Jobs 23
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
Then Job answered and said,
2 «Endå gjeld klaga mi for tråss, tungt legg eg handi på min sukk.
“Even today my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy because of my groaning.
3 Berre eg kunde finna honom og koma til hans bustad fram!
Oh, that I knew where I might find him! Oh, that I might come to his place!
4 Då la eg fram for han mi sak og fyllte munnen min med prov.
I would lay my case in order before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 Då høyrde eg kva svar han gav, og merka det han sa til meg.
I would learn the words with which he would answer me and would understand what he would say to me.
6 Vilde med magt han mot meg standa? Nei, lyda på meg vilde han.
Would he argue against me in the greatness of his power? No, he would pay attention to me.
7 Ein skuldfri stod då for han fram; for alltid slapp eg domar min.
There the upright person might argue with him. In this way I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
8 Gjeng eg i aust, han er’kje der; mot vest, eg vert han ikkje var;
See, I go eastward, but he is not there, and westward, but I cannot perceive him.
9 i nord han verkar, ei eg ser han, han snur mot sud, eg ser han ikkje.
To the north, where he is at work, but I cannot see him, and to the south, where he hides himself so that I cannot see him.
10 For all den veg eg fer han kjenner; prøvde han meg, eg var som gull.
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come out like gold.
11 Min fot hev fylgt i faret hans; hans veg eg gjeng ubrigdeleg,
My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept to his way and turned not aside.
12 veik ei frå det hans lippa baud, meir enn mi lov eg lydde hans.
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
13 Men ein er han, kven hindrar honom? Det han hev hug til, gjer han og.
But he is one of a kind, who can turn him back? What he desires, he does.
14 Han um min lagnad avgjerd tek, og hev med meg so mangt i emning.
For he carries out his decree against me; there are many like them.
15 Eg difor ræddast for hans åsyn, når eg det minnest, skjelv eg for han.
Therefore, I am terrified in his presence; when I think about him, I am afraid of him.
16 Ja, Gud hev brote ned mitt mod, og Allvald hev gjort meg fælen,
For God has made my heart weak; the Almighty has terrified me.
17 ei er det myrkret som meg tyner, og ei mi eigi myrke åsyn.
I have not been brought to an end by darkness, because of the thick darkness that covers the gloom of my face.
