JOB 5:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Εἴη δὲ ἀδυνάτῳ ἐλπὶς, ἀδίκου δὲ στόμα ἐμφραχθείη.
(Eiaʸ de adunatōi elpis, adikou de stoma emfraⱪtheiaʸ. )

UST Because they know that God will help them,
⇔ poor people can confidently expect that good things will happen to them.
⇔ God proves that they are innocent
⇔ when people accuse them falsely.

OEB Thus hope is born in the weak,
⇔ And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

WEBBE So the poor has hope,
⇔ and injustice shuts her mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(8-16)“If I were in your shoes, I’d go straight to God,
  I’d throw myself on the mercy of God.
After all, he’s famous for great and unexpected acts;
  there’s no end to his surprises.
He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth,
  sends water to irrigate the fields.
He raises up the down-and-out,
  gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.
He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks,
  so that none of their plots come to term.
He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies—
  all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!
Suddenly they’re disoriented, plunged into darkness;
  they can’t see to put one foot in front of the other.
But the downtrodden are saved by God,
  saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist.
And so the poor continue to hope,
  while injustice is bound and gagged.

NET Thus the poor have hope,
⇔ and iniquity shuts its mouth.

LSV And there is hope for the poor,
And perverseness has shut her mouth.

FBV As a result those who are helpless have hope, and the wicked have to shut their mouths!

T4T So, poor people confidently expect that good things will happen to them
⇔ but God causes wicked people to stop talking.

LEB • [fn] there is hope[fn] for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.

5:? Or “And”

5:? Or “hope exists”

BBE So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

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JPS So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

ASV So the poor hath hope,
⇔ And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

DRA And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

YLT And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

Drby So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

RV So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Wbstr So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

KJB-1769 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
(So the poor hath/has hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. )

KJB-1611 [fn]So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

5:16 Psal. 107. 42.

Bshps He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped.
(He is the hope of the poore, and the mouth of the wicked shall be stopped.)

Gnva So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth.
(So that the poor hath/has his hope, but iniquity shall stop her mouth. )

Cvdl that the poore maye haue hope, & that the mouth of the oppressoure maye be stopped.
(that the poor may have hope, and that the mouth of the oppressore may be stopped.)

Wycl And hope schal be to a nedi man, but wickidnesse schal drawe togidere his mouth.
(And hope shall be to a nedi man, but wickednesse shall drawe together his mouth.)

Luth und ist des Armen Hoffnung, daß die Bosheit wird ihren Mund müssen zuhalten.
(and is the Armen Hoffnung, that the Bosheit becomes your Mund müssen zuhalten.)

ClVg Et erit egeno spes; iniquitas autem contrahet os suum.
(And will_be egeno spes; iniquitas however contrahet os his_own. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠תְּהִ֣י לַ⁠דַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה

and=it_became for_the,poor hope

This expression means that the poor person has hope. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And the poor has hope”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לַ⁠דַּ֣ל

for_the,poor

Eliphaz is using the adjective poor as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “to the person who is poor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לַ⁠דַּ֣ל

for_the,poor

This phrase does not refer to a specific person. It refers to anyone who has the quality that it names. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to those who are poor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ֝⁠עֹלָ֗תָ⁠ה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽי⁠הָ

and,injustice, shuts her/its=mouth

Job is speaking of injustice as if it were a living thing that could shut its own mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and people no longer make unjust claims against them”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ֝⁠עֹלָ֗תָ⁠ה

and,injustice,

Eliphaz may be using the word translated and to indicate that poor people have hope because others no longer make unjust claims against them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “because injustice”

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