Job 11
1 Alors Zophar, le Naamathite, prit la parole,
Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
2 « Ne faut-il pas répondre à la multitude de mots? Un homme plein de paroles doit-il être justifié?
“(Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.) [RHQ] Just because you talk a lot, (should that cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong)?/that should not cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong).) [RHQ]
3 Vos fanfaronnades devraient-elles inciter les hommes à se taire? Quand tu te moques, personne ne te fait honte?
Job, (should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.) [RHQ] When you make fun of us, shall no one [rebuke you and] cause you to be ashamed?
4 Car vous dites: « Ma doctrine est pure ». Je suis propre à vos yeux.
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
5 Mais oh, que Dieu parle, et ouvrir ses lèvres contre toi,
But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
6 qu'il te montre les secrets de la sagesse! Car la vraie sagesse a deux côtés. Sachez donc que Dieu exige de vous moins que ce que votre iniquité mérite.
God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
7 « Pouvez-vous sonder le mystère de Dieu? Ou pouvez-vous sonder les limites du Tout-Puissant?
[“Tell me], will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand? Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
8 Ils sont hauts comme le ciel. Que pouvez-vous faire? Ils sont plus profonds que le Sheol. Que pouvez-vous savoir? (Sheol h7585)
[What there is to know about God] is greater than [the distance from earth to] heaven; so there is no way [RHQ] that you can [understand it all]. It is greater than [the distance from here to] the place of the dead; so it is impossible for you [RHQ] to know it all. (Sheol h7585)
9 Sa mesure est plus longue que la terre, et plus large que la mer.
What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
10 S'il passe, ou s'il enferme, ou convoque un tribunal, alors qui peut s'opposer à lui?
“If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court, (who can stop him?/no one can stop him.) [RHQ]
11 Car il connaît les faux hommes. Il voit aussi l'iniquité, même s'il ne la considère pas.
He knows which people are worthless; and when he sees people doing wicked things, (will he ignore it?/he will certainly not ignore it!) [RHQ]
12 Un homme à la tête vide devient sage quand un homme naît comme le petit d'une ânesse sauvage.
Stupid people [like you] will start to become wise [SAR] when wild donkeys [stop giving birth to wild donkeys and] start giving birth to tame donkeys.
13 « Si tu mets ton cœur à l'endroit, tendez vos mains vers lui.
“Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
14 Si l'iniquité est dans ta main, éloigne-la. Ne laissez pas l'iniquité habiter dans vos tentes.
If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
15 Alors tu lèveras ton visage sans tache. Oui, vous serez inébranlables, et vous ne craindrez pas,
If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed; you will be strong, and not afraid [of anything].
16 car tu oublieras ta misère. Vous vous en souviendrez comme des eaux qui sont passées.
You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
17 La vie sera plus claire que l'aurore. Même s'il y a des ténèbres, ce sera comme le matin.
[Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends] at the dawn; [it will be as though] [MET] the sun is shining brightly on you, like [it shines] at noon.
18 Vous serez en sécurité, car il y a de l'espoir. Oui, vous chercherez, et vous vous reposerez en sécurité.
You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect [that good things will happen to you]; God will protect you and enable you to rest safely [each night].
19 Tu te coucheras aussi, et personne ne te fera peur. Oui, beaucoup vont vous courtiser.
You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid. And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
20 Mais les yeux des méchants se perdront. Ils n'auront aucun moyen de fuir. Leur espoir sera l'abandon de l'esprit. »
But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand [why bad things are happening to them]; they will not have any way to escape [from their troubles]. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
