Job 35
1 Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
Moreover Elihu continued, saying,
2 Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
“Do you think this is just when you say, 'My right before God'?
3 at du siger: »Hvad baader det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?«
For you ask, 'What use is it to me?' and, 'Would I be better off if I had sinned?'
4 Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
I will answer you, both you and your friends.
5 Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
Look up at the sky, and see it; see the sky, which is higher than you.
6 Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? If your transgressions pile up high, what do you do to him?
7 Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han faar af din Haand?
If you are righteous, what can you give to him? What will he receive from your hand?
8 Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
Your wickedness may hurt a man, as you are a man, and your righteousness might benefit another son of man.
9 Man skriger over den megen Vold, raaber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
Because of many acts of oppression, people cry out; they call for help from the arms of mighty men.
10 men siger ej: »Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
11 lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?«
who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth, and who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
12 Der raaber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
There they cry out, but God gives no answer because of the pride of evil men.
13 til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
God will certainly not hear a foolish cry; the Almighty will pay no attention to it.
14 endsige din Paastand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Aasyn og bi paa ham!
How much less will he answer you if you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him, and that you are waiting for him!
15 Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
Now you say that his anger does not punish, and he does not take even a litte notice of transgression.
16 saa oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
So Job opens his mouth only to speak foolishness; he piles up words without knowledge.”
