Jobs 24
1 Hvorfor lar den Allmektige aldri sine straffetider komme? Og hvorfor får de som kjenner ham, ikke se hans dager?
“(Why does Almighty [God] not set a time when he will judge [evil people]?/I do not understand why Almighty [God does] not set a time when he will judge [evil people].) [RHQ] Those who know him never [RHQ] see him do that!
2 Folk flytter grenseskjell; de raner fe og fører det på beite.
[Some evil people] remove the markers of boundaries of [other people’s] land, [in order to steal their land]; they seize/steal [other people’s] sheep and put them in their own pastures.
3 Farløses asen driver de bort; enkens okse tar de i pant.
[Some] (take away/steal) the donkeys that belong to orphans, and they take widow’s oxen to guarantee that the widows will pay back the money that they loaned to those widows.
4 Fattigfolk trenger de ut av veien; alle de saktmodige i landet må skjule sig.
[Some] shove poor people off the road (OR, prevent poor people from (obtaining their rights/being treated justly)), and they force poor people to find places to hide from them.
5 Ja, som villesler i ørkenen går de ut til sin gjerning og leter efter føde; ødemarken gir dem brød til barna.
The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
6 På marken høster de den ugudeliges fôr, og i hans vingård holder de efterhøst.
The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
7 Nakne overnatter de uten klær og uten dekke i kulden.
During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
8 Av skyllregnet på fjellet blir de våte, og fordi de ikke har noget annet ly, trykker de sig inn til berget.
When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet, so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected [from the rain].
9 Den farløse rives bort fra mors bryst, og armingens klær blir tatt som pant.
[Some evil men] snatch infants away from their widowed mothers [SYN], and they say ‘I will return your babies to you when you repay the money that I lent to you.’
10 Nakne går de, uten klær, og sultne bærer de kornbånd.
But the poor people walk around with no clothes on; they are hungry while they are working to carry [other people’s] bundles of grain [to the places where their grain will be threshed].
11 Mellem de ugudeliges murer perser de olje; de treder vinpersene og tørster.
Poor people press olives to make [olive] oil; they tread on grapes [to make juice for wine], but [they are not allowed to drink any of it when] they become thirsty.
12 Fra byen lyder døendes stønn, og de hårdt sårede skriker om hjelp; men Gud enser ikke slik urett.
In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
13 Andre er fiender av lyset; de kjenner ikke dets veier og holder sig ikke på dets stier.
Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
14 Før dag står morderen op, slår ihjel den som er arm og fattig, og om natten er han som tyven.
Murderers steal things during the night, and then they arise before dawn in order that they may [go out again and] kill needy [DOU] people.
15 Horkarlens øie speider efter skumringen; han sier: Intet øie ser mig, og han dekker sitt ansikt til.
Those who want to commit adultery wait for twilight/evening; they say ‘I do not want anyone to see me,’ so they keep their faces covered.
16 I mørket bryter de inn i husene, om dagen lukker de sig inne; lyset vil de ikke vite av.
It is during the night that robbers break into houses [to steal things], but during the day they hide because they want to avoid [being seen in] the light.
17 For nattens mørke er morgen for dem alle; de er velkjente med nattemørkets redsler.
All of those [people] want to do their evil things at night, not in the morning [when it is light], because they are not afraid of [the things that happen during the] night that terrify others.”
18 Hastig rives de med av strømmen; forbannet blir deres arvedel i landet; de ferdes ikke mere på veien til vingårdene.
“[But it is wicked people] who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
Just like the snow melts away when it is hot and there is no rain, those who have sinned disappear into the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
20 Hans mors liv glemmer ham, makken fortærer ham med lyst, ingen minnes ham mere, og ondskapen blir som et splintret tre.
Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
21 Slik går det med den som har plyndret den ufruktbare, som ikke fødte, og aldri har gjort godt mot enker.
They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children [to take care of them], and they never do good things for widows.
22 Men Gud opholder voldsmennene lenge med sin kraft; de reiser sig igjen, skjønt de mistvilte om livet.
But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
23 Han lar dem leve i trygghet og støtter dem; hans øine våker over deres veier.
God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
24 De stiger høit; en liten stund, så er de ikke mere; de segner og dør som alle andre, og som aks-toppen skjæres de av.
They prosper for a little while, and then [suddenly] they are gone; they disappear like weeds wither and die; they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.
25 Og er det nu ikke så, hvem gjør mig da til løgner og mitt ord til intet?
If this is not true, is there [RHQ] anyone who will show that I am a liar and prove that what I have said is not true?”
