Jó 29 - Bíblia Online

De novo prosseguiu no seu discurso e disse: 
Quem me dera ser como fui nos meses antigos, Como nos dias em que Deus me guardava; 
Quando a sua lâmpada luzia sobre a minha cabeça; E quando eu, guiado pela sua luz, caminhava através das trevas; 
Como fui nos dias do meu vigor, Quando a amizade de Deus estava sobre a minha tenda; 
Quando o Todo-poderoso estava comigo, E meus filhos me rodeavam; 
Quando meus passos eram banhados em manteiga, E quando a pedra derramava para mim rios de azeite. 
Quando eu saía para ir à porta da cidade, E mandava preparar-me um assento na praça. 
Viam-me os mancebos e escondiam-se, E os velhos levantavam-se e punham-se em pé; 
Os príncipes cessavam de falar, E punham a mão sobre a sua boca; 
A voz dos nobres emudecia, E a sua língua apegava-se ao seu paladar. 
Pois o ouvido que me ouvia, chamava-me bem-aventurado; E o olho que me via, dava testemunho de mim, 
Porque eu livrava ao pobre que gritava, E ao órfão que não tinha quem o socorresse. 
A bênção do que estava a perecer vinha sobre mim, E eu fazia que o coração da viúva cantasse de alegria. 
Vestia-me da retidão, e ela se vestia de mim; A minha justiça era como um manto e como um diadema. 
Fazia-me olhos para o cego, E pés para o coxo. 
Eu era o pai dos necessitados, E examinava a causa dos desconhecidos. 
Eu quebrava os queixos do iníquo, E arrancava-lhe a presa dentre os dentes. 
Então dizia eu: Morrerei no meu ninho, Multiplicarei os meus dias como a areia. 
A minha raiz se estenderá até as águas, E o orvalho ficará a noite toda sobre os meus ramos; 
A minha glória se renovará em mim, E o meu arco será revigorado na minha mão. 
A mim me ouviam e esperavam, E guardavam silêncio para receberem o meu conselho. 
Depois de falar eu, nada replicavam; As minhas razões caíam sobre eles como orvalho. 
Esperavam-me como a chuva, E abriam a sua boca como as chuvas tardias. 
Eu me sorria para eles quando não tinham confiança; E a luz do meu rosto, não a podiam abater. 
Eu lhes escolhia o caminho, e me sentava como chefe, E estava como um rei entre as tropas, Como quem consola os aflitos. 

And Job again took up the word and said, 
If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me! 
When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light. 
As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God; 
While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me; 
When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me. 
When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place, 
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats; 
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths; 
The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths. 
For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me; 
For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. 
The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart. 
I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress. 
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking. 
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me. 
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away. 
Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number; 
My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches, 
My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand. 
Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions. 
After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts; 
They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains. 
I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear. 
I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ... 

Jó 30

De novo prosseguiu no seu discurso e disse: 
Quem me dera ser como fui nos meses antigos, Como nos dias em que Deus me guardava; 
Quando a sua lâmpada luzia sobre a minha cabeça; E quando eu, guiado pela sua luz, caminhava através das trevas; 
Como fui nos dias do meu vigor, Quando a amizade de Deus estava sobre a minha tenda; 
Quando o Todo-poderoso estava comigo, E meus filhos me rodeavam; 
Quando meus passos eram banhados em manteiga, E quando a pedra derramava para mim rios de azeite. 
Quando eu saía para ir à porta da cidade, E mandava preparar-me um assento na praça. 
Viam-me os mancebos e escondiam-se, E os velhos levantavam-se e punham-se em pé; 
Os príncipes cessavam de falar, E punham a mão sobre a sua boca; 
A voz dos nobres emudecia, E a sua língua apegava-se ao seu paladar. 
Pois o ouvido que me ouvia, chamava-me bem-aventurado; E o olho que me via, dava testemunho de mim, 
Porque eu livrava ao pobre que gritava, E ao órfão que não tinha quem o socorresse. 
A bênção do que estava a perecer vinha sobre mim, E eu fazia que o coração da viúva cantasse de alegria. 
Vestia-me da retidão, e ela se vestia de mim; A minha justiça era como um manto e como um diadema. 
Fazia-me olhos para o cego, E pés para o coxo. 
Eu era o pai dos necessitados, E examinava a causa dos desconhecidos. 
Eu quebrava os queixos do iníquo, E arrancava-lhe a presa dentre os dentes. 
Então dizia eu: Morrerei no meu ninho, Multiplicarei os meus dias como a areia. 
A minha raiz se estenderá até as águas, E o orvalho ficará a noite toda sobre os meus ramos; 
A minha glória se renovará em mim, E o meu arco será revigorado na minha mão. 
A mim me ouviam e esperavam, E guardavam silêncio para receberem o meu conselho. 
Depois de falar eu, nada replicavam; As minhas razões caíam sobre eles como orvalho. 
Esperavam-me como a chuva, E abriam a sua boca como as chuvas tardias. 
Eu me sorria para eles quando não tinham confiança; E a luz do meu rosto, não a podiam abater. 
Eu lhes escolhia o caminho, e me sentava como chefe, E estava como um rei entre as tropas, Como quem consola os aflitos. 

And Job again took up the word and said, 
If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me! 
When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light. 
As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God; 
While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me; 
When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me. 
When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place, 
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats; 
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths; 
The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths. 
For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me; 
For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. 
The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart. 
I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress. 
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking. 
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me. 
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away. 
Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number; 
My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches, 
My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand. 
Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions. 
After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts; 
They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains. 
I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear. 
I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ... 

Jó 30