Job 41
King James Version
41 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Job 41
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
41 Ingen är så dum att han vågar reta den.
Vem vågar då sätta sig upp mot mig?
2 Vem kan kräva att jag ska betala tillbaka något?
Allt som finns under himlen är mitt.
3 Jag tänker inte tiga om dess lemmar,
styrka och sköna form.[a]
4 Vem kan klä av den dess hölje,
vem vågar närma sig den med betsel?
5 Vem vågar öppna dörrarna till dess gap,
som omgärdas av dess fruktansvärda tänder?
6 Sköldarna på dess rygg
sitter tätt sammanfogade, som sigill.
7 De sluter så tätt intill varandra
att ingen luft kan tränga in mellan dem.
8 De är fästade vid varandra, de sitter ihop,
och ingenting kan skilja dem åt.
9 Dess fnysning kastar ut gnistor av ljus,
dess ögon glöder som morgonrodnadens strålar.
10 Eldslågor strömmar ut ur dess mun,
gnistor skjuts ut.
11 Rök kommer ur dess näsborrar,
som från en kokande gryta på elden.
12 Dess andedräkt kan antända kol,
och lågor väller fram ur dess mun.
13 Styrkan bor i dess nacke,
från den utgår förskräckelse.
14 Dess hudveck är fasta, inte slappa,
de är orubbliga.
15 Dess hjärta[b] är hårt som sten,
ja, som en kvarnsten.
16 När den reser sig drabbas de mäktiga av förfäran,
de ryggar tillbaka när den drar fram.[c]
17 Varken svärd som når den,
spjut, pil eller pansar, har någon effekt.
18 Järn är som ett strå för den,
och koppar som murket trä.
19 Inga pilar får den att fly.
Slungstenar är för den som agnar.
20 Klubban är för den som ett halmstrå,
och den skrattar åt lansars rassel.
21 Dess buk är som krukskärvor,
och den lämnar efter sig ett spår i dyn som av trösksläde.
22 Den får djupet att koka som en gryta
och havet att sjuda som ett smörjelsekärl.
23 Den lämnar efter sig ett gnistrande ljus,
som om djupet skulle bära silverhår.
24 Dess like finns inte på jorden,
en skapelse utan fruktan.
25 Den ser[d] på allt upphöjt
och är kung över alla stolta djur.
Footnotes
- 41:3 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
- 41:15 Kan ev. syfta på dess bröst här. Annars står hjärtat i hebreiskan, när det används som metafor i samband med människan, oftast för det innersta, medvetna livet.
- 41:16 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker; de mäktiga kan också översättas gudarna.
- 41:25 De hebreiska verben för ”se” och ”frukta” liknar varandra, och om det skulle vara det senare som avses, kan översättningen bli: Allt upphöjt fruktar den, kungen över alla stolta rovdjur.Men det enda som skulle kunna tyda på denna tolkning är en viss parallellism till föregående vers.
Job 41
New American Standard Bible
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
41 “[a]Can you drag out [b](A)Leviathan with a fishhook,
And press down his tongue with a rope?
2 Can you (B)put a [c]rope in his nose,
And pierce his jaw with a [d]hook?
3 Will he make many pleas to you,
Or will he speak to you gentle words?
4 Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?
5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
And tie him down for your young girls?
6 Will the [e]traders bargain for him?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hand on him.
Remember the battle; [f]you will not do it again!
9 [g]Behold, [h]your expectation is false;
Will [i]you be hurled down even at the sight of him?
10 No one is so reckless that he dares to (C)stir him;
Who then is he who opposes Me?
11 Who has (D)been first to give to Me, that I should repay him?
Whatever is (E)under the entire heaven is Mine.
12 “I will not be silent about his limbs,
Or his mighty strength, or his graceful frame.
13 Who can [j]strip off his outer covering?
Who can [k]pierce his double [l]armor?
14 Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth there is terror.
15 His [m]strong scales are his pride,
Locked as with a tight seal.
16 One is so close to another
That no air can come between them.
17 They are joined one to another;
They clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 His sneezes flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the (F)eye of dawn.
19 From his mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
20 From his nostrils smoke goes out
As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.
21 His breath sets coals aglow,
And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck dwells strength,
And dismay leaps before him.
23 The folds of his flesh are joined together,
Firm and immovable on him.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone,
And as firm as a lower millstone.
25 When he rises up, the [n]mighty are afraid;
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
26 The sword that reaches him cannot [o]prevail,
Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 He regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.
28 The [p]arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
29 Clubs are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
30 His underparts are like sharp pieces of pottery;
He [q]spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mud.
31 He makes the depths boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32 Behind him he illuminates a pathway;
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
33 (G)Nothing on [r]earth is like him,
One made without fear.
34 [s]He looks on everything that is high;
He is king over all the (H)sons of pride.”
Footnotes
- Job 41:1 Ch 40:25 in Heb
- Job 41:1 I.e., a sea monster or crocodile
- Job 41:2 Lit rope of rushes
- Job 41:2 Or thorn; or ring
- Job 41:6 Lit partners
- Job 41:8 Lit do not add
- Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Heb
- Job 41:9 Lit his
- Job 41:9 Lit he
- Job 41:13 Lit uncover the face of his garment
- Job 41:13 Lit come into
- Job 41:13 As in LXX; Heb bridle
- Job 41:15 Lit rows of shields
- Job 41:25 Or gods
- Job 41:26 Lit rise
- Job 41:28 Lit son of the bow
- Job 41:30 Or moves across
- Job 41:33 Lit dust
- Job 41:34 Ch 41:26 in Heb
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