Job 21
1 Men Job svarede og sagde:
But Job answered and said,
2 hører, ja hører min Tale, og lader dette være den Trøst, I yde!
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3 Fordrager mig, og jeg vil tale, og naar jeg har talt, da kan du spotte!
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4 Mon min Klage gælder Mennesker? og om saa er, hvorfor skulde ikke min Aand blive utaalmodig?
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
5 Vender eder til mig, og gruer og lægger Haanden paa Munden!
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6 Thi kommer jeg det i Hu, da forfærdes jeg, og Bævelse betager mit Kød.
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Hvorfor blive de ugudelige i Live, blive gamle, ja vældige i Kraft?
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8 Deres Sæd staar fast for deres Ansigt om dem og deres Afkom for deres Øjne.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Deres Huse have Fred, uden Frygt, og Guds Ris er ikke over dem.
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of Eloah upon them.
10 Deres Tyr springer og ej forgæves; deres Ko kalver og er ikke ufrugtbar.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 De lade deres Børn løbe som en Faarehjord, og deres Drenge springe.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 De opløfte deres Røst til Tromme og Harpe og glæde sig ved Fløjtens Lyd.
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
14 Og dog sagde de til Gud: Vig fra os! thi vi have ikke Lyst til Kundskab om dine Veje.
Therefore they say unto El, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 Hvad er den Almægtige, at vi skulde tjene ham? eller hvad Gavn skulde vi have af at bønfalde ham?
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Se, deres Lykke hviler dog ikke i deres egen Haand! De ugudeliges Raad er langt fra mig.
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 Hvor tit udslukkes vel de ugudeliges Lampe og kommer deres Ulykke over dem? hvor tit uddeler Gud Smerter til dem i sin Vrede?
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! Elohim distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18 Blive de som Straa for Vejr og som Avner, hvilke Hvirvelvind bortstjæler?
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19 „Gud gemmer hans Uret til hans Børn.‟ Han skulde betale ham selv, at han fornemmer det.
Eloah layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
20 Hans egne Øjne skulle se hans Fordærvelse, og han skulde drikke af den Almægtiges Vrede.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 Thi hvad bekymrer han sig om sit Hus efter sig, naar hans Maaneders Tal er ude?
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22 Mon nogen vil lære Gud Kundskab, ham, som dømmer de høje?
Shall any teach El knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23 Den ene dør i sin fulde Styrke, ganske rolig og tryg;
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24 hans Kar vare fulde af Mælk, og Marven i hans Ben var vædskefuld.
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 Men den anden maa dø med en beskelig bedrøvet Sjæl og har ikke nydt noget godt.
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26 De skulle ligge med hinanden i Støvet, og Ormene skulle bedække dem.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27 Se, jeg kender eders Tanker, ja eders Rænker, med hvilke I gøre Vold imod mig;
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 thi I sige: Hvor er Voldsmandens Hus? og hvor er Teltet, hvor de ugudelige boede?
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29 Have I ikke adspurgt de vejfarende, og erkende I ikke deres Vidnesbyrd,
Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30 at den onde skulde spares til Ulykkens Dag, skulde føres frem til Vredens Dag?
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 „Hvo vil forholde ham hans Vej? naar han gør noget, hvo vil betale ham?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 Og han føres hen til Gravene, og ved Gravhøjen lever hans Minde.
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
33 I Dalens Muld hviler han sødt, og han drager hvert Menneske efter sig, og paa dem foran ham er ikke Tal.‟
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
34 Hvorledes trøste I mig da med Forfængelighed? og hvad der bliver tilbage af eders Svar, er Troløshed.
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
