Job 23
1 Men Job svarede og sagde:
Then Job replied again,
2 Min Klage er end i Dag Genstridighed; min Haand ligger tungt over mit Suk.
“Today I am again complaining bitterly/strongly [to God]; I [continue] groaning, but he [SYN] [continues to] (punish me/cause me to suffer).
3 Gid jeg kunde kende og finde ham og komme til hans faste Bolig!
I (wish that I knew/want to know) where I could meet/talk with him, so that I could go to the place where he lives.
4 Jeg vilde lægge Sagen frem for hans Ansigt og fylde min Mund med Bevisninger.
If I could do that, I would tell him why [I know that] I am innocent; I would tell [MTY] to him all my (arguments/evidence [to show that I have not done what is evil]).
5 Jeg vilde gerne vide de Ord, som han kunde svare mig, og forstaa, hvad han vilde sige mig.
Then I would find out what he would reply to me [DOU].
6 Mon han vilde trætte med mig i sin store Kraft? nej, han vilde kun agte paa mig.
Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would listen to me carefully.
7 Da vilde en retfærdig gaa i Rette med ham, og for evigt vilde jeg gaa fri ud fra den, som dømmer mig.
I am (an honest/a righteous) man; so I would be able to discuss things with him [fairly], and then he would declare that I am innocent, [and that decision would endure] forever.
8 Se, vil jeg gaa fremad, da er han ikke der, eller tilbage, da mærker jeg ham ikke.
“But, I have gone to the east, and he is not there; I have gone to the west, but I have not found him there.
9 Gør han noget til venstre, da kan jeg ikke beskue ham; skjuler han sig til højre, da kan jeg ikke se ham.
I have gone north and I have gone south, but I have not seen him anywhere.
10 Thi han kender den Vej, som ligger for mig; prøver han mig, gaar jeg ud som Guldet.
But he knows how I have conducted my life; and when he has finished testing me, [he] will [see that] I [am] as pure as [SIM] gold [whose impurities have all been burned out].
11 Min Fod holdt fast ved hans Spor, jeg tog Vare paa hans Vej og afveg ikke.
I [SYN] have faithfully walked on the path that he showed me; I have not stopped [obeying] him.
12 Fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg heller ikke afvegen, jeg gemte hans Munds Tale fremfor min egen Lov.
I have always obeyed what he [SYN] commanded; I have treasured the words that he has spoken.
13 Men staar han fast ved et, hvo vil da holde ham tilbage? hvad hans Sjæl har Lyst til, det gør han.
“He never changes. There is no one who can [RHQ] stop him [from doing what he desires]. Whatever he wants to do, he does.
14 Thi han skal fuldkomme det, mig er beskikket, og mange saadanne Ting har han for.
And he will finish doing for me the things that he has planned for me; [and I am sure that] he has thought about doing many things for me.
15 Derfor forfærdes jeg for hans Ansigt; tænker jeg efter, da frygter jeg for ham.
So I am terrified in his presence; when I think [about what he can do], I am very afraid [DOU].
16 Og Gud har gjort mit Hjerte mistrøstigt, og den Almægtige har forfærdet mig,
Almighty God has caused me [SYN] to feel terrified [DOU].
17 fordi jeg ikke bortrykkedes fra Mørket, og han ikke har skjult Mulm for mit Ansigt.
[It is as though] there is only thick darkness in front of me, but it is God that I am afraid of, not the darkness.”
