Job 33
Legacy Standard Bible
Elihu Asks Job to Hear and Respond
33 “However now, Job, please (A)hear my speech,
And give ear to all my words.
2 Behold now, I open my mouth;
My tongue in my [a]mouth speaks.
3 My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak (B)knowledge sincerely.
4 The (C)Spirit of God has made me,
And the (D)breath of [b]the Almighty gives me life.
5 (E)Respond to me if you can;
Arrange yourselves before me, take your stand.
6 Behold, I belong to God like you;
I too have been [c]formed out of the (F)clay.
7 Behold, (G)no dread of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
8 “Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your speech:
9 ‘I am (H)pure, (I)without transgression;
I am innocent, and there (J)is no guilt in me.
10 Behold, He finds reasons for opposition against me;
He (K)counts me as His enemy.
11 He (L)puts my feet in the stocks;
He keeps watch over all my paths.’
12 Behold, let me answer you; (M)you are not right in this,
For God is greater than mortal man.
13 “Why do you (N)contend against Him?
For He does not give an answer for all His doings.
14 Indeed (O)God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one perceives it.
15 In a (P)dream, a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
16 Then (Q)He opens the ears of men,
And seals in their discipline,
17 That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And [d]keep man from pride;
18 He (R)holds back his soul from the pit,
And his life from passing over [e]to death (S)by a weapon.
19 “[f]Man is also reproved with (T)pain on his bed,
And with unceasing contention in his bones,
20 So that his life (U)loathes bread,
And his soul favorite food.
21 His (V)flesh wastes away from sight,
And his (W)bones which were not seen stick out.
22 Then (X)his soul draws near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.
23 “If there is an angel as (Y)mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To declare to a man what is [g]right for him,
24 Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from (Z)going down to the pit;
I have found (AA)atonement’;
25 Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
26 Then he will (AB)entreat God, and He will accept him,
And (AC)he will see His face with joyful shouts,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
27 He will sing to men and say,
‘I (AD)have sinned and perverted what is right,
But He has not done (AE)what is due to me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from passing into the pit,
And my life shall (AF)see the light.’
29 “Behold, God does (AG)all these things twice, three times with men,
30 To (AH)bring back his soul from the pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
31 Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will speak.
32 Then if [h]you have any speech, respond to me;
Speak, for I desire to prove you righteous.
33 If not, (AI)listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
Job 33
La Bible du Semeur
Dieu se sert de la souffrance pour parler aux hommes
33 Maintenant, Job, veuille écouter
mon propos, je te prie
et prête bien l’oreille ╵à toutes mes paroles ;
2 voici, j’ouvre la bouche,
et ma langue s’exprime.
3 Mes mots proviennent ╵d’un cœur plein de droiture,
ma bouche exposera la science ╵en toute vérité.
4 Oui, c’est l’Esprit de Dieu ╵qui m’a formé,
c’est le souffle du Tout-Puissant ╵qui me fait vivre.
5 Si tu peux, réponds-moi,
prépare ta défense ╵et prends position devant moi.
6 Car voici, devant Dieu ╵je suis semblable à toi,
j’ai été, comme toi, ╵façonné dans l’argile.
7 Ainsi tu ne trembleras pas ╵de frayeur devant moi
et je ne t’écraserai pas.
8 Tu as dit devant moi,
et j’ai bien entendu ╵le son de tes paroles :
9 « Je suis irréprochable ╵et je n’ai pas commis ╵de transgression ;
moi, je suis innocent, ╵je n’ai rien fait de mal[a].
10 Cependant, Dieu invente ╵contre moi des prétextes,
et il me considère ╵comme son ennemi[b] :
11 il a mis mes pieds dans des fers
et il surveille tous mes pas. »
12 En cela, tu n’as pas raison, ╵laisse-moi te le dire,
car Dieu est bien plus grand que l’homme.
13 Pourquoi lui fais-tu un procès ?
Il n’a de compte à rendre ╵pour aucun de ses actes[c].
14 Et pourtant, Dieu nous parle, ╵tantôt d’une manière
et puis tantôt d’une autre. ╵Mais l’on n’y prend pas garde.
15 Il parle par des songes ╵et des visions nocturnes,
quand un profond sommeil ╵accable les humains
endormis sur leur couche.
16 Alors il se révèle ╵à l’oreille des hommes,
scellant les instructions ╵dont il les avertit,
17 afin d’écarter l’homme ╵de ses agissements,
de le préserver de l’orgueil.
18 Ainsi, le garde-t-il ╵hors de la tombe,
il le préserve ╵des coups du javelot.
19 Ou encore, il corrige ╵l’homme par la souffrance ╵qui le tient sur sa couche,
lorsque ses os ╵s’agitent sans arrêt.
20 Le voilà dégoûté ╵de toute nourriture,
il n’a plus d’appétit ╵pour les mets les plus fins.
21 La chair sur son corps dépérit, ╵elle ne se laisse plus voir,
et ses os qu’on ne voyait pas ╵sont maintenant saillants.
22 De la fosse, il s’approche
et sa vie est livrée ╵aux anges de la mort.
23 Mais s’il se trouve auprès de lui ╵un ange interprète de Dieu[d],
un parmi les milliers,
pour lui faire savoir ╵quel est le droit chemin,
24 qui ait pitié de lui ╵et qui demande à Dieu :
« Délivre-le du gouffre, ╵qu’il n’y descende pas,
j’ai trouvé sa rançon »,
25 alors sa chair retrouve ╵sa fraîcheur juvénile,
et il revient aux jours ╵de sa jeunesse.
26 Il peut invoquer Dieu, ╵qui lui rend sa faveur,
il se présente à lui ╵avec des cris de joie.
Car Dieu le reconnaît ╵à nouveau comme juste.
27 Il se met à chanter ╵et, devant tout le monde,
il dit : « J’avais péché ╵et perverti le droit,
et je n’ai pas subi ╵ce que je méritais.
28 Car Dieu a délivré ╵mon être de la fosse
et il a maintenu ╵ma vie dans la lumière. »
29 Vois, Dieu fait tout cela
deux fois, trois fois pour l’homme,
30 pour le détourner de la tombe
et pour l’illuminer ╵de la lumière des vivants.
31 Sois donc attentif, Job, ╵écoute-moi !
Tais-toi, que je puisse parler.
32 Toutefois, si tu as ╵quelque chose à répondre, ╵dis-le, réplique-moi,
car je serais heureux ╵de reconnaître ╵ton innocence.
33 Si tu n’as rien à dire, ╵alors écoute-moi,
tais-toi, ╵et je t’apprendrai la sagesse.
Footnotes
- 33.9 Voir 10.7 ; 23.11-12 ; 27.6 ; 31.
- 33.10 Voir 9.17 ; 13.24 ; 19.11.
- 33.13 Autre traduction : pourquoi lui reproches-tu de ne pas répondre aux questions qu’on lui pose ?
- 33.23 Certains comprennent un messager et pensent à un humain (ce pourrait être Elihou lui-même). Il semble pourtant plus naturel d’y voir un ange chargé de faire comprendre à l’homme ce que Dieu veut lui dire par sa souffrance, comme le suggère la fin du verset. D’autres comprennent : un ange intercesseur.
Job 33
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Elihu irettesætter Job
33 Hør nu her, Job, hvad jeg har at sige.
Lyt omhyggeligt til alle mine ord.
2 Nu, da jeg har taget bladet fra munden,
og ordene ligger mig på tungen,
3 så lad mig sige, hvad jeg har på hjerte.
Jeg taler ærligt og oprigtigt.
4 Det var Guds Ånd, der skabte mig.
Den Almægtiges åndepust gav mig liv.
5 Gør dig parat til at svare, hvis du kan,
kom bare med dine argumenter.
6 Overfor Gud er vi lige, du og jeg.
Vi er begge skrøbelige mennesker.
7 Du behøver ikke at være bange,
for jeg ønsker ikke at genere dig.
8 Mens jeg sad og lyttede,
hørte jeg, at du sagde:
9 ‚Jeg er uskyldig og uden synd.
Jeg har en ren samvittighed.
10 Men Gud har fundet et påskud for at straffe mig,
han behandler mig som en fjende.
11 Han har lagt mine fødder i lænker,
han holder øje med alt, hvad jeg foretager mig.’
12 Men dertil må jeg sige, at du tager fejl,
for Gud er større end noget menneske.
13 Hvilken ret har du til at påstå,
at han ikke svarer på dine spørgsmål?
14 Gud taler på mange måder,
men tit hører vi ikke, hvad han siger.
15 Han taler gennem drømme og syner,
mens vi ligger i vores senge om natten.
16 Han hvisker os formaninger i øret,
viser os skræmmende billeder,
17 så vi ikke skal komme på gale veje
eller blive stolte og hovmodige.
18 Han ønsker nemlig at advare os,
så vi ikke går i dødens fælde.
19 Andre gange straffes et menneske med smerter,
så han ligger bundet til sengen i konstant pine.
20 Så mister han fuldstændig appetitten
og har ikke engang lyst til lækker mad.
21 Han taber sig og bliver en skygge af sig selv,
ender som det rene skind og ben.
22 Han hører dødens kalden
og nærmer sig gravens rand.
23 Men hvis en engel går i forbøn for ham,
hvis et af Guds tusinde sendebud
fortæller ham, hvad han bør gøre,
24 og hvis Gud derefter er nådig imod ham
og siger: ‚Løs ham! Han skal ikke dø,
for jeg har modtaget en løsesum,’
25 da får han sit helbred igen,
han får sin ungdoms styrke tilbage.
26 For når han beder Gud om nåde,
bliver han også taget til nåde.
Så bliver han forsonet med Gud
og kan igen tænke på ham med glæde.
27 Derefter kan han fortælle sine venner:
‚Jeg syndede og gjorde oprør mod Gud,
men han var nådig imod mig.
28 Han betalte løsesummen og reddede mig fra døden,
så nu kan jeg atter glædes ved livet.’
29 Ja, sådan gør Gud ofte:
Han giver os en chance til.
30 Han redder os på tærsklen til døden,
så vi atter kan glædes ved livet.
31 Hører du, hvad jeg siger, Job?
Du behøver ikke at svare endnu.
32 Men har du noget at sige, så kom bare med det,
for jeg ønsker at se dig blive genoprettet.
33 Hvis ikke, så lyt til mig lidt endnu.
Vær stille, så jeg kan lære dig visdom.”
Job 33
King James Version
33 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
9 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
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