Giobbe 29

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Giobbe continuò il suo discorso dicendo:	1 Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2 «Potessi tornare com’ero ai mesi andati, ai giorni in cui Dio vegliava su di me,	2 Who will grant to me that I might be as I was in former months, according to the days when God kept watch over me?
3 quando brillava la sua lucerna sopra il mio capo e alla sua luce camminavo in mezzo alle tenebre;	3 At that time, his lamp shined over my head, and by his light, I walked through the darkness.
4 com’ero nei giorni del mio rigoglio, quando Dio proteggeva la mia tenda,	4 I was then just as in the days of my youth, when God was privately in my tabernacle.
5 quando l’Onnipotente stava ancora con me e i miei giovani mi circondavano,	5 At that time, the Almighty was with me and my children surrounded me.
6 quando mi lavavo i piedi nella panna e la roccia mi versava ruscelli d’olio!	6 Then, I washed my feet with butter, and a boulder poured out rivers of oil for me.
7 Quando uscivo verso la porta della città e sulla piazza ponevo il mio seggio,	7 When I went to the gate of the city, or to the main street, they prepared a chair for me.
8 vedendomi, i giovani si ritiravano e i vecchi si alzavano in piedi,	8 The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing.
9 i notabili sospendevano i loro discorsi e si mettevano la mano alla bocca,	9 The leaders stopped talking, and they placed a finder over their mouth.
10 la voce dei capi si smorzava e la loro lingua restava fissa al palato;	10 The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.
11 infatti con gli orecchi ascoltavano e mi dicevano felice, con gli occhi vedevano e mi rendevano testimonianza,	11 The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.
12 perché soccorrevo il povero che chiedeva aiuto e l’orfano che ne era privo.	12 This was because I had freed the poor, who cried out, and the orphan, who had no helper.
13 La benedizione del disperato scendeva su di me e al cuore della vedova infondevo la gioia.	13 The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow.
14 Ero rivestito di giustizia come di un abito, come mantello e turbante era la mia equità.	14 I put on justice, and I clothed myself with my judgment, like a robe and a diadem.
15 Io ero gli occhi per il cieco, ero i piedi per lo zoppo.	15 I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame.
16 Padre io ero per i poveri ed esaminavo la causa dello sconosciuto,	16 I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
17 spezzavo le mascelle al perverso e dai suoi denti strappavo la preda.	17 I crushed the jaws of the impious, and I took away prey from his teeth.
18 Pensavo: “Spirerò nel mio nido e moltiplicherò i miei giorni come la fenice.	18 And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.
19 Le mie radici si estenderanno fino all’acqua e la rugiada di notte si poserà sul mio ramo.	19 My root has been spread beside the waters, and the dew will remain with my harvest.
20 La mia gloria si rinnoverà in me e il mio arco si rinforzerà nella mia mano”.	20 My glory will always be restored, and my bow will be restored to my hand.”
21 Mi ascoltavano in attesa fiduciosa e tacevano per udire il mio consiglio.	21 Those who heard me, expected vindication, and they listened closely in silence to my counsel.
22 Dopo le mie parole non replicavano, e su di loro stillava il mio dire.	22 To my words, they dared to add nothing, and my eloquence poured over them.
23 Le attendevano come si attende la pioggia e aprivano la bocca come ad acqua primaverile.	23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for belated rains.
24 Se a loro sorridevo, non osavano crederlo, non si lasciavano sfuggire la benevolenza del mio volto.	24 If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground.
25 Indicavo loro la via da seguire e sedevo come capo, e vi rimanevo come un re fra le sue schiere o come un consolatore di afflitti.	25 If I wished to go to them, I sat down first, and, though I sat like a king surrounded by an army, yet I was a comforter to whose who mourned.