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Job 40
New Catholic Bible
Job 40
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 40
Job’s Response to the Lord[a]
1 The Lord then said to Job:
2 “Will the one who finds fault with the Almighty respond?
Anyone who argues with God should state his case.”
3 Job then answered the Lord and said:
4 “Since I am of little importance, how can I reply to you?
I will simply place my hand over my mouth.
5 Although I have spoken once, I will not answer;
I have spoken twice, but I will do so no more.”
The Lord’s Second Speech[b]
Unleash the Fury of Your Wrath.[c] 6 Then the Lord addressed Job out of the whirlwind:
7 “Gird up your loins like a man.
I intend to put questions to you,
and you must give me your answers.
8 Will you continue to deny that I am just?
Will you condemn me in order to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like that of God?
Can your voice thunder as loudly as his?
10 “Display your majesty and grandeur;
array yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath
and humble the haughty with a glance.
12 Look on all who are proud and shatter them;
strike down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury all of them in the earth[d] together,
and shroud their faces in an unknown grave.
14 Then I in turn will acknowledge to you
that your own right hand is strong enough to save you.
Behemoth . . . the First of God’s Works[e]
15 “Look at Behemoth whom I made just as I made you;
it feeds on grass like an ox.
16 Yet what strength it has in its loins
and what power in the muscles of its body.
17 Its tail is as stiff as a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are tightly knit.
18 Its bones are like tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 “It is the first of God’s works;
only its Maker can control it with the sword.
20 The mountains provide it with food,
as do the wild animals that roam the hills.
21 It rests under the lotus trees
as it lies hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 “The lotus trees afford it shade,
and it is sheltered by the willows of the stream.
23 Even if the river becomes turbulent,
it does not become frightened;
it remains tranquil
even if the waters rise up to its mouth.
24 Who can blind its eyes and capture it
or pierce its nose with a trap?
Leviathan . . . the King of the Haughty[f]
25 “Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook
or tie a rope around its tongue?
26 Can you put a rope through its nose
or pierce its jaw with a hook?[g]
27 Will it plead with you for mercy
and address you with gentle words?
28 Will it strike a bargain with you
that will make it your servant forever?
29 “Will you play with it as you would with a bird?
Will you put it on a leash to amuse your maidens?
30 Will traders bargain for it?
Will merchants divide it up?
31 Can you riddle its hide with harpoons
or its head with fishing spears?
32 If you ever should plan to lay a hand on it,
first think of the struggle that awaits you,
and then cease all such thoughts.
Footnotes
- Job 40:1 Human beings can argue forever, but when God speaks, a profound reverence seizes the believer. When forced to answer, Job retracts what he has said and ends his rebellion.
- Job 40:6 The author of this discourse knows how to use irony. Here God brings before Job two beasts of the Nile, both of them fearsome to humans but totally under God’s control.
- Job 40:6 Despite appearances, God administers justice—something that Job cannot do. The implication is clear: Job should leave it to God’s strong arm (see v. 9) to administer justice, which is also true for his own vindication (see v. 14).
- Job 40:13 Earth: literally, “dust,” i.e., the netherworld, dark dwelling place of the dead.
- Job 40:15 Behemoth: i.e., the beast par excellence; here it refers to the hippopotamus who is impressive by its power; the other animals acknowledge its royalty.
- Job 40:25 The monster of chaos now becomes Leviathan (probably the crocodile), which is even more fearsome than Behemoth.
- Job 40:26 Can you put a rope . . . hook?: i.e., the treatment inflicted on prisoners at that time (see Ezek 29:4).
ایّوب 40
Urdu Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
ایّوب 40
Urdu Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
40 خداوند نے ایوب سے کہا :
2 “ایّوب ! تو نے خدا قادر مطلق سے بحث کی۔
تو نے برے کام کرنے کا مجھے قصوروار ٹھہرا یا۔
لیکن کیا اب تم مانوگے کہ تم قصوروار ہو ؟ کیا تم مجھے جواب دو گے۔”
3 اس پر ایوب نے جواب دیتے ہوئے خدا سے کہا :
4 “میں اتنا اہم نہیں ہوں کہ میں بول سکتا ہوں ؟
میں تجھے کوئی جواب نہیں دے سکتا۔ میں اپنا ہاتھ اپنے ہونٹوں پر رکھتا ہوں۔”
5 میں نے ایک بار بولا ، لیکن میں اب پھر سے نہیں بولوں گا۔
میں نے دوبارہ بولا ، لیکن اب میں نہیں بولوں گا۔
6 تب خدا وند نے ایوب کو طوفانی ہوا سے جواب دیا خدا وند نے کہا :
7 “ایوب ! تیار ہو جاؤ
اور سوالوں کا جواب دینے کے لئے جو میں تم سے پو چھوں تیار ہو جا۔
8 “ایوب ! کیا تو سوچتا ہے کہ میرا انصاف باطل ہے ؟
کیا تو مجھے برا کام کرنے کا قصور وار مانتا ہے تا کہ تم معصوم ظا ہر ہوگے ؟
9 کیا تیری آواز بجلی کی گرج کی طرح اتنی بلند گرج سکتی ہے
جتنی کہ خدا کی آواز ؟۔
10 اگر تم خدا جیسے ہو ، تم مغرور ہو سکتے ہو ،
اگر تم خدا جیسے ہو ، تم جلال اور تعظیم کو کپڑوں کی طرح پہن سکتے ہو۔
11 ایّوب ، اگر تم خدا جیسے ہو ، تم اپنا غصہ دکھا سکتے ہو
اور مغرور لوگوں کو سزا دے سکتے ہو۔ ان مغرور لوگوں کو خاکسار بنا ؤ۔
12 ہاں ، ایوب ان مغرور کو دیکھ اور اسے خاکسار بنا
اور شریروں کو جہاں وہ کھڑے ہوں کچل دے۔
13 تمام مغرور لوگوں کو دھول مٹی سے دفنا دے۔
انکے جسموں کو ڈھانک دے اور انکو انکی قبروں میں ڈال دے۔
14 ایوب ، اگر تم یہ سبھی چیزیں خود ہی اپنی طاقت کے ساتھ کر سکتے ہو
تو میں بھی تمہاری تعریف کروں گا۔ میں تمہارے سامنے اعتراف کروں گا کہ تم خود ہی بچا سکتے ہو۔
15 ایوب ! تم اس بھیموت [a] کو دیکھو اسے میں نے (خدا ) بنا یا ہے
اور میں نے ہی تجھے بنا یا ہے اور وہ گائے کی طرح گھاس کھا تا ہے۔
16 بھیموت کے جسم میں بہت طاقت ہوتی ہے
اور اسکے پیٹ کے پٹھوں میں بہت قوت ہوتی ہے۔
17 وہ اپنی دم کو دیوار کے درخت کی مانند مضبوطی سے کھڑا کر تا ہے۔
اسکے پیر کا گوشت بہت مضبوط ہے۔
18 اسکی ہڈیاں کانسے کے موافق مضبوط ہيں۔
اسکے پیر لوہے کے چھڑوں کی مانند ہے۔
19 بھیموت جو کہ سب سے اہم جانور ہے اسے میں نے ہی پیدا کیا۔
مگر میں اسکو ہرا سکتا ہوں۔
20 بھیموت جو گھاس کھا تا ہے وہ پہاڑیوں پر اگتی ہے۔
جہاں جنگلی جانور کھیلتے کودتے ہیں۔
21 وہ کنول کے پودوں کے نیچے پڑا ہوتا ہے۔
اور خود کو دلدل کے سر کنڈے کے بیچ میں چھپا تا ہے۔
22 کنول کے پودے بھیموت کو اپنے سایہ میں چھپا تے ہیں۔
وہ بید کے درختوں جو کہ ندی کے کنارے اگتے ہیں اسکے نیچے رہتا ہے۔
23 اگر ندی میں باڑھ آجائے تو بھی وہ نہیں بھاگتا ہے۔
اگر یردن ندی بھی اسکے منھ پر تھپیڑے مارے تو بھی وہ ڈرتا نہیں ہے۔
24 اس کی آنکھوں کو کوئی بھی اندھا نہیں کر سکتا ہے۔
یا اسے کوئی بھی جال میں پھانس نہیں سکتا ہے۔
Footnotes
- ایّوب 40:15 بھیموت اس جانور کے بارے میں یقین سے نہیں کہا جا سکتا ہے یہ شاید ہپّو پوٹیمس (دریائی گھوڑا) یا ہاتھی ہو سکتا ہے۔
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
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)
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