Job 36
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Addens quoque Eliu, hæc locutus est:
1Elihu also proceeded, and said:
2[Sustine me paululum, et indicabo tibi: adhuc enim habeo quod pro Deo loquar.
2Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.
3Repetam scientiam meam a principio, et operatorem meum probabo justum.
3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4Vere enim absque mendacio sermones mei, et perfecta scientia probabitur tibi.
4For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.
5Deus potentes non abjicit, cum et ipse sit potens:
5Behold, God is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6sed non salvat impios, et judicium pauperibus tribuit.
6He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
7Non auferet a justo oculos suos: et reges in solio collocat in perpetuum, et illi eriguntur.
7He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
8Et si fuerint in catenis, et vinciantur funibus paupertatis,
8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
9indicabit eis opera eorum, et scelera eorum, quia violenti fuerunt.
9Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10Revelabit quoque aurem eorum, ut corripiat: et loquetur, ut revertantur ab iniquitate.
10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11Si audierint et observaverint, complebunt dies suos in bono, et annos suos in gloria:
11If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12si autem non audierint, transibunt per gladium, et consumentur in stultitia.
12But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13Simulatores et callidi provocant iram Dei, neque clamabunt cum vincti fuerint.
13But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; they cry not for help when He bindeth them.
14Morietur in tempestate anima eorum, et vita eorum inter effeminatos.
14Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.
15Eripiet de angustia sua pauperem, et revelabit in tribulatione aurem ejus.
15He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.
16Igitur salvabit te de ore angusto latissime, et non habente fundamentum subter se: requies autem mensæ tuæ erit plena pinguedine.
16Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness;
17Causa tua quasi impii judicata est: causam judiciumque recipies.
17And thou art full of the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on them.
18Non te ergo superet ira ut aliquem opprimas: nec multitudo donorum inclinet te.
18For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
19Depone magnitudinem tuam absque tribulatione, et omnes robustos fortitudine.
19Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?
20Ne protrahas noctem, ut ascendant populi pro eis.
20Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.
21Cave ne declines ad iniquitatem: hanc enim cœpisti sequi post miseriam.
21Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22Ecce Deus excelsus in fortitudine sua, et nullus ei similis in legislatoribus.
22Behold, God doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?
23Quis poterit scrutari vias ejus? aut quis potest ei dicere: Operatus es iniquitatem?
23Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?
24Memento quod ignores opus ejus, de quo cecinerunt viri.
24Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.
25Omnes homines vident eum: unusquisque intuetur procul.
25All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.
26Ecce Deus magnus vincens scientiam nostram: numerus annorum ejus inæstimabilis.
26Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27Qui aufert stillas pluviæ, et effundit imbres ad instar gurgitum,
27For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;
28qui de nubibus fluunt quæ prætexunt cuncta desuper.
28Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.
29Si voluerit extendere nubes quasi tentorium suum,
29Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?
30et fulgurare lumine suo desuper, cardines quoque maris operiet.
30Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.
31Per hæc enim judicat populos, et dat escas multis mortalibus.
31For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
32In manibus abscondit lucem, et præcepit ei ut rursus adveniat.
32He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
33Annuntiat de ea amico suo, quod possessio ejus sit, et ad eam possit ascendere.]
33The noise thereof telleth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.
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