Job 23
1 Then Job answered by saying:
Då svara Job og sagde:
2 Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.
«Endå gjeld klaga mi for tråss, tungt legg eg handi på min sukk.
3 Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?
Berre eg kunde finna honom og koma til hans bustad fram!
4 I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,
Då la eg fram for han mi sak og fyllte munnen min med prov.
5 so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.
Då høyrde eg kva svar han gav, og merka det han sa til meg.
6 I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.
Vilde med magt han mot meg standa? Nei, lyda på meg vilde han.
7 Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.
Ein skuldfri stod då for han fram; for alltid slapp eg domar min.
8 If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.
Gjeng eg i aust, han er’kje der; mot vest, eg vert han ikkje var;
9 If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.
i nord han verkar, ei eg ser han, han snur mot sud, eg ser han ikkje.
10 Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.
For all den veg eg fer han kjenner; prøvde han meg, eg var som gull.
11 My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.
Min fot hev fylgt i faret hans; hans veg eg gjeng ubrigdeleg,
12 I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.
veik ei frå det hans lippa baud, meir enn mi lov eg lydde hans.
13 For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.
Men ein er han, kven hindrar honom? Det han hev hug til, gjer han og.
14 And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.
Han um min lagnad avgjerd tek, og hev med meg so mangt i emning.
15 And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.
Eg difor ræddast for hans åsyn, når eg det minnest, skjelv eg for han.
16 God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.
Ja, Gud hev brote ned mitt mod, og Allvald hev gjort meg fælen,
17 Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.
ei er det myrkret som meg tyner, og ei mi eigi myrke åsyn.
