Antigo Testamentoáudio
Jó 5 — Bíblia English Standard Version, 2016 | Gospelmais
27 versículos · English Standard Version, 2016
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1“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you 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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2Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
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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 fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
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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; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one 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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5The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
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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 does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from 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 to 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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8“As for me, I would seek God, and to 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 does great things and unsearchable, marvelous 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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10he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on 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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11he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted 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 frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
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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 catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
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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 daytime 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 saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and 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 have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
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16And so the poor continue to hope,while injustice is bound and gagged.
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17“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline 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 wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.
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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 you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
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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 you 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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21You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
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21You'll be protected from vicious gossipand live fearless through any catastrophe.
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22At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear 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 you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
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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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24You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and 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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25You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants 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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26You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up 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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27Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your 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."