Job 33
1 Therefore, hear my speeches, Job, and listen to all my words.
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
2 Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat.
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
3 My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
4 The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
5 If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face.
If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
6 Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay.
Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
7 So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you.
Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
8 For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying:
Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 “I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me.
'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
10 Yet he has discovered blame in me, and so he has treated me like his enemy.
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
11 He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways.”
He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
12 Therefore, it is for this reason that you have not been justified. For I tell you that God is greater than man.
Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
13 Do you contend against him because he has not responded to all of your words?
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
14 God speaks once, and he does not repeat the same thing a second time.
For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
15 Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds,
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 then, he opens the ears of men, and, educating them, he teaches discipline,
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
17 so that he may divert a man from the things that he is doing, and may free him from pride,
To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
18 rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
19 Likewise, he rebukes by sorrow in bed, and he causes all of his bones to become weak.
And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 Bread becomes abominable to him in his life, and, to his soul, the meat which before he desired.
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 His body will waste away, and his bones, which had been covered, will be revealed.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
22 His soul has approached corruption, and his life has drawn near to what is deadly.
And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
23 If there were an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare the fairness of the man,
If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
24 he will have mercy on him, and he will say, “Free him, so that he will not descend to destruction. I have found a reason to be favorable to him.
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
25 His body is consumed by suffering. Let him return to the days of his youth.”
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
26 He will beg pardon from God, and he will be soothing to him; and he will look upon his face in jubilation, and he will restore his justice to man.
He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
27 He will consider mankind, and he will say: “I have sinned and truly I have offended, yet I was not treated as I deserved.”
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
28 He has freed his soul from continuing into destruction, so that, in living, it may see the light.
He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
29 Behold, all these things God works three times within each one,
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
30 so that he may revive their souls from corruption and enlighten them with the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Pay attention Job, and listen to me; and remain silent, while I speak.
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
32 Yet, if you have anything to say, answer me and speak, for I want you to be treated justly.
If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
33 But if you do not have anything to say, then listen to me. Be quiet and I will teach you wisdom.
If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
