Job 29
1 and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
Job resumed speaking and said,
2 who? to give: if only! me like/as month front: old like/as day god to keep: guard me
“Oh, that I were as I was in the past months when God cared for me,
3 in/on/with to shine he lamp his upon head my to/for light his to go: walk darkness
when his lamp shined on my head, and when I walked through darkness by his light.
4 like/as as which to be in/on/with day autumn my in/on/with counsel god upon tent my
Oh, that I were as I was in the ripeness of my days when the friendship of God was on my tent,
5 in/on/with still Almighty with me me around me youth my
when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
6 in/on/with to wash: wash step my in/on/with heat and rock to pour with me me stream oil
when my way was covered with cream, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
7 in/on/with to come out: come I gate upon town in/on/with street/plaza to establish: prepare seat my
When I went out to the city gate, when I sat in my place in the city square,
8 to see: see me youth and to hide and aged to arise: rise to stand: stand
the young men saw me and kept their distance from me in respect, and the aged people rose and stood for me.
9 ruler to restrain in/on/with speech and palm to set: put to/for lip their
The princes used to refrain from talking when I came; they would lay their hand on their mouths.
10 voice leader to hide and tongue their to/for palate their to cleave
The voices of the noblemen were hushed, and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouths.
11 for ear to hear: hear and to bless me and eye to see: see and to testify me
For after their ears heard me, they would then bless me; after their eyes saw me, they would then give witness to me and approve of me
12 for to escape afflicted to cry and orphan and not to help to/for him
because I rescued the one who was poor when he cried out, and the one who had no father when he had no one to help him.
13 blessing to perish upon me to come (in): come and heart widow to sing
The blessing of him who was about to perish came on me; I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 righteousness to clothe and to clothe me like/as robe and turban justice my
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
15 eye to be to/for blind and foot to/for lame I
I was eyes to blind people; I was feet to lame people.
16 father I to/for needy and strife not to know to search him
I was a father to needy people; I would examine the case even of one whom I did not know.
17 and to break [emph?] jaw unjust and from tooth his to throw prey
I broke the jaws of the unrighteous man; I plucked the victim out from between his teeth.
18 and to say with nest my to die and like/as sand to multiply day
Then I said, 'I will die in my nest; I will multiply my days like the grains of sand.
19 root my to open to(wards) water and dew to lodge in/on/with foliage my
My roots are spread out to the waters, and dew lies all night on my branches.
20 glory my new with me me and bow my in/on/with hand my to pass
The honor in me is always fresh, and the bow of my strength is always new in my hand.'
21 to/for me to hear: hear and to wait: wait and to silence: silent upon counsel my
To me men listened; they waited for me; they stayed silent to hear my advice.
22 after word: speaking my not to repeat and upon them to drip/prophesy speech my
After my words were done, they did not speak again; my speech dropped like water on them.
23 and to wait: wait like/as rain to/for me and lip their to open to/for spring rain
They always waited for me as they waited for rain; they opened their mouth wide to drink in my words, as they would do for the latter rain.
24 to laugh to(wards) them not be faithful and light face my not to fall: fall [emph?]
I smiled on them when they did not expect it; they did not reject the light of my face.
25 to choose way: conduct their and to dwell head: leader and to dwell like/as king in/on/with band like/as as which mourning to be sorry: comfort
I selected their way and sat as their chief; I lived like a king in his army, like one who comforts mourners.
