Job 35
1 And Elihu answers and says:
Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
2 “Have you reckoned this for judgment [when] you have said, My righteousness [is] more than God’s?
"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
3 For you say, What does it profit You? What do I profit from my sin?
at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"
4 I return words, and your friends with you,
Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
5 Behold attentively the heavens—and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than you.
Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
6 If you have sinned, what do you do against Him? And your transgressions have been multiplied, What do you do to Him?
Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
7 If you have been righteous, What do you give to Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?
Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?
8 For a man like yourself [is] your wickedness, And for a son of man your righteousness.
Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
9 Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
10 And none said, Where [is] God my Maker? Giving songs in the night,
men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
11 Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Indeed, He makes us wiser than the bird of the heavens.
lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"
12 There they cry, and He does not answer, Because of the pride of evildoers.
Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
13 Surely God does not hear vanity, And the Mighty does not behold it.
til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
14 Indeed, though you say you do not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stays for Him.
endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!
15 And now, because there is not, He has appointed His anger, And He has not known in great extremity.
Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
16 And Job opens his mouth [with] vanity, He multiplies words without knowledge.”
så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
