Job 6
World English Bible
6 Then Job answered,
2 “Oh that my anguish were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas,
therefore my words have been rash.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me.
My spirit drinks up their poison.
The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6 Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 My soul refuses to touch them.
They are as loathsome food to me.
8 “Oh that I might have my request,
that God would grant the thing that I long for,
9 even that it would please God to crush me;
that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10 Let it still be my consolation,
yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare,
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should wait?
What is my end, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or is my flesh of bronze?
13 Isn’t it that I have no help in me,
that wisdom is driven away from me?
14 “To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend;
even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
as the channel of brooks that pass away;
16 which are black by reason of the ice,
in which the snow hides itself.
17 In the dry season, they vanish.
When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18 The caravans that travel beside them turn away.
They go up into the waste, and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema looked.
The companies of Sheba waited for them.
20 They were distressed because they were confident.
They came there, and were confounded.
21 For now you are nothing.
You see a terror, and are afraid.
22 Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’?
or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance’?
23 or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’?
or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors’?
24 “Teach me, and I will hold my peace.
Cause me to understand my error.
25 How forcible are words of uprightness!
But your reproof, what does it reprove?
26 Do you intend to reprove words,
since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?
27 Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless,
and make merchandise of your friend.
28 Now therefore be pleased to look at me,
for surely I will not lie to your face.
29 Please return.
Let there be no injustice.
Yes, return again.
My cause is righteous.
30 Is there injustice on my tongue?
Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?
Hiob 6
Hoffnung für Alle
Hiob: Mein Schmerz ist unerträglich!
6 Da antwortete Hiob:
2 »Ach, könnte mein Schmerz doch gewogen werden!
Legte man doch mein Elend auf die Waage!
3 Es wiegt schwerer als der Sand am Meer,
und deshalb sind meine Worte so unbeherrscht.
4 Der Allmächtige hat mich mit seinen Pfeilen durchbohrt,
tief dringt ihr Gift in mich ein[a].
Gott hat mich mit seinen Schrecken eingekesselt.
5 Kein Wildesel schreit, wenn er Gras hat;
an der vollen Futterkrippe brüllt kein Stier.
6 Doch welcher Mensch mag ungesalzene Speise,
wer schlürft schon gerne rohes Eiweiß?
7 Ich sträube mich, es anzurühren,
denn solche Nahrung macht mich krank!
8 Warum schlägt Gott mir meine Bitte ab
und gibt mir nicht, was ich so sehnlich wünsche?
9 Ich wünsche mir nur eins:
dass er mich zermalmt und mir das Lebenslicht ausbläst!
10 Denn einen Trost hätte ich auch dann noch,
Grund zum Jubeln trotz schrecklicher Schmerzen:
Was der heilige Gott geboten hat,
daran habe ich mich immer gehalten!
11 Aber meine Kraft reicht nicht aus,
um noch länger zu hoffen!
Auf welches gute Ende soll ich geduldig warten?
12 Bin ich denn hart und unverwundbar wie ein Stein?
Ist mein Körper kraftvoll, wie aus Erz gegossen?
13 Ich bin völlig hilflos
und weiß nicht mehr aus noch ein!
14 Wer so verzweifelt ist wie ich,
braucht Freunde, die fest zu ihm halten,
selbst wenn er Gott nicht mehr glaubt.[b]
15 Ihr aber enttäuscht mich
wie die Flüsse in der Wüste,
deren Bett vertrocknet, sobald kein Regen mehr fällt.
16 Im Frühjahr treten sie über die Ufer,
trübe vom Schmelzwasser, in dem Eisschollen treiben.
17 Aber wenn es heiß wird,
versiegen sie und versickern im Boden.
18 Karawanen müssen vom Weg abweichen,
weil sie dort kein Wasser finden.
Sie steigen hinauf in die Wüste und gehen elend zugrunde.
19 Die Karawanen von Tema spähen nach den Wasserstellen,
die Händler von Saba sind auf sie angewiesen,
20 doch ihre Hoffnung wird bitter enttäuscht:
Sie kommen dorthin – das Flussbett ist leer!
21 Und ihr? Ihr seid genau wie diese Flüsse:
trostlos und leer. Ihr helft mir nicht!
Ihr seht mein furchtbares Schicksal
und weicht entsetzt zurück!
22 Wieso denn? Habe ich euch je gesagt: ›Schenkt mir etwas,
zahlt ein Bestechungsgeld für mich aus euren Taschen
23 und rettet mich vor dem Erpresser,
aus seinen Klauen kauft mich frei‹?
24 Gebt mir eine klare Antwort
und weist mir nach, wo ich im Irrtum bin,
dann will ich gerne schweigen!
25 Nur wer die Wahrheit sagt, überzeugt mich –
eure Vorwürfe beweisen nichts!
26 Wollt ihr meine Worte tadeln,
weil sie so verzweifelt klingen?
Was ich sage, verhallt ungehört im Wind!
27 Ihr würdet selbst ein Waisenkind verkaufen
und euren besten Freund verhökern!
28 Bitte, seht mich an!
So wahr ich hier sitze:
Ich sage euch die volle Wahrheit!
29 Ihr tut mir Unrecht!
Hört endlich auf damit,
denn immer noch bin ich im Recht!
30 Rede ich vermessen? Nie und nimmer!
Ich kann doch Recht und Unrecht unterscheiden!«
Job 6
King James Version
6 But Job answered and said,
2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
13 Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
17 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
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