Ījabs pastāv uz savu nevainību
1 Ījabs atbildēja, sacīdams:
2 “Daudz ko tādu jau esmu dzirdējis!
Nelāgi mierinātāji jūs!
3 Vai vēja vārdiem nāks gals?
Kas tevi spiež, ka tu tā runā?
4 Es teiktu to pašu, ko jūs,
ja jūsu dvēselēm būtu kā manai –
es rindotu pret jums vārdus
un šūpotu pret jums galvu,
5 jūs spēcinātu ar savu muti,
vārstīgām lūpām jūs spirdzinātu!
6 Kad runāju, manas sāpes nerimst,
kad apklustu – vai tās nostāj?
7 Patiesi, nu izvārdzinājis viņš mani!
Izputinājis visu manu namu!
8 Tu mani grāb – jau tas pret mani!
Mans kārnums ceļas man liecināt tieši vaigā!
9 Viņa dusmas plēš mani un vajā,
viņš griež zobus uz mani,
mans pretinieks zibina acis uz mani.
10 Atpletuši pret mani mutes,
tie paļādami sit mani vaigā,
pret mani tie sapulcējušies.
11 Dievs mani nodevis kaušļu baram
un ļaundaru rokās iegrūdis mani.
12 Mierā es mitu, viņš mani satrieca,
pie kakla saķēris dauzīja mani,
viņš nolika mani par mērķi sev,
13 apstāja viņa strēlnieki mani,
viņš šķeļ man nieres un netaupa,
viņš izlej zemē manu žulti,
14 viņš ielauž manī plaisu pēc plaisas,
kā spēkavīrs viņš skrien pret mani!
15 Apšuvos maisu ap savu ādu
un pīšļos iedūru savu ragu,
16 vaigs man sarkans no raudām,
uz maniem plakstiem nāves ēna –
17 kaut netaisnības nav manā plaukstā
un mana lūgšana šķīsta!
18 Zeme, neapsedz manas asinis,
lai manas vaimanas neapslāpst!
19 Jau mans Liecinieks, redzi, debesīs
un mans Galvinieks augstumos,
20 apsmej mani paša draugi –
pēc Dieva raud manas acis!
21 Viņš lai izspriež starp vīru un Dievu,
starp cilvēka dēlu un viņa tuvāko!
22 Paies noliktie gadi –
došos tai ceļā, kas atpakaļ neved!
1 Then Job answered and said, 2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? 4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief .
6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. 11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. 16 My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
