Job 18
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Alors Bildad Suhite prit la parole, et dit:
2 How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
Quand finirez-vous ces discours? écoutez, et puis nous parlerons.
3 Why are we counted as beasts, [and] reputed vile in your sight?
Pourquoi sommes-nous regardés comme bêtes, [et] pourquoi nous tenez-vous pour souillés?
4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?
[Ô toi!] qui te déchires toi-même en ta fureur, la terre sera-t-elle abandonnée à cause de toi, [et] les rochers seront-ils transportés de leur place?
5 Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Certainement, la lumière des méchants sera éteinte, et l'étincelle de leur feu ne reluira point.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
La lumière sera obscurcie dans la tente de chacun d'eux, et la lampe [qui éclairait] au-dessus d'eux sera éteinte.
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Les démarches de sa force seront resserrées, et son conseil le renversera.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
Car il sera enlacé par ses pieds dans les filets, et il marchera sur des rets.
9 The gin shall take [him] by the heel, [and] the robber shall prevail against him.
Le lacet lui saisira le talon, et le voleur le saisissant en aura le dessus.
10 The snare [is] laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Son piège est caché dans la terre, et sa trappe cachée sur son sentier.
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Les terreurs l'assiégeront de tous côtés, et le feront trotter çà et là de ses pieds.
12 His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and destruction [shall be] ready at his side.
Sa force sera affamée, et la calamité sera toujours à son côté.
13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: [even] the first-born of death shall devour his strength.
Le premier-né de la mort dévorera ce qui soutient sa peau, il dévorera, [dis-je], ce qui le soutient.
14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
[Les choses en quoi il mettait] sa confiance seront arrachées de sa tente, et il sera conduit vers le Roi des épouvantements.
15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because [it is] none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
On habitera dans sa tente, sans qu'elle soit plus à lui; et le soufre sera répandu sur sa maison de plaisance.
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Ses racines sécheront au dessous, et ses branches seront coupées en haut.
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Sa mémoire périra sur la terre, et on ne parlera plus de son nom dans les places.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
On le chassera de la lumière dans les ténèbres, et il sera exterminé du monde.
19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Il n'aura ni fils ni petit-fils parmi son peuple, et il n'aura personne qui lui survive dans ses demeures.
20 They that come after [him] shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Ceux qui seront venus après lui, seront étonnés de son jour; et ceux qui auront été avant lui en seront saisis d'horreur.
21 Surely such [are] the dwellings of the wicked, and this [is] the place [of him that] knoweth not God.
Certainement telles seront les demeures du pervers, et tel sera le lieu de celui qui n'a point reconnu le [Dieu] Fort.
