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Job 8
New American Standard Bible
Job 8
New American Standard Bible
Bildad Says God Rewards the Good
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
2 “How long will you say these things,
And the (A)words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
3 Does (B)God pervert justice?
Or does [a]the Almighty pervert what is right?
4 (C)If your sons sinned against Him,
Then He turned them over to the [b]power of their wrongdoing.
5 If you will (D)search for God
And implore the compassion of [c]the Almighty,
6 If you are pure and upright,
Surely now (E)He will stir Himself for you
And restore your righteous [d](F)estate.
7 Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your (G)end will increase greatly.
8 “Please (H)inquire of past generations,
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
9 For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because (I)our days on earth are as a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you,
And bring forth words from their minds?
11 “Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?
12 While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other [e]plant.
13 So are the paths of (J)all who forget God;
And the (K)hope of the godless will perish,
14 His confidence is fragile,
And his trust is a (L)spider’s [f]web.
15 He depends on his (M)house, but it does not stand;
He holds on to it, but it does not endure.
16 He (N)flourishes before the sun,
And his (O)shoots spread out over his garden.
17 His roots wrap around a rock pile,
He [g]grasps a house of stones.
18 If he is [h]removed from (P)his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘(Q)I never saw you.’
19 Behold, (R)this is the joy of His way;
And out of the dust others will spring.
20 Behold, (S)God will not reject a person of integrity,
Nor (T)will He [i]help evildoers.
21 He will yet fill (U)your mouth with laughter,
And your lips with joyful shouting.
22 Those who hate you will be (V)clothed with shame,
And the (W)tent of the wicked will no longer exist.”
Giobbe 8
La Nuova Diodati
Giobbe 8
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8 Allora Bildad di Shuah rispose e disse:
2 «Fino a quando parlerai in questo modo, e le parole della tua bocca saranno come un vento impetuoso?
3 Può Dio distorcere il giudizio, e l'Onnipotente sovvertire la giustizia?
4 Se i tuoi figli hanno peccato contro di lui, egli li ha abbandonati in balìa del loro misfatto.
5 Ma se tu ricerchi Dio e supplichi l'Onnipotente,
6 se sei puro e integro, certamente egli sorgerà in tuo favore e ristabilirà la dimora della tua giustizia.
7 Anche se la tua condizione passata è stata ben piccola cosa
8 il tuo futuro sarà grande. Interroga quindi le generazioni passate e considera le cose scoperte dai loro padri,
9 noi infatti siamo di ieri e non sappiamo nulla, perché i nostri giorni sulla terra sono come un'ombra.
10 Non ti insegneranno forse essi e non ti parleranno, traendo parole dal loro cuore?
11 Può il papiro crescere fuori della palude, e il giunco svilupparsi senz'acqua?
12 Mentre è ancora verde e senza essere tagliato, si secca prima di ogni altra erba.
13 Tali sono le vie di tutti quelli che dimenticano Dio; cosí la speranza dell'empio perirà.
14 La sua fiducia sarà troncata e la sua sicurezza è come una tela di ragno.
15 Egli si appoggia alla sua casa, ma essa non regge; vi si aggrappa, ma essa non tiene.
16 Egli è tutto verdeggiante al sole e i suoi rami si protendono sul suo giardino;
17 le sue radici si intrecciano intorno a un mucchio di pietre, e penetra fra le pietre della casa.
18 Ma se è strappato dal suo luogo, questo lo rinnega, dicendo: "non ti ho mai visto"!
19 Ecco, questa è la gioia del suo modo di vivere, mentre altri spunteranno dalla polvere.
20 Ecco, Dio non rigetta l'uomo integro né presta aiuto ai malfattori.
21 Egli renderà ancora il sorriso alla tua bocca, e alle tue labbra canti di gioia.
22 Quelli che ti odiano saranno coperti di vergogna, e la tenda degli empi sparirà».
Job 8
New International Version
Job 8
New International Version
Bildad
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “How long will you say such things?(B)
Your words are a blustering wind.(C)
3 Does God pervert justice?(D)
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(E)
4 When your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(F)
5 But if you will seek God earnestly
and plead(G) with the Almighty,(H)
6 if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(I)
and restore you to your prosperous state.(J)
7 Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous(K) will your future be.(L)
8 “Ask the former generation(M)
and find out what their ancestors learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(N)
and our days on earth are but a shadow.(O)
10 Will they not instruct(P) you and tell you?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(Q)
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(R)
Can reeds(S) thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.(T)
13 Such is the destiny(U) of all who forget God;(V)
so perishes the hope of the godless.(W)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
what they rely on is a spider’s web.(X)
15 They lean on the web,(Y) but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.(Z)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots(AA) over the garden;(AB)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns(AC) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(AD)
19 Surely its life withers(AE) away,
and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(AF)
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