ヨブ 記 35
1 エリフはまた答えて言った、
Then Elihu also said this:
2 「あなたはこれを正しいと思うのか、あなたは『神の前に自分は正しい』と言うのか。
“[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
3 あなたは言う、『これはわたしになんの益があるか、罪を犯したのとくらべてなんのまさるところがあるか』と。
and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
4 わたしはあなたおよび、あなたと共にいるあなたの友人たちに答えよう。
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 天を仰ぎ見よ、あなたの上なる高き空を望み見よ。
“[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
6 あなたが罪を犯しても、彼になんのさしさわりがあるか。あなたのとがが多くても、彼に何をなし得ようか。
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].
7 またあなたは正しくても、彼に何を与え得ようか。彼はあなたの手から何を受けられるであろうか。
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 あなたの悪はただあなたのような人にかかわり、あなたの義はただ人の子にかかわるのみだ。
It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
9 しえたげの多いために叫び、力ある者の腕のゆえに呼ばわる人々がある。
“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.
10 しかし、ひとりとして言う者はない、『わが造り主なる神はどこにおられるか、彼は夜の間に歌を与え、
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.
11 地の獣よりも多く、われわれを教え、空の鳥よりも、われわれを賢くされる方である』と。
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!’
12 彼らが叫んでも答えられないのは、悪しき者の高ぶりによる。
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 まことに神はむなしい叫びを聞かれない。また全能者はこれを顧みられない。
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 あなたが彼を見ないと言う時はなおさらだ。さばきは神の前にある。あなたは彼を待つべきである。
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!
15 今彼が怒りをもって罰せず、罪とがを深く心にとめられないゆえに
Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
16 ヨブは口を開いてむなしい事を述べ、無知の言葉をしげくする」。
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
