Job 35
1 Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
And Elihu answers and says:
2 Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
“Have you reckoned this for judgment [when] you have said, My righteousness [is] more than God’s?
3 at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
For you say, What does it profit You? What do I profit from my sin?
4 Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
I return words, and your friends with you,
5 Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
Behold attentively the heavens—and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than you.
6 Dersom du har syndet, hvad kan du gøre imod ham? og ere dine Overtrædelser mange, hvad kan du volde ham?
If you have sinned, what do you do against Him? And your transgressions have been multiplied, 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 have been righteous, What do you give to Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?
8 Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
For a man like yourself [is] your wickedness, And for a son of man your righteousness.
9 Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
10 Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
And none said, Where [is] God my Maker? Giving songs in the night,
11 som belærer os fremfor Dyrene paa Jorden og gør os visere end Fuglene under Himmelen?
Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Indeed, He makes us wiser than the bird of the heavens.
12 Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
There they cry, and He does not answer, Because of the pride of evildoers.
13 Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
Surely God does not hear vanity, And the Mighty does not behold it.
14 Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
Indeed, though you say you do not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stays for Him.
15 Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
And now, because there is not, He has appointed His anger, And He has not known in great extremity.
16 Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
And Job opens his mouth [with] vanity, He multiplies words without knowledge.”
