Job 8
Svenska 1917
8 Därefter tog Bildad från Sua till orda och sade:
2 Huru länge vill du hålla på med sådant tal och låta din muns ord komma såsom en väldig storm?
3 Skulle väl Gud kunna kränka rätten? Kan den Allsmäktige kränka rättfärdigheten?
4 Om dina barn hava syndat mot honom och han gav dem i sina överträdelsers våld,
5 så vet, att om du själv söker Gud och beder till den Allsmäktige om misskund,
6 då, om du är ren och rättsinnig, ja, då skall han vakna upp till din räddning och upprätta din boning, så att du bor där i rättfärdighet;
7 och så skall din första tid synas ringa, då nu din sista tid har blivit så stor.
8 Ty fråga framfarna släkten, och akta på vad fäderna hava utrönt
9 -- vi själva äro ju från i går och veta intet, en skugga äro våra dagar på jorden;
10 men de skola undervisa dig och säga dig det, ur sina hjärtan skola de hämta fram svar:
11 »Icke kan röret växa högt, där marken ej är sank, eller vassen skjuta i höjden, där vatten ej finnes?
12 Nej, bäst den står grön, ej mogen för skörd, måste den då vissna, före allt annat gräs.
13 Så går det alla som förgäta Gud; den gudlöses hopp måste varda om intet.
14 Ty hans tillförsikt visar sig bräcklig och hans förtröstan lik spindelns väv.
15 Han förlitar sig på sitt hus, men det har intet bestånd; han tryggar sig därvid, men det äger ingen fasthet.
16 Lik en frodig planta växer han i solens sken, ut över lustgården sträcka sig hans skott;
17 kring stenröset slingra sig hans rötter, mellan stenarna bryter han sig fram.
18 Men när så Gud rycker bort honom från hans plats, då förnekar den honom: 'Aldrig har jag sett dig.'
19 Ja, så går det med hans levnads fröjd, och ur mullen få andra växa upp.»
20 Se, Gud föraktar icke den som är ostrafflig, han håller ej heller de onda vid handen.
21 Så bida då, till dess han fyller din mun med löje och dina läppar med jubel.
22 De som hata dig varda då höljda med skam, och de ogudaktigas hyddor skola ej mer vara till.
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.”
Job 8
English Standard Version
Bildad Speaks: Job Should Repent
8 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long will you say these things,
and the words of your mouth be a (B)great wind?
3 (C)Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
4 If your (D)children have sinned against him,
he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
5 If you will seek God
and (E)plead with the Almighty for mercy,
6 if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will (F)rouse himself for you
and (G)restore your rightful habitation.
7 And though your beginning was small,
(H)your latter days will be very great.
8 “For (I)inquire, please, of bygone ages,
and consider what (J)the fathers have searched out.
9 For we are but of yesterday and know nothing,
for our days on earth are (K)a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you
and utter words out of their understanding?
11 “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
12 While yet in flower and not cut down,
they (L)wither before any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who (M)forget God;
(N)the hope of (O)the godless shall perish.
14 His confidence is severed,
and his trust is (P)a spider's web.[a]
15 He leans against his (Q)house, but it does not stand;
he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.
16 He is a lush plant before the sun,
and his (R)shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots entwine the stone heap;
he looks upon a house of stones.
18 If he is destroyed from his (S)place,
then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never (T)seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,
and out of (U)the soil others will spring.
20 “Behold, God will not reject a blameless man,
nor take the hand of evildoers.
21 He will yet (V)fill your mouth with laughter,
and your lips with shouting.
22 Those who hate you will be (W)clothed with shame,
and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Footnotes
- Job 8:14 Hebrew house
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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