Chapters
JOB (42 chapters)
JOB 13
1
“Hey, I [SYN] have seen everything that you have seen, and I have heard and understood all that you have said.
2
What you know, I also know; I do ◄not know less than/know as much as► you.
3
But I would like to speak to Almighty God, not to you; I would like to argue with him and prove that I ◄am innocent/have not done things that are wrong►.
4
As for you, you do not allow people to know the truth about me, like someone covers up a bad surface of a wall with whitewash [MET]. You are all like doctors [MET] that give people useless medicines.
5
I wish/desire that you would be silent; that would be the wisest thing that you could do.
6
Listen to what I will say to you now; listen while I am saying what is true about myself.
7
Are you telling lies about me to prove God is just in causing me to suffer? Are you saying what is deceitful in order to benefit him?
8
Are you trying to defend him? Are you trying to prove as you would in a court that he is innocent?
9
If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good? Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people?
10
If you secretly say/do things to cause God to act favorably toward you, he will surely rebuke you.
11
He will certainly [RHQ] cause you to be terrified by his power/greatness; you will become extremely afraid.
12
The things that you say that you think are wise are as useless as [MET] as ashes; what you say to defend your opinions is no better than [MET] clay that quickly crumbles.
13
“So, be quiet and allow me to speak, and then it will not matter what happens to me.
14
I am ready to endure anything; I am even willing to risk being executed [IDM, DOU] for what I will say.
15
If God kills me, then I will not have anyone else whom I can confidently expect to help me, but I am going to defend my behavior in his presence anyway.
16
No wicked/godless person would dare to stand in the presence of God, but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong, perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will save me.”
17
“God, listen very carefully to what I say [DOU].
18
I am ready to prove that I am innocent, and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty.
19
I certainly do not think [RHQ] that you or anyone else will say that what I say is not true; if anyone did that, I would ◄be silent/stop talking► and die.
20
“I am requesting you to do two things for me; if you do them, I will ◄not hide from you/come and stand in front of you► [LIT].
21
The first thing that I request is that you stop punishing [IDM] me; and the second thing that I request is that you stop causing me to be very terrified.
22
You speak first, and then I will reply; or allow me to speak first, and then you reply.
23
What have I done that is wrong? What sins have I committed? Show me how I have disobeyed you.
24
Why ◄do you refuse to be friendly with/have you abandoned► me [IDM]? Why do you ◄act toward me as though I am/consider me to be► your enemy?
25
I am as insignificant as [MET] a leaf that is blown by the wind; why are you trying to cause me to be afraid [RHQ]? Why are you pursuing me? Am I useless, nothing more than a bit of dry chaff [RHQ]?
26
It seems that you are writing things to accuse me of doing things that are wrong, even recalling bad things that I did when I was young.
27
It is as though you have fastened my feet with chains to prevent me from walking, and you watch me wherever I walk; It is as though you even look closely at my footprints to see where I have gone.
28
As a result, my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood, like a piece of cloth that is eaten by larvae of moths.”