Job 35
1 Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
And Elihu went on to say:
2 Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
3 at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
4 Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
5 Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
6 Dersom du har syndet, hvad kan du gøre imod ham? og ere dine Overtrædelser mange, hvad kan du volde ham?
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
7 Dersom du er retfærdig, hvad kan du give ham? eller hvad skal han modtage af din Haand?
If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
8 Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.
9 Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
10 Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
11 som belærer os fremfor Dyrene paa Jorden og gør os visere end Fuglene under Himmelen?
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
12 Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
14 Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
15 Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
16 Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
