Job 29
1 And Job again took up his measure, and said,
Poleg tega je Job nadaljeval svojo prispodobo in rekel:
2 Oh that it were with me as in the months of old, as in the days, when, GOD, used to watch over me;
»Oh, da bi bil kakor v preteklih mesecih, kakor v dneh, ko me je Bog varoval,
3 When his lamp shone over my head, by whose light, I could go through darkness;
ko je njegova sveča svetila nad mojo glavo in ko sem z njegovo svetlobo hodil skozi temo,
4 As I was, in the days of my prime, when, the intimacy of GOD, was over my tent;
kakor sem bil v dneh svoje mladosti, ko je bila Božja skrivnost na mojem šotoru,
5 While yet the Almighty was with me, round about me, were my young men;
ko je bil Vsemogočni še z menoj, ko so bili moji otroci okoli mene,
6 When my steps were bathed in milk, and, the rock, poured out beside me, rivulets of oil:
ko sem svoje korake umival z maslom in mi je skala izlivala reke olja,
7 When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,
ko sem šel ven k velikim vratom skozi mesto, ko sem svoj sedež pripravil na ulici!
8 Young men saw me, and hid themselves, and, the aged, arose—they stood;
Mladeniči so me videli in se skrili in ostareli so se vzdignili in stali.
9 Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
Princi so zadržali govorjenje in na svoja usta položili svojo roko.
10 The voice of nobles, was hushed, and their tongue to their palate, did cleave;
Plemiči so molčali in njihov jezik se je prilepil na nebo njihovih ust.
11 When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness;
Ko me je uho zaslišalo, potem me je blagoslovilo in ko me je oko zagledalo, mi je dalo pričevanje,
12 Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper;
ker sem osvobodil reveža, ki je jokal in osirotelega in tistega, ki ni imel nikogar, da mu pomaga.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy;
Blagoslov tistega, ki je bil pripravljen, da umre, je prišel nadme. Vdovinemu srcu sem storil, da prepeva od radosti.
14 Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice;
Nadel sem si pravičnost in ta me je oblekla. Moja sodba je bila kakor svečano oblačilo in diadem.
15 Eyes, became I to the, blind, and, feet to the lame, was, I!
Bil sem oči slepemu in stopala hromemu.
16 A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;
Bil sem oče revnemu in zadevo, ki je nisem poznal, sem preiskal.
17 And I shivered the fangs of the perverse, —and, out of his teeth, I tare the prey.
Zlomil sem čeljusti zlobnemu in izpulil plen iz njegovih zob.
18 Then said I, Like a stem, shall I grow old, yea, as the sand, shall I multiply days:
Potem sem rekel: ›Umrl bom v svojem gnezdu in svoje dneve bom pomnožil kakor pesek.‹
19 My root, is laid open to the waters, and, the dew, shall lodge for the night in my boughs;
Moja korenina je bila razprostrta pri vodah in rosa je vso noč ležala na moji mladiki.
20 Mine honour, shall be young again with me, and, my bow, in my hand, be renewed.
Moja slava je bila sveža v meni in moj lok je bil obnovljen v moji roki.
21 To me, men hearkened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel;
Možje so mi prisluhnili, čakali in molčali ob mojem nasvetu.
22 After I had spoken, they spake not again, and, upon them, used my speech to drop;
Po mojih besedah niso ponovno spregovorili in moj govor je rosil nanje.
23 And they waited, as for rain, for me, and, their mouths, they opened wide for the spring-rain;
Name so čakali kakor na dež in svoja usta so široko odprli kakor za pozni dež.
24 I laughed at them—they lost confidence, and, the light of my countenance, they suffered not to fail;
Če sem se jim smejal, temu niso verjeli. Svetlobe mojega obličja niso zavrgli.
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, —and abode, as king, in an army, as one who, to mourners, giveth comfort.
Izbral sem njihovo pot in sedel [kot] vodja in prebival kakor kralj v vojski, kakor nekdo, ki tolaži žalovalce.
