Job 20
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Louis Segond 1910
1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
1Tsophar de Naama prit la parole et dit:
2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
2Mes pensées me forcent à répondre, Et mon agitation ne peut se contenir.
3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
3J’ai entendu des reproches qui m’outragent; Le souffle de mon intelligence donnera la réplique.
4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
4Ne sais-tu pas que, de tout temps, Depuis que l’homme a été placé sur la terre,
5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
5Le triomphe des méchants a été court, Et la joie de l’impie momentanée?
6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
6Quand il s’élèverait jusqu’aux cieux, Et que sa tête toucherait aux nues,
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
7Il périra pour toujours comme son ordure, Et ceux qui le voyaient diront: Où est-il?
8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
8Il s’envolera comme un songe, et on ne le trouvera plus; Il disparaîtra comme une vision nocturne;
9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
9L’œil qui le regardait ne le regardera plus, Le lieu qu’il habitait ne l’apercevra plus.
10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
10Ses fils seront assaillis par les pauvres, Et ses mains restitueront ce qu’il a pris par violence.
11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
11La vigueur de la jeunesse, qui remplissait ses membres, Aura sa couche avec lui dans la poussière.
12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
12Le mal était doux à sa bouche, Il le cachait sous sa langue,
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
13Il le savourait sans l’abandonner, Il le retenait au milieu de son palais;
14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
14Mais sa nourriture se transformera dans ses entrailles, Elle deviendra dans son corps un venin d’aspic.
15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
15Il a englouti des richesses, il les vomira; Dieu les chassera de son ventre.
16He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
16Il a sucé du venin d’aspic, La langue de la vipère le tuera.
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
17Il ne reposera plus ses regards sur les ruisseaux, Sur les torrents, sur les fleuves de miel et de lait.
18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
18Il rendra ce qu’il a gagné, et n’en profitera plus; Il restituera tout ce qu’il a pris, et n’en jouira plus.
19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
19Car il a opprimé, délaissé les pauvres, Il a ruiné des maisons et ne les a pas rétablies.
20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
20Son avidité n’a point connu de bornes; Mais il ne sauvera pas ce qu’il avait de plus cher.
21Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
21Rien n’échappait à sa voracité; Mais son bien-être ne durera pas.
22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
22Au milieu de l’abondance il sera dans la détresse; La main de tous les misérables se lèvera sur lui.
23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
23Et voici, pour lui remplir le ventre, Dieu enverra sur lui le feu de sa colère, Et le rassasiera par une pluie de traits.
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
24S’il échappe aux armes de fer, L’arc d’airain le transpercera.
25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
25Il arrache de son corps le trait, Qui étincelle au sortir de ses entrailles, Et il est en proie aux terreurs de la mort.
26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
26Toutes les calamités sont réservées à ses trésors; Il sera consumé par un feu que n’allumera point l’homme, Et ce qui restera dans sa tente en deviendra la pâture.
27The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
27Les cieux dévoileront son iniquité, Et la terre s’élèvera contre lui.
28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
28Les revenus de sa maison seront emportés, Ils disparaîtront au jour de la colère de Dieu.
29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
29Telle est la part que Dieu réserve au méchant, Tel est l’héritage que Dieu lui destine.
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