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Job 4
BasisBijbel
Job 4
BasisBijbel
Het antwoord van Elifaz
4 Toen antwoordde Elifaz, de vriend uit Teman, het volgende:
2 Vind je het erg als ik ook iets zeg?
Want ik kan niet langer mijn mond houden.
3 Luister, je hebt altijd heel veel mensen bemoedigd.
Mensen die zich geen raad meer wisten, heb je weer moed ingesproken.
4 Uit jouw woorden hebben mensen weer kracht geput.
Mensen die geen hoop meer hadden, heb jij weer hoop gegeven.
5 Maar nu jou zelf iets overkomt, verlies je gelijk de moed.
Er overkomt je iets, en je bent gelijk radeloos.
6 Heb je nu ineens geen vertrouwen meer in God?
Als je altijd zo eerlijk hebt geleefd, mag je toch hulp van Hem verwachten?
7 Denk eens na: wordt er wel eens een onschuldig mens door God gestraft?
Doodt Hij mensen die leven zoals Hij het wil?
8 Ik heb het zelf gezien:
mensen die kwaad doen, worden door het kwaad getroffen.
9 De adem van God doodt hen.
Hij blaast en ze zijn er niet meer.
10 Ze lijken wel op leeuwen die brullen en grommen,
maar God slaat die leeuwen de tanden uit de mond.
11 Ze lijken op oude leeuwen die sterven van de honger,
omdat ze geen prooi meer kunnen vangen.
Hun jongen zwerven hongerig rond.
12 Op een keer heb ik heel zachtjes iets horen zeggen.
Het werd mij in het oor gefluisterd.
13 Dat gebeurde toen ik 's nachts in bed lag en onrustig droomde,
terwijl alle mensen diep in slaap waren.
14 Het maakte me doodsbang.
Ik lag te beven in mijn bed.
15 Ik zag een geest voorbij glijden!
Mijn haren gingen recht overeind staan.
16 De geest bleef staan, maar ik kon niet goed zien hoe hij er uitzag.
Ik zag een gedaante die fluisterde:
17 "Dacht je dat God ook maar íemand goed genoeg zou vinden?
Dacht je dat ook maar íemand zijn Maker in de ogen kan kijken?"
18 God vertrouwt niet op zijn hemelse dienaren.
Want zelfs bij zijn engelen ontdekt Hij fouten.
19 Zou Hij dan wel op mensen kunnen vertrouwen,
mensen die gemaakt zijn van het stof van de aarde,
mensen die als vliegen doodgeslagen worden?
20 's Morgens leven ze nog, maar 's avonds zijn ze er al niet meer.
Ze zijn voor altijd verdwenen, gestorven zonder dat iemand het merkte.
21 En alles waar ze goed in waren, is met hen verdwenen.
Ze hebben er niets aan gehad dat ze hebben geleefd! (lees verder)
Job 4
New American Standard Bible
Job 4
New American Standard Bible
Eliphaz Says the Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient?
But (A)who can refrain [a]from speaking?
3 Behold, (B)you have taught many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
4 Your words have helped the stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened [b]feeble knees.
5 But now it comes to you, and you (C)are impatient;
It (D)touches you, and you are horrified.
6 Is your [c](E)fear of God not (F)your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (G)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright destroyed?
8 According to what I have seen, (H)those who [d]plow wrongdoing
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
9 By (I)the breath of God they perish,
And (J)by the [e]blast of His anger they come to an end.
10 The (K)roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.
11 The (L)lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the (M)cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word (N)was brought to me secretly,
And my ear received a (O)whisper of it.
13 Amid disquieting (P)thoughts from visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
14 Dread came upon me, and trembling,
And made [f]all my bones shake.
15 Then a [g]spirit passed by my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 Something was standing still, but I could not recognize its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can (Q)mankind be righteous [h]before God?
Can a man be pure [i]before his (R)Maker?
18 (S)He puts no trust even in His servants;
And He accuses His angels of error.
19 How much more those who live in (T)houses of clay,
Whose (U)foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!
20 (V)Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces;
Unregarded, they (W)perish forever.
21 Is their (X)tent-cord not pulled out within them?
They die, yet (Y)without wisdom.’
Job 4
Young's Literal Translation
Job 4
Young's Literal Translation
4 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --
2 Hath one tried a word with thee? -- Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?
3 Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
4 The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
5 But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
8 As I have seen -- ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!
9 From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.
10 The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.
11 An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.
12 And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
13 In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
14 Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.
15 And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
16 It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
17 `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
18 Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
19 Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
20 From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.
21 Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in 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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