Job 29
1 Poleg tega je Job nadaljeval svojo prispodobo in rekel:
And Job again took up his discourse, and said,
2 »Oh, da bi bil kakor v preteklih mesecih, kakor v dneh, ko me je Bog varoval,
O that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,
3 ko je njegova sveča svetila nad mojo glavo in ko sem z njegovo svetlobo hodil skozi temo,
when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4 kakor sem bil v dneh svoje mladosti, ko je bila Božja skrivnost na mojem šotoru,
as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,
5 ko je bil Vsemogočni še z menoj, ko so bili moji otroci okoli mene,
when the Almighty was yet with me, and my sons were about me,
6 ko sem svoje korake umival z maslom in mi je skala izlivala reke olja,
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil to me,
7 ko sem šel ven k velikim vratom skozi mesto, ko sem svoj sedež pripravil na ulici!
when I went forth to the gate to the city, when I prepared my seat in the street.
8 Mladeniči so me videli in se skrili in ostareli so se vzdignili in stali.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood.
9 Princi so zadržali govorjenje in na svoja usta položili svojo roko.
The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 Plemiči so molčali in njihov jezik se je prilepil na nebo njihovih ust.
The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 Ko me je uho zaslišalo, potem me je blagoslovilo in ko me je oko zagledalo, mi je dalo pričevanje,
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
12 ker sem osvobodil reveža, ki je jokal in osirotelega in tistega, ki ni imel nikogar, da mu pomaga.
Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 Blagoslov tistega, ki je bil pripravljen, da umre, je prišel nadme. Vdovinemu srcu sem storil, da prepeva od radosti.
The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 Nadel sem si pravičnost in ta me je oblekla. Moja sodba je bila kakor svečano oblačilo in diadem.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 Bil sem oči slepemu in stopala hromemu.
I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.
16 Bil sem oče revnemu in zadevo, ki je nisem poznal, sem preiskal.
I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.
17 Zlomil sem čeljusti zlobnemu in izpulil plen iz njegovih zob.
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 Potem sem rekel: ›Umrl bom v svojem gnezdu in svoje dneve bom pomnožil kakor pesek.‹
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 Moja korenina je bila razprostrta pri vodah in rosa je vso noč ležala na moji mladiki.
My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lays all night upon my branch.
20 Moja slava je bila sveža v meni in moj lok je bil obnovljen v moji roki.
My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
21 Možje so mi prisluhnili, čakali in molčali ob mojem nasvetu.
To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22 Po mojih besedah niso ponovno spregovorili in moj govor je rosil nanje.
After my words they spoke not again, and my speech distilled upon them.
23 Name so čakali kakor na dež in svoja usta so široko odprli kakor za pozni dež.
And they waited for me as for the rain. And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 Če sem se jim smejal, temu niso verjeli. Svetlobe mojega obličja niso zavrgli.
I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.
25 Izbral sem njihovo pot in sedel [kot] vodja in prebival kakor kralj v vojski, kakor nekdo, ki tolaži žalovalce.
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as a man who comforts the mourners.
