Job 24
La Bible Crampon 1923
1Pourquoi n'y a-t-il pas de temps réservés par le Tout-Puissant, et ceux qui le servent ne voient-ils pas son jour ?
2On voit des hommes qui déplacent les bornes, qui font paître le troupeau qu'ils ont volé.
3Ils poussent devant eux l'âne de l'orphelin, et retiennent en gage le bœuf de la veuve.
4Ils forcent les pauvres à se détourner du chemin ; tous les humbles du pays sont réduits à se cacher.
5Comme l'onagre dans la solitude, ils sortent pour leur travail, dès le matin, cherchant leur nourriture. Le désert leur fournit la subsistance de leurs enfants ;
6ils coupent les épis dans les champs, ils maraudent dans la vigne de leur oppresseur.
7Nus, ils passent la nuit, faute de vêtements, sans couverture contre le froid.
8La pluie des montagnes les pénètre ; à défaut d'abri, ils se blottissent contre le rocher.
9Ils arrachent l'orphelin à la mamelle, ils prennent des gages sur les pauvres.
10Ceux-ci, tout nus, sans vêtements, portent, affamés, les gerbes du maître ;
11Ils expriment l'huile dans ses celliers ; ils foulent la vendange, et ils ont soif.
12Du sein des villes s'élèvent les gémissements des hommes, et l'âme des blessés crie ; et Dieu ne prend pas garde à ces forfaits !
13D'autres sont parmi les ennemis de la lumière, ils n'en connaissent pas les voies, ils ne se tiennent pas dans ses sentiers.
14L'assassin se lève au point du jour ; il tue le pauvre et l'indigent, il rôde la nuit comme un voleur.
15L'œil de l'adultère épie le crépuscule ; « Personne ne me voit, » dit-il, et il jette un voile sur son visage.
16La nuit, d'autres forcent les maisons, le jour, ils se tiennent cachés : ils ne connaissent pas la lumière.
17Pour eux, le matin est comme l'ombre de la mort, car les horreurs de la nuit leur sont familières.
18Ah ! l'impie glisse comme un corps léger sur la face des eaux, il n'a sur la terre qu'une part maudite, il ne se dirige pas sur le chemin des vignes !
19Comme la sécheresse et la chaleur absorbent l'eau des neiges, ainsi le schéol engloutit les pécheurs !
20Ah ! Le sein maternel l'oublie, les vers en font leurs délices ; on ne se souvient plus de lui, et l'iniquité est brisée comme un arbre.
21Il dévorait la femme stérile et sans enfants, il ne faisait pas de bien à la veuve !...
22Mais Dieu par sa force ébranle les puissants, il se lève, et ils ne comptent plus sur la vie ;
23il leur donne la sécurité et la confiance, et ses yeux veillent sur leurs voies.
24Ils se sont élevés, et en un instant ils ne sont plus ; ils tombent, ils sont moissonnés comme tous les hommes ; ils sont coupés comme la tête des épis.
25S'il n'en est pas ainsi, qui me convaincra de mensonge ? Qui réduira mes paroles à néant ?
Reina-Valera 1909
1PUESTO que no son ocultos los tiempos al Todopoderoso, ¿por qué los que le conocen no ven sus días?
2Traspasan los términos, roban los ganados, y apaciéntanlos.
3Llévanse el asno de los huérfanos; prenden el buey de la viuda.
4Hacen apartar del camino á los menesterosos: y todos los pobres de la tierra se esconden.
5He aquí, como asnos monteses en el desierto, salen á su obra madrugando para robar; el desierto es mantenimiento de sus hijos.
6En el campo siegan su pasto, y los impíos vendimian la viña ajena.
7Al desnudo hacen dormir sin ropa, y que en el frío no tenga cobertura.
8Con las avenidas de los montes se mojan, y abrazan las peñas sin tener abrigo.
9Quitan el pecho á los huérfanos, y de sobre el pobre toman la prenda.
10Al desnudo hacen andar sin vestido, y á los hambrientos quitan los hacecillos.
11De dentro de sus paredes exprimen el aceite, pisan los lagares, y mueren de sed.
12De la ciudad gimen los hombres, y claman las almas de los heridos de muerte: mas Dios no puso estorbo.
13Ellos son los que, rebeldes á la luz, nunca conocieron sus caminos, ni estuvieron en sus veredas.
14A la luz se levanta el matador, mata al pobre y al necesitado, y de noche es como ladrón.
15El ojo del adúltero está aguardando la noche, diciendo: No me verá nadie: y esconde su rostro.
16En las tinieblas minan las casas, que de día para sí señalaron; no conocen la luz.
17Porque la mañana es á todos ellos como sombra de muerte; si son conocidos, terrores de sombra de muerte los toman.
18Son instables más que la superficie de las aguas; su porción es maldita en la tierra; no andarán por el camino de las viñas.
19La sequía y el calor arrebatan las aguas de la nieve; y el sepulcro á los pecadores.
20Olvidaráse de ellos el seno materno; de ellos sentirán los gusanos dulzura; nunca más habrá de ellos memoria, y como un árbol serán los impíos quebrantados.
21A la mujer estéril que no paría, afligió; y á la viuda nunca hizo bien.
22Mas á los fuertes adelantó con su poder: levantóse, y no se da por segura la vida.
23Le dieron á crédito, y se afirmó: sus ojos están sobre los caminos de ellos.
24Fueron ensalzados por un poco, mas desaparecen, y son abatidos como cada cual: serán encerrados, y cortados como cabezas de espigas.
25Y si no, ¿quién me desmentirá ahora, ó reducirá á nada mis palabras?
King James Version
1Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
2Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
7They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
10They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
11Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
18He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
World English Bible
1“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?
2There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.
6They cut their food in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.
9There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,
10so that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.
11They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread wine presses, and suffer thirst.
12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.
13“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.
14The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.
17For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
18“They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.
20The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.
21He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
22Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
23God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. Yes, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
25If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?”