Job 33
New American Standard Bible
Elihu Claims to Speak for God
33 “However, please (A)hear my speech, Job,
And listen to all my words.
2 Behold now, I open my mouth,
My tongue in my [a]mouth speaks.
3 My words are from the integrity 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)Refute me if you can;
Line up against 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 fear of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
8 “You have in fact spoken [d]while I listened,
And I heard the sound of your words:
9 ‘I am (H)pure, (I)without wrongdoing;
I am innocent and there (J)is no guilt in me.
10 Behold, He [e]invents [f]criticisms against me;
He (K)counts me as His enemy.
11 He (L)puts my feet in the stocks;
He watches all my paths.’
12 Behold, let me respond to you, (M)you are not right in this,
For God is greater than mankind.
13 “Why do you (N)complain to Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?
14 Indeed (O)God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.
15 In a (P)dream, a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
While they slumber in their beds,
16 Then (Q)He opens the ears of people,
And horrifies them with warnings,
17 So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct,
And [g]keep a man from pride;
18 He (R)keeps his soul back from the pit,
And his life from perishing by the (S)spear.
19 “A person is also rebuked by (T)pain in his bed,
And with constant complaint in his bones,
20 So that his life (U)loathes bread,
And his soul, food [h]that he should crave.
21 His (V)flesh wastes away from sight,
And his (W)bones, which were not seen, stick out.
22 Then (X)his soul comes near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.
23 “If there is an (Y)interceding angel for him,
One out of a thousand,
To remind a person of what is [i]right for him,
24 And he is gracious to him, and says,
‘Free him from (Z)going down to the pit,
I have found a (AA)ransom’;
25 Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
26 Then he will (AB)pray to God, and He will accept him,
So that (AC)he may see His face with joy,
And He will restore His righteousness to that person.
27 He will sing to people and say,
‘I (AD)have sinned and perverted what is right,
And it is not (AE)proper for me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life will (AF)see the light.’
29 “Behold, God does (AG)all these things for a man two or three times,
30 To (AH)bring back his soul from the pit,
So that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
31 Pay attention, Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.
32 Then if [j]you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I would take pleasure in justifying you.
33 If not, (AI)listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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.
Аюб 33
Священное Писание (Восточный Перевод)
33 Так выслушай, Аюб, речи мои
и внимай всем моим словам.
2 Вот, я уже открываю уста,
говорит мой язык в гортани моей.
3 Слова мои исходят от чистого сердца;
скажут честно, что знают уста мои.
4 Дух Всевышнего создал меня,
и дыхание Всемогущего животворит меня.
5 Ответь же мне, если сможешь,
приготовься и возрази мне.
6 Мы равны с тобой перед Всевышним –
из той же глины я взят.
7 Страх передо мной тебя не смутит,
и рука моя тебе тяжела не будет.
8 Ты при мне говорил,
и я слышал, как ты утверждал:
9 «Я чист, и греха на мне нет.
Я невинен и непорочен.
10 Но Всевышний отыскал за мною вину
и считает меня врагом.
11 Он ноги мои в колодки забил
и за всеми путями моими следит».
12 Но я говорю тебе: ты не прав,
потому что Всевышний выше смертного.
13 Для чего тебе состязаться с Ним,
говоря, что на слова человека Он не отвечает?
14 Ведь Всевышний говорит разными путями,
хотя человек и не понимает.
15 Во сне и в ночном видении,
когда смертных объемлет глубокий сон,
когда они дремлют на ложах своих,
16 тогда Он открывает человеку слух
и страшит его Своими видениями,
17 чтобы отвернуть его от зла
и удержать его от гордости,
18 чтобы сберечь его душу от бездны
и не дать ему перейти реку смерти.
19 Или вразумляет человека на ложе недуг,
и непрестанная боль в его костях,
20 так что его внутренность гнушается хлебом,
а душа – лакомой пищей.
21 Истощается его плоть, её и не видно,
выпирают его кости, скрытые прежде.
22 Его душа приближается к бездне,
и жизнь – к ангелам смерти.
23 Но если есть ангел на его стороне,
заступник, один из тысячи,
наставляющий человека на прямой путь,
24 Всевышний[a] пожалеет его и скажет:
«Избавь его, пусть не сойдёт он в бездну;
за него Я выкуп нашёл»,
25 то плоть его станет как у младенца,
и вернутся к нему его юные дни.
26 Он помолится Всевышнему и найдёт милость;
он увидит лицо Всевышнего и возликует.
Всевышний вернёт ему его праведность.
27 Тогда он воспоёт перед людьми и скажет:
«Я согрешил, искажал правду,
но пользы мне это не принесло.
28 Он искупил мою душу от бездны,
и я опять вижу свет».
29 Истинно, всё это делает Всевышний
со смертным два-три раза,
30 чтобы душу его отвести от бездны,
чтобы свет живых на него просиял.
31 Внимай мне, Аюб, и слушай меня;
молчи, и я буду говорить.
32 Если есть, что сказать, то ответь мне;
говори, я хочу тебя оправдать.
33 А если нет, то меня послушай;
молчи, и я научу тебя мудрости.
Footnotes
- 33:24 Согласно другому толкованию здесь жалеет и говорит не Всевышний, а ангел-заступник из ст. 23.
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