Job 13 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Lo, all this haue I seene with mine eye, heard with mine eare, and vnderstande it. “Behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it. “My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.
2 What ye knowe, that same do I know also, neither am I inferior vnto you. What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
3 Neuerthelesse, I talke with the almightie, and my desire is to commune with God. But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God. But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God.
4 As for you, ye are workmaisters of lyes, and vnprofitable phisitians altogether. As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all. You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you!
5 Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men. Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
6 Now heare my reasoning, and ponder the argument of my lippes. Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips. Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.
7 Wyll you speake wickedlie for gods defence and talke deceitfully for his cause? Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him? Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?
8 Wyll ye accept the person of him? or wyll ye contende for God? Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God? Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?
9 Shall that helpe you when he calleth you to reckening? For as one man mocketh an other, so do ye mocke him. Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?
10 He shall punishe you, and reproue you, if ye do secretly accept any person. He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality.
11 Shall not his excellencie make you afrayde? Shall not his terrible feare fall vpon you? Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you? Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
12 Your remembraunce is lyke vnto a sparke, and your bodies lyke the claye. Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 Holde your tongues for my sake, that I also may speake, and my sorowe shalbe the lesse. “Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. “Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may.
14 Wherefore do I beare my fleshe in my teeth, and put my soule in myne handes? Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand? Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?
15 Lo, though he slay me, yet wyl I trust in him: but I wyll reproue myne owne wayes in his sight. Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face. Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
16 He shalbe my saluation: for there may no hypocrite come before him. This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him. Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him!
17 Heare diligently my wordes, and ponder my sayinges with your eares. Keep listening to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears. Listen carefully to what I say; let my words ring in your ears.
18 Beholde, now haue I prepared my iudgement, and knowe that I shalbe founde righteous. Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be in the right. Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated.
19 What is he that wyll go to lawe with me? if I now holde my tongue I dye. Who is there who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Can anyone bring charges against me? If so, I will be silent and die.
20 Neuerthelesse, graunt me two thinges, and then wyll I not hide my selfe from thee: Only grant me two things, then I will not hide myself from your face: “Only grant me these two things, God, and then I will not hide from you:
21 Withdrawe thyne hande from me, and let not the fearefull dreade of thee make me afrayde. withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me. Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.
22 Then call, and I wyll aunswere: or let me speake, and geue me then an aunswere. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you reply to me. Then summon me and I will answer, or let me speak, and you reply to me.
23 How many are my misdeedes and sinnes? let me knowe my transgressions and offences. How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin. How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thyne enemie? Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy? Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?
25 Wylt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro, and wilt thou pursue the drye stubble? Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff? Will you torment a windblown leaf? Will you chase after dry chaff?
26 For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punishest me for the sinnes of my youth. For you write bitter things against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. For you write down bitter things against me and make me reap the sins of my youth.
27 Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes, and lokest narowly vnto all my pathes, and makest the print thereof in the heeles of my feete: You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet. You fasten my feet in shackles; you keep close watch on all my paths by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
28 And I as a rotten thing do consume away, as a garment that is moth eaten. Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. “So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.
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