Job 3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Afterward Iob opened his mouth, and cursed his day. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 And Iob cryed out, and sayd, And Job said: He said:
3 Let the day perish, wherein I was borne, and the night when it was sayde, There is a man childe conceiued. “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 Let that day bee darkenesse, let not God regarde it from aboue, neyther let the light shine vpon it, Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5 But let darkenesse, and the shadowe of death staine it: let the cloude remayne vpon it, and let them make it fearefull as a bitter day. Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
6 Let darkenesse possesse that night, let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, nor let it come into the count of the moneths. That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
7 Yea, desolate be that night, and let no ioy be in it. Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it. May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8 Let them that curse the day, (being readie to renue their mourning) curse it. Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan. May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 Let the starres of that twilight be dimme through darkenesse of it: let it looke for light, but haue none: neither let it see the dawning of the day, Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning, May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10 Because it shut not vp the dores of my mothers wombe: nor hid sorowe from mine eyes. because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes. for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 Why died I not in the birth? or why dyed I not, when I came out of the wombe? “Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? “Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
12 Why did the knees preuent me? and why did I sucke the breasts? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For so shoulde I now haue lyen and bene quiet, I should haue slept then, and bene at rest, For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 With the Kings & counselers of the earth, which haue buylded themselues desolate places: with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 Or with the princes that had golde, and haue filled their houses with siluer. or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not hid, as an vntimely birth, either as infants, which haue not seene the light? Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17 The wicked haue there ceased from their tyrannie, and there they that laboured valiantly, are at rest. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18 The prisoners rest together, and heare not the voyce of the oppressour. There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19 There are small and great, and the seruant is free from his master. The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 Wherefore is the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and life vnto them that haue heauie hearts? “Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures: who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 Which ioy for gladnes, and reioyce, when they can finde the graue. who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
23 Why is the light giuen to the man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing commeth before I eate, and my roarings are powred out like the water. For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water. For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.
25 For the thing I feared, is come vpon me, and the thing that I was afraid of, is come vnto me. For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 I had no peace, neither had I quietnesse, neither had I rest, yet trouble is come. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.” I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
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