Job 23
1 Then Job answered and said,
Men Job svarede og sagde:
2 Even to-day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Min Klage er end i Dag Genstridighed; min Haand ligger tungt over mit Suk.
3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!
Gid jeg kunde kende og finde ham og komme til hans faste Bolig!
4 I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Jeg vilde lægge Sagen frem for hans Ansigt og fylde min Mund med Bevisninger.
5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
Jeg vilde gerne vide de Ord, som han kunde svare mig, og forstaa, hvad han vilde sige mig.
6 Would he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.
Mon han vilde trætte med mig i sin store Kraft? nej, han vilde kun agte paa mig.
7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Da vilde en retfærdig gaa i Rette med ham, og for evigt vilde jeg gaa fri ud fra den, som dømmer mig.
8 Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Se, vil jeg gaa fremad, da er han ikke der, eller tilbage, da mærker jeg ham ikke.
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:
Gør han noget til venstre, da kan jeg ikke beskue ham; skjuler han sig til højre, da kan jeg ikke se ham.
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Thi han kender den Vej, som ligger for mig; prøver han mig, gaar jeg ud som Guldet.
11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Min Fod holdt fast ved hans Spor, jeg tog Vare paa hans Vej og afveg ikke.
12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
Fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg heller ikke afvegen, jeg gemte hans Munds Tale fremfor min egen Lov.
13 But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.
Men staar han fast ved et, hvo vil da holde ham tilbage? hvad hans Sjæl har Lyst til, det gør han.
14 For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for me: and many such [things are] with him.
Thi han skal fuldkomme det, mig er beskikket, og mange saadanne Ting har han for.
15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Derfor forfærdes jeg for hans Ansigt; tænker jeg efter, da frygter jeg for ham.
16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Og Gud har gjort mit Hjerte mistrøstigt, og den Almægtige har forfærdet mig,
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.
fordi jeg ikke bortrykkedes fra Mørket, og han ikke har skjult Mulm for mit Ansigt.
