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New Living Bible Translation
Auflage 2017
“Listen closely to what I am saying.
That’s one consolation you can give me.
That’s one consolation you can give me.
Hört, hört doch auf mein Wort, das wäre mir schon Trost von euch.
Bear with me, and let me speak.
After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me.
After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me.
Ertragt mich, sodass ich reden kann. Habe ich geredet, dann könnt ihr spotten.
“My complaint is with God, not with people.
I have good reason to be so impatient.
I have good reason to be so impatient.
Richte ich an Menschen meine Klage, habe ich nicht Grund zur Ungeduld?
Look at me and be stunned.
Put your hand over your mouth in shock.
Put your hand over your mouth in shock.
Wendet euch mir zu und erstarrt und legt die Hand auf den Mund!
When I think about what I am saying, I shudder.
My body trembles.
My body trembles.
Denke ich daran, bin ich erschreckt und Schauder packt meinen Leib.
“Why do the wicked prosper,
growing old and powerful?
growing old and powerful?
Warum bleiben Frevler am Leben, werden alt und stark an Kraft?
They live to see their children grow up and settle down,
and they enjoy their grandchildren.
and they enjoy their grandchildren.
Ihre Nachkommen stehen fest vor ihnen, ihre Sprösslinge vor ihren Augen.
Their homes are safe from every fear,
and God does not punish them.
and God does not punish them.
Ihre Häuser sind in Frieden, ohne Schreck, die Rute Gottes trifft sie nicht.
Their bulls never fail to breed.
Their cows bear calves and never miscarry.
Their cows bear calves and never miscarry.
Ihr Stier bespringt und fehlt nicht, die Kühe kalben und verwerfen nicht.
They let their children frisk about like lambs.
Their little ones skip and dance.
Their little ones skip and dance.
Wie Schafe treiben sie ihre Kinder aus, ihre Kleinen tanzen und springen.
They sing with tambourine and harp.
They celebrate to the sound of the flute.
They celebrate to the sound of the flute.
Sie singen zu Pauke und Harfe, erfreuen sich am Klang der Flöte,
sie bringen hin ihre Tage im Glück und fahren voll Ruhe hinab ins Totenreich.
And yet they say to God, ‘Go away.
We want no part of you and your ways.
We want no part of you and your ways.
Und doch sagten sie zu Gott: Weiche von uns! Deine Wege wollen wir nicht kennen.
Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him?
What good will it do us to pray?’
What good will it do us to pray?’
Was ist der Allmächtige, dass wir ihm dienen, was nützt es uns, wenn wir uns an ihn wenden?
(They think their prosperity is of their own doing,
but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
Doch in ihrer Hand liegt nicht das Glück, der Frevler Denkart ist mir fern.
“Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished.
Do they ever have trouble?
Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger?
Do they ever have trouble?
Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger?
Wie oft erlischt der Frevler Lampe, kommt Unheil über sie, teilt er Verderben zu in seinem Zorn?
Are they driven before the wind like straw?
Are they carried away by the storm like chaff?
Not at all!
Are they carried away by the storm like chaff?
Not at all!
Wie oft werden sie wie Stroh vor dem Wind, wie Spreu, die der Sturm entführt?
“‘Well,’ you say, ‘at least God will punish their children!’
But I say he should punish the ones who sin,
so that they understand his judgment.
But I say he should punish the ones who sin,
so that they understand his judgment.
Spart Gott sein Unheil auf für dessen Kinder? Ihm selbst vergelte er, dass er es spürt!
Let them see their destruction with their own eyes.
Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.
Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.
Mit eigenen Augen soll er sein Unglück schauen, vom Grimm des Allmächtigen soll er trinken.
For they will not care what happens to their family
after they are dead.
after they are dead.
Denn was kümmert ihn sein Haus, wenn er dahin ist, wenn abgeschnitten seiner Monde Zahl?
“But who can teach a lesson to God,
since he judges even the most powerful?
since he judges even the most powerful?
Darf man Gott Erkenntnis lehren, ihn, der die Erhabenen richtet?
One person dies in prosperity,
completely comfortable and secure,
completely comfortable and secure,
Der eine stirbt in vollem Glück, ist ganz in Frieden, sorgenfrei.
the picture of good health,
vigorous and fit.
vigorous and fit.
Seine Schenkel sind voll von Fett, getränkt mit Mark sind seine Knochen.
Another person dies in bitter poverty,
never having tasted the good life.
never having tasted the good life.
Der andere stirbt mit bitterer Seele und hat kein Glück genossen.
But both are buried in the same dust,
both eaten by the same maggots.
both eaten by the same maggots.
Zusammen liegen sie im Staub und Gewürm deckt beide zu.
“Look, I know what you’re thinking.
I know the schemes you plot against me.
I know the schemes you plot against me.
Seht, euer Denken kenne ich wohl, die Ränke, die ihr sinnt gegen mich.
You will tell me of rich and wicked people
whose houses have vanished because of their sins.
whose houses have vanished because of their sins.
Ihr sagt: Wo ist das Haus des Edlen und wo das Zelt, in dem Frevler wohnen?
But ask those who have been around,
and they will tell you the truth.
and they will tell you the truth.
Habt ihr nie die fahrenden Leute befragt und nicht ihre Zeichen genau beachtet?
Evil people are spared in times of calamity
and are allowed to escape disaster.
and are allowed to escape disaster.
Dass am Unglückstag der Böse verschont wird, weggebracht am Tag des Zorns.
No one criticizes them openly
or pays them back for what they have done.
or pays them back for what they have done.
Wer hält ihm seinen Lebenswandel vor, was er getan hat, wer vergilt es ihm?
When they are carried to the grave,
an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb.
an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb.
Er aber wird zur Gruft geleitet, bei seinem Grab hält man die Wacht.
A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery.
Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest,
and the earth gives sweet repose.
Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest,
and the earth gives sweet repose.
Ein Labsal sind für ihn die Schollen des Schachts, hinter ihm her zieht alle Welt, vor ihm eine Menge ohne Zahl.