< Jobs 5 >
1 Rop berre du; kven svarar deg? Kva engel vil du beda til?
Call if you want, but who is going to answer you? Which angel are you going to turn to?
2 Mismod slær fåvis mann i hel og brennhug den som lite veit.
Surely anger slays the fool and jealousy kills the simple.
3 Eg såg ein dåre festa rot, og brått eg laut hans bustad banna.
I have seen a fool growing strong, but I immediately cursed his house.
4 Hans søner hjelpelaus var, uhjelpte trakka ned i porten.
His sons are never safe; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
5 Hans avling åt dei svoltne upp, dei tok ho tråss i klungergjerde, og snara lurde på hans gods.
The hungry eat everything he has harvested, taking even that protected by a thorn hedge, while others look to steal his wealth.
6 Men naudi ei frå dusti kjem; ulukka ei or jordi renn;
For evil doesn't come from the dust; neither does trouble grow from the earth.
7 nei, mannen vert til møda fødd, som gneistarne lyt fljuga høgt.
But human beings are born for trouble just as certainly as sparks from a fire fly upwards.
8 Eg vilde venda meg til Gud og leggja saki fram for honom,
If it were me, I would go to God and put my case before him.
9 som storverk gjer som ei me skynar, fleir’ underverk enn me kann telja,
He is the one who does amazing, incredible things; miracles that can't be counted!
10 som sender regnet ned på jord og vatnet yver mark og eng,
He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
11 som lyfter låg og liten upp og hjelper syrgjande til frelsa,
He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.
12 som spiller planen for dei sløge, so deira hender inkje duger,
He frustrates the plans of the cunning so that they are unsuccessful.
13 som fangar vismann i hans vit, so listig råd forrenner seg.
He traps the wise in their own clever thinking, and the schemes of twisted people are cut short.
14 Um dagen støyter dei på myrker, trivlar ved middag som ved natt.
In the daytime they're in the dark, and they stumble around at noon like it's night.
15 Frå sverd frelser han frelser fatigmann, frå deira munn, frå yvervald,
But God is the one who saves from their cutting remarks, and the poor from the actions of the powerful.
16 so vesalmann fær hava von, men vondskap lata munnen att.
As a result those who are helpless have hope, and the wicked have to shut their mouths!
17 Men sæl den mann som Gud mun refsa; vanvyrd ei tukt frå Allvalds-Gud!
See how happy is the person God corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.
18 Han sårar, men bind og umkring; han slær men lækjer med si hand.
For he causes pain but he provides relief; he wounds but his hands heal.
19 Seks trengslor bergar han deg or, i sju skal inkje vondt deg nå.
He will save you from many disasters; a multitude of evils will not affect you.
20 I hunger fri’r han deg frå dauden, i krig du undan sverdet slepp;
In times of famine he will rescue you from death, and in times of war he will save you from the power of the sword.
21 for tungesvipa er du berga, og trygg du er i tap og tjon;
You will be protected from sharp-tongued slander; and when violence comes you will not be afraid.
22 du lær åt tjon og hungersnaud og ottast ikkje ville dyr;
You will laugh at violence and famine; you won't be afraid of wild animals—
23 du samband hev med stein på marki, og fred med villdyr uti heidi.
for you will be at peace with the stones of the field and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 Du merkar at ditt tjeld hev fred, og inkje vantar i ditt hus.
You will be certain that your home is safe, for you will go to where you live and find nothing missing.
25 Du ser, ditt sæde tallrikt er, ditt avkom rikt som gras på eng.
You will also be sure that you will have many children; your descendants will be like the grass of the earth.
26 I mannskraft til di grav du gjeng, lik korn, køyrt inn i rette tid.
You will live to a ripe old age like a sheaf of grain when it is harvested.
27 Det hev me granska; so det er; so høyr og merka deg det då!»
Look, we've examined it, and it's true! Listen to what I'm saying and apply it to yourself!”