Jó 29
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| Bibbia Vulgata Clementina | New Jerusalem Bible |
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| 1 Addidit quoque Job, assumens parabolam suam, et dixit : | 1 And Job continued his solemn discourse. He said: |
| 2 Quis mihi tribuat ut sim juxta menses pristinos, secundum dies quibus Deus custodiebat me ? | 2 Wil no one bring back to me the months that have gone, and the days when God was my guardian, |
| 3 Quando splendebat lucerna ejus super caput meum, et ad lumen ejus ambulabam in tenebris : | 3 when his lamp shone over my head, and his light was my guide in the darkness? |
| 4 sicut fui in diebus adolescentiæ meæ, quando secreto Deus erat in tabernaculo meo : | 4 Shal I ever see my days of harvest again when God protected my tent; |
| 5 quando erat Omnipotens mecum, et in circuitu meo pueri mei : | 5 when Shaddai stil dwelt with me, and my children were around me; |
| 6 quando lavabam pedes meos butyro, et petra fundebat mihi rivos olei : | 6 when my feet were bathed in milk, and streams of oil poured from the rocks? |
| 7 quando procedebam ad portam civitatis, et in platea parabant cathedram mihi. | 7 When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square, |
| 8 Videbant me juvenes, et abscondebantur : et senes assurgentes stabant. | 8 as soon as I appeared, the young men stepped aside, and the old men rose to their feet. |
| 9 Principes cessabant loqui, et digitum superponebant ori suo. | 9 Men of note broke off their speeches, and put their hands over their mouths; |
| 10 Vocem suam cohibebant duces, et lingua eorum gutturi suo adhærebat. | 10 the voices of rulers were silenced, and their tongues stayed stil in their mouths. |
| 11 Auris audiens beatificabat me, et oculus videns testimonium reddebat mihi : | 11 On hearing me, people congratulated me, on seeing me, people deferred to me, |
| 12 eo quod liberassem pauperem vociferantem, et pupillum cui non esset adjutor. | 12 because I freed the poor in distress and the orphan who had no helper. |
| 13 Benedictio perituri super me veniebat, et cor viduæ consolatus sum. | 13 The dying man's blessing rested on me and I gave the widow's heart cause to rejoice. |
| 14 Justitia indutus sum, et vestivi me, sicut vestimento et diademate, judicio meo. | 14 Uprightness I wore as a garment, fair judgement was my cloak and my turban. |
| 15 Oculus fui cæco, et pes claudo. | 15 I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame. |
| 16 Pater eram pauperum, et causam quam nesciebam diligentissime investigabam. | 16 Who but me was father of the poor? The stranger's case had a hearing from me. |
| 17 Conterebam molas iniqui, et de dentibus illius auferebam prædam. | 17 I used to break the fangs of the wicked, and snatch their prey from their jaws. |
| 18 Dicebamque : In nidulo meo moriar, et sicut palma multiplicabo dies. | 18 And I used to say, 'I shall die in honour, after days as numerous as the sand. |
| 19 Radix mea aperta est secus aquas, et ros morabitur in messione mea. | 19 My roots can reach the water, the dews of night settle on my leaves. |
| 20 Gloria mea semper innovabitur, et arcus meus in manu mea instaurabitur. | 20 My glory wil be for ever new and the bow in my hand for ever strong.' |
| 21 Qui me audiebant, expectabant sententiam, et intenti tacebant ad consilium meum. | 21 They waited anxiously to hear me, and listened in silence to what I had to say. |
| 22 Verbis meis addere nihil audebant, et super illos stillabat eloquium meum. | 22 When I had finished, no one contradicted, my words dropping on them, one by one. |
| 23 Expectabant me sicut pluviam, et os suum aperiebant quasi ad imbrem serotinum. | 23 They waited for me as though for rain, open-mouthed as though for a late shower. |
| 24 Siquando ridebam ad eos, non credebant : et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram. | 24 If I smiled at them, it was too good to be true, they watched my face for the least sign of favour. |
| 25 Si voluissem ire ad eos, sedebam primus : cumque sederem quasi rex, circumstante exercitu, eram tamen mœrentium consolator. | 25 As their chief, I told them which course to take, like a king living among his troops, and I led themwherever I chose. |