Job 17
1 Brudt er min Ånd, mine Dage slukt, og Gravene venter mig;
My spirit is crushed; my life is extinguished; the grave is ready for me.
2 visselig, Spot er min Del, og bittert er, hvad mit Øje må skue.
Mockers surround me. I see how bitterly they ridicule me.
3 Stil Sikkerhed for mig hos dig! Hvem anden giver mig Håndslag?
God, you need to put down a pledge for me with yourself, for who else will be my guarantor?
4 Thi du lukked deres Hjerte for Indsigt, derfor vil du ikke ophøje dem;
You have closed their minds to understanding, so do not let them win!
5 den, der forråder Venner til Plyndring, hans Sønners Øjne hentæres.
They betray friends to gain benefit for themselves and their children suffer for it.
6 Til Mundheld har du gjort mig for Folk, jeg er blevet et Jærtegn for dem;
He has made me a proverb of ridicule among the people; they spit in my face.
7 mit Øje er sløvet af Kvide, som Skygger er mine Lemmer til Hobe;
My eyes are worn out from crying and my body is a shadow of its former self.
8 retsindige stivner af Rædsel ved sligt, over vanhellig harmes den skyldfri,
People who think they are good are shocked to see me. Those who are innocent are troubled by the godless.
9 men den retfærdige holder sin Vej, en renhåndet vokser i Kraft.
Those who are right keep going, and those whose hands are clean grow stronger and stronger.
10 Men I, mød kun alle frem igen, en Vismand fnder jeg ikke iblandt jer!
Why don't you come back and repeat again what you've been saying?—yet I still won't find a wise man among you!
11 Mine Dage stunder mod Døden, brudt er mit Hjertes Ønsker;
My life is over. My plans are gone. My heart is broken.
12 Natten gør jeg til Dag, Lyset for mig er Mørke;
They turn night into day, and say that daylight is close to darkness.
What am I looking for? To make my home in Sheol, to make my bed in darkness? (Sheol h7585)
14 Graven kalder jeg Fader, Forrådnelsen Moder og Søster.
Should I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?
15 Hvor er da vel mit Håb, og hvo kan øjne min Lykke?
So then where is my hope? Can anyone see any hope for me?
