Job 33
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Audi igitur, Job, eloquia mea, et omnes sermones meos ausculta.
1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2Ecce aperui os meum: loquatur lingua mea in faucibus meis.
2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3Simplici corde meo sermones mei, et sententiam puram labia mea loquentur.
3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4Spiritus Dei fecit me, et spiraculum Omnipotentis vivificavit me.
4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5Si potes, responde mihi, et adversus faciem meam consiste.
5If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
6Ecce, et me sicut et te fecit Deus, et de eodem luto ego quoque formatus sum.
6Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7Verumtamen miraculum meum non te terreat, et eloquentia mea non sit tibi gravis.
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8Dixisti ergo in auribus meis, et vocem verborum tuorum audivi:
8Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying ,
9Mundus sum ego, et absque delicto: immaculatus, et non est iniquitas in me.
9I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10Quia querelas in me reperit, ideo arbitratus est me inimicum sibi.
10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11Posuit in nervo pedes meos; custodivit omnes semitas meas.
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12Hoc est ergo in quo non es justificatus: respondebo tibi, quia major sit Deus homine.
12Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13Adversus eum contendis, quod non ad omnia verba responderit tibi?
13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14Semel loquitur Deus, et secundo idipsum non repetit.
14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15Per somnium, in visione nocturna, quando irruit sopor super homines, et dormiunt in lectulo,
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16tunc aperit aures virorum, et erudiens eos instruit disciplina,
16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
17ut avertat hominem ab his quæ facit, et liberet eum de superbia,
17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18eruens animam ejus a corruptione, et vitam illius ut non transeat in gladium.
18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19Increpat quoque per dolorem in lectulo, et omnia ossa ejus marcescere facit.
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20Abominabilis ei fit in vita sua panis, et animæ illius cibus ante desiderabilis.
20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21Tabescet caro ejus, et ossa, quæ tecta fuerant, nudabuntur.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22Appropinquavit corruptioni anima ejus, et vita illius mortiferis.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23Si fuerit pro eo angelus loquens, unus de millibus, ut annuntiet hominis æquitatem,
23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24miserebitur ejus, et dicet: Libera eum, ut non descendat in corruptionem: inveni in quo ei propitier.
24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25Consumpta est caro ejus a suppliciis: revertatur ad dies adolescentiæ suæ.
25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26Deprecabitur Deum, et placabilis ei erit: et videbit faciem ejus in jubilo, et reddet homini justitiam suam.
26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27Respiciet homines, et dicet: Peccavi, et vere deliqui, et ut eram dignus, non recepi.
27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
28Liberavit animam suam, ne pergeret in interitum, sed vivens lucem videret.
28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29Ecce hæc omnia operatur Deus tribus vicibus per singulos,
29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
30ut revocet animas eorum a corruptione, et illuminet luce viventium.
30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31Attende, Job, et audi me: et tace, dum ego loquor.
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32Si autem habes quod loquaris, responde mihi: loquere, volo enim te apparere justum.
32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33Quod si non habes, audi me: tace, et docebo te sapientiam.]
33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
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