tongue will form words on my palate.
3 My words come from my upright(A) heart,
and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
4 The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty(B) gives me life.(C)
5 Refute me if you can.
Prepare(D) your case against me; take your stand.(E)
6 I am just like you before God;
I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.(F)
7 Fear(G) of me should not terrify you;
no pressure from me should weigh you down.
8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard these very[a] words:
9 “I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean and have no iniquity.(H)
10 But he finds reasons to oppose me;
he regards me as his enemy.(I)
11 He puts my feet in the stocks;
he stands watch(J) over all my paths.”
12 But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
since God is greater than man.(K)
13 Why do you take(L) him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?[b]
14 For God speaks time and again,
but a person may not notice it.
15 In a dream, a vision(M) in the night,
when deep sleep comes over people(N)
as they slumber on their beds,
16 he uncovers their ears(O)
and terrifies them[c] with warnings,
17 in order to turn a person from his actions
and suppress the pride of a person.
18 God spares his soul from the Pit,(P)
his life from crossing the river of death.[d]
19 A person may be disciplined on his bed(Q) with pain
and constant distress in his bones,(R)
20 so that he detests bread,
and his soul despises his favorite food.(S)
21 His flesh wastes away to nothing,[e]
and his unseen bones stick out.
22 He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.
23 If there is an angel(T) on his side,
one mediator out of a thousand,
to tell a person what is right for him[f]
24 and to be gracious to him and say,
“Spare him from going down to the Pit;
I have found a ransom,”(U)
25 then his flesh will be healthier[g] than in his youth,
and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.(V)
26 He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
That person will see his face(W) with a shout of joy,
and God will restore his righteousness to him.(X)
27 He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.[h]
28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and I will continue to see the light.”
29 God certainly does all these things
two or three times to a person
30 in order to turn him back from the Pit,
so he may shine with the light of life.(Y)
31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me.
Be quiet, and I will speak.
32 But if you have something to say,[i] answer me;
speak, for I would like to justify you.
33 If not, then listen to me;
be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.
Footnotes
- 33:8 Lit heard a sound of
- 33:13 Lit court, for he does not answer all his words
- 33:16 LXX; MT reads and seals
- 33:18 Or from perishing by the sword
- 33:21 Lit away from sight
- 33:23 Or to vouch for a person’s uprightness
- 33:25 Hb obscure
- 33:27 Lit and the same was not to me
- 33:32 Lit If there are words
Job 33
New International Version
Job 33
New International Version
33 “But now, Job, listen(A) to my words;
pay attention to everything I say.(B)
2 I am about to open my mouth;
my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words come from an upright heart;(C)
my lips sincerely speak what I know.(D)
4 The Spirit(E) of God has made me;(F)
the breath of the Almighty(G) gives me life.(H)
5 Answer me(I) then, if you can;
stand up(J) and argue your case before me.(K)
6 I am the same as you in God’s sight;(L)
I too am a piece of clay.(M)
7 No fear of me should alarm you,
nor should my hand be heavy on you.(N)
8 “But you have said in my hearing—
I heard the very words—
9 ‘I am pure,(O) I have done no wrong;(P)
I am clean and free from sin.(Q)
10 Yet God has found fault with me;
he considers me his enemy.(R)
11 He fastens my feet in shackles;(S)
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’(T)
12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.(U)
13 Why do you complain to him(V)
that he responds to no one’s words[a]?(W)
14 For God does speak(X)—now one way, now another(Y)—
though no one perceives it.(Z)
15 In a dream,(AA) in a vision(AB) of the night,(AC)
when deep sleep(AD) falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak(AE) in their ears
and terrify them(AF) with warnings,(AG)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,(AH)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(AI)
their lives from perishing by the sword.[b](AJ)
19 “Or someone may be chastened(AK) on a bed of pain(AL)
with constant distress in their bones,(AM)
20 so that their body finds food(AN) repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(AO)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones,(AP) once hidden, now stick out.(AQ)
22 They draw near to the pit,(AR)
and their life to the messengers of death.[c](AS)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
a messenger,(AT) one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,(AU)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(AV)
I have found a ransom for them(AW)—
25 let their flesh be renewed(AX) like a child’s;
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’(AY)—
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(AZ)
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(BA)
he will restore them to full well-being.(BB)
27 And they will go to others and say,
‘I have sinned,(BC) I have perverted what is right,(BD)
but I did not get what I deserved.(BE)
28 God has delivered(BF) me from going down to the pit,(BG)
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(BH)
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