Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 So Iob proceeded and went foorth in his parable, saying: And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 O that I were as I was in the monethes by past, and in the daies when God preserued me: “Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
3 When his light shined vpon my head, when I went after the same light and shining, euen through the darknesse: when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!
4 As it stoode with me when I was young, when God prospered my house: as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent, Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 When the almightie was yet with me, when my children stoode about me: when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
6 When my wayes ranne ouer with butter, and when the stonie rockes gaue me riuers of oyle: when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7 When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seate, and when I prepared my seate in the streete: When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square, “When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,
8 The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp. the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men rose to their feet;
9 The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth: the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth; the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10 The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth. the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11 When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me: When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved, Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
12 For I deliuered the poore when he cryed, and the fatherlesse, and hym that had none to helpe hym. because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
13 The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce. The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
14 And why? I put vpon me righteousnesse, which couered me as a garment, and equitie was my crowne. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 I was an eye to the blinde, and a foote to the lame. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently. I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
17 I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth. I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
18 Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest: and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sande. Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand, “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19 For my roote was spread out by the waterside: and the deawe lay vpon my corne. my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches, My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.
20 Myne honour encreased more and more, & my bow was euer the stronger in my hande. my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’ My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’
21 Unto me men gaue eare, me they regarded, and with scilence they taried for my counsell. “Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.
22 After my woordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them. After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears.
23 They wayted for me as for the raine: and gaped vpon me, as the grounde doeth to receaue the latter shoure. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
24 When I laughed, they beleued it not, & the light of my countenaunce would they not put out. I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down. When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.
25 When I agreed vnto their way, I was the chiefe, and sate as a king with his armie about him: and when they were in heauinesse, I was their comfortour. I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners. I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.
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