Job 20
1 Da svarede Zofar, Naamathiten, og sagde:
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Derfor give mine Tanker mig Svar, og fordi jeg har Hast i mit Indre.
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste.
3 Jeg maa høre en Undervisning til Forsmædelse for mig; men Aanden svarer mig ud af min Forstand.
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4 Ved du dette, som har været af Evighed, siden Mennesker sattes paa Jorden:
Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 At de ugudeliges Frydeskrig er stakket, og den vanhelliges Glæde kun varer et Øjeblik?
That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?
6 Om hans Højhed steg op til Himmelen, og hans Hoved naaede til Skyen,
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 saa skal han dog svinde hen for evigt som Skarn; de, som saa ham, skulle sige: Hvor er han?
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?
8 Ligesom en Drøm skal han bortfly, og man skal ikke finde ham; og han skal forjages som et Syn om Natten.
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 Det Øje, som har set ham, skal ikke se ham mere, og hans Sted skal ikke beskue ham ydermere.
The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 Hans Børn skulle søge at behage de ringe, og hans Hænder skulle give hans Formue tilbage.
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 Hans Ben vare fulde af Ungdomskraft, men den skal ligge i Støvet med ham.
His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Er Ondskab end sød i hans Mund, vilde han end dølge den under sin Tunge,
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;
13 vilde han end spare den og ikke slippe den, men holde den tilbage i sin Gane:
[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14 Saa vilde dog hans Brød forvandle sig i hans Indvolde og blive til Øglegalde inden i ham.
[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him.
15 Han nedslugte Gods, men han skal udspy det; Gud skal drive det ud af hans Bug.
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 Han indsugede Øglegift; Otterslangens Tunge skal dræbe ham.
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
17 Ej skue han Strømme, ej Bække, som flyde med Honning og Mælk.
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18 Han skal tilbagegive det, han har havt Umage for, og ikke nyde det; som Gods, han har erhvervet, og han skal ikke fryde sig.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
19 Thi han fortrykte de ringe og lod dem ligge; han røvede et Hus, og han byggede det ikke.
Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20 Fordi han ikke har vidst at være rolig i sin Bug, skal han ikke undkomme ved sit kostelige Gods.
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 Der var ingen tilovers, han jo fortærede, derfor skal hans Lykke ikke blive varig.
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 Naar han har fuldt op i Overflod, skal han dog blive bange, hver lidendes Haand skal komme over ham.
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 For at fylde hans Bug sende Gud sin grumme Vrede over ham, og lade det regne over ham, som skal fortære ham!
[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
24 Han skal fly for Jernrustning, en Kobberbue skal gennemskyde ham.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 Han drager Pilen ud, og den gaar ud af hans Liv, den lynende Od kommer ud af hans Galde; Forfærdelser overfalde ham.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
26 Mørket er helt opbevaret for hans Skatte, en Ild, der ikke pustes til, skal fortære ham; det skal gaa den ilde, som er bleven tilbage i hans Telt.
All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 Himmelen skal aabenbare hans Misgerning, og Jorden skal rejse sig imod ham.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 Hans Hus's Indtægt skal bortføres; den skal flyde bort paa Guds Vredes Dag.
The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 Dette er et ugudeligt Menneskes Lod fra Gud og hans tilsagte Arv fra Gud.
This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
