JOB 13:26 Parallel View

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ULT For you write bitter things against me,
⇔ and you make me inherit the iniquities of my youth,

UST From the way I am suffering, it appears that you are punishing me because
⇔ you consider that I have done terrible things.
 ⇔ It seems that you are punishing me even for
⇔ the wrong things I did when I was young and I did not know any better.

BSB For You record bitter accusations against me
⇔ and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

OEB That Thou passest a judgment so bitter,
⇔ Entailing upon me the sins of my youth?

WEB For you write bitter things against me,
⇔ and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

NET For you write down bitter things against me
 ⇔ and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

LSV For You write bitter things against me,
And cause me to possess iniquities of my youth,

FBV For you write down bitter things against me and pay me back for the sins of my youth.

T4T It seems that you are writing things to accuse me of doing things that are wrong,
⇔ even recalling bad things that I did when I was young.

LEB • [fn] write bitter things against me, and you[fn] make me reap the iniquities of my childhood.

?:? Singular

BBE For you put bitter things on record against me, and send punishment on me for the sins of my early years;

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

ASV For thou writest bitter things against me,
 ⇔ And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

DRA For thou writest bitter things against me, and wilt consume me for the sins of my youth.

YLT For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth:

DBY For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;

RV For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

WBS For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

KJB For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
(For thou/you writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. )

BB For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punishest me for the sinnes of my youth.
(For thou/you layest sharply to my charge, and punishest me for the sins of my youth.)

GNV For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possesse the iniquities of my youth.
(For thou/you writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. )

CB that thou layest so sharply to my charge, and wilt vtterly vndoo me, for ye synnes of my yougth?
(that thou/you layest so sharply to my charge, and wilt/will vtterly undoo me, for ye/you_all sins of my yougth?)

WYC For thou writist bitternessis ayens me; and wolt waste me with the synnes of my yong wexynge age.
(For thou/you writist bitternessis against me; and wolt waste me with the sins of my yong wexynge age.)

LUT Denn du schreibest mir an Betrübnis und willst mich umbringen um der Sünden willen meiner Jugend.
(Because you schreibest to_me at Betrübnis and willst me umbringen around/by/for the Sünden willen my Yugend.)

CLV scribis enim contra me amaritudines, et consumere me vis peccatis adolescentiæ meæ.[fn]
(scribis because contra me amaritudines, and consumere me you_want sins adolescentiæ meæ.)

13.26 Scribis. Quia quod loquimur, transit, quod scribimus manet. Deus non loqui, sed scribere amaritudines dicitur, cum diu super nos ejus flagella perdurant. Semel enim de mortalitate carnis sententiam fixit, quæ usque ad ultimum mutari non valebit. Et consumere. Patet gravia esse peccata juvenum et senum, si illud justi sic metuunt, quod in infirma ætate deliquerunt.

13.26 Scribis. Quia that loquimur, transit, that scribimus manet. God not/no loqui, but scribere amaritudines it_is_said, when/with diu super nos his flagella perdurant. Semel because about mortalitate carnis sententiam fixit, which usque to ultimum mutari not/no valebit. And consumere. Patet gravia esse sins yuvenum and senum, when/but_if illud justi so metuunt, that in infirma ætate deliquerunt.

BRN For thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.

BrLXX Ὅτι κατέγραψας κατʼ ἐμοῦ κακὰ, περιέθηκας δέ μοι νεότητος ἁμαρτίας.
(Hoti kategrapsas katʼ emou kaka, periethaʸkas de moi neotaʸtos hamartias. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣⁠י מְרֹר֑וֹת

write against,me bitter_things

Job is speaking as if God were literally writing down charges against him. In this culture, that was the way of formally filing legal charges against someone. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you charge me with bitter crimes”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣⁠י מְרֹר֑וֹת

write against,me bitter_things

Job is speaking as if the things that God is holding against him were bitter or bad-tasting. He means that they are things that would make someone feel unpleasant, just as bitter food or drink does. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you charge me with horrible crimes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠תוֹרִישֵׁ֗⁠נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽ⁠י

and,inherit,me iniquities youth,my

Job is speaking as if God is literally giving him an inheritance. He means that God is punishing him for the wrong things that he did in his youth. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you punish me for the iniquities of my youth”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ֝⁠תוֹרִישֵׁ֗⁠נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽ⁠י

and,inherit,me iniquities youth,my

Job is suggesting implicitly that God should not judge him strictly for things he did in his youth, since youths are immature and impulsive and they do wrong things without having the kind of self-control and knowledge that adults should have. The Bible expresses this same perspective in Psalm 25:7. You could indicate this implication in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and you judge me strictly for the immature things I did as a youth, which is not fair”

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