Job 5
Svenska Folkbibeln
Fortsättning av Elifas första tal
5 Ropa du bara! Finns någon som svarar dig?
Till vem av de heliga kan du vända dig?
2 Dåren dödas av sin ilska,
den oförståndige av sin förbittring.
3 Jag såg dåren som var fast rotad,
men strax förbannade jag hans boning.
4 Hans barn är fjärran från frälsning,
de trampas ner i porten, det finns ingen som räddar.
5 Den hungrige slukar hans skörd,
den rövas bort till och med bland törnen.
De törstiga flämtar efter[a] deras rikedom.
6 Ty inte ur stoftet kommer nöden,
inte ur marken skjuter olyckan upp.
7 Men människan föds till lidande,
liksom eldgnistor flyger mot höjden.
8 Men jag skulle söka Gud
och inför Gud lägga fram min sak.
9 Han gör stora och outgrundliga ting,
under som inte kan räknas.
10 Han ger jorden regn
och sänder vatten över markerna.
11 Han upphöjer de ringa
och hjälper de sörjande.
12 Han gör de listigas anslag om intet,
så att deras händer ej får framgång.
13 Han fångar de visa i deras slughet
och låter de svekfulla förhasta sig vid sina rådslag.
14 Om dagen kommer mörker över dem,
de famlar mitt på dagen som vore det natt.
15 Han räddar från svärdet i deras mun,
den fattige från den mäktiges hand.
16 Den nödställde får åter ett hopp,
orättfärdigheten måste stänga sin mun.
17 Se, salig är den människa som Gud agar,
förkasta inte den Allsmäktiges tuktan.
18 Ty han sargar och han förbinder,
han slår och hans händer helar.
19 Sex gånger räddar han dig ur nöden,
och den sjunde gången skall det onda inte drabba dig.
20 I hungerstid befriar han dig från döden
och i krig undan svärdets våld.
21 När tungor svänger gisslet göms du undan,
du behöver inte frukta när ödeläggelse kommer.
22 Åt förödelse och svält kan du le,
för vilddjur behöver du ej vara rädd.
23 Ty med markens stenar står du i förbund,
markens vilddjur har ingått fred med dig.
24 Du skall veta att ditt tält står tryggt,
när du synar din boning skall inget saknas.
25 Du skall veta att din ätt förökas,
att dina efterkommande blir som gräset på marken.
26 I graven kommer du, när du nått full mognad,
som när sädesskylen bärgas i rätt tid.
27 Se, detta har vi utforskat, så är det.
Hör detta och tänk på det noga.
Footnotes
- Job 5:5 De törstiga flämtar efter Annan översättning: "Snaran snappar efter".
Job 5
King James Version
5 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Job 5
English Standard Version
5 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of (A)the holy ones will you turn?
2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3 (B)I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4 His children are (C)far from safety;
they are crushed in (D)the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
5 The hungry eat his harvest,
and he takes it even out of thorns,[a]
and the thirsty pant[b] after his[c] wealth.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 but man is (E)born to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
8 “As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
9 who (F)does great things and (G)unsearchable,
(H)marvelous things without number:
10 he gives (I)rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
11 he (J)sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He (K)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He (L)catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime
and (M)grope at noonday as in the night.
15 But he (N)saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor have hope,
and (O)injustice shuts her mouth.
17 “Behold, (P)blessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore (Q)despise not the discipline of the (R)Almighty.
18 For he wounds, but he (S)binds up;
he (T)shatters, but his hands heal.
19 He will (U)deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no (V)evil[d] shall touch you.
20 (W)In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21 You shall be (X)hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear (Y)the beasts of the earth.
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your (Z)tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25 You shall know also that your (AA)offspring shall be many,
and your descendants as (AB)the grass of the earth.
26 You shall come to your grave in (AC)ripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
27 Behold, this we have (AD)searched out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for your good.”[e]
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