Job 37
Libro non riconosciuto. Prova con un'abbreviazione valida (es. Gen, Es, Gv, Sal).
Versetti esaminati
| New American Bible | King James Bible |
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| 1 At this my heart trembles and leaps out of its place, | 1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. |
| 2 To hear his angry voice as it rumbles forth from his mouth! | 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. |
| 3 Everywhere under the heavens he sends it, with his lightning, to the ends of the earth. | 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. |
| 4 Again his voice roars-- the majestic sound of his thunder. | 4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. |
| 5 He does great things beyond our knowing; wonders past our searching out. | 5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. |
| 6 For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth"; likewise to his heavy, drenching rain. | 6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. |
| 7 He shuts up all mankind indoors; | 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. |
| 8 the wild beasts take to cover and remain quietly in their dens. | 8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. |
| 9 Out of its chamber comes forth the tempest; from the north winds, the cold. | 9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. |
| 10 With his breath God brings the frost, and the broad waters become congealed. | 10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. |
| 11 With hail, also, the clouds are laden, as they scatter their flashes of light. | 11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: |
| 12 He it is who changes their rounds, according to his plans, in their task upon the surface of the earth, | 12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. |
| 13 whether for punishment or mercy, as he commands. | 13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. |
| 14 Hearken to this, O Job! Stand and consider the wondrous works of God! | 14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. |
| 15 Do you know how God lays his commands upon them, and makes the light shine forth from his clouds? | 15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? |
| 16 Do you know how the clouds are banked, the wondrous work of him who is perfect in knowledge? | 16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? |
| 17 You, whom the streams of water fail when a calm from the south comes over the land, | 17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? |
| 18 Do you spread out with him the firmament of the skies, hard as a brazen mirror? | 18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? |
| 19 Teach us then what we shall say to him; we cannot, for the darkness, make our plea. | 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. |
| 20 Will he be told about it when I speak, or when a man says he is being destroyed? | 20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. |
| 21 Nay, rather, it is as the light which men see not while it is obscured among the clouds, till the wind comes by and sweeps the clouds away. | 21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. |
| 22 From the North the splendor comes, surrounding God's awesome majesty! | 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. |
| 23 The Almighty! we cannot discover him, pre-eminent in power and judgment; his great justice owes no one an accounting. | 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. |
| 24 Therefore men revere him, though none can see him, however wise their hearts. | 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. |