Job 42
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
42 Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
2 I know that thou canst do all things, and no thought is hid from thee.
3 Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have spoken unwisely, and things that above measure exceeded my knowledge.
4 Hear, and I will speak: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
5 With the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee.
6 Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.
7 And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath.
8 Take unto you therefore seven oxen, and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a holocaust: and my servant Job shall pray for you: his face I will accept, that folly be not imputed to you: for you have not spoken right things before me, as my servant Job hath.
9 So Eliphaz the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite went, and did as the Lord had spoken to them, and the Lord accepted the face of Job.
10 The Lord also was turned at the penance of Job, when he prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11 And all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all that knew him before, and they ate bread with him in his house: and bemoaned him, and comforted him upon all the evil that God had brought upon him. And every man gave him one ewe, and one earring of gold.
12 And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13 And he had seven sons, and three daughters.
14 And he called the names of one Dies, and the name of the second Cassia, and the name of the third Cornustibil.
15 And there were not found in all the earth women so beautiful as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
16 And Job lived after these things, a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children's children, unto the fourth generation, and he died an old man, and full of days.
Hiob 42
Hoffnung für Alle
Gott wendet Hiobs Schicksal zum Guten (Kapitel 42)
Hiobs letztes Wort
42 Da antwortete Hiob:
2 »Herr, ich erkenne, dass du alles zu tun vermagst;
nichts und niemand kann deinen Plan vereiteln.
3 Du hast gefragt:
›Wer bist du, dass du meine Weisheit anzweifelst
mit Worten ohne Verstand?‹
Ja, es ist wahr:
Ich habe von Dingen geredet, die ich nicht begreife,
sie sind zu hoch für mich und übersteigen meinen Verstand.
4 Du hast gesagt:
›Hör mir zu, jetzt rede ich, ich will dich fragen,
und du sollst mir antworten!‹
5 Herr, ich kannte dich nur vom Hörensagen,
jetzt aber habe ich dich mit eigenen Augen gesehen!
6 Darum widerrufe ich meine Worte,
ich bereue in Staub und Asche!«
Gott stellt sich hinter Hiob
7 Nachdem der Herr dies alles zu Hiob gesagt hatte, wandte er sich an Elifas aus Teman: »Ich bin voller Zorn über dich und deine beiden Freunde, ihr habt nicht die Wahrheit über mich gesagt, so wie mein Diener Hiob es tat! 8 Bringt nun sieben junge Stiere und sieben Schafböcke, geht damit zu meinem Diener Hiob und bringt sie als Brandopfer dar! Hiob soll für euch beten, denn nur ihn will ich erhören und euch um seinetwillen nichts Böses tun. Denn ihr habt nicht wie er die Wahrheit über mich gesagt.«
9 Da taten Elifas aus Teman, Bildad aus Schuach und Zofar aus Naama, was ihnen der Herr befohlen hatte. Und Gott erhörte Hiobs Gebet.
10 Als Hiob für seine Freunde betete, da wendete der Herr für ihn alles zum Guten. Er gab ihm doppelt so viel, wie er früher besessen hatte. 11 Alle seine Brüder und Schwestern und die früheren Bekannten besuchten ihn wieder. Sie aßen mit ihm in seinem Haus und trösteten ihn wegen des Unglücks, das der Herr über ihn gebracht hatte. Jeder schenkte ihm ein Silberstück und einen Ring aus Gold.
12 Der Herr segnete Hiob von jetzt an mehr als zuvor. Bald besaß er 14.000 Schafe und Ziegen, 6000 Kamele, 1000 Rindergespanne und 1000 Esel. 13 Er bekam auch wieder sieben Söhne und drei Töchter. 14 Die erste nannte er Jemima (»Täubchen«), die zweite Kezia (»Zimtblüte«) und die dritte Keren-Happuch (»Schminkdöschen«). 15 Im ganzen Land gab es keine schöneren Frauen als Hiobs Töchter; sie durften mit ihren Brüdern das Erbe teilen.
16 Hiob lebte noch 140 Jahre, er sah Kinder und Enkel bis in die vierte Generation. 17 Schließlich starb er in hohem Alter nach einem reichen und erfüllten Leben.
Job 42
King James Version
42 Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
7 And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.
10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.
14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.
15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
17 So Job died, being old and full of days.
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