Ījaba 23
1 Bet Ījabs atbildēja un sacīja:
And Job answered and said,
2 Vēl šodien man jātiepjas manās vaimanās, tā roka uz manis ir smagāka, nekā manas nopūtas.
Even to-day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3 Ak kaut es Viņu zinātu atrast un varētu aiztikt līdz Viņa krēslam.
Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!
4 Es Viņam liktu priekšā savu lietu un raudzītu pierādīt savu taisnību.
I would order the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments;
5 Es gribētu dzirdēt tos vārdus, ko Viņš man atbildētu, un vērā ņemt, ko Viņš man sacītu:
I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6 Vai Viņš pēc Sava lielā spēka ar mani tiesāsies? Nē, Viņš klausīsies uz mani.
Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
7 Tad taisns ar Viņu tiesātos, un es mūžam taptu izglābts no sava soģa.
There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Bet, ja es eju pret rītiem, tad Viņa tur nav, ja eju pret vakariem, tad Viņu nemanu.
Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 Ja Viņš ziemeļos dara Savu darbu, tad es Viņu neraugu, ja Viņš nogriežas uz dienasvidu, tad es Viņu neredzu.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I behold [him] not; he hideth himself on the right hand, and I see [him] not.
10 Bet Viņš zina manu ceļu; ja Viņš mani pārbaudītu, tad es taptu atrasts kā zelts.
But he knoweth the way that I take; he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 Mana kāja turējās Viņa pēdās, es Viņa ceļu esmu sargājis un neesmu atkāpies.
My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
12 No Viņa lūpu pavēles es neesmu atkāpies, Viņa mutes vārdus es vairāk esmu glabājis nekā savu padomu.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.
13 Bet kad Viņš uz ko pastāv, kas Viņu novērsīs? Ko Viņš grib, to Viņš dara.
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.
14 Jo Viņš izdara, ko Viņš par mani nodomājis, un vēl daudz tādu padomu ir pie Viņa.
For he will perform [what] is appointed for me; and many such things are with him.
15 Tādēļ es iztrūcinājos priekš Viņa vaiga; kad es to apdomāju, tad es bīstos Viņa priekšā.
Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.
16 Tas stiprais Dievs manu sirdi darījis bailīgu, un tas Visuvarenais mani iztrūcinājis.
For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;
17 Jo tādā tumsībā es vēl neesmu izdeldēts, lai gan tumsa manu vaigu apklājusi.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.
