Job 33
1 So now, Job, I beg you, hear my speech; listen to all my words.
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
2 See now, I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
3 My words come from the uprightness of my heart; my lips speak pure knowledge.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
5 If you can, answer me; set your words in order before me and stand up.
If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
6 See, I am just as you are in God's sight; I also have been formed out of the clay.
Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
7 See, terror of me will not make you afraid; neither will my pressure be heavy upon you.
Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
8 You have certainly spoken in my hearing; I have heard the sound of your words saying,
Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 'I am clean and without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no sin in me.
'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
10 See, God finds opportunities to attack me; he regards me as his enemy.
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
11 He puts my feet in stocks; he watches all my paths.'
He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
12 See, in this you are not right—I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
13 Why do you struggle against him? He does not account for any of his doings.
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
14 For God speaks once— yes, twice, though man does not notice it.
For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumber on the bed—
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 then God opens the ears of men, and frightens them with threats,
Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
17 in order to pull man back from his sinful purposes, and keep pride from him.
To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
18 God keeps man's life back from the pit, his life from crossing over to death.
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
19 Man is punished also with pain on his bed, with constant agony in his bones,
And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 so that his life abhors food, and his soul abhors delicacies.
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 His flesh is consumed away so that it cannot be seen; his bones, once not seen, now stick out.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
22 Indeed, his soul draws close to the pit, his life to those who wish to destroy it.
And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
23 But if there is an angel who can be a mediator for him, a mediator, one from among the thousands of angels, to show him what is right to do,
If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
24 and if the angel is kind to him and says to God, 'Save this person from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him,'
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
25 then his flesh will become fresher than a child's; he will return to the days of his youthful strength.
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
26 He will pray to God, and God will be kind to him, so that he sees God's face with joy. God will give the person his triumph.
He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
27 Then that person will sing in front of other people and say, 'I sinned and perverted that which was right, but my sin was not punished.
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
28 God has rescued my soul from going down into the pit; my life will continue to see light.'
He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
29 See, God does all these things with a person, twice, yes, even three times,
Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
30 to bring his soul back from the pit, so that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent and I will speak.
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I wish to prove that you are in the right.
If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
33 If not, then listen to me; remain silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
