Job 34
1 And Elius continued, and said,
Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
2 Hear me, ye wise men; hearken, ye that have knowledge.
"Hør mine Ord, I vise, I forstandige Mænd, lån mig Øre!
3 For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.
Thi Øret prøver Ord, som Ganen smager på Mad;
4 Let us choose judgment to ourselves: let us know amount ourselves what is right.
lad os udgranske, hvad der er Ret, med hinanden skønne, hvad der er godt!
5 For Job has said, I am righteous: the Lord has removed my judgment.
Job sagde jo: "Jeg er retfærdig, min Ret har Gud sat til Side;
6 And he has erred in my judgment: my wound is severe without unrighteousness [of mine].
min Ret til Trods skal jeg være en Løgner? Skønt brødefri er jeg såret til Døden!"
7 What man is as Job, drinking scorning like water?
Er der mon Mage til Job? Han drikker Spot som Vand,
8 [saying], I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the ungodly.
søger Selskab med Udådsmænd og Omgang med gudløse Folk!
9 For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas [there is] a visitation on him from the Lord.
Thi han sagde: "Det båder ikke en Mand, at han har Venskab med Gud!"
10 Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the almighty.
Derfor, I kloge, hør mig: Det være langt fra Gud af synde, fra den Almægtige at gøre ondt;
11 Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.
nej, han gengælder Menneskets Gerning, handler med Manden efter hans Færd;
12 And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
Gud forbryder sig visselig ej, den Almægtige bøjer ej Retten!
13 And who is he that made [the whole world] under heaven, and all things therein?
Hvo gav ham Tilsyn med Jorden, hvo vogter, mon hele Verden?
14 For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;
Drog han sin Ånd tilbage og tog sin Ånde til sig igen,
15 all flesh would die together, and every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed.
da udånded Kødet til Hobe, og atter blev Mennesket Støv!
16 Take heed lest he rebuke [thee]: hear this, hearken to the voice of words.
Har du Forstand, så hør derpå, lån Øre til mine Ord!
17 Behold then the one that hates iniquities, and that destroys the wicked, who is for ever just.
Mon en, der hadede Ret, kunde styre? Dømmer du ham, den Retfærdige, Vældige?
18 [He is] ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a transgressor, [that says] to princes, O most ungodly one.
Han, som kan sige til Kongen: "Din Usling!" og "Nidding, som du er!" til Stormænd,
19 [Such a one] as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.
som ikke gør Forskel til Fordel for Fyrster ej heller foretrækker rig for ringe, thi de er alle hans Hænders Værk.
20 But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside [from their right].
Brat må de dø, endda midt om Natten; de store slår han til, og borte er de, de vældige fjernes uden Menneskehånd.
21 For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
Thi Menneskets Veje er ham for Øje, han skuer alle dets Skridt;
22 Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.
der er intet Mørke og intet Mulm, som Udådsmænd kan gemme sig i.
23 For he will not lay upon a man more [than right].
Thi Mennesket sættes der ingen Frist til at møde i Retten for Gud;
24 For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number.
han knuser de vældige uden Forhør og sætter andre i Stedet.
25 Who discovers their works, and will bring night about [upon them], and they shall be brought low.
Jeg hævder derfor: Han ved deres Gerninger, og ved Nattetide styrter han dem;
26 And he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him.
for deres Gudløshed slås de sønder, for alles Øjne tugter han dem,
27 Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,
fordi de veg borf fra ham og ikke regned hans Veje det mindste,
28 so as to bring before him the cry of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor.
så de voldte, at ringe råbte til ham, og han måtte høre de armes Skrig.
29 And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man also:
Tier han stille, hvo vil dømme ham? Skjuler han sit Åsyn, hvo vil laste ham? Over Folk og Mennesker våger han dog,
30 causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people.
for at ikke en vanhellig skal herske, en af dem, der er Folkets Snarer.
31 For [there is] one that says to the Mighty One, I have received [blessings]; I will not take a pledge:
Siger da en til Gud: "Fejlet har jeg, men synder ej mer,
32 I will see apart from myself: do thou shew me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do [so] any more.
jeg ser det, lær du mig; har jeg gjort Uret, jeg gør det ej mer!"
33 Will he take vengeance for it on thee, whereas thou wilt put [it] far [from thee]? for thou shalt choose, and not I; and what thou knowest, speak thou.
skal han da gøre Gengæld, fordi du vil det, fordi du indvender noget? Ja du, ikke jeg, skal afgøre det, så sig da nu, hvad du ved!
34 Because the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word.
Kloge Folk vil sige til mig som og vise Mænd, der hører mig:
35 But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not [uttered] with knowledge.
"Job taler ikke med Indsigt, hans Ord er uoverlagte!
36 Howbeit do thou learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:
Gid Job uden Ophør må prøves, fordi han svarer som slette Folk!
37 that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if [we] speak many words before the Lord.
Thi han dynger Synd på Synd, han optræder hovent iblandt os og fremfører mange Ord imod Gud!"
