Job 1
1 Der var en Mand i Uz Land, hans Navn var Job; og den samme Mand var oprigtig og retskaffen; han frygtede Gud og veg fra det onde.
There was a man in the land of 'Uz, Job was his name; And this man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.
2 Og ham bleve fødte syv Sønner og tre Døtre.
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 Og hans Kvæg var syv Tusinde Faar og tre Tusinde Kameler og fem Hundrede Par Øksne og fem Hundrede Aseninder, tillige med saare meget Tyende; og den samme Mand var mægtigere end alle Folkene imod Østen.
And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and he had a very great store of servants: so that this man was greater than all the sons of the east.
4 Og hans Sønner gik hen og gjorde Gæstebud hver i sit Hus paa sin Dag; og de sendte hen og indbøde deres tre Søstre til at æde og til at drikke med dem.
And his sons used to go and prepare a feast in the house of every one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 Og det skete, naar Gæstebudsdagene vare omme, da sendte Job hen og helligede dem og stod aarle op om Morgenen og ofrede Brændofre efter Tallet paa dem alle; thi Job sagde: Maaske mine Sønner have syndet og fornægtet Gud i deres Hjerte. Saaledes gjorde Job alle de Dage.
And it happened, when the days of the feast were gone round, that Job sent and sanctified them, and he then rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of all of them; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and have renounced God in their heart. In this manner used Job to do all the time.
6 Og det skete en Dag, der Guds Børn kom at fremstille sig for Herren, da kom ogsaa Satan midt iblandt dem.
Now it happened on a certain day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that the Accuser also came in the midst of them.
7 Da sagde Herren til Satan: Hvorfra kommer du? og Satan svarede Herren og sagde: Fra at gaa omkring i Landet og fra at vandre om derudi.
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Whence comest thou? And the Accuser answered the Lord, and said, From roaming over the earth, and from wandering through it.
8 Og Herren sagde til Satan: Har du givet Agt paa min Tjener Job? thi der er ingen som han i Landet, en oprigtig og retskaffen Mand, som frygter Gud, og som viger fra det onde.
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Hast thou directed thy attention toward my servant Job; for there is none like him on the earth, a man perfect and upright, who feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9 Men Satan svarede Herren og sagde: Mon Job frygter Gud for intet?
Then answered the Accuser the Lord, and said, Is it for nought that Job feareth God?
10 Har du ej sat Gærde om ham og om hans Hus og om alt det, han har trindt omkring? du har velsignet hans Hænders Gerning, og hans Kvæg har udbredt sig i Landet.
Behold, thou hast indeed placed a fence about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side: the work of his hands hast thou blessed, and his cattle are far spread out in the land.
11 Men udræk nu din Haand og rør ved alt det, som han har; hvad gælder det, om han ikke skal fornægte dig lige for dit Ansigt?
But stretch only forth thy hand and touch all that he hath, and [see] whether he will not renounce thee to thy face.
12 Og Herren sagde til Satan: Se, alt det, han har, være i din Haand; kun paa ham selv lægge du ikke din Haand; da gik Satan ud fra Herrens Ansigt.
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, all that is his be in thy power; only against himself shalt thou not stretch forth thy hand. The Accuser went thereupon away from the presence of the Lord.
13 Og det skete en Dag, da hans Sønner og hans Døtre aade og drak Vin i deres førstefødte Broders Hus,
And it happened on a certain day, when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,
14 da kom deret Bud til Job og sagde: Øksnene pløjede og Aseninderne gik paa Græs ved Siden af dem,
That a messenger came unto Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding beside them:
15 da faldt de af Seba ind og toge dem og sloge Drengene med skarpe Sværd; og jeg alene er undkommen, jeg alene, for at give dig det til Kende.
When the Sabeans made an incursion, and took them away, and the young men they slew with the edge of the sword; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
16 Der denne endnu talte, da kom en anden og sagde: Guds Ild faldt fra Himmelen og brændte paa Faarene og paa Drengene og fortærede dem; og jeg alene er undkommen, jeg alene, for at give dig det til Kende.
This one was yet speaking, when another came, and said, A fire of God fell from heaven, and burnt among the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
17 Der denne endnu talte, da kom en anden og sagde: Kaldæerne gjorde tre Hobe og overfaldt Kamelerne og toge dem og sloge Drengene med skarpe Sværd; og jeg alene er undkommen, jeg alene, for at give dig det til Kende.
This one was yet speaking, when another came, and said, The Chaldeans posted themselves in three divisions, and made an inroad against the camels, and took them away, and the young men they slew with the edge of the sword; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
18 Men der denne endnu talte, da kom en anden og sagde: Dine Sønner og dine Døtre aade og drak Vin i deres førstefødte Broders Hus,
While this one was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother:
19 og se, der kom et stærkt Vejr fra hin Side Ørken og tog fat i Husets fire Hjørner, at det faldt paa Drengene, og de døde; og jeg alene er undkommen, jeg alene, for at give dig det til Kende.
When, behold, a violent wind came from the direction of the wilderness, and struck against the four corners of the house, so that it fell upon the young men, and they died; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
20 Da stod Job op og sønderrev sin Kappe og klippede sit Hoved og faldt paa Jorden og nedbøjede sig,
Then arose Job, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and prostrated himself.
21 og han sagde: Nøgen kom jeg af min Moders Liv, og nøgen vender jeg did tilbage; Herren gav, og Herren tog, Herrens Navn være lovet!
And he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; may the name of the Lord be blessed.
22 I alt dette syndede Job ikke og tillagde ikke Gud noget vrangt.
With all this did Job not sin, and attributed no injustice to God.
