Job 31
1 “I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
Ich habe einen Bund gemacht mit meinen Augen, daß ich nicht achtete auf eine Jungfrau.
2 [If I did not do what I promised, ] what would God who is in heaven [MTY] do to me [RHQ]? Almighty [God] would certainly not [RHQ] give me any reward!
Was gäbe mir Gott sonst als Teil von oben und was für ein Erbe der Allmächtige in der Höhe?
3 [Previously I thought that] surely [RHQ] it was unrighteous people who would experience calamities, and that it was those who do what is wrong who would experience disasters.
Wird nicht der Ungerechte Unglück haben und ein Übeltäter verstoßen werden?
4 God certainly sees [RHQ] everything that I do, [so why is he causing me to suffer?] [It is as though] he counts every step that I take.
Sieht er nicht meine Wege und zählt alle meine Gänge?
5 [“I solemnly declare that] I have never acted wickedly and have never tried to deceive people.
Habe ich gewandelt in Eitelkeit, oder hat mein Fuß geeilt zum Betrug?
6 I request only that God judge me fairly [MET], and if he does that, he will know that I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong).
So wäge man mich auf der rechten Waage, so wird Gott erfahren meine Unschuld.
7 If [it were true that] I have stopped living righteously, or [that] I [SYN] have desired the things that I look at [MTY], or [that] I am guilty of any other sin,
Ist mein Gang gewichen aus dem Wege und mein Herz meinen Augen nachgefolgt und klebt ein Flecken an meinen Händen,
8 then I hope/wish that when I plant [seeds], someone else will [harvest the crops and] eat [them] and that others will uproot the [fruit trees] that I planted.
so müsse ich säen, und ein andrer esse es; und mein Geschlecht müsse ausgewurzelt werden.
9 “If [it were true that] I [SYN] have been attracted by some other man’s wife, or [that] I have hidden myself and waited outside [the] door [to] her [house],
Hat sich mein Herz lassen reizen zum Weibe und habe ich an meines Nächsten Tür gelauert,
10 I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
so müsse mein Weib von einem andern geschändet werden, und andere müssen bei ihr liegen;
11 [For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
denn das ist ein Frevel und eine Missetat für die Richter.
12 My [committing adultery] would [produce in me a fire like] [MET] the fire that burns people in hell, and it would burn up everything that I own. (questioned)
Denn das wäre ein Feuer, das bis in den Abgrund verzehrte und all mein Einkommen auswurzelte.
13 “And, if [it were true that] I have ever refused to listen to one of my male or female servants when they complained to me about something,
Hab ich verachtet das Recht meines Knechtes oder meiner Magd, wenn sie eine Sache wider mich hatten?
14 God would arise [and declare that he would punish me]; and when he would do that, what would I do? If he would ask me [about what I have done], (what would I answer?/I would not be able to answer.) [RHQ]
Was wollte ich tun, wenn Gott sich aufmachte, und was würde ich antworten, wenn er heimsuchte?
15 God, who created me, certainly also created my servants [RHQ]; surely he is the one who formed them and me in our mothers’ wombs [RHQ]; [so we all should behave toward each other equally].
Hat ihn nicht auch der gemacht, der mich in Mutterleibe machte, und hat ihn im Schoße ebensowohl bereitet?
16 “I have guided orphans from the time that they were born; I have taken care of them since they were young. So, if [it were true that] I ate all my food myself and did not share some of it with orphans, or [that] I refused to give poor people the things that they wanted, or [that] I caused widows to live (in despair/without hope [that they would receive any help from anyone]),
Habe ich den Dürftigen ihr Begehren versagt und die Augen der Witwe lassen verschmachten?
Hab ich meinen Bissen allein gegessen, und hat nicht der Waise auch davon gegessen?
Denn ich habe mich von Jugend auf gehalten wie ein Vater, und von meiner Mutter Leib an habe ich gerne getröstet.
19 or [that] I had seen people die [from cold] because they had no clothes, or [that] I had seen poor people who did not have clothes [to keep them warm],
Hab ich jemand sehen umkommen, daß er kein Kleid hatte, und den Armen ohne Decke gehen lassen?
20 and they were not able to become warm [from clothes made] from the wool of my sheep with the result that they thanked me for [giving them clothes, ]
Haben mich nicht gesegnet seine Lenden, da er von den Fellen meiner Lämmer erwärmt ward?
21 or if [it were true that] I threatened to strike any orphan because I knew that the elders at the city gates would (decide in my favor);
Hab ich meine Hand an den Waisen gelegt, weil ich sah, daß ich im Tor Helfer hatte?
22 [if those things were true about me], I hope/desire that my shoulder blade would be torn out and my arm be torn from my shoulder.
So falle meine Schulter von der Achsel, und mein Arm breche von der Röhre.
23 I always feared that God would cause me to experience a great disaster [if I did any of those evil things], and I would not have been able to endure the powerful [things that he would do to punish me].
Denn ich fürchte Gottes Strafe über mich und könnte seine Last nicht ertragen.
24 “If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
Hab ich das Gold zu meiner Zuversicht gemacht und zu dem Goldklumpen gesagt: “Mein Trost”?
25 or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
Hab ich mich gefreut, daß ich großes Gut hatte und meine Hand allerlei erworben hatte?
26 or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
Hab ich das Licht angesehen, wenn es hell leuchtete, und den Mond, wenn er voll ging,
27 and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
daß ich mein Herz heimlich beredet hätte, ihnen Küsse zuzuwerfen mit meiner Hand?
28 those things also would be sins for which the judges would say that I must be punished, because I would have been rejecting God [by doing those things].
was auch eine Missetat ist vor den Richtern; denn damit hätte ich verleugnet Gott in der Höhe.
29 “[It is not true that] I [SYN] sinned by requesting God to curse people who hated me with the result that God would cause them to die. It is also not true that I was glad when they were ruined or that I rejoiced when they experienced disasters [DOU].
Hab ich mich gefreut, wenn's meinem Feind übel ging, und habe mich überhoben, darum daß ihn Unglück betreten hatte?
Denn ich ließ meinen Mund nicht sündigen, daß ich verwünschte mit einem Fluch seine Seele.
31 [It is also not true that] I never welcomed travelers to stay in my tent or that I did not open my doors to them, but [forced them to] sleep in the streets. [All] the men who work for me certainly know that [RHQ]!
Haben nicht die Männer in meiner Hütte müssen sagen: “Wo ist einer, der von seinem Fleisch nicht wäre gesättigt worden?”
Draußen mußte der Gast nicht bleiben, sondern meine Tür tat ich dem Wanderer auf.
33 Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
Hab ich meine Übertretungen nach Menschenweise zugedeckt, daß ich heimlich meine Missetat verbarg?
34 and I never remained silent and refused to go outside of my home because I was very (afraid of/worried about) what people would say [about me], and that they would hate/scorn me.
Habe ich mir grauen lassen vor der großen Menge, und hat die Verachtung der Freundschaften mich abgeschreckt, daß ich stille blieb und nicht zur Tür ausging?
35 “I wish/desire that there was someone who would hear what I am saying! I solemnly declare [that all that I have said is true]. I wish that those who oppose me would write down [on a scroll] the evil things that they say that I did.
O hätte ich einen, der mich anhört! Siehe, meine Unterschrift, der Allmächtige antworte mir!, und siehe die Schrift, die mein Verkläger geschrieben!
36 [If they did that, ] I would wear that scroll on my shoulder, or wear it on top of my head, [in order that everyone could see it].
Wahrlich, dann wollte ich sie auf meine Achsel nehmen und mir wie eine Krone umbinden;
37 I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
ich wollte alle meine Schritte ihm ansagen und wie ein Fürst zu ihm nahen.
38 If [it were true that] I have stolen land, with the result that [it was as though] its furrows cried out to accuse me of stealing;
Wird mein Land gegen mich schreien und werden miteinander seine Furchen weinen;
39 or [if it were true that] I have eaten the crops that grew in someone else’s fields without paying [for those crops], with the result that those farmers who grew those crops died [from hunger];
hab ich seine Früchte unbezahlt gegessen und das Leben der Ackerleute sauer gemacht:
40 then I wish/desire that thorns would grow [in my fields] instead of wheat. May bad weeds grow instead of barley!” That is the end of what Job said [to his three friends].
so mögen mir Disteln wachsen für Weizen und Dornen für Gerste. Die Worte Hiobs haben ein Ende.
