Job 35
1 And Elius resumed and said,
Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
2 What is this that you think to be according to right? who are you that you have said, I am righteous before the Lord?
Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
3 I will answer you, and your three friends.
at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
4 Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high [they are] above you.
Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
5 If you have sinned, what will you do?
Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
6 and if too you have transgressed much, what can you perform?
Dersom du har syndet, hvad kan du gøre imod ham? og ere dine Overtrædelser mange, hvad kan du volde ham?
7 And suppose you are righteous, what will you give him? or what shall he receive of your hand?
Dersom du er retfærdig, hvad kan du give ham? eller hvad skal han modtage af din Haand?
8 Your ungodliness [may affect] a man who is like to you; or your righteousness a son of man.
Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
9 They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.
Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
10 But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
11 who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
som belærer os fremfor Dyrene paa Jorden og gør os visere end Fuglene under Himmelen?
12 There they shall cry, and none shall listen, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
13 For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
14 He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do you plead before him, if you can praise him, as it is [possible] even now.
Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
15 For he is not [now] regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
16 Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.
Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
