Antigo Testamentoáudio
Jó 5 — Bíblia American Standard Version, 1901 | Gospelmais
27 versículos · American Standard Version, 1901
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1Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
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1"Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer!To which of the holy angels will you turn?
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2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
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2The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him,the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in.
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3I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
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3I've seen it myself—seen fools putting down roots,and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed.
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4His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
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4Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited,with no one to stick up for them.
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5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
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5Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests,cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all,insatiable for everything they have.
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6For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
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6Don't blame fate when things go wrong—trouble doesn't come from nowhere.
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7But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
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7It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble,as certainly as sparks fly upward.
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8But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
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8"If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God,I'd throw myself on the mercy of God.
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9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:
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9After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts;there's no end to his surprises.
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10Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;
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10He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth,sends water to irrigate the fields.
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11So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
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11He raises up the down-and-out,gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.
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12He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
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12He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks,so that none of their plots come to term.
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13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
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13He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies—all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!
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14They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.
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14Suddenly they're disoriented, plunged into darkness;they can't see to put one foot in front of the other.
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15But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
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15But the downtrodden are saved by God,saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist.
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16So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
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16And so the poor continue to hope,while injustice is bound and gagged.
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17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
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17"So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you!Mind you, don't despise the discipline of Almighty God!
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18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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18True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound;the same hand that hurts you, heals you.
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19He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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19From one disaster after another he delivers you;no matter what the calamity, the evil can't touch you—
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20In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
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20"In famine, he'll keep you from starving,in war, from being gutted by the sword.
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21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
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21You'll be protected from vicious gossipand live fearless through any catastrophe.
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22At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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22You'll shrug off disaster and famine,and stroll fearlessly among wild animals.
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23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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23You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains;wild animals will become your good friends.
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24And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.
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24You'll know that your place on earth is safe,you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss.
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25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
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25You'll see your children grow up,your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass.
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26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
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26You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years,like sheaves of golden grain at harvest.
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27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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27"Yes, this is the way things are—my word of honor!Take it to heart and you won't go wrong."