JOB 7:21 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) Why won’t you forgive my fault
⇔ and take away my guilt?
 ⇔ For now I’ll lie down in the dust.
 ⇔ You’ll search for me but I’ll no longer exist.

Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
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 Why will you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity?
⇔ For now I will lie down in the dust,
⇔ and you will seek me diligently, but I will not exist.”

UST If I have done wrong things, you could just forgive me.
⇔ 
 ⇔ I am going to die soon.
⇔ When I do, then if you decide you want us to be friends, it will be too late, because I will be dead.”

BSB Why do You not pardon my transgression
⇔ and take away my iniquity?
 ⇔ For soon I will lie down in the dust;
⇔ You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

OEB Why not forgive my sin,
⇔ And pass mine iniquity by?
 ⇔ For now I shall lie in the dust;
⇔ Thou shalt search, but I shall not be.

WEB Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity?
⇔ For now will I lie down in the dust.
⇔ You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”

NET And why do you not pardon my transgression,
 ⇔ and take away my iniquity?
 ⇔ For now I will lie down in the dust,
 ⇔ and you will seek me diligently,
 ⇔ but I will be gone.”

LSV You do not take away my transgression,
And [do not] cause my iniquity to pass away,
Because now, I lie down in dust,
And You have sought me—and I am not!”

FBV If so why don't you pardon my sins, and take away my guilt? Right now I'm going to lie down in the dust, and though you will look for me, I will be gone.”

T4T If I have sinned, are you not able to forgive me for my sins—
⇔ the things that I have done that are wrong?
 ⇔ Soon I will lie in my grave;
⇔ you will search for me, but you will not find me because I will be dead and gone.”

LEB • and take away my guilt? • For now I shall lie in the dust, • and you will seek me, but

BBE And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

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JPS And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; and Thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be.

ASV And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?
 ⇔ For now shall I lie down in the dust;
 ⇔ And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

DRA Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.

YLT Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me — and I am not!

DBY And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

RV And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust; and thou shall seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

WBS And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust; and thou shall seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

KJB And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
(And why dost thou/you not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou/you shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.)

BB Why doest thou not pardon my trespasses, and take away myne iniquitie? Behold, nowe must I sleepe in the dust, and if thou sekest me to morowe in the morning, I shal not be.
(Why doest thou/you not pardon my trespasses, and take away mine iniquitie? Behold, now must I sleep in the dust, and if thou/you sekest me to morrow in the morning, I shall not be.)

GNV And why doest thou not pardon my trespasse? and take away mine iniquitie? for nowe shall I sleepe in the dust, and if thou seekest me in the morning, I shall not be found.
(And why doest thou/you not pardon my trespasse? and take away mine iniquitie? for now shall I sleep in the dust, and if thou/you seekest me in the morning, I shall not be found.)

CB Why doest thou not forgeue me my synne? Wherfore takest thou not awaye my wickednesse? Beholde, now must I slepe in the dust: and yff thou sekest me tomorow in the mornynge, I shalbe gone.
(Why doest thou/you not forgive me my synne? Wherefore takest thou/you not away my wickedness? Behold, now must I sleep in the dust: and if thou/you sekest me tomorow in the morning, I shall be gone.)

WYC Whi doist thou not awei my sinne, and whi takist thou not awei my wickidnesse? Lo! now Y schal slepe in dust, and if thou sekist me eerli, Y schal not abide.
(Whi doest thou/you not away my sin, and why takist thou/you not away my wickednesse? Lo! now I shall sleep in dust, and if thou/you sekist me early, I shall not abide.)

LUT Und warum vergibst du mir meine Missetat nicht und nimmst nicht weg meine Sünde? Denn nun werde ich mich in die Erde legen; und wenn man mich morgen suchet, werde ich nicht da sein.
(And warum vergibst you to_me my Missetat not and nimmst not weg my Sünde? Because now become I me in the earth legen; and when man me morgen suchet, become I not there sein.)

CLV Cur non tollis peccatum meum, et quare non aufers iniquitatem meam? ecce nunc in pulvere dormiam, et si mane me quæsieris, non subsistam.]
(Cur not/no tollis peccatum mine, and quare not/no aufers iniquitatem meam? ecce now in pulvere dormiam, and when/but_if mane me quæsieris, not/no subsistam.])

BRN Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning, I am no more.

BrLXX Διατί οὐκ ἐποιήσω τῆς ἀνομίας μου λήθην, καὶ καθαρισμὸν τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου; νυνὶ δὲ εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσομαι, ὀρθρίζων δὲ οὐκ ἔτι εἰμί.
(Diati ouk epoiaʸsō taʸs anomias mou laʸthaʸn, kai katharismon taʸs hamartias mou? nuni de eis gaʸn apeleusomai, orthrizōn de ouk eti eimi.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּ⁠מֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִ⁠י֮ וְ⁠תַעֲבִ֪יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥⁠י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶ⁠עָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְ⁠שִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣⁠נִי וְ⁠אֵינֶֽ⁠נִּי

and,why not pardon transgression,my and,take_away DOM my=perversity/evil/guilt/punishment that/for/because/then/when now in_the,dust lie_down and,seek,me and,not_be,I

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these sentences, since in the second sentence Job gives the reason for what he says in the first sentence that God should do. Alternate translation: “Soon I will lie down in the dust, and you will seek me diligently, but I will not exist. So why will you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity?”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠מֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִ⁠י֮ וְ⁠תַעֲבִ֪יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥⁠י

and,why not pardon transgression,my and,take_away DOM my=perversity/evil/guilt/punishment

Job is suggesting implicitly that God should pardon him so that they can have a good relationship during the short time that he will still be alive on earth. You could indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Why will you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity so that we can have a good relationship?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִ⁠י֮ וְ⁠תַעֲבִ֪יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥⁠י

and,why not pardon transgression,my and,take_away DOM my=perversity/evil/guilt/punishment

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. Alternate translation: “You ought to pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַ֭תָּה לֶ⁠עָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב

now in_the,dust lie_down

Job is using the expression lie down in the dust to mean that he will die, by association with the way that in this culture, people who died were laid in a grave and buried in the ground or dust. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will soon die”

Parallel JOB 7:21