Job 27
1 Og Job blev ved at fremføre sit Billedsprog og sagde:
Job replied again [to his three friends],
2 Saa sandt Gud lever, som har borttaget min Ret, og den Almægtige, som har beskelig bedrøvet min Sjæl!
“Almighty God has refused to treat me justly/fairly. He has caused me to feel bitter/resentful. But [just as surely] as he lives,
3 — thi endnu er min Aand i mig, og Guds Aande i min Næse —
as long as God’s Spirit enables me to breathe,
4 skulle mine Læber ikke tale Uret, og skal min Tunge ikke fremføre Svig.
I will not lie; I [SYN] will not say anything to deceive anyone.
5 Det være langt fra mig, at jeg skulde give eder Ret; indtil jeg opgiver Aanden, vil jeg ikke lade mig fratage min Uskyldighed.
I will never admit that what you [three] have said is true; until the day that I die, I will insist that I have not done things that are wrong.
6 Jeg vil holde paa min Retfærdighed og ikke lade af fra den; mit Hjerte skal ikke bebrejde mig nogen af mine Dage.
I will say that I am innocent, and never (say anything different/change what I say); my conscience will never reproach me as long as I live.
7 Min Fjende skal staa som en ugudelig, og den, som rejser sig imod mig, som en uretfærdig.
“I want my enemies to be [punished] like all wicked [people are punished]; I want [God to punish] those who oppose me like [he punishes all] unrighteous [people].
8 Thi hvad er den vanhelliges Forventelse, naar Gud bortskærer og bortrykker hans Sjæl!
When [it is time for] God [to] get rid of godless/wicked people and [to] cause them to die, there is absolutely nothing good [RHQ] that they can confidently expect [to happen to them].
9 Mon Gud skulde høre hans Skrig, naar Angest kommer over ham?
When they experience troubles, (will God hear them call [out to him for help]?/God certainly will not hear them call out [to him for help].) [RHQ]
10 Kan han forlyste sig ved den Almægtige? kan han til hver en Tid paakalde Gud?
(Will they be happy about what Almighty [God] does?/They certainly will not be happy about what Almighty [God] does.) [RHQ] (Will they [begin to] pray to him frequently?/They certainly will not [begin to] pray to him frequently.) [RHQ] [Certainly not!]
11 Jeg vil lære eder om Guds Haand; hvad der er hos den Almægtige, vil jeg ikke dølge.
“I will teach you [three] something about the power [MTY] of Almighty God [MTY]; I will reveal what he is thinking.
12 Se, I have jo alle set det; hvorfor nære da en saadan Forfængelighed?
But you [three] have seen for yourselves [what God has done]; so (why are you saying such nonsense?/you should not be saying such nonsense.) [RHQ]
13 Dette er et ugudeligt Menneskes Del hos Gud og Voldsmænds Arv, som de faa af den Almægtige.
“[I will tell you] what Almighty God does to wicked people, the things that he does to people who oppress others.
14 Har han mange Børn, hjemfalde de til Sværdet, og hans Afkom vil ikke mættes af Brød.
[Even] if they have many children, [many of] those children will die in wars [MTY], and their [other] children will [die because they do] not have enough food to eat.
15 De, som blive tilovers af ham, skulle begraves ved Døden, og hans Enker skulle ikke begræde ham.
Their children who are still alive will die from diseases, and their widows will not [even] mourn for them.
16 Naar han sanker Sølv som Støv og samler Klæder som Dynd,
Sometimes [wicked people] accumulate a huge amount [SIM] of silver and pile up clothes like [SIM] those clothes were a pile of clay,
17 da samler han det vel, men den retfærdige skal iføre sig det, og den uskyldige skal dele Pengene.
but [those wicked people will die, and then] righteous people will wear those clothes, and honest/innocent people will get their silver and divide it [among themselves].
18 Han byggede sit Hus som Møl, og som en Hytte, en Vogter gør sig.
The houses that they build are [as frail/fragile] as [SIM] spider webs, or they are like flimsy huts that watchmen live in [while they guard people’s fields].
19 Rig lægger han sig og bliver ikke ved; sine Øjne oplader han og er ikke mere til.
Wicked people are rich when they lie down [at night], but when they wake up [in the morning, they find out that] their money has disappeared.
20 Forskrækkelser skulle gribe ham som Vande, en Hvirvelvind skal bortstjæle ham om Natten.
“Things that terrify them [PRS] strike them like a flood [SIM]; during the night a whirlwind carries them away.
21 Østenvejret skal løfte ham op, og han farer bort, og det skal hvirvle ham bort fra sit Sted.
[It is as though] the wind from the east picks them up and carries them away from their homes, and they disappear.
22 Og Gud skal skyde paa ham og ikke spare; med skal han ville fly fra hans Haand.
That wind strikes them without pitying them while they are running away, trying to escape from its force/power [MTY].
23 Man skal klappe i Hænderne over ham og pibe ham bort fra hans Sted.
That wind [is like someone] clapping his hands [MET] at them [to ridicule them], howling at them wherever they run to.”
