Job 32
1 Da lode disse tre Mænd af at svare Job, efterdi han var retfærdig i sine egne Øjne.
Then those three men stopped answering Job, because [they could not convince Job that he was wrong in claiming that] he had not done anything that was wrong.
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 Elihu, the son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz, from the clan of Ram, became very angry at Job. He was angry because Job continued to claim that he was righteous/innocent, and that God was wrong [to punish him].
3 Hans Vrede optændtes ogsaa imod hans tre Venner, fordi de ikke fandt paa noget Svar og alligevel holdt Job for ugudelig.
He was also angry with Job’s three friends, because they had declared that Job must have done many things that were wrong, but they were unable to convince Job [that what they said was true]. As a result, [it seemed to Elihu that] God did what was wrong by punishing Job.
4 Men Elihu havde biet efter, at Job skulde ende sine Ord; thi hine vare ældre af Aar end han.
Elihu was younger than the others, so he waited [until they had finished speaking] before he replied to Job.
5 Der Elihu saa, at der var intet Svar i de tre Mænds Mund, da optændtes hans Vrede.
But when Elihu realized that the three men had no more to say [MTY] to Job, he became angry.
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 this is what he said: “I am young, and you all are much older than I am. So, I was timid, and I was afraid to tell you what I was thinking.
7 Jeg sagde: Lad Dagene tale, og Aars Mangfoldighed kundgøre Visdom!
I thought, ‘Let those [PRS] who are much older speak, because older people [should be able to] say things that are wise.’
8 Sandelig, det er Aanden i Mennesket og den Almægtiges Aande, som gør ham forstandig.
But the Spirit of Almighty [God] is within people, and it is he who enables them to be wise.
9 De alderstegne ere ikke altid vise, ej heller forstaa de gamle altid Retten.
It is not people becoming old that enables them to be wise; not [all] old people understand what is right.
10 Derfor siger jeg: Hør paa mig; ogsaa jeg vil kundgøre min Kundskab.
“So, I say, ‘Listen to me, and allow me to say what I think.’
11 Se, jeg biede efter eders Ord, jeg vendte mine Øren til eders forstandige Tale, indtil I kunde faa udgrundet, hvad I vilde tale.
I waited for you all to speak; I wanted to hear the wise things that you would say. I waited while you thought carefully about what [would be the right things] to say.
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,
I paid attention carefully, but surprisingly, none of you were able to prove that what Job said was wrong.
13 at I ikke skulde sige: Vi have fundet Visdom; Gud, men ikke et Menneske, kan fælde ham.
So, do not say [to yourselves], ‘We have discovered what is wise!’ It is God who must (refute Job/show that what Job said was wrong), because you three have not been able to do that.
14 Men imod mig har han ikke stillet sin Tale, og med eders Ord vil jeg ikke give ham Svar.
Job was replying to you, [not to me], but I will not reply to him by saying what you three said.
15 De ere blevne forskrækkede, de kunne ikke svare mere, borte ere Ordene for dem.
“You three are dismayed [because you have not been able to convince him that he was wrong], so you are not saying any more to him [DOU].
16 Og jeg biede, thi de talte ikke; ja, de stode der, de svarede ikke mere.
But because you do not speak, I certainly will not wait any longer [RHQ]; you merely stand there and do not reply any more.
17 Nu vil jeg ogsaa svare for min Del, ogsaa jeg vil kundgøre min Kundskab.
So [now] I also will reply [to Job] and say what I think.
18 Thi jeg er fuld af Taler; Aanden i mit Indre trænger paa.
I have plenty to say, and my spirit compels me to say it.
19 Se, mit Indre er som Vin, for hvilken der ikke er aabnet, det maa sprænges som nye Læderflasker.
My inner being is like [SIM] a (wineskin/bag that has (new/fermenting) wine in it), and it will soon burst.
20 Jeg maa tale, at jeg kan faa Luft, jeg maa oplade mine Læber og svare.
I must speak [MTY], in order that I do not have to keep holding what I want to say; I must say something [MTY] to reply [to you all].
21 Ikke vil jeg anse nogens Person, og jeg vil ikke smigre for noget Menneske;
I will speak [fairly], not favoring any of you, and I will not try to flatter anyone.
22 thi jeg forstaar ikke at smigre; lettelig vilde min Skaber rive mig bort.
I [really] do not know how to flatter people; and if I did that, God would soon get rid of me.”
