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| [1]Then Job answered and said, |
[1]And Job answereth and saith: -- |
| [2]I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? |
[2]Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what -- is man righteous with God? |
| [3]If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. |
[3]If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand. |
| [4]He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? |
[4]Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace? |
| [5]Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. |
[5]Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger. |
| [6]Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. |
[6]Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves. |
| [7]Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. |
[7]Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up. |
| [8]Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. |
[8]Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea, |
| [9]Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. |
[9]Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south. |
| [10]Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. |
[10]Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering. |
| [11]Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. |
[11]Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it. |
| [12]Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? |
[12]Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?' |
| [13]If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. |
[13]God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers. |
| [14]How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? |
[14]How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him? |
| [15]Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. |
[15]Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication. |
| [16]If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. |
[16]Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice. |
| [17]For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. |
[17]Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought. |
| [18]He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. |
[18]He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things. |
| [19]If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? |
[19]If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me? |
| [20]If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. |
[20]If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse. |
| [21]Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. |
[21]Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life. |
| [22]This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. |
[22]It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.' |
| [23]If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. |
[23]If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth. |
| [24]The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? |
[24]Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who [is] he? |
| [25]Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. |
[25]My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good, |
| [26]They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. |
[26]They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. |
| [27]If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: |
[27]Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!' |
| [28]I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. |
[28]I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me. |
| [29]If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? |
[29]I -- I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour. |
| [30]If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; |
[30]If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands, |
| [31]Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. |
[31]Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me. |
| [32]For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. |
[32]But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment. |
| [33]Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. |
[33]If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both. |
| [34]Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: |
[34]He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid, |
| [35]Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me. |
[35]I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself. |