Job 23
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
2 Also — to-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.
"Også i Dag er der Trods i min Klage, tungt ligger hans Hånd på mit Suk!
3 O that I had known — and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
Ak, vidste jeg Vej til at finde ham, kunde jeg nå hans Trone!
4 I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill [with] arguments.
Da vilde jeg udrede Sagen for ham og fylde min Mund med Beviser,
5 I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.
vide, hvad Svar han gav mig, skønne, hvad han sagde til mig!
6 In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
Mon han da satte sin Almagt imod mig? Nej, visselig agted han på mig;
7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
da gik en oprigtig i Rette med ham, og jeg bjærged for evigt min Ret.
8 Lo, forward I go — and He is not, And backward — and I perceive him not.
Men går jeg mod Øst, da er han der ikke, mod Vest, jeg mærker ej til ham;
9 [To] the left in His working — and I see not, He is covered [on] the right, and I behold not.
jeg søger i Nord og ser ham ikke, drejer mod Syd og øjner ham ej.
10 For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me — as gold I go forth.
Thi han kender min Vej og min Vandel, som Guld går jeg frem af hans Prøve.
11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
Min Fod har holdt fast ved hans Spor, hans Vej har jeg fulgt, veg ikke derfra,
12 The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
fra hans Læbers Bud er jeg ikke veget, hans Ord har jeg gemt i mit Bryst.
13 And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired — and He doth [it].
Men han gjorde sit Valg, hvem hindrer ham Han udfører, hvad hans Sjæl attrår.
14 For He doth complete my portion, And many such things [are] with Him.
Thi han fuldbyrder, hvad han bestemte, og af sligt har han meget for.
15 Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
Derfor forfærdes jeg for ham og gruer ved Tanken om ham.
16 And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
Ja, Gud har nedbrudt mit Mod, forfærdet mig har den Almægtige;
17 For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.
thi jeg går til i Mørket, mit Åsyn dækkes af Mulm.
