Job 23
1 Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Bvt Iob answered and sayd,
2 Ogsaa i Dag er der Trods i min Klage, tungt ligger hans Haand paa mit Suk!
Though my talke be this day in bitternes, and my plague greater then my groning,
3 Ak, vidste jeg Vej til at finde ham, kunde jeg naa hans Trone!
Would God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place.
4 Da vilde jeg udrede Sagen for ham og fylde min Mund med Beviser,
I would pleade 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 knowe the wordes, that he would answere me, and would vnderstand what he would say vnto 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? No, but he would put strength in me.
7 da gik en oprigtig i Rette med ham, og jeg bjærged for evigt min Ret.
There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.
8 Men gaar jeg mod Øst, da er han der ikke, mod Vest, jeg mærker ej til ham;
Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:
9 jeg søger i Nord og ser ham ikke, drejer mod Syd og øjner ham ej.
If to the North where he worketh, yet I cannot see him: he wil hide himselfe in the South, and I cannot beholde him.
10 Thi han kender min Vej og min Vandel, som Guld gaar jeg frem af hans Prøve.
But he knoweth my way, and trieth mee, and I shall come forth like the gold.
11 Min Fod har holdt fast ved hans Spor, hans Vej har jeg fulgt, veg ikke derfra,
My foote hath followed his steps: his way haue I kept, and haue not declined.
12 fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg ikke veget, hans Ord har jeg gemt i mit Bryst.
Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.
13 Men han gjorde sit Valg, hvem hindrer ham Han udfører, hvad hans Sjæl attraar.
Yet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.
14 Thi han fuldbyrder, hvad han bestemte, og af sligt har han meget for.
For he will performe that, which is decreed of me, and many such things are with him.
15 Derfor forfærdes jeg for ham og gruer ved Tanken om ham.
Therefore I am troubled at his presence, and in considering it, I am afraid of him.
16 Ja, Gud har nedbrudt mit Mod, forfærdet mig har den Almægtige;
For God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.
17 thi jeg gaar til i Mørket, mit Aasyn dækkes af Mulm.
For I am not cut off in darknesse, but he hath hid the darkenesse from my face.
