Job 33
1 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
Hear, therefore, my discourse, I pray thee, O Job! And attend unto all my words!
2 Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
Behold, I am opening my mouth; My tongue is now speaking in my palate.
3 Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
My words shall be in the uprightness of my heart; My lips shall utter knowledge purely.
4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
The spirit of God made me, And the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
5 If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
If thou art able, answer me; Set thyself in array against me; stand up!
6 Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
Behold, I, like thee, am a creature of God; I also was formed of clay.
7 Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
Behold, my terror cannot dismay thee, Nor can my greatness be heavy upon thee.
8 Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
Surely thou hast said in my hearing, I have heard the sound of thy words:
9 'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
“I am pure, and without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
Behold, He seeketh causes of hostility against me; He regardeth me as his enemy.
11 He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
He putteth my feet in the stocks; He watcheth all my paths.”
12 Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
Behold, in this thou art not right; I will answer thee; For God is greater than man.
13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
Why dost thou contend with Him? For he giveth no account of any of his doings.
14 For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
For God speaketh once, Yea, twice, when man regardeth it not.
15 In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumber upon the bed;
16 Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
Then openeth he the ears of men, And sealeth up for them admonition;
17 To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
That he may turn man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
Thus he saveth him from the pit, Yea, his life from perishing by the sword.
19 And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with a continual agitation of his bones,
20 And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
So that his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;
21 His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;
22 And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
23 If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
But if there be with him a messenger, An interpreter, one of a thousand, Who may show unto man his duty,
24 Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
Then will God be gracious to him, and say, “Save him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.”
25 Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
His flesh shall became fresher than a child's; He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him, And permit him to see his face with joy, And restore unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
He shall sing among men, and say, “I sinned; I acted perversely; Yet hath he not requited me for it:
28 He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
He hath delivered me from going down to the pit, And my life beholdeth the light.”
29 Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
Lo! all these things doeth God Time after time with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
That he may bring him back from the pit, That he may enjoy the light of the living.
31 Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
Mark well, O Job! hearken to me! Keep silence, and I will speak.
32 If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
Yet if thou hast any thing to say, answer me! Speak! for I desire to pronounce thee innocent.
33 If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
But if not, do thou listen to me! Keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom!
