Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Job continued with his discourse: And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 |I wish I could go back to how things were a few months ago; when God used to watch over 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 lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark, 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 like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets! 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 |The Almighty was still with me back then, and my children were still around 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 I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me.| 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 |Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. 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 would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand. 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 Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands. 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 voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths.| 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 people heard me speak, they blessed me; when people saw me, they approved 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 because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them. 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 Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy. 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 I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. 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 served as eyes for the blind and feet for 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 needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know. 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 broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop the prey.| 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 |I used to say: 'I will die in my home. I'm going to live as many days as there are grains of sand on the shore. 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 My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches. 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 My glory renews for me and my bow is as good as new in my hand.' 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 |They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel. “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 I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit 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 waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower. 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 I smiled at them when they had no confidence, and no one could discourage me. 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 I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners.| 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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