Job 33
1 Therefore do thou but hear, O Job, my speeches, and give ear to all my words.
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my mouth.
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
3 Out of my straightforward heart [come] my sayings, and my lips utter knowledge clearly.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
5 If thou canst, answer me, array thyself before me, stand forward.
If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
6 Behold, I am in the same relation as thyself toward God: I myself also am cut out of the clay.
Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
7 Behold, dread of me cannot terrify thee, and my pressure will not be too heavy upon thee.
Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
8 But thou hast said before my ears, and the sound of the words I still hear,
Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 “I am pure without transgression, I am quite clean; and there is no iniquity in me:
'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
10 Yet, behold, he findeth hateful backsliding on me, he regardeth me as an enemy unto him;
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he watcheth all my paths.”
He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
12 Behold, In this thou art not just: I will answer thee; for God is far greater than a mortal.
Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
13 Why dost thou contend against him? for with all his words will he not give an answer.
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice: [yet man] regardeth it not.
For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbers upon the couch:
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 Then doth he lay open the ear of men, and sealeth it with their warning;
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
17 To remove the son of earth [from his intended] deed and he covereth up pride from man;
To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
18 He withholdeth his soul from the pit, 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 And so is he admonished by pain upon his couch, and all his bones with violent [aches].
And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 So that his inclination abhorreth bread, and his soul, the most agreeable food.
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to those that slay.
And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
23 If there be now about him one single angel, as defender, one out of a thousand, to tell for man his uprightness:
If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
24 Then is he gracious unto him, and saith, Release him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
25 His flesh becometh full again as in youth: he returneth to the days of his boyhood.
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
26 He will offer his entreaty unto God, and he will receive him in favor, that he may see his face with joy: so doth He recompense unto the mortal his righteousness.
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 then should assemble men around, and say, “I had sinned, and perverted what is right, yet have I not received a like return.”
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
28 Thus he redeemeth his soul from passing into the pit, and his life will look joyously on the light.
He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
29 Lo, all these things doth God two or three times with man;
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that she may shine in the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Listen well, O Job, hearken unto me: keep silence, and I will truly speak.
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
32 If thou hast any words, answer me: speak, for I wish to justify thee.
If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
33 If not, hearken thou unto me: keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom.
If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
