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Job 40
New King James Version
Job 40
New King James Version
God’s Power and Wisdom
40 Moreover the Lord (A)answered Job, and said:
2 “Shall (B)the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who (C)rebukes God, let him answer it.”
Job’s Response to God
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold,(D) I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
(E)I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
God’s Challenge to Job
6 (F)Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
8 “Would(I) you indeed [b]annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with (J)a voice like His?
10 (K)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.
11 Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
12 Look on everyone who is (L)proud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together,
Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
14 Then I will also confess to you
That your own right hand can save you.
15 “Look now at the [c]behemoth, which I made along with you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips,
And his power is in his stomach muscles.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are like beams of bronze,
His ribs like bars of iron.
19 He is the first of the (M)ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
20 Surely the mountains (N)yield food for him,
And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.
23 Indeed the river may rage,
Yet he is not disturbed;
He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
24 Though he takes it in his eyes,
Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
Hiob 40
Schlachter 1951
Hiob 40
Schlachter 1951
Hiob bekennt seine Unwürdigkeit
40 [a] (39:34) Also antwortete der Herr dem Hiob und sprach:
2 (35) Will der Tadler mit dem Allmächtigen hadern?
Wer Gott zurechtweisen will, antworte nun!
3 (36) Da antwortete Hiob dem Herrn und sprach:
4 (37) Siehe, ich bin zu gering; was soll ich Dir antworten?
Ich will meine Hand auf meinen Mund legen!
5 (38) Ich habe einmal geredet und kann es nicht verantworten,
und zum zweitenmal will ich es nicht mehr tun!
Das Flußpferd und das Krokodil
6 (40:1) Und der Herr antwortete dem Hiob aus dem Wetter und sprach:
7 (2) Gürte doch deine Lenden wie ein Mann;
ich will dich fragen; sage her!
8 (3) Willst du mir mein Recht absprechen,
mir Ungerechtigkeit nachweisen, damit du gerecht seiest?
9 (4) Ist denn dein Arm dem Arme Gottes gleich,
oder sprichst du mit Donnerstimme wie er?
10 (5) Bekleide dich doch mit Macht und Majestät
und umgib dich mit Herrlichkeit und Glanz!
11 (6) Ergieße deines Zornes Fluten,
siehe an jeden Stolzen und demütige ihn!
12 (7) Siehe an jeden Stolzen, erniedrige ihn
und reiß die Gottlosen herunter!
13 (8) Begrabe sie miteinander im Staub,
umhülle ihre Angesichter mit Finsternis!
14 (9) Dann will auch ich dich preisen,
daß deine Rechte dir geholfen hat.
15 (10) Siehe doch das Flußpferd[b], das ich gemacht habe wie dich:
Gras frißt es wie ein Ochs!
16 (11) Siehe doch, welche Kraft in seinen Lenden liegt
und welche Stärke in den Sehnen seines Bauches!
17 (12) Es biegt seinen Schweif wie eine Zeder;
die Sehnen seiner Lenden sind fest verschlungen.
18 (13) Seine Knochen sind wie eiserne Röhren,
seine Schenkel wie geschmiedete Stäbe.
19 (14) Es ist der Erstling der Wege Gottes;
der es gemacht hat, reichte ihm sein Schwert[c].
20 (15) Denn Futter tragen ihm die Berge,
wo alle Tiere des Feldes spielen.
21 (16) Unter Lotosgebüschen liegt es,
versteckt im Rohr und Sumpf.
22 (17) Lotosgebüsche decken es mit ihrem Schatten,
die Weiden des Baches umgeben es.
23 (18) Siehe, der Strom tritt über seine Ufer! - Es fürchtet sich nicht;
es bleibe wohl ruhig, wenn ein Jordan sich in seinen Mund ergöße!
24 (19) Fängt man es wohl vor seinen Augen?
Kann man mit Stricken seine Nase durchbohren?
25 (20) Ziehst du das Krokodil[d] mit der Angel heraus,
legst du ihm einen Zaum ins Maul?
26 (21) Kannst du einen Ring an seine Nase legen
und einen Haken durch seine Kinnbacken stoßen?
27 (22) Wird es dich lange bitten
oder dir Zärtlichkeiten sagen?
28 (23) Wird es einen Bund mit dir schließen,
daß du es zum ewigen Knechte machest?
29 (24) Kannst du mit ihm spielen wie mit einem Vögelein,
oder es anbinden für deine Mädchen?
30 (25) Verkaufen es die Genossen untereinander,
oder teilen es die Händler unter sich?
31 (26) Kannst du seine Haut mit Pfeilen spicken
und mit Fischerhaken seinen Kopf?
32 (27) Lege deine Hand daran, - du wirst des Kampfes nicht vergessen,
wirst es nicht zum zweitenmal tun!
[Vers 28 Segond = 41:1 bei FES, 41:9 bei KJV)
Footnotes
- Hiob 40:1 Andere Bibelausgaben zählen 39:1–35 und 40:1–27
- Hiob 40:15 Flußpferd, Hebr. Behemoth (FES)
- Hiob 40:19 sein Schwert, d.h. große Zähne oder Stoßzähne (LS)
- Hiob 40:25 Krokodil, Hebr. Leviatan (FES)
Job 40
New International Version
Job 40
New International Version
40 The Lord said to Job:(A)
2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 “I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)—
twice, but I will say no more.”(H)
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:(I)
7 “Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.(J)
8 “Would you discredit my justice?(K)
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(L)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,(M)
and can your voice(N) thunder like his?(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(Q)
look at all who are proud and bring them low,(R)
12 look at all who are proud(S) and humble them,(T)
crush(U) the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;(V)
shroud their faces in the grave.(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.(X)
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made(Y) along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.(Z)
16 What strength(AA) it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs(AD) like rods of iron.(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(AF)
yet its Maker(AG) can approach it with his sword.(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(AI)
and all the wild animals play(AJ) nearby.(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds(AL) in the marsh.(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream(AN) surround it.
23 A raging river(AO) does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan(AP) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?(AQ)
Job 40
King James Version
Job 40
King James Version
40 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
Job 40
English Standard Version
Job 40
English Standard Version
40 And the Lord (A)said to Job:
2 “Shall a faultfinder (B)contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job Promises Silence
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold, I am (C)of small account; what shall I answer you?
(D)I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken (E)once, and I will not answer;
(F)twice, but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6 Then the Lord (G)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 (H)“Dress for action[a] like a man;
(I)I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that (J)you may be in the right?
9 Have you (K)an arm like God,
and can you thunder with (L)a voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
(M)clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is (N)proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and (O)tread down the wicked (P)where they stand.
13 (Q)Hide them all in (R)the dust together;
bind their faces in the world below.[b]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own (S)right hand can save you.
15 “Behold, Behemoth,[c]
which I made as I made you;
he eats (T)grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He is (U)the first of (V)the works[d] of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of (W)the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,[e]
or pierce his nose with a snare?
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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Schlachter 1951 (SCH1951)
Copyright © 1951 by Geneva Bible Society
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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