JOB 31:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Yes, what would God serve out from above,
⇔ ≈and what would our inheritance be from the provider on high?

Key: blue:Elohim.
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).

BrLXX Καὶ τί ἐμέρισεν ὁ Θεὸς ἄνωθεν, καὶ κληρονομία ἱκανοῦ ἐξ ὑψίστων;
(Kai ti emerisen ho Theos anōthen, kai klaʸronomia hikanou ex hupsistōn; )

BrTr Now what portion has God given from above? and is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?

ULT For what would be the portion from God above,
⇔ or the inheritance from Shaddai in the heights?

UST If I did not do what I promised,
⇔ God who is in heaven would certainly punish me.
⇔ Shaddai in heaven would make sure that I got what I deserved.

BSB For what is the allotment of God from above,
⇔ or the heritage from the Almighty on high?

OEB For how doth the high God reward it–
⇔ The Almighty in heaven requite it?

WEBBE For what is the portion from God above,
⇔ and the heritage from the Almighty on high?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET What then would be one’s lot from God above,
⇔ one’s heritage from the Almighty on high?

LSV And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

FBV What should people expect to receive from God? What reward should the Almighty on high give them?

T4T If I did not do what I promised,
⇔ what would God who is in heaven [MTY] do to me [RHQ]?
⇔ Almighty God would certainly not [RHQ] give me any reward!

LEB • is the portion of God from above or[fn] the heritage of Shaddai from on high?

31:? Hebrew “and”

BBE For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

ASV For what is the portion from God above,
⇔ And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

DRA For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high?

YLT And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

Drby For what would have been [my] portion of [fn]God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

31.2 Eloah

RV For what is the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

Wbstr For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

KJB-1769 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

KJB-1611 For what portion of God is there from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

Bshps For how great a portion shall I haue of God? and what inheritaunce from the almightie on hye?
(For how great a portion shall I have of God? and what inheritance from the almightie on hye?)

Gnva For what portion should I haue of God from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almightie from on hie?
(For what portion should I have of God from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on hie? )

Cvdl For how greate a porcio shal I haue of God fro aboue? & what enheritauce fro ye Almightie on hie?
(For how great a porcio shall I have of God from aboue? and what enheritauce from ye/you_all Almighty on hie?)

Wycl For what part schulde God aboue haue in me, and eritage Almyyti God of hiye thingis?
(For what part should God above have in me, and heritage Almyyti God of hiye things?)

Luth Was gibt mir aber GOtt zu Lohn von oben? und was für ein Erbe der Allmächtige von der Höhe?
(What gibt to_me but God to Lohn from oben? and what/which for a heritage the/of_the Allmächtige from the/of_the Höhe?)

ClVg Quam enim partem haberet in me Deus desuper, et hæreditatem Omnipotens de excelsis?[fn]
(Quam because partem haberet in me God desuper, and inheritance Omnipotens about excelsis? )

31.2 Quam enim partem haberet Deus in me desuper. Ac si diceret: Habere me possessionem suam excelsorum conditor renuit, si mens mea ante conspectum illius infirmis desideriis tabescit. Nulla enim placent bona Deo sine mentis munditia.

31.2 Quam because partem haberet God in me desuper. Ac when/but_if diceret: Habere me possession his_own excelsorum conditor renuit, when/but_if mens mea before in_sightm illius infirmis desideriis tabescit. Nulla because placent good Deo without mentis munditia.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִ⁠מָּ֑עַל וְֽ⁠נַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִ⁠מְּרֹמִֽים

and,what portion god from,above and,heritage almighty from,high

Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. This could mean: (1) a good portion and inheritance as a reward for obedience. These terms typically have a positive meaning. Alternate translation: “For then there would be no portion from God above or inheritance from the Almighty in the heights!” (2) a bad portion and inheritance, that is, a punishment, for disobedience. This would mean the same thing that Job says in the next verse. Alternate translation: “For then the portion from God above would not be good, nor the inheritance from the Almighty in the heights”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִ⁠מָּ֑עַל וְֽ⁠נַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִ⁠מְּרֹמִֽים

portion god from,above and,heritage almighty from,high

Depending on the meaning (see previous note), Job is speaking as if either a reward or punishment from God would literally be a portion or a share in an inheritance. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: (1) “the reward from God above, or the blessing from the Almighty” or (2) “the punishment from God above, or the chastisement from the Almighty”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְֽ⁠נַחֲלַ֥ת

and,heritage

Job is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “or what would be the inheritance”

Note 4 topic: translate-plural

מִ⁠מְּרֹמִֽים

from,high

See how you translated this same expression in 25:1. Alternate translation: “in highest heaven”

Parallel JOB 31:2