Job 24
1 Zašto Svesilni ne promatra vremena, a dane njegove ne vide mu vjernici?
Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
2 Bezbožnici pomiču granice, otimaju stado i pasu ga.
There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3 Sirotama odvode magarca, udovi u zalog vola dižu.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4 Siromahe tjeraju sa puta; skrivaju se ubogari zemlje.
They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5 K'o magarci divlji u pustinji zarana idu da plijen ugrabe: pustinja im hrani mališane.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness [yieldeth] them bread for their children.
6 Po tuđem polju oni pabirče, paljetkuju vinograd opakog.
They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.
7 Goli noće, nemaju haljine, ni pokrivača protiv studeni.
They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.
8 Oni kisnu na planinskom pljusku; bez skloništa uz hrid se zbijaju.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9 Otkidaju od sise sirotu, ubogom u zalog dijete grabe.
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
10 Goli hode, nemaju haljina; izgladnjeli, tuđe snoplje nose.
[So that] they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.
11 Oni mlina za ulje nemaju; ožednjeli, gaze u kacama.
They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12 Samrtnici hropću iz gradova, ranjenici u pomoć zazivlju. Al' na sve to Bog se oglušuje.
From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
13 Ima onih koji mrze svjetlost: ne priznaju njezinih putova niti se staza drže njezinih.
These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.
14 Za mraka se diže ubojica, kolje ubogog i siromaha. U gluhoj se noći lopov skiće [16a] i u tmini provaljuje kuće.
The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
15 Sumrak žudi oko preljubnika: 'Nitko me vidjet neće', kaže on i zastire velom svoje lice.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.
16 [16b]Za vidjela oni se skrivaju, oni neće da za svjetlost znaju.
In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
17 Zora im je kao sjena smrtna: kad zarudi, silan strah ih hvata.
For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
18 Prije nego svane, on već hitro bježi kloneći se puta preko vinograda. Njegova su dobra prokleta u zemlji.
Swiftly they [pass away] upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [So doth] Sheol [those that] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 Zaboravilo ga krilo što ga rodi, ime se njegovo više ne spominje: poput stabla zgromljena je opačina.
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
21 Ženu nerotkinju on je zlostavljao, udovici nije učinio dobra.
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
22 Al' Onaj što snažno hvata nasilnike, ustaje, a njima sva se nada gasi.
Yet [God] preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.
23 Dade mu sigurnost, i on se pouzda; okom je njegove nadzirao staze.
[God] giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.
24 Dignu se za kratko, a onda nestanu, ruše se i kao svi drugi istrunu, posječeni kao glave klasovima.”
They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
25 Nije li tako? Tko će me u laž utjerat'? Tko moje riječi poništiti može?”
And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
