Job 20
1 Da svarede Zofar, Naamathiten, og sagde:
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
2 Derfor give mine Tanker mig Svar, og fordi jeg har Hast i mit Indre.
“Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.
3 Jeg maa høre en Undervisning til Forsmædelse for mig; men Aanden svarer mig ud af min Forstand.
I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
4 Ved du dette, som har været af Evighed, siden Mennesker sattes paa Jorden:
Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,
5 At de ugudeliges Frydeskrig er stakket, og den vanhelliges Glæde kun varer et Øjeblik?
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6 Om hans Højhed steg op til Himmelen, og hans Hoved naaede til Skyen,
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
7 saa skal han dog svinde hen for evigt som Skarn; de, som saa ham, skulle sige: Hvor er han?
yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will 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 will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like 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 which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.
10 Hans Børn skulle søge at behage de ringe, og hans Hænder skulle give hans Formue tilbage.
His children will seek the favor of the poor. His hands will give back his wealth.
11 Hans Ben vare fulde af Ungdomskraft, men den skal ligge i Støvet med ham.
His bones are full of his youth, but youth will 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 is 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 will not let it go, 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 food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.
15 Han nedslugte Gods, men han skal udspy det; Gud skal drive det ud af hans Bug.
He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
16 Han indsugede Øglegift; Otterslangens Tunge skal dræbe ham.
He will suck cobra venom. The viper’s tongue will kill him.
17 Ej skue han Strømme, ej Bække, som flyde med Honning og Mælk.
He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams 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.
He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.
19 Thi han fortrykte de ringe og lod dem ligge; han røvede et Hus, og han byggede det ikke.
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.
20 Fordi han ikke har vidst at være rolig i sin Bug, skal han ikke undkomme ved sit kostelige Gods.
“Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.
21 Der var ingen tilovers, han jo fortærede, derfor skal hans Lykke ikke blive varig.
There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.
22 Naar han har fuldt op i Overflod, skal han dog blive bange, hver lidendes Haand skal komme over ham.
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on 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 will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
24 Han skal fly for Jernrustning, en Kobberbue skal gennemskyde ham.
He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will 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.
He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on 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 is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.
27 Himmelen skal aabenbare hans Misgerning, og Jorden skal rejse sig imod ham.
The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.
28 Hans Hus's Indtægt skal bortføres; den skal flyde bort paa Guds Vredes Dag.
The increase of his house will depart. They will rush 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, the heritage appointed to him by God.”
