Job 5
1 Call now, if there is any that will answer thee; and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
»Raab kun! Giver nogen dig Svar? Og til hvem af de Hellige vender du dig?
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Thi Daarens Harme koster ham Livet, Taabens Vrede bliver hans Død.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Selv har jeg set en Daare rykkes op, hans Bolig raadne brat;
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
hans Sønner var uden Hjælp, traadtes ned i Porten, ingen reddede dem;
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
sultne aad deres Høst, de tog den, selv mellem Torne, og tørstige drak deres Mælk.
6 Although affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Thi Vanheld vokser ej op af Støvet, Kvide spirer ej frem af Jorden,
7 Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
men Mennesket avler Kvide, og Gnisterne flyver til Vejrs.
8 I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause:
Nej, jeg vilde søge til Gud og lægge min Sag for ham,
9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
som øver ufattelig Vælde og Undere uden Tal,
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
som giver Regn paa Jorden og nedsender Vand over Marken
11 To set on high those that are low; that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.
for at løfte de bøjede højt, saa de sørgende opnaar Frelse,
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
han, som krydser de kloges Tanker, saa de ikke virker noget, der varer,
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
som fanger de vise i deres Kløgt, saa de listiges Raad er forhastet;
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noon as in the night.
i Mørke raver de, selv om Dagen, famler ved Middag, som var det Nat.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Men han frelser den arme fra Sværdet og fattig af stærkes Haand,
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
saa der bliver Haab for den ringe og Ondskaben lukker sin Mund.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Held den Mand, som revses at Gud; ringeagt ej den Almægtiges Tugt!
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Thi han saarer, og han forbinder, han slaar, og hans Hænder læger.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Seks Gange redder han dig i Trængsel, syv gaar Ulykken uden om dig;
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
han frier dig fra Døden i Hungersnød, i Krig fra Sværdets Vold;
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
du er gemt for Tungens Svøbe, har intet at frygte, naar Voldsdaad kommer;
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
du ler ad Voldsdaad og Hungersnød og frygter ej Jordens vilde Dyr;
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
du har Pagt med Markens Sten, har Fred med Markens Vilddyr;
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
du kender at have dit Telt i Fred, du mønstrer din Bolig, og intet fattes;
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thy offspring as the grass of the earth.
du kender at have et talrigt Afkom, som Jordens Urter er dine Spirer;
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
Graven naar du i Ungdomskraft, som Neg føres op, naar Tid er inde.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Se, det har vi gransket, saaledes er det; det har vi hørt, saa vid ogsaa du det!
