Job 23

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¹ Then Job answered by saying:	¹ Or Job répondit en ces termes:
² Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.	² Maintenant encore ma parole est pleine d'amertume, et la violence de ma plaie est bien au-dessus de mes gémissements.
³ Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?	³ Qui me donnera de Le connaître et de Le trouver, et de parvenir jusqu'à Son trône?
⁴ I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,	⁴ J'exposerais ma cause devant Lui, et je remplirais ma bouche de preuves,
⁵ so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.	⁵ pour savoir ce qu'Il me répondrait, et pour entendre ce qu'Il pourrait me dire.
⁶ I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.	⁶ Je ne voudrais point qu'Il me combattît de toute Sa force, ni qu'Il m'accablât par le poids de Sa grandeur.
⁷ Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.	⁷ Qu'Il propose contre moi l'équité, et ma cause obtiendra la victoire.
⁸ If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.	⁸ Mais si je vais à l'orient, Il ne paraît point; si je vais à l'occident, je ne L'aperçois pas.
⁹ If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.	⁹ Si je me tourne à gauche, que faire? je ne puis L'atteindre; si je vais à droite, je ne Le verrai point.
¹⁰ Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.	¹⁰ Mais Il connaît Lui-même ma voie, et Il m'éprouve comme l'or qui passe par le feu.
¹¹ My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.	¹¹ Mon pied a suivi Ses traces; j'ai gardé Sa voie, et je ne m'en suis point détourné.
¹² I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.	¹² Je ne me suis pas écarté des commandements de Ses lèvres, et j'ai caché dans mon sein les paroles de Sa bouche.
¹³ For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.	¹³ Car Il subsiste Lui seul. Nul ne peut empêcher Ses desseins, et Il fait absolument tout ce qui Lui plaît.
¹⁴ And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.	¹⁴ Quand Il aura accompli sur moi Sa volonté, Il lui reste encore beaucoup d'autres moyens semblables.
¹⁵ And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.	¹⁵ C'est pourquoi je me trouble en Sa présence, et lorsque je le considère, je suis agité de crainte.
¹⁶ God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.	¹⁶ Dieu a amolli mon coeur, et le Tout-Puissant m'a épouvanté.
¹⁷ Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.	¹⁷ Car je ne péris point à cause des ténèbres qui m'environnent, et ce n'est pas l'obscurité qui a voilé ma face.