Job 5
1 Ded zazivlji! Zar će ti se tko odazvat'? Kojem li se svecu misliš sad obratit'?
“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 Doista, budalu njegov bijes ubija, luđaka će sasvim skončat ljubomora.
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
3 Bezumnika vidjeh kako korijen pušta, al' prokletstvo skoro na kuću mu pade.
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4 Njegovi su sinci daleko od spasa, njih nezaštićene na Vratima tlače.
His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
5 Ljetinu njihovu pojedoše gladni, sam Bog ju je njima oteo iz usta, a žedni hlepe za njihovim dobrima.
whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
6 Ne, opačina ne izbija iz zemlje, nit' nevolja iz tla može nići sama,
For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
7 nego čovjek rađa muku i nevolju kao što let orlov teži u visinu.
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8 Al' ja bih se ipak Bogu utekao i pred njime stvar bih svoju razložio.
“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
9 Nedokučiva on djela silna stvori, čudesa koja se izbrojit' ne mogu.
who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvellous things without number;
10 On kišom rosi po svem licu zemljinu i vodu šalje da nam polja natapa.
who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
11 Da bi ponižene visoko digao, da bi ojađene srećom obdario,
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
12 redom ruši ono što lukavci smisle, što god započeli, on im izjalovi.
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
13 On hvata mudre u njihovu lukavstvu, naume spletkara obraća u ništa.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
14 Posred bijela dana zapadnu u tamu, pipaju u podne kao usred noći.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
15 On iz njinih ralja izbavlja jadnika, iz silničkih ruku diže siromaha.
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16 Tako se pokaže nada nevoljniku, i nepravda mora zatvoriti usta.
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
17 Da, blago čovjeku koga Bog odbaci! Stoga ti ne prezri karanje Svesilnog!
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18 On ranjava, ali i ranu povija, udara i svojom zacjeljuje rukom.
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
19 Iz šest će nevolja tebe izbaviti, ni u sedmoj zlo te dotaknuti neće.
He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
20 U gladi, od smrti on će te spasiti, a u ratu, oštru će te otet maču.
In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
21 Biču zla jezika uklonit će tebe, ispred otimača bez straha ćeš biti.
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 Suši i studeni ti ćeš se smijati i od divljih zvijeri strahovati nećeš.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
23 Sklopit' ti ćeš savez s kamenjem na njivi, zvjerad divlja s tobom u miru će biti.
For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24 U šatoru svome mir ćeš uživati, dom svoj kad pohodiš netaknut će stajat.
You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
25 Koljeno ćeš svoje gledat' gdje se množi i potomstvo gdje ti kao trava raste.
You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 U grob ti ćeš leći kada budeš zreo, kao što se žito snosi kad dozori.
You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
27 Sve motrismo ovo: istina je živa! zato sve za dobro svoje ti poslušaj.”
Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”
