Job 29 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Job adds to lift up his allegory and says: And Job again took up his discourse, and said: Job continued his discourse:
2 “Who makes me as [in] months past, || As [in] the days of God’s preserving 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 In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, || By His light I walk [through] darkness. 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 I have been in days of my maturity, || And the counsel of God on my tent. 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 yet the Mighty One [is] with me. Around me—my young ones, 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 washing my goings with butter, || And the firm rock [is] with me—streams of oil. 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 go out to the gate by the city, || In a broad place I prepare my seat. 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 Youths have seen me, and they have been hidden, || And the aged have risen—they stood up. 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 Princes have kept in words, || And they place a hand on 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 voice of leaders has been hidden, || And their tongue has cleaved to the palate. 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 For the ear heard, and declares me blessed, || And the eye has seen, and testifies [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 deliver the afflicted who is crying, || And the fatherless who has no helper. 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 the perishing comes on me, || And I cause the heart of the widow to sing. 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 have put on righteousness, and it clothes me, || My justice as a robe and a crown. 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 have been eyes to the blind, || And I [am] feet 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 [am] a father to the needy, || And the cause I have not known I search out. 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 And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, || And from his teeth I cast away 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 And I say, I expire with my nest, || And I multiply days as the sand. 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 root is open to the waters, || And dew lodges on my branch. 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 [is] fresh with me, || And my bow is renewed 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 have listened to me, || Indeed, they wait, and are silent 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 my word they do not change, || And my speech drops on 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 And they wait for me as [for] rain, || And they have opened wide their mouth || [As] for the spring rain. 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 laugh at them—they give no credence, || And do not cause the light of my face to fall. 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 choose their way, and sit [as] head, || And I dwell as a king in a troop, || When he 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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