Job 5
Wycliffe Bible
5 Therefore, Job, call thou, if there is any man that shall answer thee, and turn thou to some of [the] saints. (And so, Job, call thou out, but is there anyone who shall answer thee? and to whom of the saints shalt thou turn?)
2 Wrathfulness slayeth a fond man, and envy slayeth a little child. (Anger killeth the foolish, and envy killeth the childish.)
3 I saw a fool with [a] steadfast root, and I cursed his fairness anon (and at once I cursed his dwelling place).
4 His sons shall be made far from health, and they shall be defouled in the gate, and there shall be none that shall deliver them. (Yea, his sons shall be made far from help, and they shall be reviled in the court, and there shall be no one who shall save them.)
5 Whose ripe corn an hungry man shall eat, and an armed man shall ravish him, and they, that thirst, shall drink his riches. (A hungry man shall eat his harvest, and an armed man shall rob him, and they, who thirst, shall drink his riches.)
6 Nothing is done in [the] earth without cause, and sorrow shall not go out of the earth, that is, adversity befalleth not to any man without cause. (Nothing is done on the earth without a reason, and trouble groweth not out of the earth, that is, adversity befalleth not to anyone without a reason.)
7 A man is born to labour, and a bird to flight.
8 Wherefore I shall beseech the Lord, and I shall set my speech to my God (and I shall put my case before my God).
9 That maketh great things, and that may not be sought out, and wonderful things without number. (Who maketh great things, which may not be sought out, and wonderful things without number.)
10 The which God giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and moisteth all things with waters (and moisteneth everything with water).
11 Which setteth meek men on high, and raiseth with health them that mourn. (Who putteth the humble upon high, and raiseth to victory those who mourn.)
12 Which destroyeth the thoughts of evil-willed men (Who destroyeth the thoughts of the evil-willed), (so) that their hands may not fulfill those things that they have begun.
13 Which taketh sly cautelous men in their own fellness, and he destroyeth the counsel of shrews. (Who catcheth the sly and the shrewd in their own craftiness, and he destroyeth the counsel of the depraved.)
14 By day they shall run into darknesses, and as in night, so they shall grope in midday. (In the daylight they shall run to the darkness, and at midday they shall grope, like in the night.)
15 Certainly God shall make safe a needy man from the sword of their mouth, and a poor man from the hand of the violent, either raveners. (But God shall make the needy safe from the mouth of their sword, and the poor from the hand of the violent, or of the raveners.)
16 And hope shall be to a needy man, but wickedness shall draw together his mouth. (And the needy shall have hope, and the mouths of the wicked shall be drawn together, or closed.)
17 Blessed is the man, which is chastised of the Lord; therefore reprove thou not the blaming of the Lord. (Blessed is the man, who is chastised by the Lord; and so do not thou reprove the Lord’s rebuke.)
18 For he woundeth, and (then he) doeth medicine; he smiteth (he striketh), and (then) his hands shall make whole.
19 In six tribulations he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh tribulation evil shall not touch thee.
20 In hunger he shall deliver thee from death, and in battle from the power of (the) sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of an evil tongue, and thou shalt not dread mis-ease, either wretchedness, when it cometh.
22 In destroying made of enemies and in hunger thou shalt laugh, and thou shalt not dread the beasts of [the] earth. (In destruction made by enemies, and in hunger, thou shalt laugh, and thou shalt not fear the beasts of the earth.)
23 But thy covenant shall be with the stones of (the) earth, and (the) beasts of (the) earth shall be peaceable to thee. (And thou shalt make a covenant with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the earth shall be at peace with thee.)
24 And thou shalt know, that thy tabernacle hath peace, and thou visiting thy fairness, that is, beholding thy prosperity, shalt not sin. (And thou shalt know, that thy home shall be at peace, and thou shalt see thy prosperity, and then thou shalt not sin.)
25 And thou shalt know also, that thy seed shall be manyfold, and thy generation shall be as an herb of [the] earth. (And thou shalt know also, that thy descendants shall be many, and thy children shall be like the grass on the earth.)
26 In abundance (of years) thou shalt go into the sepulchre, as an heap of wheat is borne [in] in his time (In the abundance of years thou shalt go to the grave, or into the tomb, yea, like a heap of wheat is brought in, or harvested, in its time.)
27 Lo! this thing is so, as we have sought (Lo! we have sought out this thing, and it is so); the which thing when thou hast heard (it), treat it in thy mind.
Job 5
La Bible du Semeur
Dieu rend le bonheur à qui s’adresse à lui
5 Maintenant donc, appelle, ╵pour voir si quelqu’un te répond.
A quel saint ange[a] t’adresseras-tu ?
2 Car c’est l’emportement ╵qui tue un insensé,
c’est la colère ╵qui fait périr le sot.
3 Sans doute, j’ai vu l’insensé ╵étendre ses racines,
mais j’ai soudain maudit ╵son lieu d’habitation[b] :
4 « Que ses fils soient privés ╵de tout soutien,
écrasés en justice[c], ╵sans personne pour les sauver.
5 Ce qu’il a moissonné, ╵qu’un affamé le mange
et vienne l’enlever ╵jusque dans les épines ;
oui, que des gens avides ╵engouffrent sa fortune ! »
6 Le malheur, en effet, ╵ne sort pas de la terre
et la misère ╵ne germe pas du sol,
7 car l’homme naît pour la souffrance
comme les étincelles ╵s’élèvent pour voler.
8 Pour moi, j’aurais recours à Dieu.
Oui, c’est à Dieu ╵que je présenterais ma cause.
9 Il fait de grandes choses ╵qu’on ne saurait comprendre
et des prodiges innombrables.
10 C’est lui qui fait tomber la pluie ╵sur la surface de la terre
et qui répand les eaux ╵à travers les campagnes.
11 Ceux qui sont abaissés, ╵bien haut il les élève,
ceux qui sont affligés ╵trouvent la délivrance.
12 Il déjoue les intrigues ╵des plus rusés
de sorte que leur main ╵ne peut assurer leur salut.
13 Il attrape les sages ╵au piège de leur propre ruse[d],
et les projets des plus perfides ╵il les prend de vitesse.
14 En plein jour, ils rencontrent ╵de profondes ténèbres,
à midi, ils tâtonnent ╵comme à la nuit tombée.
15 Il arrache le pauvre ╵de l’épée de leur bouche,
il sauve l’indigent ╵de la main du puissant.
16 Ainsi le miséreux ╵a de quoi espérer,
et la perversité ╵a la bouche fermée.
17 Ah ! certes, bienheureux ╵celui que Dieu corrige,
qui n’a pas de mépris ╵pour les leçons du Tout-Puissant[e].
18 Car Dieu inflige la blessure, ╵mais il la panse aussi
et même s’il meurtrit, ╵sa main guérit ensuite.
19 Six fois, dans la détresse, ╵il te délivrera.
Dans sept calamités, ╵le mal t’épargnera.
20 Au temps de la famine, ╵il te gardera de la mort
au milieu du combat, ╵il te préservera du glaive.
21 Tu seras à l’abri ╵du fouet de la langue
et tu ne craindras pas ╵le désastre à venir.
22 Tu pourras te moquer ╵de la dévastation ╵comme de la disette,
et tu n’auras pas peur ╵des animaux sauvages.
23 Un pacte te liera ╵aux pierres de la terre,
et quant aux animaux sauvages, ╵ils seront en paix avec toi.
24 Tu verras le bonheur ╵régner dans ta demeure.
Quand tu visiteras ╵tes troupeaux au bercail[f], ╵rien n’y fera défaut.
25 Tu pourras constater ╵combien ta descendance ╵sera nombreuse
et ta progéniture ╵poussera comme l’herbe.
26 Tu entreras dans le sépulcre ╵dans la mûre vieillesse[g]
comme un tas de gerbes qu’on dresse ╵à la saison voulue.
27 Oui, nous l’avons examiné : ╵cela est bien ainsi.
Ecoute donc ces choses, ╵et fais-en ton profit.
Footnotes
- 5.1 Autre traduction : saint homme.
- 5.3 On peut aussi comprendre les v. 3-5 comme une description de la malédiction : 3 …mais soudain la malédiction s’est abattue sur sa maison. 4 Ses fils sont privés de tout soutien…
- 5.4 L’hébreu a : écrasés à la porte, lieu où s’exerçait la justice.
- 5.13 Cité en 1 Co 3.19.
- 5.17 Voir Pr 3.11 ; Hé 12.5-6.
- 5.24 Autre traduction : quand tu inspecteras ton domaine.
- 5.26 Le sens de ce mot est incertain.
Job 5
New King James Version
Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God
5 “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
3 (A)I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
4 His sons are (B)far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And (C)there is no deliverer.
5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
7 Yet man is (D)born to [d]trouble,
As the sparks fly upward.
8 “But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause—
9 Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.
10 (E)He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.
11 (F)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 (G)He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
13 He catches the (H)wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.
15 But (I)He saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
16 (J)So the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth.
17 “Behold,(K) happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18 (L)For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
19 (M)He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven (N)no evil shall touch you.
20 (O)In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the [e]power of the sword.
21 (P)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And (Q)you shall not be afraid of the (R)beasts of the earth.
23 (S)For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
25 You shall also know that (T)your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring (U)like the grass of the earth.
26 (V)You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
27 Behold, this we have (W)searched out;
It is true.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”
2001 by Terence P. Noble
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