Hiob 23
Schlachter 1951
Hiobs Antwort, er möchte die Streitfrage Gott vorlegen
23 Da antwortete Hiob und sprach:
2 Auch heute noch ist meine Klage bitter;
seine Hand preßt mir schwere Seufzer aus!
3 O daß ich wüßte, wo ich Ihn fände!
Ich würde zu seinem Throne gehen.
4 Ich würde ihm die Streitfrage vorlegen
und meinen Mund mit Beweisen füllen;
5 ich möchte wissen, was er mir antworten,
und gerne sehen, was er zu mir sagen würde.
6 Würde er heftig mit mir streiten?
Nein, er würde mich gewiß anhören.
7 Da würde der Redliche bei ihm Recht finden,
und ich würde auf ewig frei ausgehen von meinem Richter.
8 Wenn ich aber schon nach Osten gehe, so ist er nirgends;
wende ich mich nach Westen, so werde ich seiner nicht gewahr;
9 begibt er sich nach Norden, so erspähe ich ihn nicht,
verbirgt er sich im Süden, so kann ich ihn nicht sehen.
10 Er aber kennt meinen Weg;
er prüfe mich, so werde ich wie Gold hervorgehen!
11 Mein Fuß hat seinen Pfad innegehalten;
seinen Weg habe ich bewahrt, ich bog nicht davon ab;
12 vom Gebote seiner Lippen wich ich nicht;
in meinem Busen bewahrte ich die Reden seiner Lippen.
13 Doch Er bleibt sich gleich, und wer will ihn davon abbringen?
Was er will, das tut er.
14 Er vollführt, was mir bestimmt ist,
und dergleichen hat er viel im Sinn.
15 Darum schrecke ich zurück vor ihm,
und wenn ich daran denke, so fürchte ich mich davor.
16 Ja, Gott hat mein Herz verzagt gemacht,
und der Allmächtige hat mich erschreckt.
17 Daß ich [aber] nicht vergehe vor dem Anblick der Finsternis,
hat er vor meinem Angesicht das Dunkel verdeckt.
Job 23
King James Version
23 Then Job answered and said,
2 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Job 23
English Standard Version
Job Replies: Where Is God?
23 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Today also my (A)complaint is bitter;[a]
my (B)hand is heavy on account of my groaning.
3 Oh, (C)that I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his (D)seat!
4 I would (E)lay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he (F)contend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7 There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
8 “Behold, (G)I go forward, but he is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him;
he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.
10 But he (H)knows (I)the way that I (J)take;
when he has (K)tried me, I shall come out as gold.
11 My foot (L)has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have (M)not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have (N)treasured the words of his mouth more than my (O)portion of food.
13 But he is unchangeable,[b] and (P)who can turn him back?
What he (Q)desires, that he does.
14 For he will complete what he (R)appoints for me,
and many such things are (S)in his mind.
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
when I consider, I am in dread of him.
16 God has made my (T)heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me;
17 yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
nor because thick darkness covers my face.
Copyright © 1951 by Geneva Bible Society
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