Job 35
1 And Elihu answereth and saith: —
Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:
2 This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'
"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,
3 For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'
at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"
4 I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,
Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:
5 Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.
Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!
6 If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?
Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?
7 If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?
Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?
8 For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.
Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!
9 Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,
10 And none said, 'Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,
men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,
11 Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'
lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"
12 There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.
Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;
13 Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.
til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,
14 Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.
endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!
15 And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.
Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,
16 And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.
så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.
