Job 29
1 Poleg tega je Job nadaljeval svojo prispodobo in rekel:
Moreover Job continued his parable, 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 months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3 ko je njegova sveča svetila nad mojo glavo in ko sem z njegovo svetlobo hodil skozi temo,
When his lamp shined upon my head, and when 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 days of my youth, when the secret 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, when my children were about me;
6 ko sem svoje korake umival z maslom in mi je skala izlivala reke olja,
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7 ko sem šel ven k velikim vratom skozi mesto, ko sem svoj sedež pripravil na ulici!
When I went out to the gate through 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 arose, and stood up.
9 Princi so zadržali govorjenje in na svoja usta položili svojo roko.
The princes stopped talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 Plemiči so molčali in njihov jezik se je prilepil na nebo njihovih ust.
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved 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,
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 that cried, and the fatherless, and him that 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 that 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 judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15 Bil sem oči slepemu in stopala hromemu.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16 Bil sem oče revnemu in zadevo, ki je nisem poznal, sem preiskal.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17 Zlomil sem čeljusti zlobnemu in izpulil plen iz njegovih zob.
And I broke the jaws of the wicked, 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 was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 Moja slava je bila sveža v meni in moj lok je bil obnovljen v moji roki.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was 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 at 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 fell 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.
If I mocked at them, they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
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 chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
