Job 35
1 Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
Moreover Elihu answered,
2 Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’
3 at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’
4 Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
I will answer you, and your companions with you.
5 Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are 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 effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are 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 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 may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
9 Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, 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 of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
12 Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
15 Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance,
16 Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”
