Job 35
1 Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
Then Elihu also said this:
2 Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
“[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
3 at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
4 Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
“[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
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, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
7 Dersom du er retfærdig, hvad kan du give ham? eller hvad skal han modtage af din Haand?
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
9 Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
“People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
10 Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
11 som belærer os fremfor Dyrene paa Jorden og gør os visere end Fuglene under Himmelen?
He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
12 Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
15 Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
16 Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
