JOB 6:2 Parallel View

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6:2 Variant note: ו/הית/י: (x-qere) ’וְ֝/הַוָּתִ֗/י’: lemma_c/1942 n_0.0 morph_HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs id_18jJf וְ֝/הַוָּתִ֗/י

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT “If only my anguish, being weighed, were weighed,
⇔ and my calamity lay in the balances together with it!

UST “If I could put all my troubles and misery
⇔ on a scale and weigh them,

BSB  ⇔ “If only my grief could be weighed
⇔ and placed with my calamity on the scales.

OEB O could my vexation be carefully weighed,
⇔ And my misery set in the balance against it!

WEB “Oh that my anguish were weighed,
⇔ and all my calamity laid in the balances!

NET “Oh, if only my grief could be weighed,
 ⇔ and my misfortune laid on the scales too!

LSV “O that my provocation were thoroughly weighed,
And my calamity in balances
They would lift up together!

FBV “If my grief could be weighed and my troubles placed on the scales

T4T “If all my troubles and misery could be put on a scale and weighed,

LEB • and my calamity could be lifted up together with it in the balances,

BBE If only my passion might be measured, and put into the scales against my trouble!

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!

ASV Oh that my vexation were but weighed,
 ⇔ And all my calamity laid in the balances!

DRA O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.

YLT O that my provocation were thoroughly weighed, And my calamity in balances They would lift up together!

DBY Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!

RV Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

WBS Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

KJB Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together![fn]
(Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!)

6.2 laid: Heb. lifted up

BB O that my complaynt were truely wayed, and my punishment layde in the balaunces together:
(O that my complaynt were truly wayed, and my punishment laid in the balaunces together:)

GNV Oh that my griefe were well weighed, and my miseries were layed together in the balance.
(Oh that my griefe were well weighed, and my miseries were laid together in the balance. )

CB O that my misery weere weyed, and my punyshment layed in the balaunces:
(O that my misery weere weyed, and my punyshment laid in the balaunces:)

WYC Y wolde, that my synnes, bi whiche Y `desseruede ire, and the wretchidnesse which Y suffre, weren peisid in a balaunce.
(I wolde, that my sins, by which I `desseruede ire, and the wretchidnesse which I suffre, were peisid in a balaunce.)

LUT Wenn man meinen Jammer wöge und mein Leiden zusammen in eine Waage legte,
(Wenn man my Yammer wöge and my Leiden together in one Waage legte,)

CLV [Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera ![fn]
([Utinam appenderentur sins mea to_whom iram merui, and calamitas how patior, in statera !)

6.2 Utinam appenderentur. Tactus flagellis verbis lacessitur, non ut non erectus in defensionem contumax caderet: sed ut percussus tacens gratias egit, lacessitus recta respondit: utinam appenderentur peccata. Statera. Ibid. In manu patris Christus habens lancem misericordiæ et justitiæ, peccatum per misericordiam laxans, leve esse; calamitatem moriendo gravis esse ponderis ostendit. Cui et hoc gratiæ dat, ut ipsa cognoscibilis sit calamitas. Cæcus enim homo in exsilio, quasi in patria, gaudebat: sed Deus extra apparens hominem intus revocat, ut viso quod amisit, grave doleat quod tolerat; dicit ergo: Utinam appenderentur. Id est, malum nostræ, etc., usque ad pensans judicia Dei quibus affligitur, et hoc est:

6.2 Utinam appenderentur. Tactus flagellis verbis lacessitur, not/no as not/no erectus in defensionem contumax caderet: but as percussus tacens gratias egit, lacessitus recta respondit: utinam appenderentur peccata. Statera. Ibid. In by_hand patris Christus habens lancem misericordiæ and justitiæ, peccatum per misericordiam laxans, leve esse; calamitatem moriendo gravis esse ponderis ostendit. Cui and hoc gratiæ dat, as ipsa cognoscibilis sit calamitas. Cæcus because human in exsilio, as_if in patria, gaudebat: but God extra apparens hominem intus revocat, as viso that amisit, grave doleat that tolerat; dicit ergo: Utinam appenderentur. Id it_is, malum nostræ, etc., usque to pensans yudicia God to_whom affligitur, and hoc it_is:

BRN Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!

BrLXX Εἰ γάρ τις ἱστῶν στήσαι μου τὴν ὀργὴν, τὰς δὲ ὀδύνας μου ἄραι ἐν ζυγῷ ὁμοθυμαδὸν,
(Ei gar tis histōn staʸsai mou taʸn orgaʸn, tas de odunas mou arai en zugōi homothumadon, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑⁠י וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽ⁠מֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד

if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my (Some words not found in UHB: if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my and,calamity,my in/on/at/with,balances laid all )

Job is speaking as if his anguish and calamity could literally be weighed. He means that he wishes he could prove that his calamity is so great that it justifies the anguish he is feeling and has been expressing. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I wish I could prove that my calamity warrants the amount of anguish that I am feeling and showing”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑⁠י וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽ⁠מֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד

if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my (Some words not found in UHB: if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my and,calamity,my in/on/at/with,balances laid all )

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “If only someone would weigh my anguish thoroughly and lay my calamity in the balances”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑⁠י וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י בְּֽ⁠מֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד

if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my (Some words not found in UHB: if_only to_be_weighed weighed vexation,my and,calamity,my in/on/at/with,balances laid all )

The word balances describes an instrument for determining the weight of an object or comparing the weight of two objects. It consists of a central post with a crossbar from which two pans are hung. An object may be placed in one pan and known weights placed in the other pan until the crossbar remains level, meaning that both pans contain an equal weight. Or one object may be placed in one pan and a different object in the other pan; the pan that hangs lower contains the heavier object. If your readers would not be familiar with what balances are, in your translation you could use the name of a comparable object in your culture, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “If only someone would weigh both my anguish and my calamity on a scale”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל

to_be_weighed weighed

The words were thoroughly weighed translate a repeated verb. Job is repeating the verb “weigh” for emphasis. If your language can repeat words for emphasis, it would be appropriate to use that construction here in your translation.

Parallel JOB 6:2