Jobs 23
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
Then Job answered by saying:
2 «Endå gjeld klaga mi for tråss, tungt legg eg handi på min sukk.
Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.
3 Berre eg kunde finna honom og koma til hans bustad fram!
Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?
4 Då la eg fram for han mi sak og fyllte munnen min med prov.
I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,
5 Då høyrde eg kva svar han gav, og merka det han sa til meg.
so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.
6 Vilde med magt han mot meg standa? Nei, lyda på meg vilde han.
I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.
7 Ein skuldfri stod då for han fram; for alltid slapp eg domar min.
Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.
8 Gjeng eg i aust, han er’kje der; mot vest, eg vert han ikkje var;
If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.
9 i nord han verkar, ei eg ser han, han snur mot sud, eg ser han ikkje.
If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.
10 For all den veg eg fer han kjenner; prøvde han meg, eg var som gull.
Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.
11 Min fot hev fylgt i faret hans; hans veg eg gjeng ubrigdeleg,
My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.
12 veik ei frå det hans lippa baud, meir enn mi lov eg lydde hans.
I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.
13 Men ein er han, kven hindrar honom? Det han hev hug til, gjer han og.
For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.
14 Han um min lagnad avgjerd tek, og hev med meg so mangt i emning.
And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.
15 Eg difor ræddast for hans åsyn, når eg det minnest, skjelv eg for han.
And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.
16 Ja, Gud hev brote ned mitt mod, og Allvald hev gjort meg fælen,
God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.
17 ei er det myrkret som meg tyner, og ei mi eigi myrke åsyn.
Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.
