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Job 4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Job 4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:
2 If we begin to speak to thee, perhaps thou wilt take it ill, but who can withhold the words he hath conceived?
3 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands:
4 Thy words have confirmed them that were staggering, and thou hast strengthened the trembling knees:
5 But now the scourge is come upon thee, and thou faintest: it hath touched thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? or when were the just destroyed?
8 On the contrary I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them,
9 Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions are broken:
11 The tiger hath perished for want of prey, and the young lions are scattered abroad.
12 Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper.
13 In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men,
14 Fear seized upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were affrighted:
15 And when a spirit passed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up.
16 There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice as it were of a gentle wind:
17 Shall man be justified in comparison of God, or shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18 Behold they that serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he found wickedness:
19 How much more shall they that dwell in houses of clay, who have an earthly foundation, be consumed as with the moth?
20 From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever.
21 And they that shall be left, shall be taken away from them: they shall die, and not in wisdom.
Job 4
Svenska Folkbibeln
Job 4
Svenska Folkbibeln
Elifas första tal
4 Då tog Elifas från Teman till orda och sade:
2 Tar du illa upp om någon vågar tala till dig?
Vem kan hålla tillbaka sina ord?
3 Se, många har du väglett,
och kraftlösa händer har du stärkt.
4 Dina ord har rest upp den som snubblat,
och du har gett kraft åt vacklande knän.
5 Men nu gäller det dig, och du blir otålig,
det drabbar dig, och du blir förskräckt.
6 Är inte din gudsfruktan din tillförsikt
och dina vägars ostrafflighet ditt hopp?
7 Tänk efter: När gick en oskyldig förlorad,
och var gick de rättsinniga under?
8 Jag har sett att de som plöjer fördärv och sår olycka,
de skördar sådant.
9 För Guds andedräkt förgås de,
för hans vredes fnysning försvinner de.
10 Lejonen ryter och vrålar,
men de unga lejonens tänder bryts av.
11 Det gamla lejonet förgås i brist på rov
och lejoninnans ungar sprids vida omkring.
12 Ett ord smög sakta till mig,
det nådde mitt öra som en viskning,
13 när tankarna oroades av nattens syner,
och sömnen föll tung över människorna.
14 Förskräckelse och bävan kom över mig
och fick alla mina ben att skaka.
15 En ande strök förbi mitt ansikte,
håren på min kropp reste sig.
16 Den stannade, men jag kunde inte urskilja utseendet
på gestalten som jag såg.
Det var tyst, sedan hörde jag en röst:
17 "Kan en människa stå rättfärdig inför Gud,
kan en människa vara ren inför sin skapare?
18 Inte ens sina tjänare kan han lita på,
hos sina änglar finner han fel.
19 Hur mycket mer hos dem som bor i lerhyddor,
dem som har sin grundval i stoftet.
De krossas lättare än mal.
20 När morgon har blivit afton,
ligger de slagna.
Utan att någon märker det,
går de under för alltid.
21 Deras tältrep rycks upp för dem,
de dör utan visdom."
Iov 4
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Iov 4
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Cuvântarea lui Elifaz către Iov
4 Elifaz din Teman a luat cuvântul şi a zis:
2 „Dacă vom îndrăzni să-ţi vorbim, te vei supăra?
Dar cine ar putea să tacă?
3 De multe ori tu ai învăţat pe alţii
şi ai întărit mâinile(A) slăbite.
4 Cuvintele tale au ridicat pe cei ce se clătinau
şi ai întărit genunchii(B) care se îndoiau.
5 Şi acum, când este vorba de tine, eşti slab!
Acum, când eşti atins tu, te tulburi!
Nu este frica(C) ta de Dumnezeu sprijinul tău?
6 Nădejdea(D) ta nu-i neprihănirea ta?
7 Adu-ţi aminte, te rog! Care nevinovat(E) a pierit?
Care oameni neprihăniţi au fost nimiciţi?
8 După câte am văzut eu, numai cei ce ară(F) fărădelegea
şi seamănă nelegiuirea îi seceră roadele!
9 Aceia pier prin suflarea lui Dumnezeu,
nimiciţi de vântul mâniei Lui.
10 Mugetul leilor încetează,
dinţii(G) puilor de lei sunt zdrobiţi!
11 Leul(H) bătrân piere din lipsă de pradă
şi puii leoaicei se risipesc.
Toţi oamenii sunt vinovaţi
12 Un cuvânt s-a furişat până la mine,
şi urechea mea i-a prins sunetele uşoare.
13 În clipa când(I) vedeniile de noapte frământă gândul,
când oamenii sunt cufundaţi într-un somn adânc,
14 m-a apucat groaza(J) şi spaima,
şi toate oasele mi-au tremurat.
15 Un duh a trecut pe lângă mine…
Tot părul mi s-a zbârlit ca ariciul…
16 Un chip cu o înfăţişare necunoscută era înaintea ochilor mei.
Şi am auzit un glas care şoptea încetişor:
17 ‘Fi-va omul(K) fără vină înaintea lui Dumnezeu?
Fi-va el curat înaintea Celui ce l-a făcut?’
18 Dacă n-are încredere Dumnezeu(L) nici în slujitorii Săi,
dacă găseşte El greşeli chiar la îngerii Săi,
19 cu cât(M) mai mult la cei ce locuiesc în case(N) de lut,
care îşi trag obârşia din ţărână
şi pot fi zdrobiţi ca un vierme!
20 De dimineaţă până seara sunt(O) zdrobiţi,
pier pentru totdeauna şi nimeni nu ţine seama de ei.
21 Li se(P) taie firul vieţii:
mor şi tot n-au căpătat înţelepciunea!(Q)
Job 4
New Life Version
Job 4
New Life Version
Eliphaz Talks
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 2 “If one speaks with you, will you want him to stop? But who can keep from speaking? 3 See, you have taught many, and you have given strength to weak hands. 4 Your words have helped him stand who would have fallen. You have given strength to weak knees. 5 But now it has come to you, and you are not happy. It touches you, and you are troubled and sad. 6 Is not your fear of God what gives you strength and your good ways that give you hope?
7 “Think now, who without guilt was ever destroyed? 8 As I have seen, those who plow sin and plant trouble gather the same. 9 By the breath of God they are destroyed. They are destroyed by the wind of His anger. 10 The noise of the lion, the voice of the angry lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken. 11 The strong lion dies because there is no food to get. And the young of the lioness are sent everywhere.
12 “Now a word was brought to me in secret. My ear heard it spoken in a quiet voice. 13 With troubled thoughts from the dreams of the night, when deep sleep comes upon men, 14 fear came to me and I shook. It made all my bones shake. 15 A spirit passed by my face. The hair of my flesh stood up. 16 The spirit stood still, but I could not understand what I saw. Something was in front of my eyes. All was quiet, then I heard a voice: 17 ‘Can man be right more than God? Can a man be pure more than his Maker? 18 He puts no trust even in His servants. He finds mistakes among His angels. 19 How much more those who live in houses of clay, who build upon the dust, who are crushed like the moth! 20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed. Without anyone seeing it they become lost forever. 21 Is not their tent-rope pulled up within them? They die, and have no wisdom.’
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)
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