Job 35
1 Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
Elihu spoke moreover, and said,
2 "Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
Think you this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's?
3 at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"
For you said, What advantage will it be unto you? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
4 Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
I will answer you, and your companions with you.
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 behold the clouds which are higher than you.
6 Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
If you sin, what do you against him? or if your transgressions be multiplied, what do you unto him?
7 Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?
If you be righteous, what give you him? or what receives he of your hand?
8 Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; and your righteousness may profit the 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 make the oppressed to 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 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 the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
There they cry, but none gives answer, 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 you say you shall not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust you in him.
15 Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
But now, because it is not so, he has visited in his anger; yet he knows it not in great extremity:
16 så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.
