Job 35
1 And Elihu went on to say:
Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
2 “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
3 For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
at du siger: »Hvad baader det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?«
4 I will reply to you and to your friends as well.
Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
5 Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
6 If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
7 If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han faar af din Haand?
8 Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.
Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
9 Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Man skriger over den megen Vold, raaber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
10 But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
men siger ej: »Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?«
12 There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Der raaber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
13 Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
14 How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
endsige din Paastand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Aasyn og bi paa ham!
15 and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
16 So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
saa oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
