Job 35
1 Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
Then Elihu continued, saying,
2 Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
“Do you think it's honest to claim you are right before God?
3 at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
And you ask, ‘What benefit do I get? What good has it done me by not sinning?’
4 Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
I'll tell you, and your friends too!
5 Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
Just look up at the sky and see. Observe 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, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?
7 Dersom du er retfærdig, hvad kan du give ham? eller hvad skal han modtage af din Haand?
If you do what's right, what good are you doing for him?
8 Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
No—your sins only affect people like yourself, and whatever good you do only affects them too.
9 Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
People cry out because of terrible persecution; they call for someone to save them from their oppressors.
10 Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
But no one asks, ‘Where is the God my maker, the one who gives 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 animals, and makes us wiser than the birds?’
12 Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
When they call out for help, God doesn't answer because they are proud and evil people.
13 Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
God doesn't listen to their empty cries; the Almighty doesn't pay them any attention.
14 Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.
15 Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.
16 Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
You, Job, are talking nonsense, making long speeches when you know nothing!”
