Job 23
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Louis Segond 1910
1Then Job answered, and said:
1Job prit la parole et dit:
2Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning.
2Maintenant encore ma plainte est une révolte, Mais la souffrance étouffe mes soupirs.
3Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne?
3Oh! Si je savais où le trouver, Si je pouvais arriver jusqu’à son trône,
4I would set judgment before him, and would fill my mouth with complaints.
4Je plaiderais ma cause devant lui, Je remplirais ma bouche d’arguments,
5That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
5Je connaîtrais ce qu’il peut avoir à répondre, Je verrais ce qu’il peut avoir à me dire.
6I would not that he should contend with me with much strength, nor overwhelm me with the weight of his greatness.
6Emploierait-il toute sa force à me combattre? Ne daignerait-il pas au moins m’écouter?
7Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory.
7Ce serait un homme droit qui plaiderait avec lui, Et je serais pour toujours absous par mon juge.
8But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.
8Mais, si je vais à l’orient, il n’y est pas; Si je vais à l’occident, je ne le trouve pas;
9If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him: if I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him.
9Est-il occupé au nord, je ne puis le voir; Se cache-t-il au midi, je ne puis le découvrir.
10But he knoweth my way, and has tried me as gold that passeth through the fire:
10Il sait néanmoins quelle voie j’ai suivie; Et, s’il m’éprouvait, je sortirais pur comme l’or.
11My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it.
11Mon pied s’est attaché à ses pas; J’ai gardé sa voie, et je ne m’en suis point détourné.
12I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
12Je n’ai pas abandonné les commandements de ses lèvres; J’ai fait plier ma volonté aux paroles de sa bouche.
13For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done.
13Mais sa résolution est arrêtée; qui s’y opposera? Ce que son âme désire, il l’exécute.
14And when he shall have fulfilled his will in me, many other like things are also at hand with him.
14Il accomplira donc ses desseins à mon égard, Et il en concevra bien d’autres encore.
15And therefore I am troubled at his presence, and when I consider him I am made pensive with fear.
15Voilà pourquoi sa présence m’épouvante; Quand j’y pense, j’ai peur de lui.
16God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me.
16Dieu a brisé mon courage, Le Tout-Puissant m’a rempli d’effroi.
17For I have not perished because of the darkness that hangs over me, neither hath the mist covered my face.
17Car ce ne sont pas les ténèbres qui m’anéantissent, Ce n’est pas l’obscurité dont je suis couvert.
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