< Job 35 >

1 Then Elihu also said this:
Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
2 “[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
3 and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"
4 [Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
5 “[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
6 If you have sinned, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
7 And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?
8 It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
9 “People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
10 But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
11 He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"
12 People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
13 It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
14 So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!
15 Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
16 You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.

< Job 35 >