Job 32
1 Da lode disse tre Mænd af at svare Job, efterdi han var retfærdig i sine egne Øjne.
And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.
2 Men Vreden optændtes hos Elihu, Busiten, Barakels Søn, af Rams Slægt, hans Vrede optændtes imod Job, fordi han vilde holde sin Sjæl retfærdig over for Gud.
Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.
3 Hans Vrede optændtes ogsaa imod hans tre Venner, fordi de ikke fandt paa noget Svar og alligevel holdt Job for ugudelig.
And he was also very angry with [his] three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.
4 Men Elihu havde biet efter, at Job skulde ende sine Ord; thi hine vare ældre af Aar end han.
But Elius had forborne to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he.
5 Der Elihu saa, at der var intet Svar i de tre Mænds Mund, da optændtes hans Vrede.
And Elius saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men; and he was angered in his wrath.
6 Saa svarede Elihu, Busiten, Barakels Søn, og sagde: Jeg er ung af Aar, men I ere bedagede Mænd; derfor undsaa jeg mig og frygtede for at kundgøre eder min Kundskab.
And Elius the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder, wherefore I kept silence, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
7 Jeg sagde: Lad Dagene tale, og Aars Mangfoldighed kundgøre Visdom!
And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years [men] know wisdom:
8 Sandelig, det er Aanden i Mennesket og den Almægtiges Aande, som gør ham forstandig.
but there is a spirit in mortals; and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
9 De alderstegne ere ikke altid vise, ej heller forstaa de gamle altid Retten.
The long-lived are not wise [as such]; neither do the aged know judgment.
10 Derfor siger jeg: Hør paa mig; ogsaa jeg vil kundgøre min Kundskab.
Wherefore I said, Hear me, and I will tell you what I know.
11 Se, jeg biede efter eders Ord, jeg vendte mine Øren til eders forstandige Tale, indtil I kunde faa udgrundet, hvad I vilde tale.
Hearken to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until ye shall have tried [the matter] with words:
12 Og jeg har agtet nøje paa eder, men se, der var ingen af eder, som gendrev Job, og som kunde svare paa hans Tale,
and I shall understand as far as you; and, behold, there was no one of you that answered Job his words in argument,
13 at I ikke skulde sige: Vi have fundet Visdom; Gud, men ikke et Menneske, kan fælde ham.
lest ye should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
14 Men imod mig har han ikke stillet sin Tale, og med eders Ord vil jeg ikke give ham Svar.
And ye have commissioned a man to speak such words.
15 De ere blevne forskrækkede, de kunne ikke svare mere, borte ere Ordene for dem.
They were afraid, they answered no longer; they gave up their speaking.
16 Og jeg biede, thi de talte ikke; ja, de stode der, de svarede ikke mere.
I waited, (for I had not spoken, ) because they stood still, they answered not.
17 Nu vil jeg ogsaa svare for min Del, ogsaa jeg vil kundgøre min Kundskab.
And Elius continued, and said, I will again speak,
18 Thi jeg er fuld af Taler; Aanden i mit Indre trænger paa.
for I am full of words, for the spirit of my belly destroys me.
19 Se, mit Indre er som Vin, for hvilken der ikke er aabnet, det maa sprænges som nye Læderflasker.
And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine, bound up [and] ready to burst; or as a brazier's labouring bellows.
20 Jeg maa tale, at jeg kan faa Luft, jeg maa oplade mine Læber og svare.
I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
21 Ikke vil jeg anse nogens Person, og jeg vil ikke smigre for noget Menneske;
For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
22 thi jeg forstaar ikke at smigre; lettelig vilde min Skaber rive mig bort.
For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.
