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Job 4
Jubilee Bible 2000
Job 4
Jubilee Bible 2000
4 ¶ Then Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,
2 If we attempt to commune with thee, thou wilt be grieved. But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upheld the one that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now that it is come upon thee, thou art grieved; it touches thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the integrity of thy ways?
7 ¶ Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off?
8 Even as I have seen, those that plow iniquity and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the spirit of his anger they are consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
12 ¶ Now the matter was also hidden from me, but my ear has perceived a little of it.
13 In imaginations of visions of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men,
14 fear came upon me and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before me which caused the hair of my flesh to stand up.
16 A ghost stood in front of me, whose face I did not recognize, and I heard it say,
17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18 Behold, he put no trust in his slaves, and his angels he charged with folly.
19 How much more with those that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who shall be crushed by the moth!
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening; they perish for ever without anyone regarding it.
21 Does their beauty perish with them? They die and do not know.
Job 4
La Bible du Semeur
Job 4
La Bible du Semeur
Premier discours d’Éliphaz
Personne n’est innocent
4 Alors Eliphaz de Témân prit la parole et dit :
2 Peut-on risquer un mot ? ╵Tu es si abattu[a] !
Mais qui peut garder le silence ?
3 Tu as instruit beaucoup de gens
et tu as fortifié ╵ceux qui baissaient les bras.
4 Tes propos relevaient ╵celui qui trébuchait,
et tu raffermissais ╵ceux dont les genoux fléchissaient.
5 Maintenant qu’il s’agit de toi, ╵tu es découragé !
Maintenant que cela te touche, ╵te voilà tout désemparé !
6 La crainte que tu as de Dieu n’est-elle pas ╵la source de ton assurance ?
Et ton intégrité ╵n’est-elle pas ton espérance ?
7 Cherche dans ta mémoire : ╵quel est donc l’innocent ╵qui jamais a péri ?
Où sont les hommes droits ╵qui ont été anéantis ?
8 D’après ce que j’ai vu, ╵les artisans d’iniquité
et ceux qui sèment le malheur ╵en moissonnent les fruits :
9 sous le souffle de Dieu, ╵les voilà qui périssent,
dans son courroux, il les consume.
10 Le lion a beau rugir ╵et le fauve gronder,
ils sont brisés, les crocs des lionceaux.
11 Le lion périt faute de proie,
les petits de la lionne ╵sont dispersés.
12 Un oracle furtif ╵s’est glissé jusqu’à moi,
et mon oreille en a saisi ╵le murmure léger :
13 pendant les visions de la nuit, ╵au milieu d’un flot de pensées,
à l’heure où un profond sommeil ╵s’empare des humains,
14 un frisson d’épouvante ╵a parcouru mon corps,
tous mes os en tremblèrent.
15 Un esprit effleura ma face,
hérissant les poils sur ma peau.
16 Il se tenait debout. ╵Je ne pus reconnaître ╵à quoi il ressemblait,
mais cette apparition ╵resta devant mes yeux.
J’entendis une voix ╵qui murmurait tout doucement :
17 « Un humain serait-il ╵plus juste que son Créateur ?
Un homme peut-il être ╵plus pur que Dieu ?
18 Si, en ses propres serviteurs ╵Dieu ne peut se fier,
et si même en ses anges ╵il trouve des défauts,
19 à plus forte raison ╵il ne peut se fier ╵aux pauvres créatures ╵habitant dans des corps d’argile,
qui ne sont que poussière[b]
et qu’on peut écraser ╵comme des vermisseaux.
20 Entre le matin et le soir, ╵ils sont réduits en poudre.
Sans qu’on y prenne garde, ╵les voilà qui périssent.
21 Les cordes qui tenaient leur tente ╵sont soudain arrachées,
et c’est ainsi qu’ils meurent ╵sans avoir acquis la sagesse. »
Job 4
New International Version
Job 4
New International Version
Eliphaz
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
2 “If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
But who can keep from speaking?(B)
3 Think how you have instructed many,(C)
how you have strengthened feeble hands.(D)
4 Your words have supported those who stumbled;(E)
you have strengthened faltering knees.(F)
5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;(G)
it strikes(H) you, and you are dismayed.(I)
6 Should not your piety be your confidence(J)
and your blameless(K) ways your hope?
7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?(L)
Where were the upright ever destroyed?(M)
8 As I have observed,(N) those who plow evil(O)
and those who sow trouble reap it.(P)
9 At the breath of God(Q) they perish;
at the blast of his anger they are no more.(R)
10 The lions may roar(S) and growl,
yet the teeth of the great lions(T) are broken.(U)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(V)
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(W)
12 “A word(X) was secretly brought to me,
my ears caught a whisper(Y) of it.(Z)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people,(AA)
14 fear and trembling(AB) seized me
and made all my bones shake.(AC)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
and the hair on my body stood on end.(AD)
16 It stopped,
but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
and I heard a hushed voice:(AE)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(AF)
Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(AG)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(AH)
if he charges his angels with error,(AI)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,(AJ)
whose foundations(AK) are in the dust,(AL)
who are crushed(AM) more readily than a moth!(AN)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
unnoticed, they perish forever.(AO)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,(AP)
so that they die(AQ) without wisdom?’(AR)
Job 4
New King James Version
Job 4
New King James Version
Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Surely you have instructed many,
And you (A)have strengthened weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
And you (B)have strengthened the [a]feeble knees;
5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;
It touches you, and you are troubled.
6 Is not (C)your reverence (D)your confidence?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (E)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?
8 Even as I have seen,
(F)Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And (G)the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 (H)The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
13 (I)In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and (J)trembling,
Which made all my bones shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my body stood up.
16 It stood still,
But I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence;
Then I heard a voice saying:
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 If He (K)puts no trust in His servants,
If He charges His angels with error,
19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before a moth?
20 (L)They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
They perish forever, with no one regarding.
21 Does not their own excellence go away?
They die, even without wisdom.’
Footnotes
- Job 4:4 Lit. bending
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