Job 36 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Elihu addeth and saith: -- And Elihu continued, and said: Elihu continued:
2 Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God are words. “Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf. “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
3 I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness. I will get my knowledge from afar and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 For, truly, my words are not false, The perfect in knowledge is with thee. For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
5 Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty in power and heart. “Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
6 He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth; He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
7 He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high, He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8 And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction, And if they are bound in chains and caught in the cords of affliction, But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,
9 Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty, then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly. he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.
10 And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity. He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity. He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil.
11 If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness. If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.
12 And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge. But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13 And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them. “The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them. “The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
14 Their soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled. They die in youth, and their life ends among the cult prostitutes. They die in their youth, among male prostitutes of the shrines.
15 He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear. He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity. But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.
16 And also He moved thee from a strait place, To a broad place -- no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness. He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness. “He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
17 And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury, “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you. But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
18 Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside. Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
19 Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power. Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength? Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?
20 Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead. Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place. Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.
21 Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction. Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction. Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
22 Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who is like Him -- a teacher? Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? “God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
23 Who hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, 'Thou hast done iniquity?' Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’? Who has prescribed his ways for him, or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Remember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld. “Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
25 All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar. All mankind has looked on it; man beholds it from afar. All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 Lo, God is high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there is no searching. Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
27 When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour, For he draws up the drops of water; they distill his mist in rain, “He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams;
28 Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly. which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly. the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.
29 Yea, doth any understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle? Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion?
30 Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered, Behold, he scatters his lightning about him and covers the roots of the sea. See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.
31 For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance. For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance. This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance.
32 By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting, He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark. He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
33 He sheweth by it to his friend substance, Anger against perversity. Its crashing declares his presence; the cattle also declare that he rises. His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach.
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