Giobbe 24
1 Perché l'Onnipotente non si riserva i suoi tempi e i suoi fedeli non vedono i suoi giorni?
“(Why does Almighty [God] not set a time when he will judge [evil people]?/I do not understand why Almighty [God does] not set a time when he will judge [evil people].) [RHQ] Those who know him never [RHQ] see him do that!
2 I malvagi spostano i confini, rubano le greggi e le menano al pascolo;
[Some evil people] remove the markers of boundaries of [other people’s] land, [in order to steal their land]; they seize/steal [other people’s] sheep and put them in their own pastures.
3 portano via l'asino degli orfani, prendono in pegno il bue della vedova.
[Some] (take away/steal) the donkeys that belong to orphans, and they take widow’s oxen to guarantee that the widows will pay back the money that they loaned to those widows.
4 Spingono i poveri fuori strada, tutti i miseri del paese vanno a nascondersi.
[Some] shove poor people off the road (OR, prevent poor people from (obtaining their rights/being treated justly)), and they force poor people to find places to hide from them.
5 Eccoli, come ònagri nel deserto escono per il lavoro; di buon mattino vanno in cerca di vitto; la steppa offre loro cibo per i figli.
The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
6 Mietono nel campo non loro; racimolano la vigna del malvagio.
The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
7 Nudi passan la notte, senza panni, non hanno da coprirsi contro il freddo.
During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
8 Dagli scrosci dei monti sono bagnati, per mancanza di rifugi si aggrappano alle rocce.
When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet, so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected [from the rain].
9 Rapiscono con violenza l'orfano e prendono in pegno ciò che copre il povero.
[Some evil men] snatch infants away from their widowed mothers [SYN], and they say ‘I will return your babies to you when you repay the money that I lent to you.’
10 Ignudi se ne vanno, senza vesti e affamati portano i covoni.
But the poor people walk around with no clothes on; they are hungry while they are working to carry [other people’s] bundles of grain [to the places where their grain will be threshed].
11 Tra i filari frangono le olive, pigiano l'uva e soffrono la sete.
Poor people press olives to make [olive] oil; they tread on grapes [to make juice for wine], but [they are not allowed to drink any of it when] they become thirsty.
12 Dalla città si alza il gemito dei moribondi e l'anima dei feriti grida aiuto: Dio non presta attenzione alle loro preghiere.
In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
13 Altri odiano la luce, non ne vogliono riconoscere le vie né vogliono batterne i sentieri.
Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
14 Quando non c'è luce, si alza l'omicida per uccidere il misero e il povero; nella notte si aggira il ladro e si mette un velo sul volto.
Murderers steal things during the night, and then they arise before dawn in order that they may [go out again and] kill needy [DOU] people.
15 L'occhio dell'adultero spia il buio e pensa: «Nessun occhio mi osserva!».
Those who want to commit adultery wait for twilight/evening; they say ‘I do not want anyone to see me,’ so they keep their faces covered.
16 Nelle tenebre forzano le case, di giorno se ne stanno nascosti: non vogliono saperne della luce;
It is during the night that robbers break into houses [to steal things], but during the day they hide because they want to avoid [being seen in] the light.
17 l'alba è per tutti loro come spettro di morte; quando schiarisce, provano i terrori del buio fondo.
All of those [people] want to do their evil things at night, not in the morning [when it is light], because they are not afraid of [the things that happen during the] night that terrify others.”
18 Fuggono veloci di fronte al giorno; maledetta è la loro porzione di campo sulla terra, non si volgono più per la strada delle vigne.
“[But it is wicked people] who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
19 Come siccità e calore assorbono le acque nevose, così la morte rapisce il peccatore. (Sheol h7585)
Just like the snow melts away when it is hot and there is no rain, those who have sinned disappear into the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
20 Il seno che l'ha portato lo dimentica, i vermi ne fanno la loro delizia, non se ne conserva la memoria ed è troncata come un albero l'iniquità.
Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
21 Egli maltratta la sterile che non genera e non fa del bene alla vedova.
They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children [to take care of them], and they never do good things for widows.
22 Ma egli con la sua forza trascina i potenti, sorge quando più non può contare sulla vita.
But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
23 Anche Dio gli concede sicurezza ed egli sta saldo, ma i suoi occhi sono sopra la sua condotta.
God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
24 Salgono in alto per un poco, poi non sono più, sono buttati giù come tutti i mortali, falciati come la testa di una spiga.
They prosper for a little while, and then [suddenly] they are gone; they disappear like weeds wither and die; they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.
25 Non è forse così? Chi può smentirmi e ridurre a nulla le mie parole?
If this is not true, is there [RHQ] anyone who will show that I am a liar and prove that what I have said is not true?”
