Job 17
1 “My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
Min livskraft är förstörd, mina dagar slockna ut, bland gravar får jag min lott.
2 Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
Ja, i sanning är jag omgiven av gäckeri, och avoghet får mitt öga ständigt skåda hos dessa!
3 “God, [it is as though I am in prison; ] please pay the money in order that I may be released, because there is certainly no one else who will help me.
Så ställ nu säkerhet och borgen för mig hos dig själv; vilken annan vill giva mig sitt handslag?
4 You have prevented my friends from understanding [what is true about me]; do not allow them to triumph over me, [saying that I have done things that are wrong].
Dessas hjärtan har du ju tillslutit för förstånd, därför skall du icke låta dem triumfera.
5 [Our ancestors often said, ‘It often happens that] when someone betrays his friends in order to get some of their property, it is that person’s children who will be punished for it;’ [so I desire/hope that will be true of these friends of mine who are lying about me].
Den som förråder sina vänner till plundring, på hans barn skola ögonen försmäkta.
6 “But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
Jag är satt till ett ordspråk bland folken; en man som man spottar i ansiktet är jag.
7 (My sight has become dim/I cannot see well) because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are [very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast] [MET] a shadow.
Därför är mitt öga skumt av grämelse, och mina lemmar äro såsom en skugga allasammans.
8 Those who [say that they] are good/righteous are shocked [when they see what has happened to me], and people who [say that they] (are innocent/have not done anything that is wrong) say that I am wicked/godless and should be punished.
De redliga häpna över sådant, och den oskyldige uppröres av harm mot den gudlöse.
9 Those who [claim that they] are righteous will continue to do what [they think] is right, and those [who say] they have not sinned will continue to become stronger.
Men den rättfärdige håller fast vid sin väg, och den som har rena händer bemannar sig dess mer.
10 “But even if all of those people came [and stood in front of me], I would not find anyone among them who is wise.
Ja, gärna mån I alla ansätta mig på nytt, jag lär ändå bland eder ej finna någon vis.
11 My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do; [I have not been able to accomplish] anything that I [SYN] desired.
Mina dagar äro förlidna, sönderslitna äro mina planer, vad som var mitt hjärtas begär.
12 My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; when it is becoming dark, they claim it is becoming light.
Men natten vill man göra till dag, ljuset skulle vara nära, nu då mörker bryter in.
13 If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
Nej, huru jag än bidar, bliver dödsriket min boning, i mörkret skall jag bädda mitt läger; (Sheol h7585)
14 I may say to the grave, ‘You will be [like] a father to me,’ and say to the maggots [that will eat my body], ‘You will be [like] a mother or younger sisters to me [because you will be where I will always be].’
till graven måste jag säga: "Du är min fader", till förruttnelsens maskar: "Min moder", "Min syster".
15 But if I say those things, (will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.) [RHQ] (Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.) [RHQ]
Vad bliver då av mitt hopp, ja, mitt hopp, vem får skåda det?
16 After I descend to the place where the dead are, (will I be able to confidently expect anything good there?/I certainly will not be able to confidently expect anything good there.) [RHQ] [It will be as though] [RHQ] I and the things I hope for will descend with me into the dust [where the dead are].” (Sheol h7585)
Till dödsrikets bommar far det ned, då jag nu själv går till vila i stoftet. (Sheol h7585)
