Job 5
1 Ded zazivlji! Zar će ti se tko odazvat'? Kojem li se svecu misliš sad obratit'?
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Doista, budalu njegov bijes ubija, luđaka će sasvim skončat ljubomora.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 Bezumnika vidjeh kako korijen pušta, al' prokletstvo skoro na kuću mu pade.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 Njegovi su sinci daleko od spasa, njih nezaštićene na Vratima tlače.
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 Ljetinu njihovu pojedoše gladni, sam Bog ju je njima oteo iz usta, a žedni hlepe za njihovim dobrima.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Ne, opačina ne izbija iz zemlje, nit' nevolja iz tla može nići sama,
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 nego čovjek rađa muku i nevolju kao što let orlov teži u visinu.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 Al' ja bih se ipak Bogu utekao i pred njime stvar bih svoju razložio.
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 Nedokučiva on djela silna stvori, čudesa koja se izbrojit' ne mogu.
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 On kišom rosi po svem licu zemljinu i vodu šalje da nam polja natapa.
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 Da bi ponižene visoko digao, da bi ojađene srećom obdario,
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 redom ruši ono što lukavci smisle, što god započeli, on im izjalovi.
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 On hvata mudre u njihovu lukavstvu, naume spletkara obraća u ništa.
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 Posred bijela dana zapadnu u tamu, pipaju u podne kao usred noći.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 On iz njinih ralja izbavlja jadnika, iz silničkih ruku diže siromaha.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 Tako se pokaže nada nevoljniku, i nepravda mora zatvoriti usta.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 Da, blago čovjeku koga Bog odbaci! Stoga ti ne prezri karanje Svesilnog!
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 On ranjava, ali i ranu povija, udara i svojom zacjeljuje rukom.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 Iz šest će nevolja tebe izbaviti, ni u sedmoj zlo te dotaknuti neće.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 U gladi, od smrti on će te spasiti, a u ratu, oštru će te otet maču.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 Biču zla jezika uklonit će tebe, ispred otimača bez straha ćeš biti.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 Suši i studeni ti ćeš se smijati i od divljih zvijeri strahovati nećeš.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 Sklopit' ti ćeš savez s kamenjem na njivi, zvjerad divlja s tobom u miru će biti.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 U šatoru svome mir ćeš uživati, dom svoj kad pohodiš netaknut će stajat.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Koljeno ćeš svoje gledat' gdje se množi i potomstvo gdje ti kao trava raste.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 U grob ti ćeš leći kada budeš zreo, kao što se žito snosi kad dozori.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 Sve motrismo ovo: istina je živa! zato sve za dobro svoje ti poslušaj.”
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
