Job 29
1 Job again took up his parable, and said,
Још настави Јов беседу своју и рече:
2 “Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
О да бих био као пређашњих месеца, као оних дана кад ме Бог чуваше,
3 when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
Кад светљаше свећом својом над главом мојом, и при виделу Његовом хођах по мраку,
4 as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
Како бејах за младости своје, кад тајна Божија беше у шатору мом,
5 when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
Кад још беше Свемогући са мном, и деца моја око мене,
6 when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
Кад се траг мој обливаше маслом, и стена ми точаше уље потоцима,
7 when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
Кад излажах на врата кроз град, и на улици намештах себи столицу:
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
Младићи видећи ме уклањаху се, а старци устајаху и стајаху,
9 The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Кнезови престајаху говорити и метаху руку на уста своја,
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
Управитељи устезаху глас свој и језик им пријањаше за грло.
11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
Јер које ме ухо чујаше, називаше ме блаженим; и које ме око виђаше, сведочаше ми
12 because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
Да избављам сиромаха који виче, и сироту и који нема никог да му помогне;
13 the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Благослов оног који пропадаше долажаше на ме, и удовици срце распевах;
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
У правду се облачих и она ми беше одело, као плашт и као венац беше ми суд мој.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
Око бејах слепом и нога хромом.
16 I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I did not know.
Отац бејах убогима, и разбирах за распру за коју не знах.
17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
И разбијах кутњаке неправеднику, и из зуба му истрзах грабеж.
18 Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
Зато говорах: У свом ћу гнезду умрети, и биће ми дана као песка.
19 My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
Корен мој пружаше се крај воде, роса биваше по сву ноћ на мојим гранама.
20 My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
Слава моја подмлађиваше се у мене, и лук мој у руци мојој понављаше се.
21 “Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
Слушаху ме и чекаху, и ћутаху на мој савет.
22 After my words they did not speak again. My speech fell on them.
После мојих речи нико не проговараше, тако их натапаше беседа моја.
23 They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
Јер ме чекаху као дажд, и уста своја отвараху као на позни дажд.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They did not reject the light of my face.
Кад бих се насмејао на њих, не вероваху, и сјајност лица мог не разгоњаху.
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.
Кад бих отишао к њима, седах у зачеље, и бејах као цар у војсци, кад теши жалосне.
