Job 35
1 Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
Then Elihu also said this:
2 Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for 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 baader det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?«
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 dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er 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 Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da 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 Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han faar af din Haand?
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
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 Man skriger over den megen Vold, raaber om Hjælp mod 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 siger ej: »Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang 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 lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?«
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 raaber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 endsige din Paastand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Aasyn og bi 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, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
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 Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
