Job 33 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Wherefore heare my wordes O Iob, and hearken vnto all that I will say: “But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. “But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
2 Behold, I haue now opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my throte. Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome. My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
4 The spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 If thou canst then geue me aunswere, prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face. Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. Answer me then, if you can; stand up and argue your case before me.
6 Beholde, before God I am euen as thou: for I am fashioned & made euen of the same molde. Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay. I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.
7 Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall my hande be heauy vpon thee. Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
8 Now hast thou spoken in myne eares, & I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes: “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words. “But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—
9 I am cleane without any fault, I am innocent, & there is no wickednesse in me. You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
10 But lo, he hath piked a quarell against me, and taketh me for his enemie. Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11 He hath put my foote in the stockes, and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes. he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’ He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I wil make aunswere vnto thee, that God is greater then man. “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. “But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
13 And why doest thou then striue against him? for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes. Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man’s words’? Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
14 For God speaketh once or twise, and yet man vnderstandeth it not. For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.
15 In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
16 He roundeth them in the eares, and sealeth their correction: then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17 That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises, and deliuer hym from pride, that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,
18 And kepe his soule from the graue, and his life from the sworde. he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
19 He chasteneth hym with sickenesse vpon his bedde, he layeth sore punishement vpon his bones: “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed and with continual strife in his bones, “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,
20 So that his lyfe may away with no bread, and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntie meate: so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
21 In so much that his body is cleane consumed away, and his bones appeare which before were not seene. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22 His soule draweth vnto the graue, and his lyfe to death. His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
23 Now yf there be a messenger, one among a thousande, sent for to speake vnto man, and to shew him the right way: If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him, Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,
24 Then the Lord is mercifull vnto him, and sayth, He shalbe deliuered, that he fall not downe to the graue: for I am sufficiently reconciled. and he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom; and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them—
25 Then shal his fleshe be as freshe as a childes, and shal returne as in the dayes of his youth. let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’; let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—
26 He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauorable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy, for he will render vnto man his righteousnesse. then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness. then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.
27 A respect hath he vnto men, let man then say, I haue offended, I did vnrighteously, & it hath done me no good: He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me. And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
28 Yea he hath deliuered my soule from destruction, and my lyfe shall see the light. He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.’ God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
29 Lo all these worketh God alway with man: “Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—
30 That he bring backe his soule from the graue to the light, yea the light of the lyuing. to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life. to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
31 Marke wel O Iob, and heare me: hold thee still, and I will speake. Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32 But if thou hast any thing to say, then aunswere me, and speake: for I desire to iustifie thee. If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
33 If thou hast nothing, then heare me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teache thee wysdome. If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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