Job 35
1 Then Elihu also said this:
エリフはまた答えて言った、
2 “[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
「あなたはこれを正しいと思うのか、あなたは『神の前に自分は正しい』と言うのか。
3 and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
あなたは言う、『これはわたしになんの益があるか、罪を犯したのとくらべてなんのまさるところがあるか』と。
4 [Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
わたしはあなたおよび、あなたと共にいるあなたの友人たちに答えよう。
5 “[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
天を仰ぎ見よ、あなたの上なる高き空を望み見よ。
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].
あなたが罪を犯しても、彼になんのさしさわりがあるか。あなたのとがが多くても、彼に何をなし得ようか。
7 And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
またあなたは正しくても、彼に何を与え得ようか。彼はあなたの手から何を受けられるであろうか。
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.
あなたの悪はただあなたのような人にかかわり、あなたの義はただ人の子にかかわるのみだ。
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.
しえたげの多いために叫び、力ある者の腕のゆえに呼ばわる人々がある。
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.
しかし、ひとりとして言う者はない、『わが造り主なる神はどこにおられるか、彼は夜の間に歌を与え、
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!’
地の獣よりも多く、われわれを教え、空の鳥よりも、われわれを賢くされる方である』と。
12 People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
彼らが叫んでも答えられないのは、悪しき者の高ぶりによる。
13 It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
まことに神はむなしい叫びを聞かれない。また全能者はこれを顧みられない。
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!
あなたが彼を見ないと言う時はなおさらだ。さばきは神の前にある。あなたは彼を待つべきである。
15 Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
今彼が怒りをもって罰せず、罪とがを深く心にとめられないゆえに
16 You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
ヨブは口を開いてむなしい事を述べ、無知の言葉をしげくする」。
