Job 9
New International Version
Job
9 Then Job replied:
2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(A)
3 Though they wished to dispute with him,(B)
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(C)
4 His wisdom(D) is profound, his power is vast.(E)
Who has resisted(F) him and come out unscathed?(G)
5 He moves mountains(H) without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.(I)
6 He shakes the earth(J) from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.(K)
7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(L)
he seals off the light of the stars.(M)
8 He alone stretches out the heavens(N)
and treads on the waves of the sea.(O)
9 He is the Maker(P) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(Q)
10 He performs wonders(R) that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.(S)
11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(T)
12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(U)
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(V)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(W)
even the cohorts of Rahab(X) cowered at his feet.
14 “How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?(Y)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(Z)
I could only plead(AA) with my Judge(AB) for mercy.(AC)
16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(AD)
17 He would crush me(AE) with a storm(AF)
and multiply(AG) my wounds for no reason.(AH)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.(AI)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(AJ)
And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[b]?(AK)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(AL)
21 “Although I am blameless,(AM)
I have no concern for myself;(AN)
I despise my own life.(AO)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(AP)
23 When a scourge(AQ) brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.(AR)
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(AS)
he blindfolds its judges.(AT)
If it is not he, then who is it?(AU)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(AV)
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(AW)
26 They skim past(AX) like boats of papyrus,(AY)
like eagles swooping down on their prey.(AZ)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(BA)
I will change my expression, and smile,’
28 I still dread(BB) all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.(BC)
29 Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?(BD)
30 Even if I washed myself with soap(BE)
and my hands(BF) with cleansing powder,(BG)
31 you would plunge me into a slime pit(BH)
so that even my clothes would detest me.(BI)
32 “He is not a mere mortal(BJ) like me that I might answer him,(BK)
that we might confront each other in court.(BL)
33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,(BM)
someone to bring us together,(BN)
34 someone to remove God’s rod from me,(BO)
so that his terror would frighten me no more.(BP)
35 Then I would speak up without fear of him,(BQ)
but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(BR)
Job 9
New King James Version
Job: There Is No Mediator
9 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Truly I know it is so,
But how can a (A)man be (B)righteous before God?
3 If one wished to [a]contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4 (C)God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6 He (D)shakes the earth out of its place,
And its (E)pillars tremble;
7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8 (F)He alone spreads out the heavens,
And [b]treads on the [c]waves of the sea;
9 (G)He made [d]the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10 (H)He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11 (I)If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12 (J)If He takes away, [e]who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13 God will not withdraw His anger,
(K)The allies of [f]the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15 (L)For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds (M)without cause.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
22 It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, (N)‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25 “Now (O)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like [g]swift ships,
(P)Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 (Q)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 (R)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You (S)will not hold me innocent.
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 (T)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with [h]soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will [i]abhor me.
32 “For (U)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33 (V)Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34 (W)Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
Job 9
Names of God Bible
Job Speaks: The Futility of Arguing with God
9 Then Job replied to his friends,
2 “Yes, I know that this is true.
But how can a mortal be declared righteous to El?
3 If he wished to debate with El,
he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand.
4 “El is wise in heart and mighty in power.
Who could oppose him and win?
5 He moves mountains without their knowing it,
and he topples them in his anger.
6 He shakes the earth from its place,
and its pillars tremble.
7 He commands the sun not to rise.
He doesn’t let the stars come out.
8 He stretches out the heavens by himself
and walks on the waves of the sea.
9 He made the constellations Ursa Major, Orion, and the Pleiades,
and the clusters of stars in the south.
10 He does great things that are unsearchable
and miracles that cannot be numbered.
11 He passes alongside of me, and I don’t even see him.
He goes past me, and I don’t even notice him.
12 He takes something away, but who can stop him?
Who is going to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
13 Eloah does not hold back his anger.
Even Rahab’s[a] helpers bow humbly in front of him.
14 “How can I possibly answer Eloah?
How can I find the right words to speak with him?
15 Even if I were right, I could not answer him.
I would have to plead for mercy from my judge.
16 If I cried out and he answered me,
I do not believe that he would listen to me.
17 He would knock me down with a storm
and bruise me without a reason.
18 He would not let me catch my breath.
He fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength,
then he is the mighty one.
If it is about justice,
who will charge me with a crime?
20 If I am righteous, my own mouth would condemn me.
It would declare that I am corrupt even if I am a man of integrity.
21 If I am a man of integrity, I have no way of knowing it.
I hate my life!
22 It is all the same.
That is why I say,
‘He destroys both the man of integrity and the wicked.’
23 When a sudden disaster brings death,
he makes fun of the despair of innocent people.
24 The earth is handed over to the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If he isn’t the one doing this, who is?
25 “My days go by more quickly than a runner.
They sprint away.
They don’t see anything good.
26 They pass by quickly like boats made from reeds,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27 Even if I say, ‘I will forget my complaining;
I will change my expression and smile,’
28 I still dread everything I must suffer.
I know that you won’t declare me innocent.
29 I’ve already been found guilty.
Why should I work so hard for nothing?
30 If I wash myself with lye soap[b]
and cleanse my hands with bleach,
31 then you would plunge me into a muddy pit,
and my own clothes would find me disgusting.
32 A human like me cannot answer Eloah,
‘Let’s take our case to court.’
33 There is no mediator between us
to put his hand on both of us.
34 Eloah should take his rod away from me,
and he should not terrify me.[c]
35 Then I would speak and not be afraid of him.
But I know that I am not like that.[d]
Footnotes
Job 9
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Naghambal si Job
9 Dayon nagsabat si Job, 2 “Huo, matuod inang ginasiling mo. Pero paano makapamatuod ang tawo nga inosente siya sa atubangan sang Dios? 3 Bisan baison pa niya ang Dios sa korte, wala siya sing may mahimo, kay sa isa ka libo nga pamangkot sang Dios bisan isa indi niya masabat. 4 Maalam kag gamhanan gid ang Dios. Sin-o bala ang nagkontra sa iya kag nagmadinalag-on?
5 “Sa wala sing paandam, ginauyog niya ang mga bukid kag nagakalatiphag ini sa iya kaakig. 6 Ginapalinog niya ang duta halin sa pundasyon sini. 7 Sa iya lang pagmando, puwede nga indi magbutlak ang adlaw kag indi magsiga ang mga bituon. 8 Siya lang ang nagahumlad sang kalangitan, kag siya lang ang nagapauntat sang balod. 9 Siya ang nagtuga sang mga grupo sang mga bituon nga ginatawag Oso, Orion, Pleades, kag sang mga bituon sa bagatnan. 10 Nagahimo siya sang makatilingala nga mga butang kag mga milagro nga indi matungkad kag indi maisip. 11 Kon maglabay siya sa akon, indi ko siya makita kag mabatyagan. 12 Kon may gusto siya nga kuhaon, wala sing may makapugong sa iya. Sin-o bala ang makareklamo sa iya ginahimo? 13 Wala ginapunggan sang Dios ang iya kaakig. Bisan ang mga kabulig sang dragon nga si Rahab nagaluhod sa kahadlok sa iya. 14 Gani paano ko madepensahan ang akon kaugalingon sa Dios? Ano ang ihambal ko para makipagbais sa iya? 15 Bisan inosente pa ako, indi ako makadepensa sang akon kaugalingon. Ang mahimo ko lang amo ang pagpakitluoy sa Dios nga akon Manughukom. 16 Bisan pangabayon ko siya nga mag-atubangay kami kag magsugot siya, indi gihapon niya ako pagpamatian. 17 Kay ginapaantos niya ako nga daw sa ginasalakay sang bagyo, kag ginadugangan niya ang akon mga kasakit sa wala sing rason. 18 Daw halos indi niya ako pagpaginhawaon sing maayo sa mga kasakit nga ginapaantos niya sa akon. 19 Kon sa pakusog lang, makusog gid siya! Kag kon sa akusaray, sin-o ang makaakusar sa iya? 20 Bisan inosente pa ako, sentensyahan gihapon ako nga silutan tungod sang akon ginapanghambal sa pagdepensa sa akon kaugalingon. 21 Bisan wala sing kasawayan ang akon kabuhi, baliwala na ini sa akon. Ginakaugtan ko ang akon kabuhi. 22 Kay amo man lang gihapon; pareho lang nga laglagon sang Dios ang matarong kag ang malaot. 23 Nagakadlaw lang siya kon mapatay gulpi ang matarong sa kalamidad. 24 Gintugyan niya ang kalibutan sa mga malaot. Ginatabunan niya ang mata sang mga manughukom. Kon indi siya ang nagahimo sini, ti sin-o pa abi?
25 “Kadasig magligad sang mga inadlaw sang akon kabuhi; daw mas madasig pa sang sa manugdalagan. Nagaligad ini nga wala gid sing kalipay. 26 Huo, kadasig magligad sang akon kabuhi; pareho kadasig sang madasig nga sakayan ukon sang agila nga nagasibad. 27 Bisan indi na ako magreklamo kag untatan ko na ang pagpangasubo, kag magyuhom na ako, 28 mahadlok gihapon ako sa mga pag-antos nga mag-abot sa akon. Kay nahibaluan ko nga indi niya ako pagkabigon nga inosente. 29 Sanglit ginakabig niya ako subong nga nakasala, ano pa ang pulos sa pagpaninguha ko nga depensahan ang akon kaugalingon? 30 Bisan pa habunan ko ang akon bug-os nga lawas agod mangin matinlo ako, 31 itum-oy niya gihapon ako sa lunangon nga buho, agod bisan ang akon bayo mangil-aran sa akon. 32 Indi tawo ang Dios pareho sa akon, gani indi ako makabais sa iya kag makaakusar sa iya sa korte. 33 Kuntani may makapatunga sa amon nga duha sa paghusay sa amon. 34 Kag mapauntat niya ang paghanot sang Dios sa akon, agod indi na ako mahadlok. 35 Dayon makahambal na ako sa iya nga wala sing kahadlok, pero sa karon indi ko pa ini mahimo.”
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