Job 4
Amplified Bible
Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2
“If we dare to converse with you, will you be impatient [or offended]?
But who can restrain himself from speaking?
3
“Behold, you have admonished and instructed many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
4
“Your words have helped the one who was stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened feeble knees.
5
“But now [a]adversity comes upon you, and you are impatient and intolerant;
It touches you, and you are horrified.
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“Is not your fear of God your confidence,
And [is not] the integrity and uprightness of your ways your hope?
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“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished?
Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed?
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“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
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“By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast 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 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
“Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14
Dread and trembling came upon me,
Which made all my bones shake.
15
“Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my skin stood on end!
16
“The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying:
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‘Can [mortal] man be just before God or be more righteous than He?
Can a man be pure before his Maker or be more cleansed than He?(A)
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‘God puts no trust or confidence, even in His [heavenly] servants,
And He charges His angels with error.
19
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,
Whose foundations are in the dust,
Who are crushed like a moth.
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‘Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces and destroyed;
Unobserved and unnoticed, they perish forever.
21
‘Is not their tent-cord drawn up within them [so that the tent collapses]?
Do they not die, and yet without [acquiring] wisdom?’
Footnotes
- Job 4:5 Lit it.
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."
Job 4
King James Version
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou 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 upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness 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, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they 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 perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
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 servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job 4
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Primer discurso de Elifaz
4 A esto respondió así Elifaz de Temán:
2 «Tal vez no puedas aguantar
que alguien se atreva a decirte algo,
pero ¿quién podrá quedarse callado?
3 Tú, que impartías instrucción a las multitudes
y fortalecías las manos decaídas;
4 tú, que con tus palabras sostenías a los que tropezaban
y fortalecías las rodillas que flaqueaban;
5 ¡ahora que afrontas las calamidades, no las resistes!;
¡te ves golpeado y te desanimas!
6 ¿No debieras confiar en que temes a Dios
y en que tu conducta es intachable?
7 »Ponte a pensar: ¿Quién, siendo inocente, ha perecido?
¿Cuándo se ha destruido a la gente íntegra?
8 La experiencia me ha enseñado
que los que siembran maldad cosechan desventura.
9 El soplo de Dios los destruye,
el aliento de su enojo los consume.
10 Aunque ruja el león y gruña el cachorro,
acabarán con los colmillos destrozados;
11 el león perece por falta de presa,
y los cachorros de la leona se dispersan.
12 »En lo secreto me llegó un mensaje;
mis oídos captaron solo su murmullo.
13 Entre inquietantes visiones nocturnas,
cuando cae sobre los hombres un sueño profundo,
14 me hallé presa del miedo y del temblor;
mi esqueleto entero se sacudía.
15 Sentí sobre mi rostro el roce de un espíritu,
y se me erizaron los cabellos.
16 Una silueta se plantó frente a mis ojos,
pero no pude ver quién era.
Detuvo su marcha,
y escuché una voz que susurraba:
17 »“¿Puede un simple mortal ser más justo que Dios?
¿Puede ser más puro el hombre que su creador?
18 Pues, si Dios no confía en sus propios siervos,
y aun a sus ángeles acusa de cometer errores,
19 ¡cuánto más a los que habitan en casas de barro
cimentadas sobre el polvo y expuestos a ser aplastados como polilla!
20 Entre la aurora y el ocaso pueden ser destruidos
y perecer para siempre, sin que a nadie le importe.
21 ¿No se arrancan acaso las estacas de su tienda?
¡Mueren sin haber adquirido sabiduría!”
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