Job 35
1 Elihu spoke moreover, and said,
Og Elihu svarede fremdeles og sagde:
2 Think you this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God’s?
Holder du dette for Ret — du sagde jo: Jeg er retfærdigere end Gud —
3 For you said, What advantage will it be to you? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
at du siger: Hvad gavner det dig? hvad Gavn har jeg deraf, fremfor om jeg syndede?
4 I will answer you, and your companions with you.
Jeg vil give Svar til dig og til dine Venner med dig:
5 Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than you.
Sku Himmelen og se og betragt Skyerne; de ere højt over dig.
6 If you sin, what do you against him? or if your transgressions be multiplied, what do you to him?
Dersom du har syndet, hvad kan du gøre imod ham? og ere dine Overtrædelser mange, hvad kan du volde ham?
7 If you be righteous, what give you him? or what receives he of your hand?
Dersom du er retfærdig, hvad kan du give ham? eller hvad skal han modtage af din Haand?
8 Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; and your righteousness may profit the son of man.
Et Menneske, som du er, vedkommer din Ugudelighed, og et Menneskes Barn din Retfærdighed.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Over de mangfoldige Undertrykkelser raaber man, skriger om Hjælp imod de mægtiges Arm.
10 But none says, Where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night;
Men ingen siger: Hvor er Gud, som skabte mig, han, som giver Lovsange om Natten;
11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
som belærer os fremfor Dyrene paa Jorden og gør os visere end Fuglene under Himmelen?
12 There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Der raabe de, men han svarer ikke, for de ondes Hovmods Skyld.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Kun Forfængelighed hører Gud ikke, og den Almægtige agter ikke derpaa.
14 Although you say you shall not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust you in him.
Ogsaa naar du siger, du skuer ham ikke, saa er Dommen alt for hans Ansigt, derfor vent paa ham!
15 But now, because it is not so, he has visited in his anger; yet he knows it not in great extremity:
Men nu, fordi hans Vrede ikke hjemsøger, og han ikke agter stort paa Overmodet:
16 Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.
Saa oplader Job sin Mund med Forfængelighed, han gør Ordene mangfoldige uden Forstand.
