Job 35
1 Elihú je poleg tega spregovoril in rekel:
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 »Mar misliš, da je to pravilno, da govoriš: ›Moja pravičnost je večja kakor Božja?‹
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,
3 Kajti praviš: ›Kakšna prednost ti bo to?‹ in ›Kakšno korist bom imel, če bom očiščen pred svojim grehom?‹
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
4 Odgovoril ti bom in tvojim družabnikom s teboj.
I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 Poglej v nebo in glej. Ogleduj oblake, ki so višje kakor ti.
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
6 Če grešiš, kaj delaš zoper njega? Ali če so tvoji prestopki pomnoženi, kaj mu delaš?
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him.
7 Če si pravičen, kaj mu daješ? Ali kaj on prejema iz tvoje roke?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8 Tvoja zlobnost lahko prizadene človeka, kakor si ti in tvoja pravičnost lahko koristi človeškemu sinu.
Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; and thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
9 Zaradi množice zatiranj povzročajo zatiranim, da kričijo. Vpijejo zaradi lakta mogočnega.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 Toda nihče ne pravi: ›Kje je Bog, moj stvarnik, ki daje pesmi ponoči,
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 ki nas uči več kakor zemeljske živali in nas dela modrejše kakor perjad neba?‹
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 Tam vpijejo, toda nihče ne daje odgovora zaradi ponosa zlobnežev.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Bog zagotovo ne bo slišal prazne reči niti se Vsemogočni na to ne bo oziral.
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Čeprav praviš, da ga ne boš videl, je vendar sodba pred njim, zato zaupaj vanj.
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
15 Toda sedaj, ker to ni tako, je obiskal v svoji jezi, vendar on tega v veliki skrajnosti ne pozna.
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
16 Job zato svoja usta zaman odpira. Besede množi brez spoznanja.«
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
