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Job 18-20
Young's Literal Translation
Job 18-20
Young's Literal Translation
18 And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --
2 When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.
3 Wherefore have we been reckoned as cattle? We have been defiled in your eyes!
4 (He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?
5 Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.
6 The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.
7 Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
8 For he is sent into a net by his own feet, And on a snare he doth walk habitually.
9 Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.
10 Hidden in the earth is his cord, And his trap on the path.
11 Round about terrified him have terrors, And they have scattered him -- at his feet.
12 Hungry is his sorrow, And calamity is ready at his side.
13 It consumeth the parts of his skin, Consume his parts doth death's first-born.
14 Drawn from his tent is his confidence, And it causeth him to step to the king of terrors.
15 It dwelleth in his tent -- out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.
16 From beneath his roots are dried up, And from above cut off is his crop.
17 His memorial hath perished from the land, And he hath no name on the street.
18 They thrust him from light unto darkness, And from the habitable earth cast him out.
19 He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.
20 At this day westerns have been astonished And easterns have taken fright.
21 Only these [are] tabernacles of the perverse, And this the place God hath not known.
19 And Job answereth and saith: --
2 Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?
3 These ten times ye put me to shame, ye blush not. Ye make yourselves strange to me --
4 And also -- truly, I have erred, With me doth my error remain.
5 If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;
6 Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,
7 Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.
8 My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth.
9 Mine honour from off me He hath stripped, And He turneth the crown from my head.
10 He breaketh me down round about, and I go, And removeth like a tree my hope.
11 And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.
12 Come in do His troops together, And they raise up against me their way, And encamp round about my tent.
13 My brethren from me He hath put far off, And mine acquaintances surely Have been estranged from me.
14 Ceased have my neighbours And my familiar friends have forgotten me,
15 Sojourners of my house and my maids, For a stranger reckon me: An alien I have been in their eyes.
16 To my servant I have called, And he doth not answer, With my mouth I make supplication to him.
17 My spirit is strange to my wife, And my favours to the sons of my [mother's] womb.
18 Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.
19 Abominate me do all the men of my counsel, And those I have loved, Have been turned against me.
20 To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.
21 Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.
22 Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?
23 Who doth grant now, That my words may be written? Who doth grant that in a book they may be graven?
24 With a pen of iron and lead -- For ever in a rock they may be hewn.
25 That -- I have known my Redeemer, The Living and the Last, For the dust he doth rise.
26 And after my skin hath compassed this [body], Then from my flesh I see God:
27 Whom I -- I see on my side, And mine eyes have beheld, and not a stranger, Consumed have been my reins in my bosom.
28 But ye say, `Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.
29 Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious [are] the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that [there is] a judgment.
20 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --
2 Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.
3 The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:
4 This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?
5 That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
6 Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --
7 As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where [is] he?'
8 As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,
9 The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.
10 His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.
11 His bones have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down.
12 Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,
13 Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,
14 His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps [is] in his heart.
15 Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out.
16 Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.
17 He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.
18 He is giving back [what] he laboured for, And doth not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he exults not.
19 For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.
20 For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.
21 There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.
23 It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.
24 He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.
25 One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him [are] terrors.
26 All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.
27 Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself against him.
28 Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.
29 This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God. And an inheritance appointed him by God.
Job 18-20
New International Version
Job 18-20
New International Version
Bildad
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “When will you end these speeches?(B)
Be sensible, and then we can talk.
3 Why are we regarded as cattle(C)
and considered stupid in your sight?(D)
4 You who tear yourself(E) to pieces in your anger,(F)
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(G)
5 “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(H)
the flame of his fire stops burning.(I)
6 The light in his tent(J) becomes dark;(K)
the lamp beside him goes out.(L)
7 The vigor(M) of his step is weakened;(N)
his own schemes(O) throw him down.(P)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;(Q)
he wanders into its mesh.
9 A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare(R) holds him fast.(S)
10 A noose(T) is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap(U) lies in his path.(V)
11 Terrors(W) startle him on every side(X)
and dog(Y) his every step.
12 Calamity(Z) is hungry(AA) for him;
disaster(AB) is ready for him when he falls.(AC)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(AD)
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(AE)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(AF)
and marched off to the king(AG) of terrors.(AH)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AI)
burning sulfur(AJ) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AK)
and his branches wither above.(AL)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AM)
he has no name(AN) in the land.(AO)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AP)
and is banished(AQ) from the world.(AR)
19 He has no offspring(AS) or descendants(AT) among his people,
no survivor(AU) where once he lived.(AV)
20 People of the west are appalled(AW) at his fate;(AX)
those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AY) of an evil man;(AZ)
such is the place(BA) of one who does not know God.”(BB)
Job
19 Then Job replied:
2 “How long will you torment(BC) me
and crush(BD) me with words?
3 Ten times(BE) now you have reproached(BF) me;
shamelessly you attack me.
4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error(BG) remains my concern alone.
5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(BH)
and use my humiliation against me,
6 then know that God has wronged me(BI)
and drawn his net(BJ) around me.(BK)
7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(BL)
though I call for help,(BM) there is no justice.(BN)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(BO)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(BP)
9 He has stripped(BQ) me of my honor(BR)
and removed the crown from my head.(BS)
10 He tears me down(BT) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(BU) like a tree.(BV)
11 His anger(BW) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(BX)
12 His troops advance in force;(BY)
they build a siege ramp(BZ) against me
and encamp around my tent.(CA)
13 “He has alienated my family(CB) from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(CC)
14 My relatives have gone away;
my closest friends(CD) have forgotten me.
15 My guests(CE) and my female servants(CF) count me a foreigner;
they look on me as on a stranger.
16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome(CG) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(CH) scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.(CI)
19 All my intimate friends(CJ) detest me;(CK)
those I love have turned against me.(CL)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(CM)
I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[b]
21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(CN) have pity,
for the hand of God has struck(CO) me.
22 Why do you pursue(CP) me as God does?(CQ)
Will you never get enough of my flesh?(CR)
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,(CS)
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool(CT) on[c] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!(CU)
25 I know that my redeemer[d](CV) lives,(CW)
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[e]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet[f] in[g] my flesh I will see God;(CX)
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes(CY)—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns(CZ) within me!
28 “If you say, ‘How we will hound(DA) him,
since the root of the trouble lies in him,[h]’
29 you should fear the sword yourselves;
for wrath will bring punishment by the sword,(DB)
and then you will know that there is judgment.[i]”(DC)
Zophar
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(DD) replied:
2 “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.(DE)
3 I hear a rebuke(DF) that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(DG)
ever since mankind[j] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(DH) is brief,
the joy of the godless(DI) lasts but a moment.(DJ)
6 Though the pride(DK) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(DL)
and his head touches the clouds,(DM)
7 he will perish forever,(DN) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(DO)
8 Like a dream(DP) he flies away,(DQ) no more to be found,
banished(DR) like a vision of the night.(DS)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(DT)
10 His children(DU) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(DV)
11 The youthful vigor(DW) that fills his bones(DX)
will lie with him in the dust.(DY)
12 “Though evil(DZ) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(EA)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(EB)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(EC)
it will become the venom of serpents(ED) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(EE) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(EF) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(EG) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(EH)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(EI) flowing with honey(EJ) and cream.(EK)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(EL)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(EM)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(EN) and left them destitute;(EO)
he has seized houses(EP) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(EQ)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(ER)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(ES)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(ET)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(EU)
23 When he has filled his belly,(EV)
God will vent his burning anger(EW) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(EX)
24 Though he flees(EY) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(EZ)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(FA) will come over him;(FB)
26 total darkness(FC) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(FD) unfanned will consume him(FE)
and devour what is left in his tent.(FF)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(FG)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(FH)
rushing waters[k] on the day of God’s wrath.(FI)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(FJ)
Footnotes
- Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains
- Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
- Job 19:24 Or and
- Job 19:25 Or vindicator
- Job 19:25 Or on my grave
- Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
- Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from
- Job 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me
- Job 19:29 Or sword, / that you may come to know the Almighty
- Job 20:4 Or Adam
- Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
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