Jobi 8
Albanian Bible
8 Atëherë Bildadi nga Shuahu u përgjigj dhe tha:
2 "Deri kur do të flasësh në këtë mënyrë, dhe fjalët e gojës sate do të jenë si një erë e furishme?
3 A mundet Perëndia të shtrëmbërojë gjykimin dhe i Potfuqishmi të përmbysë drejtësinë?
4 Në rast se bijtë e tu kanë mëkatuar kundër tij, ai i ka braktisur në prapësinë e tyre.
5 Por në rast se ti e kërkon Perëndinë dhe i lutesh fort të Plotfuqishmit,
6 në rast se je i pastër dhe i ndershëm, me siguri ai do të ngrihet në favorin tënd dhe do të rivendosë selinë e drejtësisë sate.
7 Ndonëse gjendja jote e kaluar ka qenë një gjë e vogël,
8 e ardhmja jote do të jetë e madhe. Pyet, pra, brezat që shkuan dhe shqyrto gjërat e zbuluara nga etërit e tyre;
9 ne në të vërtetë i përkasim së djeshmes dhe nuk dimë asgjë, sepse ditët tona mbi tokë janë si një hije.
10 A nuk do të mësojnë vallë ata dhe nuk do të flasin, duke nxjerrë fjalë nga zemra e tyre?
11 A mund të rritet papirusi jashtë moçalit dhe a mund të zhvillohet xunkthi pa ujë?
12 Ndërsa është ende i gjelbër, pa qenë prerë, ai thahet para çdo bari tjetër.
13 Këto janë rrugët e të gjithë atyre që harrojnë Perëndinë; kështu shpresa e të paudhit tretet.
14 Besimi i tij do të pritet dhe sigurimi i tij është si një pëlhurë merimange.
15 Ai mbështetet te shtëpia e tij, ajo nuk qëndron; kapet te ajo, por ajo nuk mban.
16 Ai është krejt i gjelbër në diell dhe degët e tij zgjaten mbi kopshtin e tij;
17 dhe rrënjët e tij pleksen rreth një grumbulli gurësh dhe depërtojnë midis gurëve të shtëpisë.
18 Por në rast se shkëputet nga vendi i tij, ky e mohon, duke thënë: "Nuk të kam parë kurrë!".
19 Ja, ky është gëzimi i mënyrës së tij të të jetuarit, ndërsa të tjerët do të dalin nga pluhuri.
20 Ja, Perëndia nuk e flak njeriun e ndershëm, as i ndihmon keqbërësit.
21 Ai do t’i japë edhe më buzëqeshje gojës sate dhe këngë gëzimi buzëve të tua.
22 Ata që të urrejnë do të mbulohen me turp dhe çadra e të paudhëve do të zhduket".
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)
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
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