Job 20
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
Da svarede Zofar, Naamathiten, og sagde:
2 Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of mine agitation that is in me.
Derfor give mine Tanker mig Svar, og fordi jeg har Hast i mit Indre.
3 I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, but out of my understanding my spirit answereth me.
Jeg maa høre en Undervisning til Forsmædelse for mig; men Aanden svarer mig ud af min Forstand.
4 Knowest thou not this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,
Ved du dette, som har været af Evighed, siden Mennesker sattes paa Jorden:
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
At de ugudeliges Frydeskrig er stakket, og den vanhelliges Glæde kun varer et Øjeblik?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Om hans Højhed steg op til Himmelen, og hans Hoved naaede til Skyen,
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; they that have seen him shall say: 'Where is he?'
saa skal han dog svinde hen for evigt som Skarn; de, som saa ham, skulle sige: Hvor er han?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found; yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Ligesom en Drøm skal han bortfly, og man skal ikke finde ham; og han skal forjages som et Syn om Natten.
9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
Det Øje, som har set ham, skal ikke se ham mere, og hans Sted skal ikke beskue ham ydermere.
10 His children shall appease the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth.
Hans Børn skulle søge at behage de ringe, og hans Hænder skulle give hans Formue tilbage.
11 His bones are full of his youth, but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
Hans Ben vare fulde af Ungdomskraft, men den skal ligge i Støvet med ham.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Er Ondskab end sød i hans Mund, vilde han end dølge den under sin Tunge,
13 Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;
vilde han end spare den og ikke slippe den, men holde den tilbage i sin Gane:
14 Yet his food in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
Saa vilde dog hans Brød forvandle sig i hans Indvolde og blive til Øglegalde inden i ham.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his belly.
Han nedslugte Gods, men han skal udspy det; Gud skal drive det ud af hans Bug.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him.
Han indsugede Øglegift; Otterslangens Tunge skal dræbe ham.
17 He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and curd.
Ej skue han Strømme, ej Bække, som flyde med Honning og Mælk.
18 That which he laboured for shall he give back, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
Han skal tilbagegive det, han har havt Umage for, og ikke nyde det; som Gods, han har erhvervet, og han skal ikke fryde sig.
19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Thi han fortrykte de ringe og lod dem ligge; han røvede et Hus, og han byggede det ikke.
20 Because he knew no quietness within him, in his greed he suffered nought to escape,
Fordi han ikke har vidst at være rolig i sin Bug, skal han ikke undkomme ved sit kostelige Gods.
21 There was nothing left that he devoured not — therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
Der var ingen tilovers, han jo fortærede, derfor skal hans Lykke ikke blive varig.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
Naar han har fuldt op i Overflod, skal han dog blive bange, hver lidendes Haand skal komme over ham.
23 It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, and shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh.
For at fylde hans Bug sende Gud sin grumme Vrede over ham, og lade det regne over ham, som skal fortære ham!
24 If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Han skal fly for Jernrustning, en Kobberbue skal gennemskyde ham.
25 He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.
Han drager Pilen ud, og den gaar ud af hans Liv, den lynende Od kommer ud af hans Galde; Forfærdelser overfalde ham.
26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures; a fire not blown by man shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tent.
Mørket er helt opbevaret for hans Skatte, en Ild, der ikke pustes til, skal fortære ham; det skal gaa den ilde, som er bleven tilbage i hans Telt.
27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
Himmelen skal aabenbare hans Misgerning, og Jorden skal rejse sig imod ham.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Hans Hus's Indtægt skal bortføres; den skal flyde bort paa Guds Vredes Dag.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Dette er et ugudeligt Menneskes Lod fra Gud og hans tilsagte Arv fra Gud.
