Job 35
1 Then Elihu also said this:
Og Elihu tok til ords og sagde:
2 “[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
«Seg, trur du vel at slikt er rett, so du meir rettvis er enn Gud,
3 and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
når djervt du spør: «Kva gagn hev eg, kva løn um eg frå syndi flyr?»
4 [Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
På dette vil eg svara deg og likeins venerne med deg.
5 “[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
Ditt auga du mot himmelen snu, og sjå på skyerne der uppe!
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].
Di synd, kann ho vel skade honom? Lid han, um dine brot er mange?
7 And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
Er du rettvis, kva gjev du honom? Kva fær han då utav di hand?
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.
Di synd vedkjem ein mann som deg, di rettferd gjeld eit menneskje.
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.
Dei klagar yver urett stor og skrik um hjelp mot valdsmenns 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 spør’kje: «Kvar er Gud, min skapar, som let ved natt lovsongar tona,
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!’
gjev oss meir vit enn dyr på mark og meir forstand enn fugl i luft?»
12 People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
Der ropar dei - han svarar ikkje - um hjelp mot ovmod hjå dei vonde.
13 It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
Gud høyrer ei på tome ord, slikt agtar Allvald ikkje på.
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!
Um enn du segjer du ei ser han, han ser han nok saki, bi på honom!
15 Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
Og no, når vreiden hans ei refser, tru han ei kjenner dårskapen?
16 You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
Men Job let upp sin munn til fåfengd, uvitugt talar han so mykje.»
