Jov 21
1 A Jov odgovori i reèe:
Then Job answered and said:
2 Slušajte dobro rijeèi moje, i to æe mi biti od vas utjeha.
Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.
3 Potrpite me da ja govorim, a kad izgovorim, potsmijevajte se.
Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4 Eda li se ja èovjeku tužim? i kako ne bi bio žalostan duh moj?
As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?
5 Pogledajte na me, i divite se, i metnite ruku na usta.
Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6 Ja kad pomislim, strah me je, i groza poduzima tijelo moje.
Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Zašto bezbožnici žive? stare? i bogate se?
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
8 Sjeme njihovo stoji tvrdo pred njima zajedno s njima, i natražje njihovo pred njihovijem oèima.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Kuæe su njihove na miru bez straha, i prut Božji nije nad njima.
Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10 Bikovi njihovi skaèu, i ne promašaju; krave njihove tele se, i ne jalove se.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 Ispuštaju kao stado djecu svoju, i sinovi njihovi poskakuju.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 Podvikuju uz bubanj i uz gusle, vesele se uza sviralu.
They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
They spend their days in prosperity, and peacefully they go down to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
14 A Bogu kažu: idi od nas, jer neæemo da znamo za putove tvoje.
Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.
15 Šta je svemoguæi, da mu služimo? i kaka nam je korist, da mu se molimo?
What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?' —
16 Gle, dobro njihovo nije u njihovoj ruci; namjera bezbožnièka daleko je od mene.
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 Koliko se puta gasi žižak bezbožnièki i dolazi im pogibao, dijeli im muke u gnjevu svom Bog?
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger?
18 Bivaju li kao pljeva na vjetru, kao prah koji raznosi vihor?
That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm stealeth away?
19 Èuva li Bog sinovima njihovijem pogibao njihovu, plaæa im da osjete?
'God layeth up his iniquity for his children!' — let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.
20 Vide li svojim oèima pogibao svoju, i piju li gnjev svemoguæega?
Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 Jer šta je njima stalo do kuæe njihove nakon njih, kad se broj mjeseca njihovijeh prekrati?
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
22 Eda li æe Boga ko uèiti mudrosti, koji sudi visokima?
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.
23 Jedan umire u potpunoj sili svojoj, u miru i u sreæi.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
24 Muzlice su mu pune mlijeka, i kosti su mu vlažne od moždina.
His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
25 A drugi umire ojaðene duše, koji nije uživao dobra.
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.
26 Obojica leže u prahu, i crvi ih pokrivaju.
They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them.
27 Eto, znam vaše misli i sudove, kojima mi èinite krivo.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 Jer govorite: gdje je kuæa silnoga, i gdje je šator u kom nastavaju bezbožnici?
For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'
29 Nijeste li nikad pitali putnika? i što vam kazaše neæete da znate,
Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
30 Da se na dan pogibli ostavlja zadac, kad se pusti gnjev.
That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, that they are led forth to the day of wrath?
31 Ko æe ga ukoriti u oèi za život njegov? i ko æe mu vratiti što je uèinio?
But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 Ali se iznosi u groblje i ostaje u gomili.
For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
33 Slatke su mu grude od doline, i vuèe za sobom sve ljude, a onima koji ga pretekoše nema broja.
The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, and all men draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
34 Kako me dakle naprazno tješite kad u odgovorima vašim ostaje prijevara?
How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?
