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OET (OET-LV) Be_reconciled please with_him/it and_at_peace[fn] (is)_in_them come_you good.
22:21 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלם
agree now with=him/it and,at_peace
Eliphaz is echoing his own words at the beginning of this speech and Job’s words in his preceding speech. In verse 2, Eliphaz insisted that a person cannot be “useful to God,” that is, a person can do nothing to win God’s favor or to put God under obligation. Here Eliphaz uses a different form of the same verb to encourage Job to Reconcile with God. A person, he says, can at least cultivate a good relationship with God. Job said in 21:19 that he wished God would “repay” wicked people, that is, punish them. Eliphaz uses the same verb here to encourage Job to be at peace with God, with the suggestion that to that end, Job should do whatever is necessary to make up for any wrong things he has done. Your language may have terms that you could use here and in 21:19 and 22:2 in order to show these connections.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וּשְׁלם
and,at_peace
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and have a peaceful relationship with him”
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
בָּ֝הֶ֗ם
(is)_in=them
The pronoun these refers to the actions of reconciling and being at peace with God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “if you do these things”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה
come,you good
Eliphaz is using the adjective good as a noun to mean a certain kind of thing. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “good things will come to you”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה
come,you good
Eliphaz is speaking of good as if it were a living thing that could come to Job. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you will have good things once again”
OET (OET-LV) Be_reconciled please with_him/it and_at_peace[fn] (is)_in_them come_you good.
22:21 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.