Giobbe 24
1 Perché non sono dall’Onnipotente fissati dei tempi in cui renda la giustizia? Perché quelli che lo conoscono non veggono quei 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 Gli empi spostano i termini, rapiscono greggi e li menano a pascere;
[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 dell’orfano, prendono in pegno il bove 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 mandano via dalla strada i bisognosi, i poveri del paese si nascondo tutti insieme.
[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, che come onàgri del deserto escono al lor lavoro in cerca di cibo; solo il deserto dà pane a’ lor figliuoli.
The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
6 Raccolgono nei campi la loro pastura, raspollano nella vigna dell’empio;
The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
7 passan la notte ignudi, senza vestito, senza una coperta che li ripari dal freddo.
During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
8 Bagnati dagli acquazzoni di montagna, per mancanza di rifugio, si stringono 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 Ce n’è di quelli che strappano dalla mammella l’orfano, che prendono pegni da poveri!
[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 E questi se ne vanno, ignudi, senza vestiti; hanno fame, e 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 Fanno l’olio nel recinto dell’empio; calcan l’uva nel tino e patiscon 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 Sale dalle città il gemito de’ morenti; l’anima de’ feriti implora aiuto, e Dio non si cura di codeste infamie!
In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
13 Ve ne son di quelli che si ribellano alla luce, non ne conoscono le vie, non ne battono 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 L’assassino si leva sul far del giorno, e ammazza il meschino e il povero; la notte fa il ladro.
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 crepuscolo, dicendo: “Nessuno mi vedrà!” e si copre d’un velo la faccia.
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 I ladri, di notte, sfondano le case; di giorno, si tengono rinchiusi; non conoscono la 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 Il mattino è per essi come ombra di morte; appena lo scorgono provano i terrori del buio.
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 Voi dite: “L’empio è una festuca sulla faccia dell’acque; la sua parte sulla terra è maledetta; non prenderà più la via 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 la siccità e il calore assorbon le acque della neve, così il soggiorno de’ morti inghiottisce chi ha peccato. (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 lo portò l’oblia; i vermi ne fanno il loro pasto delizioso, nessuno più lo ricorda.
Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
21 L’iniquo sarà troncato come un albero: ei che divorava la sterile, priva di figli, e non faceva 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 Invece, Iddio con la sua forza prolunga i giorni dei prepotenti, i quali risorgono, quand’ormai disperavan della vita.
But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
23 Dà loro sicurezza, fiducia, e i suoi occhi vegliano sul loro cammino.
God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
24 Salgono in alto, poi scompaiono ad un tratto; cadono, son mietuti come gli altri mortali; son falciati come le spighe del grano maturo.
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 Se così non è, chi mi smentirà, chi annienterà il mio dire?”
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?”
