Job 23
1 Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
And Job answered and said,
2 Ogsaa i Dag er der Trods i min Klage, tungt ligger hans Haand paa mit Suk!
Even to-day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3 Ak, vidste jeg Vej til at finde ham, kunde jeg naa hans Trone!
Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!
4 Da vilde jeg udrede Sagen for ham og fylde min Mund med Beviser,
I would order the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments;
5 vide, hvad Svar han gav mig, skønne, hvad han sagde til mig!
I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6 Mon han da satte sin Almagt imod mig? Nej, visselig agted han paa mig;
Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
7 da gik en oprigtig i Rette med ham, og jeg bjærged for evigt min Ret.
There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Men gaar jeg mod Øst, da er han der ikke, mod Vest, jeg mærker ej til ham;
Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 jeg søger i Nord og ser ham ikke, drejer mod Syd og øjner ham ej.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I behold [him] not; he hideth himself on the right hand, and I see [him] not.
10 Thi han kender min Vej og min Vandel, som Guld gaar jeg frem af hans Prøve.
But he knoweth the way that I take; he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 Min Fod har holdt fast ved hans Spor, hans Vej har jeg fulgt, veg ikke derfra,
My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
12 fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg ikke veget, hans Ord har jeg gemt i mit Bryst.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.
13 Men han gjorde sit Valg, hvem hindrer ham Han udfører, hvad hans Sjæl attraar.
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.
14 Thi han fuldbyrder, hvad han bestemte, og af sligt har han meget for.
For he will perform [what] is appointed for me; and many such things are with him.
15 Derfor forfærdes jeg for ham og gruer ved Tanken om ham.
Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.
16 Ja, Gud har nedbrudt mit Mod, forfærdet mig har den Almægtige;
For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;
17 thi jeg gaar til i Mørket, mit Aasyn dækkes af Mulm.
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.
