Job 23
1 Men Job svarede og sagde:
Then Job answered and said,
2 Min Klage er end i Dag Genstridighed; min Haand ligger tungt over mit Suk.
Even to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3 Gid jeg kunde kende og finde ham og komme til hans faste Bolig!
Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!
4 Jeg vilde lægge Sagen frem for hans Ansigt og fylde min Mund med Bevisninger.
I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 Jeg vilde gerne vide de Ord, som han kunde svare mig, og forstaa, hvad han vilde sige mig.
I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6 Mon han vilde trætte med mig i sin store Kraft? nej, han vilde kun agte paa mig.
Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.
7 Da vilde en retfærdig gaa i Rette med ham, og for evigt vilde jeg gaa fri ud fra den, som dømmer mig.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Se, vil jeg gaa fremad, da er han ikke der, eller tilbage, da mærker jeg ham ikke.
Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there; ] and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 Gør han noget til venstre, da kan jeg ikke beskue ham; skjuler han sig til højre, da kan jeg ikke se ham.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him: ] he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him: ]
10 Thi han kender den Vej, som ligger for mig; prøver han mig, gaar jeg ud som Guldet.
But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 Min Fod holdt fast ved hans Spor, jeg tog Vare paa hans Vej og afveg ikke.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12 Fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg heller ikke afvegen, jeg gemte hans Munds Tale fremfor min egen Lov.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
13 Men staar han fast ved et, hvo vil da holde ham tilbage? hvad hans Sjæl har Lyst til, det gør han.
But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.
14 Thi han skal fuldkomme det, mig er beskikket, og mange saadanne Ting har han for.
For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for me: and many such [things are] with him.
15 Derfor forfærdes jeg for hans Ansigt; tænker jeg efter, da frygter jeg for ham.
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 Og Gud har gjort mit Hjerte mistrøstigt, og den Almægtige har forfærdet mig,
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
17 fordi jeg ikke bortrykkedes fra Mørket, og han ikke har skjult Mulm for mit Ansigt.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.
