Job 17
1 Min livskraft är förstörd, mina dagar slockna ut, bland gravar får jag min lott.
“My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
2 Ja, i sanning är jag omgiven av gäckeri, och avoghet får mitt öga ständigt skåda hos dessa!
Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
3 Så ställ nu säkerhet och borgen för mig hos dig själv; vilken annan vill giva mig sitt handslag?
“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 Dessas hjärtan har du ju tillslutit för förstånd, därför skall du icke låta dem triumfera.
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 förråder sina vänner till plundring, på hans barn skola ögonen försmäkta.
[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 Jag är satt till ett ordspråk bland folken; en man som man spottar i ansiktet är jag.
“But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
7 Därför är mitt öga skumt av grämelse, och mina lemmar äro såsom en skugga allasammans.
(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 De redliga häpna över sådant, och den oskyldige uppröres av harm mot den gudlöse.
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 rättfärdige håller fast vid sin väg, och den som har rena händer bemannar sig dess mer.
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 Ja, gärna mån I alla ansätta mig på nytt, jag lär ändå bland eder ej finna någon vis.
“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 Mina dagar äro förlidna, sönderslitna äro mina planer, vad som var mitt hjärtas begär.
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 Men natten vill man göra till dag, ljuset skulle vara nära, nu då mörker bryter in.
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.
13 Nej, huru jag än bidar, bliver dödsriket min boning, i mörkret skall jag bädda mitt läger; (Sheol h7585)
If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
14 till graven måste jag säga: "Du är min fader", till förruttnelsens maskar: "Min moder", "Min syster".
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 Vad bliver då av mitt hopp, ja, mitt hopp, vem får skåda 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)
