Job 40
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Herrens andra tal: Behemot och Leviatan
40 Då svarade Herren Job från stormen:
2 Gör dig beredd som en man!
Jag tänker fråga dig,
och du ska svara mig sedan.
3 Tänker du ifrågasätta min rättvisa, fördöma mig,
för att rättfärdiga dig själv?
4 Är din hand lika stark som Guds?
Kan du med din röst dundra som han?
5 Pryd dig då med höghet och dignitet,
klä dig i majestät och prakt.
6 Ge fritt utlopp för din vrede!
Se varje högmodig man och ödmjuka honom!
7 Se varje högmodig man och ödmjuka honom,
slå ner de ogudaktiga, där de står.
8 Begrav dem allesammans i stoftet,
bind deras ansikten till mörkret.
9 Då ska jag prisa dig
för att din egen styrka kan rädda dig.
10 Se på Behemot[a]!
Jag skapade den, precis som jag skapade dig.
Den äter gräs som en oxe.
11 Se på styrkan i dess länder
och kraften i dess bukmuskler!
12 Dess svans vajar som en ceder.
Senorna i dess lår är tätt sammanflätade.
13 Dess benpipor är som rör av koppar
och dess ben som stänger av järn.
14 Den tillhör det förnämsta bland Guds skapelser,
men Skaparen kan närma sig den med sitt svärd.[b]
15 Bergen ger den föda,
och där leker också alla de vilda djuren.
16 Den lägger sig under lotusträden,
i skydd av vassen och dyn.
17 Lotusträden ger den skugga,
pilarna bredvid floden omger den.
18 Hur vilt floden än svallar
skräms den inte,
den håller sig lugn,
även om själva Jordan vräker sig fram mot dess gap.
19 Kan någon gripa den i ögonen när den ligger på lur,
eller sätta den i snaror och sticka hål i dess nos?
20 Kan du dra upp Leviatan[c] med krok
eller slå ett rep runt dess tunga?
21 Kan du föra in ett rep i dess nos
eller genomborra dess käftar med en pik?
22 Ber den dig om nåd?
Vädjar den till dig i mjuka ordalag?
23 Gör den överenskommelser med dig?
Går den med på att du gör den till din slav för alltid?
24 Kan du tämja den till ett sällskapsdjur, som en fågel,
eller låta dina döttrar ha den i band?
25 Brukar uppköpare ge bud på den
och sälja den vidare?[d]
26 Kan du fylla dess hud med pilar
eller dess huvud med harpuner?
27 Om du rör den, kommer du att länge minnas den striden
och aldrig mer göra om försöket.
28 Nej, det är meningslöst att där hoppas på seger.
Blotta anblicken fäller en.
Footnotes
- 40:10 Ordet står i pluralis och betecknar någon sorts stora djur; en vanlig tolkning är flodhästar.
- 40:14 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
- 40:20 Vad Leviatan syftar på är osäkert, men krokodil är en vanlig tolkning, om än kanske inte särskilt trolig. Kanske är det frågan om ett större djur, som någon typ av dinosauriedjur. Beskrivningen av den, här liksom i följande verser, är svårförståelig.
- 40:25 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
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.
Job 40
New American Standard Bible
Job Says What Can I Say?
40 Then the Lord said to Job,
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said,
4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You?
I (C)put my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and (D)I will not reply;
Or twice, and I will add nothing more.”
God Questions Job
6 Then the (E)Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said,
7 “Now [b](F)tighten the belt on your waist like a man;
I will (G)ask you, and you instruct Me.
8 Will you really (H)nullify My judgment?
Will you (I)condemn Me (J)so that you may be justified?
9 Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you (K)thunder with a voice like His?
10 “(L)Adorn yourself with pride and dignity,
And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Let out your (M)outbursts of anger,
And look at everyone who is (N)arrogant, and humble him.
12 Look at everyone who is arrogant, and (O)humble him,
And (P)trample down the wicked [c]where they stand.
13 (Q)Hide them together in the dust;
Imprison [d]them in the hidden place.
14 Then I will also [e]confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15 “Behold, [f]Behemoth, which (R)I made [g]as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his waist,
And his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He hangs his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze;
His [h]limbs are like bars of iron.
19 “He is the (S)first of the ways of God;
Let his (T)Maker bring His sword near.
20 Indeed the [i]mountains (U)bring him food,
And all the animals of the field (V)play there.
21 He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.
22 The lotus plants cover him with [j]shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23 If a river [k]rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the (W)Jordan rushes to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him [l]when he is on watch,
Can anyone pierce his nose with barbs?
Footnotes
- Job 40:2 Lit answer it
- Job 40:7 I.e., as if for battle
- Job 40:12 Lit under them
- Job 40:13 Lit their faces
- Job 40:14 Or praise you
- Job 40:15 I.e., a powerful animal, possibly a hippopotamus
- Job 40:15 Lit with you
- Job 40:18 Lit bones
- Job 40:20 I.e., the mountain streams
- Job 40:22 Lit his shade
- Job 40:23 Or oppresses
- Job 40:24 Lit in his eyes
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