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Job 6
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Job 6
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jobs svar på Elifas första tal
6 Då tog Job till orda och sade:
2 O, att min sorg kunde vägas
och min olycka läggas
i samma vågskål!
3 Nu är den tyngre än havets sand,
därför kan jag inte styra mina ord,
4 (A) för den Allsmäktiges pilar
har träffat mig,
min ande dricker deras gift.
Fasor från Gud
går i stridsställning mot mig.
5 Skriar vildåsnan över sitt gräs,
råmar oxen över sitt foder?
6 Kan det smaklösa ätas utan salt,
finns det någon smak i äggets vita?
7 Jag vägrar röra det,
det är kväljande mat för mig.
8 O, att min begäran blev hörd
och att Gud uppfyllde min längtan,
9 (B) att Gud ville krossa mig,
räcka ut sin hand
och skära av mitt liv!
10 Då vore det ändå min tröst,
mitt jubel i skoningslös plåga,
att jag inte förnekat
den Heliges ord.
11 Vad är då min kraft,
att jag skulle hoppas?
Vad är mitt slut,
att jag skulle vara tålig?
12 Är min kraft som stenens,
min kropp av koppar?
13 Nej, hjälpen kommer inte från mig,
varje utväg är stängd för mig.
14 Den förtvivlade borde få godhet
från sin vän,
men man fruktar inte mer
den Allsmäktige.
15 (C) Mina bröder är trolösa som bäckar[a],
som bäckars rännilar som sinar.
16 De är mörka av is när snön har fallit
och gömt sig i dem,
17 men när hettan kommer torkar de,
försvinner i värmen från sin plats.
18 De ändrar kurs från sitt lopp,
rinner ut i intet och försvinner.
19 Karavaner från Tema[b]
spanar efter dem,
resande från Saba
sätter sitt hopp till dem.
20 De blir svikna i sin förhoppning,
när de kommer fram
blir de bestörta.
21 Så har ni nu blivit till intet,
ni ser det förskräckliga
och blir rädda.
22 Har jag sagt: ”Ge mig något,
köp mig loss med er förmögenhet,
23 rädda mig från fiendens hand,
friköp mig från utpressarna?”
24 Undervisa mig så tiger jag,
hjälp mig förstå var jag gått vilse.
25 (D) Hur inträngande
är inte uppriktiga ord!
Men vad hjälper
tillrättavisning från er?
26 Tänker ni märka ord
och betrakta en förtvivlad mans
ord som luft?
27 Skulle ni kasta lott om en faderlös
och köpslå om er vän?
28 Men se nu på mig!
Jag ska inte ljuga er rakt i ansiktet.
29 Vänd om, låt ingen orätt ske!
Vänd om, min sak är rättfärdig!
30 Bor orätt på min tunga?
Skulle inte min mun förstå ondska?
Job 6
New International Version
Job 6
New International Version
Job
6 Then Job replied:
2 “If only my anguish could be weighed
and all my misery be placed on the scales!(A)
3 It would surely outweigh the sand(B) of the seas—
no wonder my words have been impetuous.(C)
4 The arrows(D) of the Almighty(E) are in me,(F)
my spirit drinks(G) in their poison;(H)
God’s terrors(I) are marshaled against me.(J)
5 Does a wild donkey(K) bray(L) when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(M)
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(N)
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.(O)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,(P)
9 that God would be willing to crush(Q) me,
to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(R)
10 Then I would still have this consolation(S)—
my joy in unrelenting pain(T)—
that I had not denied the words(U) of the Holy One.(V)
11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope?
What prospects, that I should be patient?(W)
12 Do I have the strength of stone?
Is my flesh bronze?(X)
13 Do I have any power to help myself,(Y)
now that success has been driven from me?
14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(Z)
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(AA)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(AB)
as the streams that overflow
16 when darkened by thawing ice
and swollen with melting snow,(AC)
17 but that stop flowing in the dry season,
and in the heat(AD) vanish from their channels.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes;
they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema(AE) look for water,
the traveling merchants of Sheba(AF) look in hope.
20 They are distressed, because they had been confident;
they arrive there, only to be disappointed.(AG)
21 Now you too have proved to be of no help;
you see something dreadful and are afraid.(AH)
22 Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf,
pay a ransom(AI) for me from your wealth,(AJ)
23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy,
rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?(AK)
24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet;(AL)
show me where I have been wrong.(AM)
25 How painful are honest words!(AN)
But what do your arguments prove?
26 Do you mean to correct what I say,
and treat my desperate words as wind?(AO)
27 You would even cast lots(AP) for the fatherless(AQ)
and barter away your friend.
Job 6
English Standard Version
Job 6
English Standard Version
Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just
6 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Oh that my vexation were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3 For then it would be heavier than (A)the sand of the sea;
therefore my words have been rash.
4 For (B)the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?[a]
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.[b]
8 “Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
9 that it would (C)please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
10 This would be my comfort;
I would even exult[c] in pain (D)unsparing,
for I have not denied the words of (E)the Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
13 Have I any help in me,
when resource is driven from me?
14 “He who (F)withholds[d] kindness from a (G)friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 My (H)brothers are (I)treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential (J)streams that pass away,
16 which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
17 When they melt, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into (K)the waste and perish.
19 The caravans of (L)Tema look,
the travelers of (M)Sheba hope.
20 They are (N)ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are (O)disappointed.
21 For you have now become nothing;
you see my calamity and are afraid.
22 Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary's hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of (P)the ruthless’?
24 “Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have gone astray.
25 How forceful are upright words!
But what does reproof from you reprove?
26 Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is (Q)wind?
27 You would even (R)cast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
28 “But now, be pleased to look at me,
for I will not lie to your face.
29 (S)Please turn; let no injustice be done.
Turn now; my vindication is at stake.
30 Is there any injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?
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