Job 35
1 Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 "Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
3 at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"
For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?
4 Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.
5 Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.
6 Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7 Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?
8 Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.
9 Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:
10 men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,
11 lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?
12 Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.
13 til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!
Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.
15 Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?
16 så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.
