Job 8
New King James Version
Bildad: Job Should Repent
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long will you speak these things,
And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
3 (A)Does God subvert judgment?
Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If (B)your sons have sinned against Him,
He has cast them away [a]for their transgression.
5 (C)If you would earnestly seek God
And make your supplication to the Almighty,
6 If you were pure and upright,
Surely now He would [b]awake for you,
And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
7 Though your beginning was small,
Yet your latter end would (D)increase abundantly.
8 “For(E) inquire, please, of the former age,
And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
9 For (F)we were born yesterday, and know [c]nothing,
Because our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their heart?
11 “Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the reeds flourish without water?
12 (G)While it is yet green and not cut down,
It withers before any other plant.
13 So are the paths of all who (H)forget God;
And the hope of the (I)hypocrite shall perish,
14 Whose confidence shall be cut off,
And whose trust is [d]a spider’s web.
15 (J)He leans on his house, but it does not stand.
He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
16 He grows green in the sun,
And his branches spread out in his garden.
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap,
And look for a place in the stones.
18 (K)If he is destroyed from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
19 “Behold, this is the joy of His way,
And (L)out of the earth others will grow.
20 Behold, (M)God will not [e]cast away the blameless,
Nor will He uphold the evildoers.
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughing,
And your lips with [f]rejoicing.
22 Those who hate you will be (N)clothed with shame,
And the dwelling place of the wicked [g]will come to nothing.”
Jobs 8
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
8 Da tok Bildad fra Suah til orde og sa:
2 Hvor lenge vil du tale så? Hvor lenge skal din munns ord være som et veldig vær?
3 Skulde vel Gud forvende retten, eller den Allmektige forvende rettferdigheten?
4 Har dine sønner syndet mot ham, så har han gitt dem deres brøde i vold.
5 Hvis du vender dig til Gud og beder den Allmektige om nåde,
6 hvis du er ren og opriktig, da vil han våke over dig og gjenreise din rettferds bolig,
7 og din forrige lykke vil bli ringe mot din senere lykke, for den skal være overmåte stor.
8 For spør bare fremfarne slekter og akt på det som deres fedre har gransket ut
9 - for vi er fra igår og vet intet; for en skygge er våre dager på jorden -
10 de skal lære dig og si dig det og bære frem ord fra sitt hjerte.
11 Vokser sivet op hvor det ikke er myrlendt? Blir starrgresset stort uten vann?
12 Ennu står det friskt og grønt og blir ikke skåret; da visner det før alt annet gress.
13 Således går det alle dem som glemmer Gud, og den gudløses håp går til grunne;
14 hans tillit avskjæres, og det han trøster sig til, er spindelvev.
15 Han støtter sig på sitt hus, men det står ikke; han holder sig fast i det, men det står ikke fast.
16 Frodig står han der i solens skinn, og hans skudd breder sig ut over hans have;
17 om en stenrøs slynger sig hans røtter, mellem stener trenger han sig frem.
18 Ryddes han bort fra sitt sted, så kjennes det ikke ved ham, men sier: Jeg har aldri sett dig.
19 Se, det er gleden på hans vei, og av mulden spirer andre frem.
20 Nei, Gud forkaster ikke en som er ulastelig, og han holder ikke ugudelige ved hånden.
21 Ennu vil han fylle din munn med latter og dine leber med jubel.
22 De som hater dig, skal klædes med skam, og de ugudeliges telt skal ikke mere finnes.
Job 8
Common English Bible
Bildad defends God
8 Bildad from Shuah responded:
2 How long will you mouth such things
such that your utterances become a strong wind?
3 Does God pervert justice,
or does the Almighty distort what is right?
4 If your children sinned against him,
then he delivered them into the power of their rebellion.
5 If you will search eagerly for God,
plead with the Almighty.
6 If you are pure and do the right thing,
then surely he will become active on your behalf
and reward your innocent dwelling.
7 Although your former state was ordinary,
your future will be extraordinary.
Tradition
8 Ask a previous generation
and verify the findings of your ancestors,
9 for we are only recently here and don’t know
because our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Won’t they instruct you and tell you;
will words not[a] proceed from their hearts?
Examples from nature
11 Does papyrus grow apart from a marsh?
Does a reed flourish without water?
12 While still tender, uncut,
it will wither before every other grass.
13 So are the paths of all who forget God.
Hope perishes for the godless,
14 whose confidence is a fragile thing,[b]
their trust, a spider’s web.
15 He leans on its web, and it doesn’t stand;
grasps it, and it can’t remain in place.
16 It’s like a well-watered plant in the sun;
its runners spread over its gardens.
17 Its roots are entwined over a pile of rocks,
for it sees a home among stones.
18 If it’s uprooted from its place,
it lies, saying, “I can’t see you.”
19 Surely its way is a joy,
for from the dust other plants[c] sprout.
God’s faithfulness
20 Surely God won’t reject integrity,
won’t strengthen the hand of the wicked.
21 He will still fill your mouth with joy,
your lips with a victorious shout.
22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
and the tent of the wicked will vanish.
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