Job 24
1 “(Why does Almighty [God] not set a time when he will judge [evil people]?/I do not understand why Almighty [God does] not set a time when he will judge [evil people].) [RHQ] Those who know him never [RHQ] see him do that!
Hvi skulle tiderna dem Allsmägtiga icke fördolda vara? Och de honom känna, se intet hans dagar?
2 [Some evil people] remove the markers of boundaries of [other people’s] land, [in order to steal their land]; they seize/steal [other people’s] sheep and put them in their own pastures.
De flytta råmärken, de röfva bort hjorden, och föda honom.
3 [Some] (take away/steal) the donkeys that belong to orphans, and they take widow’s oxen to guarantee that the widows will pay back the money that they loaned to those widows.
De drifva bort de faderlösas åsna, och taga enkones oxa till pant.
4 [Some] shove poor people off the road (OR, prevent poor people from (obtaining their rights/being treated justly)), and they force poor people to find places to hide from them.
De fattige måste vika för dem, och de torftige i landena måste förgömma sig.
5 The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
Si, vilddjuren i öknene gå ut, såsom de pläga, bittida till rofs, att de skola bereda mat för ungarna.
6 The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
De uppskära af den åker, som dem intet tillhörer; och berga den vingård, som de med orätt hafva.
7 During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
De nakna låta de ligga, och låta dem intet öfvertäckelse i frostena, hvilkom de deras kläder borttagit hafva;
8 When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet, so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected [from the rain].
Så att de måste hålla sig i bergskrefvom, när en regnskur af bergen faller neder uppå dem; efter de eljest ingen råd hafva.
9 [Some evil men] snatch infants away from their widowed mothers [SYN], and they say ‘I will return your babies to you when you repay the money that I lent to you.’
De slita barnet ifrå bröstet, och göra det faderlöst; och göra menniskorna fattiga med pantande.
10 But the poor people walk around with no clothes on; they are hungry while they are working to carry [other people’s] bundles of grain [to the places where their grain will be threshed].
Den nakna låta de gå utan kläder, och dem hungroga borttaga de axen.
11 Poor people press olives to make [olive] oil; they tread on grapes [to make juice for wine], but [they are not allowed to drink any of it when] they become thirsty.
De tvinga dem till att göra oljo uppå deras qvarn, och trampa deras pressar, och låta dem likväl törsta.
12 In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
De göra folket i staden suckande, och dess slagnas själar ropande; och Gud straffar dem intet.
13 Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
Derföre äro de affallne ifrå ljusena, och känna icke dess väg, och vända icke om till dess stigar igen.
14 Murderers steal things during the night, and then they arise before dawn in order that they may [go out again and] kill needy [DOU] people.
I lysningene står mördaren upp, och dräper den fattiga och torftiga; och om nattena är han som en tjuf.
15 Those who want to commit adultery wait for twilight/evening; they say ‘I do not want anyone to see me,’ so they keep their faces covered.
Horkarlens öga hafver akt på skymningena, och säger: Mig ser intet öga; och han förtäcker sitt anlete.
16 It is during the night that robbers break into houses [to steal things], but during the day they hide because they want to avoid [being seen in] the light.
I mörkrena bryter han sig in i husen; om dagen gömma de sig med hvarannan, och vilja intet veta af ljusena.
17 All of those [people] want to do their evil things at night, not in the morning [when it is light], because they are not afraid of [the things that happen during the] night that terrify others.”
Ty om än morgonen kommer dem, är det dem såsom ett mörker; förty han förnimmer mörkrens förskräckelse.
18 “[But it is wicked people] who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
Han far lätteliga åstad såsom uppå ett vatten; hans håfvor varda icke stora i landena, och han brukar intet sin vingård.
19 Just like the snow melts away when it is hot and there is no rain, those who have sinned disappear into the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Helvetet tager bort dem som synda, såsom hette och torka förtärer snövattnet bort. (Sheol h7585)
20 Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
De barmhertige skola förgäta honom; hans lust varder full med matk; man skall icke mer tänka uppå honom; han skall sönderbruten varda såsom ett ruttet trä.
21 They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children [to take care of them], and they never do good things for widows.
Han hafver bedröfvat den ensamma, som intet föder; och enkone hafver han intet godt gjort;
22 But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
Och hafver dragit de mägtiga under sig med sine kraft. När han står, skall han icke viss vara uppå sitt lif.
23 God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
Han gör sig sjelf en trygghet, der han sig uppå förlåter; dock se hans ögon uppå deras handel.
24 They prosper for a little while, and then [suddenly] they are gone; they disappear like weeds wither and die; they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.
De äro en liten tid upphäfne; men de varda omintet, och undertryckte, och taga en ända såsom all ting; och såsom agnar på axen skola de afslagne varda.
25 If this is not true, is there [RHQ] anyone who will show that I am a liar and prove that what I have said is not true?”
Är det icke så? Nu väl, ho vill straffa mig för lögn, och göra min ord om intet?
