Jobs 17
1 Min ånd er brutt, mine dager utslukket; bare graver har jeg for mig.
“My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
2 Sannelig, spott omgir mig på alle kanter, og mitt øie må dvele ved deres trettekjære ferd.
Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
3 Så sett nu et pant, gå i borgen for mig hos dig selv! Hvem skulde ellers gi mig håndslag?
“God, [it is as though I am in prison; ] please pay the money in order that I may be released, because there is certainly no one else who will help me.
4 Du har jo lukket deres hjerte for innsikt; derfor vil du ikke la dem vinne.
You have prevented my friends from understanding [what is true about me]; do not allow them to triumph over me, [saying that I have done things that are wrong].
5 Den som forråder venner, så de blir til bytte, hans barns øine skal tæres bort.
[Our ancestors often said, ‘It often happens that] when someone betrays his friends in order to get some of their property, it is that person’s children who will be punished for it;’ [so I desire/hope that will be true of these friends of mine who are lying about me].
6 Jeg er satt til et ordsprog for folk; jeg er en mann som blir spyttet i ansiktet.
“But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
7 Mitt øie er sløvt av gremmelse, og alle mine lemmer er som en skygge.
(My sight has become dim/I cannot see well) because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are [very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast] [MET] a shadow.
8 Rettskafne forferdes over dette, og den skyldfrie harmes over den gudløse;
Those who [say that they] are good/righteous are shocked [when they see what has happened to me], and people who [say that they] (are innocent/have not done anything that is wrong) say that I am wicked/godless and should be punished.
9 men den rettferdige holder fast ved sin vei, og den som har rene hender, får enn mere kraft.
Those who [claim that they] are righteous will continue to do what [they think] is right, and those [who say] they have not sinned will continue to become stronger.
10 Men I - kom bare igjen alle sammen! Jeg finner dog ikke nogen vismann blandt eder.
“But even if all of those people came [and stood in front of me], I would not find anyone among them who is wise.
11 Mine dager er faret forbi, mine planer sønderrevet - mitt hjertes eiendom!
My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do; [I have not been able to accomplish] anything that I [SYN] desired.
12 Natt gjør de til dag, lyset, sier de, er nærmere enn det mørke som ligger like for mig.
My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; when it is becoming dark, they claim it is becoming light.
If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
14 roper til graven: Du er min far, til makken: Du er min mor og min søster,
I may say to the grave, ‘You will be [like] a father to me,’ and say to the maggots [that will eat my body], ‘You will be [like] a mother or younger sisters to me [because you will be where I will always be].’
15 hvor er da mitt håp? Mitt håp - hvem øiner det?
But if I say those things, (will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.) [RHQ] (Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.) [RHQ]
After I descend to the place where the dead are, (will I be able to confidently expect anything good there?/I certainly will not be able to confidently expect anything good there.) [RHQ] [It will be as though] [RHQ] I and the things I hope for will descend with me into the dust [where the dead are].” (Sheol h7585)
