Job 33
1 So now, Job, I beg you, hear my speech; listen to all my words.
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
2 See now, I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words come from the uprightness of my heart; my lips speak pure knowledge.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life.
5 If you can, answer me; set your words in order before me and stand up.
If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth.
6 See, I am just as you are in God's sight; I also have been formed out of the clay.
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.
7 See, terror of me will not make you afraid; neither will my pressure be heavy upon you.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
8 You have certainly spoken in my hearing; I have heard the sound of your words saying,
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words;
9 'I am clean and without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no sin in me.
'I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;
10 See, God finds opportunities to attack me; he regards me as his enemy.
Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;
11 He puts my feet in stocks; he watches all my paths.'
He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.'
12 See, in this you are not right—I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, that God is too great for man;
13 Why do you struggle against him? He does not account for any of his doings.
Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words.
14 For God speaks once— yes, twice, though man does not notice it.
For God speaketh in one way, yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumber on the bed—
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 then God opens the ears of men, and frightens them with threats,
Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
17 in order to pull man back from his sinful purposes, and keep pride from him.
That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;
18 God keeps man's life back from the pit, his life from crossing over to death.
That He may keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 Man is punished also with pain on his bed, with constant agony in his bones,
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;
20 so that his life abhors food, and his soul abhors delicacies.
So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.
21 His flesh is consumed away so that it cannot be seen; his bones, once not seen, now stick out.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.
22 Indeed, his soul draws close to the pit, his life to those who wish to destroy it.
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
23 But if there is an angel who can be a mediator for him, a mediator, one from among the thousands of angels, to show him what is right to do,
If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;
24 and if the angel is kind to him and says to God, 'Save this person from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him,'
Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'
25 then his flesh will become fresher than a child's; he will return to the days of his youthful strength.
His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth;
26 He will pray to God, and God will be kind to him, so that he sees God's face with joy. God will give the person his triumph.
He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; and He restoreth unto man his righteousness.
27 Then that person will sing in front of other people and say, 'I sinned and perverted that which was right, but my sin was not punished.
He cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.'
28 God has rescued my soul from going down into the pit; my life will continue to see light.'
So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light.
29 See, God does all these things with a person, twice, yes, even three times,
Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,
30 to bring his soul back from the pit, so that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent and I will speak.
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I wish to prove that you are in the right.
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 If not, then listen to me; remain silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
If not, hearken thou unto me; hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
