Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and sayde,
Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
2 Should not the multitude of wordes be answered? or should a great talker be iustified?
“(Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.) [RHQ] Just because you talk a lot, (should that cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong)?/that should not cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong).) [RHQ]
3 Should men holde their peace at thy lyes? and when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed?
Job, (should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.) [RHQ] When you make fun of us, shall no one [rebuke you and] cause you to be ashamed?
4 For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
5 But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!
But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.
God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
7 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?
[“Tell me], will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand? Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
8 The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hell, how canst thou know it? (Sheol h7585)
[What there is to know about God] is greater than [the distance from earth to] heaven; so there is no way [RHQ] that you can [understand it all]. It is greater than [the distance from here to] the place of the dead; so it is impossible for you [RHQ] to know it all. (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth, and it is broader then the sea.
What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
10 If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?
“If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court, (who can stop him?/no one can stop him.) [RHQ]
11 For hee knoweth vaine men, and seeth iniquitie, and him that vnderstandeth nothing.
He knows which people are worthless; and when he sees people doing wicked things, (will he ignore it?/he will certainly not ignore it!) [RHQ]
12 Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.
Stupid people [like you] will start to become wise [SAR] when wild donkeys [stop giving birth to wild donkeys and] start giving birth to tame donkeys.
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
“Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.
If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.
If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed; you will be strong, and not afraid [of anything].
16 But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.
You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
17 Thine age also shall appeare more cleare then the noone day: thou shalt shine and bee as the morning.
[Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends] at the dawn; [it will be as though] [MET] the sun is shining brightly on you, like [it shines] at noon.
18 And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.
You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect [that good things will happen to you]; God will protect you and enable you to rest safely [each night].
19 For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.
You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid. And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.
But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand [why bad things are happening to them]; they will not have any way to escape [from their troubles]. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
