Ījabs: es esmu kļuvis par izsmieklu
1 Ījabs atbildēja, sacīdams:
2 “Patiešām, jūs esat ļaudis,
ar kuriem reizē gudrība nomirs!
3 Bet man ir prāts tāpat kā jums,
nemaz neesmu zemāks par jums!
Kas to nesaprot?
4 Apsmiekls savam tuvākam es –
saucu Dievu, un viņš atbild!
Apsmiekls es, taisnais un krietnais!
5 Tas nestundu nicina, kurš ir drošībā,
tā nolikta tiem, kam kāja misas!
6 Mierā stāv sirotāju teltis
un drošumā tie, kas dusmo Dievu,
kas Dievu tur rokā!
7 Bet patiesi,
vaicā zvēriem, tie mācīs tevi,
un putnam debesīs, un tas tev teiks,
8 vai saki zemei, tā mācīs tevi,
un stāstīs tev zivis jūrā –
9 no visiem šiem kurš gan nezinās,
ka Kunga roka viņu radījusi?
10 Jo ik dzīva dvaša rokā viņam
un viss gars, kas cilvēku miesās!
11 Vai tad auss nepārbauda vārdus,
tāpat kā mute izbauda garšu?
12 Vai veču vidū gudrība mīt
vai mūža ilgumā saprašana?
13 Pie viņa gudrība un varenība,
viņam gan padoms, gan saprašana!
14 Redzi, viņš sagāž – neviens neuzcels,
viņš ieslēdz – neviens neatdarīs!
15 Redzi, viņš ūdeņus aptur – tie izsīkst,
tos palaiž – tie ārda zemi.
16 Pie viņa spēks un gudra ziņa,
gan krāpējs, gan apkrāptais – abi viņa!
17 Padomniekus viņš vadā basus
un tiesnešus dara par muļķiem,
18 viņš ķēniņiem atņem varu
un apsien tiem virvi ap gurniem,
19 viņš priesterus vadā basus,
un dižciltīgos viņš gāž,
20 kam visi tic, tam viņš valodu atņem
un vecajos atstāj bez prāta,
21 izsmieklu izlej pār augstmaņiem
un stipriniekiem atsien jostu,
22 viņš dziļumus ceļ ārā no tumsas
un nāves ēnu izved gaismā,
23 viņš vairo tautas un izdeldē,
liek tautām plesties un izklīdina,
24 zemes valdniekiem atņem prātu,
tuksnesī vadā, kur ceļa nav,
25 tie taustās pa tumsu, un gaismas nav,
tos vadā kā apdzērušos.
Job
1-2 Yes, you are the voice of the people.
When you die, wisdom will die with you.
3 But I have as much sense as you have;
I am in no way inferior to you;
everyone knows all that you have said.
4 Even my friends laugh at me now;
they laugh, although I am righteous and blameless;
but there was a time when God answered my prayers.
5 You have no troubles, and yet you make fun of me;
you hit someone who is about to fall.
6 But thieves and godless people live in peace,
though their only god is their own strength.
7 Even birds and animals have much they could teach you;
8 ask the creatures of earth and sea for their wisdom.
9 All of them know that the Lord's hand made them.
10 It is God who directs the lives of his creatures;
everyone's life is in his power.
11 But just as your tongue enjoys tasting food,
your ears enjoy hearing words.
12-13 Old people have wisdom,
but God has wisdom and power.
Old people have insight;
God has insight and power to act.
14 When God tears down, who can rebuild,
and who can free those God imprisons?
15 Drought comes when God withholds rain;
floods come when he turns water loose.
16 God is strong and always victorious;
both deceived and deceiver are in his power.
17 He takes away the wisdom of rulers
and makes leaders act like fools.
18 He dethrones kings and makes them prisoners;
19 he humbles priests and men of power.
20 He silences those who are trusted,
and takes the wisdom of old people away.
21 He disgraces those in power
and puts an end to the strength of rulers.
22 He sends light to places dark as death.
23 He makes nations strong and great,
but then he defeats and destroys them.
24 He makes their leaders foolish
and lets them wander confused and lost;
25 they grope in the dark and stagger like drunkards.
