Job 4
Revised Geneva Translation
4 Then Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,
2 “If we try to commune with you, will you grow weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 “Behold, you have taught many, and have strengthened weary hands.
4 “Your words have upheld him who was falling. And you have strengthened weak knees.
5 “But now it has come upon you, and you grow weary. It touches you, and you are troubled.
6 “Is not this your fear, your confidence, your patience and uprightness of your ways?
7 “Please remember, whoever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed?
8 “As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.
9 “With the blast of God they perish. And with the breath of His Nostrils are they consumed.
10 “The roaring of the Lion, and the voice of the Lioness, and the teeth of the Lion’s whelps are broken.
11 “The Lion perishes for lack of prey. And the Lion’s whelps are scattered.
12 “But a thing was brought to me secretly. And my ear has received a little of it.
13 “In the thoughts of the visions of the night, when sleep falls on men,
14 “fear came upon me, and dread, which made all my bones tremble.
15 “And the wind passed before me, and made the hairs of my flesh stand up.
16 “Then, one stood. And I did not know his face, an image before my eyes. In silence, I heard a voice,
17 “‘Shall man be more just than God? Or shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 ‘Behold, he found no steadfastness in his servants, and laid folly upon his angels.
19 ‘How much more in those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shall be destroyed before the moth?
20 ‘They are destroyed from the morning to the evening. They perish forever, without regard.
21 ‘Does not their excellence go away with them? Do they not die without wisdom?’”
Jobi 4
Albanian Bible
4 Atëherë Elifazi nga Temani u përgjigj dhe tha:
2 "A do të të bezdiste ndokush në rast se do të provonte të të fliste? Por kush mund t’i ndalë fjalët?
3 Ja ti ke mësuar shumë prej tyre dhe ua ke fortësuar duart e lodhura;
4 fjalët e tua u kanë dhënë zemër të lëkundurve dhe kanë forcuar gjunjët që gjunjëzohen.
5 Por tani që e keqja të zuri ty, nuk je në gjendje të veprosh; të ka goditur ty, dhe ti e ke humbur fare.
6 Mëshira jote a nuk është vallë besimi yt, dhe ndershmëria e sjelljes sate, shpresa jote?
7 Mbaje mend: cili i pafajmë është zhdukur vallë, dhe a janë shkatërruar vallë njerëzit e ndershëm?
8 Ashtu siç e kam parë unë vetë, ata që lërojnë paudhësinë dhe mbjellin mjerimin, vjelin frytet e tyre.
9 Me frymën e Perëndisë ata vdesin, era e zemërimit të tij i tret ata.
10 Vrumbullima e luanit, zëri i luanit të egër dhe dhëmbët e luanëve të vegjël janë thyer.
11 Luani vdes për mungesë gjahu dhe të vegjlit e luaneshës shpërndahen.
12 Një fjalë më ka ardhur fshehurazi dhe veshi im ka zënë pëshpëritjen e saj.
13 Midis mendimeve të vizioneve të natës, kur një gjumë i rëndë bie mbi njerëzit,
14 më pushtoi një llahtari e madhe dhe një rrëqethje që bëri të dridhen gjithë kockat e mia.
15 Një frymë më kaloi përpara, dhe m’u ngritën përpjetë qimet e trupit.
16 Ai u ndal, por nuk munda ta dalloj pamjen e tij; një figurë më rrinte para syve; kishte heshtje, pastaj dëgjova një zë që thoshte:
17 "A mund të jetë një i vdekshëm më i drejtë se Perëndia? A mund të jetë një njeri më i pastër se Krijuesi i tij?
18 Ja, ai nuk u zë besë as shërbëtorëve të tij, dhe gjen madje të meta edhe tek engjëjt e tij;
19 aq më tepër tek ata që banojnë në shtëpi prej argjile, themelet e të cilave janë në pluhur, dhe shtypen si një tenjë.
20 Nga mëngjesi deri në mbrëmje shkatërrohen; zhduken për fare, dhe asnjeri nuk i vë re.
21 Litarin e çadrës së tyre vallë a nuk ua këpusin? Ata vdesin, por pa dituri"".
Job 4
Easy-to-Read Version
Eliphaz Speaks
4 Eliphaz from Teman answered:
2 “I must say something.
Would it upset you if I speak?
3 Job, you have taught many people.
You encouraged those who were ready to quit.
4 Your words helped those who were ready to fall.
You gave strength to those who could not stand by themselves.
5 But now trouble comes to you,
and you are discouraged.
Trouble hits you,
and you are upset.
6 You worship God.
You trust him.
You are a good man,
so let that be your hope.
7 Can you think of any innocent person who was ever destroyed?
Do you know of any place where good people are punished?
8 Yes, I have seen people whose lives were cut short,
but they were evil troublemakers.
9 They lost the breath God gave them.
They were cut off from his breath of life.
10 They were like roaring lions,
like growling lions with broken teeth—
11 like a lioness that cannot find prey.
They died, and their cubs starved to death.
12 “I happened to hear a message.
My ears caught a whisper of it.
13 Like a bad dream[a] in the night,
it ruined my sleep.
14 It frightened me,
and I trembled down to my bones.
15 A spirit passed by my face.
The hair on my body stood up!
16 The spirit stood still,
but I could not see what it was.
A shape stood before my eyes,
and there was silence.
Then I heard a quiet voice:
17 ‘A person cannot be more right than God.
People cannot be more pure than their Maker.
18 Look, God cannot even trust his heavenly servants.
He sees faults even in his angels.
19 So surely people are worse!
They live in houses of clay[b] built on dust.
They can be crushed as easily as a moth!
20 From dawn to sunset people are destroyed.
They die—gone forever—and no one even notices.
21 The ropes of their tent are pulled up,
and they die before gaining wisdom.’
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