Job 29
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Још настави Јов беседу своју и рече:
2 Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
О да бих био као пређашњих месеца, као оних дана кад ме Бог чуваше,
3 When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
Кад светљаше свећом својом над главом мојом, и при виделу Његовом хођах по мраку,
4 As I was in the ripeness of my days, when the secret of God was upon my tent;
Како бејах за младости своје, кад тајна Божија беше у шатору мом,
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
Кад још беше Свемогући са мном, и деца моја око мене,
6 When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
Кад се траг мој обливаше маслом, и стена ми точаше уље потоцима,
7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,
Кад излажах на врата кроз град, и на улици намештах себи столицу:
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
Младићи видећи ме уклањаху се, а старци устајаху и стајаху,
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Кнезови престајаху говорити и метаху руку на уста своја,
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Управитељи устезаху глас свој и језик им пријањаше за грло.
11 For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
Јер које ме ухо чујаше, називаше ме блаженим; и које ме око виђаше, сведочаше ми
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Да избављам сиромаха који виче, и сироту и који нема никог да му помогне;
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Благослов оног који пропадаше долажаше на ме, и удовици срце распевах;
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
У правду се облачих и она ми беше одело, као плашт и као венац беше ми суд мој.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Око бејах слепом и нога хромом.
16 I was a father to the needy: and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Отац бејах убогима, и разбирах за распру за коју не знах.
17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
И разбијах кутњаке неправеднику, и из зуба му истрзах грабеж.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand:
Зато говорах: У свом ћу гнезду умрети, и биће ми дана као песка.
19 My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
Корен мој пружаше се крај воде, роса биваше по сву ноћ на мојим гранама.
20 My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
Слава моја подмлађиваше се у мене, и лук мој у руци мојој понављаше се.
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
Слушаху ме и чекаху, и ћутаху на мој савет.
22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
После мојих речи нико не проговараше, тако их натапаше беседа моја.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Јер ме чекаху као дажд, и уста своја отвараху као на позни дажд.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Кад бих се насмејао на њих, не вероваху, и сјајност лица мог не разгоњаху.
25 I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Кад бих отишао к њима, седах у зачеље, и бејах као цар у војсци, кад теши жалосне.
