Giobbe 11
1 E SOFAR Naamatita rispose e disse:
Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
2 Non risponderebbesi egli ad un uomo di tante parole? Ed un uomo loquace sarebbe egli [per ciò] reputato giusto?
“(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 Faranno le tue ciancie tacer gli uomini? Ti farai tu beffe, senza che alcuno ti faccia vergogna?
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 Or tu hai detto: La mia maniera di vita è pura, Ed io sono stato netto davanti agli occhi tuoi.
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
5 Ma volesse pure Iddio parlare, Ed aprir le sue labbra teco;
But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
6 E dichiararti i segreti della sapienza; Perciocchè [sono] doppi; E tu conosceresti che Iddio ti fa portar pena minore Che la tua iniquità non merita di ragione.
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 Potresti tu trovar modo d'investigare Iddio? Potresti tu trovar l'Onnipotente in perfezione?
[“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 [Queste cose sono] le altezze de' cieli, che [ci] faresti? [Son] più profonde che l'inferno, come [le] conosceresti? (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 La [lor] distesa [è] più lunga che la terra, E la [lor] larghezza [è più grande] che il mare.
What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
10 Se [Iddio] sovverte, ovvero s'egli serra, E raccoglie, chi ne lo storrà?
“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 Perciocchè egli conosce gli uomini vani; E veggendo l'iniquità, non [vi] porrebbe egli mente?
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 Ma l'uomo [è] scemo di senno, e temerario di cuore; E nasce [simile] a un puledro di un asino salvatico.
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 Se tu addirizzi il cuor tuo, E spieghi le palme delle tue mani a lui;
“Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
14 Se [vi è] iniquità nella tua mano, e tu l'allontani [da te], E non lasci dimorare alcuna perversità ne' tuoi tabernacoli;
If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
15 Allora certamente tu alzerai la faccia [netta] di macchia, E sarai stabilito, e non avrai paura [di nulla];
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 Perciocchè tu dimenticherai gli affanni, [E] te ne ricorderai come d'acque trascorse;
You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
17 E [ti] si leverà un tempo più [chiaro] che il mezzodì; Tu risplenderai, tu sarai simile alla mattina;
[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 E sarai in sicurtà; perciocchè vi sarà che sperare; E pianterai [il tuo padiglione, e] giacerai sicuramente;
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 E ti coricherai, e niuno [ti] spaventerà; E molti ti supplicheranno.
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 Ma gli occhi degli empi verranno meno, Ed [ogni] rifugio sarà perduto per loro; E la loro [unica] speranza [sarà] di render lo spirito.
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]”
