< Job 31 >

1 Jeg gjorde en Pagt med mine Øjne, og hvad skulde jeg agte paa en Jomfru?
I made a covenant with my eyes. How then should I look upon a virgin?
2 Og hvad for en Lod vilde Gud have givet ovenfra og hvad for en Arv den Almægtige fra det høje?
For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3 Mon ikke Ulykke er beredt for den uretfærdige og Undergang for dem, som gøre Uret?
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
4 Mon han ikke ser mine Veje og tæller alle mine Skridt?
Does he not see my ways, and number all my steps?
5 Dersom jeg har vandret med Falskhed, og min Fod har hastet til Svig,
If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hastened to deceit
6 — han veje mig paa Retfærdigheds Vægtskaaler, og Gud kende min Uskyldighed —
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
7 dersom min Gang har bøjet af fra Vejen, og mit Hjerte er gaaet efter mine Øjne, og en Plet har klæbet ved mine Hænder:
if my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any spot has clung to my hands,
8 Da gid jeg maa saa, men en anden æde, og mit Afkom maa oprykkes med Rod.
then let me sow, and let another eat, yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
9 Dersom mit Hjerte er forlokket til en Kvinde, og jeg har luret ved min Næstes Dør:
If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,
10 Da gid min Hustru maa male for en anden, og andre bøje sig over hende.
then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.
11 Thi det var en Skændselsgerning, og det var en Misgerning, som hørte hen for Dommerne;
For that is a heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12 thi det var en Ild, som fortærede indtil Afgrunden, og som skulde have oprykket al min Afgrøde med Rode.
For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
13 Dersom jeg havde foragtet min Tjeners eller min Tjenestepiges Ret, naar de trættede med mig;
If I have despised the case of my man-servant or of my maid-servant when they contended with me,
14 — og hvad vilde jeg gøre, naar Gud vilde opstaa? og naar han vilde hjemsøge, hvad skulde jeg svare ham?
what then shall I do when God rises up? And when he visits, what shall I answer him?
15 har ikke han, som skabte mig i Moders Liv, skabt ham? og har ikke en og den samme beredt os i Moderskød? —
Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16 dersom jeg har nægtet de ringe deres Begæring og ladet Enkens Øjne vansmægte,
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 og jeg har ædt min Mundbid for mig alene, saa at den faderløse ikke aad deraf;
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 — tværtimod, han er opvokset hos mig som hos en Fader fra min Ungdom af, og hende ledede jeg, fra min Moders Liv af —
(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and her I have guided from my mother's womb);
19 dersom jeg har set en forkommen, uden Klæder, og at den fattige intet Dække havde;
if I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
20 dersom hans Lænder ikke have velsignet mig, medens han varmede sig ved Ulden af mine Faar;
if his loins have not blessed me, and if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 dersom jeg har løftet min Haand imod den faderløse, fordi jeg saa Hjælp for mig i Porten:
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
22 Da gid min Skulder maa falde fra Skulderbladet, og min Arm brydes fra Armpiben!
then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
23 Thi en Rædsel vilde være kommen over mig, en Ulykke fra Gud, og imod hans Højhed formaaede jeg intet.
For calamity from God is a terror to me, and I can do nothing because of his majesty.
24 Dersom jeg har sat Guld til mit Haab eller sagt til det kostelige Guld: Du er min Tillid;
If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, Thou are my confidence;
25 dersom jeg har glædet mig, at mit Gods var meget, og at min Haand havde forhvervet mangfoldigt;
if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
26 dersom jeg har set til Sollyset, naar det skinnede, eller til Maanen, naar den gaar herlig,
if I have beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
27 og mit Hjerte har ladet sig forlokke i Løndom, saa at min Mund kyssede min Haand:
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand
28 — Ogsaa dette havde været en Misgerning, som hørte hen under Dommerne; thi jeg havde hyklet for Gud i det høje —!
(this also is an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God that is above);
29 dersom jeg har glædet mig over min Fjendes Undergang og jublet, naar Ulykken ramte ham;
if I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
30 — men jeg tilstedede ikke min Gane at synde, saa at jeg under Forbandelse begærede hans Sjæl —
(yea, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
31 dersom ikke Mændene i mit Telt have sagt: Hvor finder man nogen, som ikke er bleven mæt af hans Kød?
if the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one who has not been filled with his food?
32 — den fremmede maatte ikke ligge udenfor om Natten, jeg lod mine Døre op for vejfarende —
(the sojourner has not lodged in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
33 dersom jeg har skjult mine Overtrædelser som Adam og dulgt min Misgerning i min Barm,
if like Adam I have covered my transgressions by hiding my iniquity in my bosom
34 fordi jeg frygtede den store Hob, og Slægters Foragt kunde have forfærdet mig, saa at jeg tav og ikke gik ud af en Dør —
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me so that I kept silence, and did not go out of the door-
35 Havde jeg dog den, som vilde høre paa mig! se her min Underskrift — den Almægtige svare mig — og her den Klage, min Modpart har opsat;
O that I had someone to hear me (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me), and that I had the indictment which my adversary has written!
36 sandelig, jeg skulde tage den paa min Skulder, jeg skulde binde den omkring mig som et Hovedsmykke!
Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder. I would bind it to me as a crown.
37 Jeg vil tilkendegive ham ethvert af mine Skridt, som en Fyrste vil jeg nærme mig ham.
I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him as a prince.
38 Dersom min Ager raaber imod mig, og alle dens Furer græde;
If my land cries out against me, and the furrows of it weep together;
39 dersom jeg har fortæret dens Grøde uden at have betalt den og udblæst Sjælen fra dens Ejermand:
if I have eaten the fruits of it without money, or have caused the owners of it to lose their lives,
40 Gid da vokse Tjørn i Stedet for Hvede, og Ukrudt i Stedet for Byg; — Jobs Ord have Ende.
let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

< Job 31 >