Job 36
1 Elihú je tudi nadaljeval in rekel:
Elihu also proceeded, and said:
2 »Dovoli mi malo in pokazal ti bom, da bom še govoril za Boga.
Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.
3 Svoje spoznanje bom prinesel od daleč in pravičnost pripisal svojemu Stvarniku.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 Kajti zares moje besede ne bodo napačne. On, ki je popoln v spoznanju, je s teboj.
For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.
5 Glej, Bog je mogočen in ne prezira nikogar. Mogočen je v moči in modrosti.
Behold, God is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 Ne varuje življenja zlobnih, temveč daje pravico ubogim.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
7 Svojih oči ne umakne od pravičnih, temveč so oni s kralji na prestolu. Da, utrjuje jih na veke in so povišani.
He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 In če bodo zvezani v okove in držani v vrveh stiske,
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
9 tedaj jim kaže njihovo delo in njihove prestopke, ki so jih presegli.
Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10 Tudi njihovo uho odpira k disciplini in zapoveduje, da se vrnejo od krivičnosti.
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11 Če ga ubogajo in mu služijo, bodo svoje dni preživeli v uspevanju in svoja leta v užitkih.
If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12 Toda če ne ubogajo, se bodo pogubili pod mečem in umrli bodo brez spoznanja.
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13 Toda hinavci v srcu kopičijo bes. Ne vpijejo, ko jih zvezuje.
But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; they cry not for help when He bindeth them.
14 Umrejo v mladosti in njihovo življenje je med nečistimi.
Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.
15 Revnega osvobaja v njegovi stiski in njihova ušesa odpira v zatiranju.
He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.
16 Celo tako bi te odstranil iz tesnega na prostran kraj, kjer ni omejenosti in to, kar naj bi bilo postavljeno na tvojo mizo, bi bilo polno tolšče.
Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness;
17 Toda izpolnil si sodbo zlobnega. Sodba in pravica te bosta zgrabili.
And thou art full of the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on them.
18 Ker je bes, pazi, da te ne bi odvzel s svojim udarcem. Potem te velika odkupnina ne more osvoboditi.
For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
19 Bo cenil tvoja bogastva? Ne niti zlata niti vseh sil moči.
Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?
20 Ne želi si noči, ko so ljudje iztrebljeni iz svojega kraja.
Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.
21 Pazi, ne oziraj se na krivičnost, kajti to si izbral raje kakor stisko.
Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Glej, Bog s svojo močjo povišuje. Kdo poučuje kakor on?
Behold, God doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?
23 Kdo se mu je pridružil na njegovi poti? Ali kdo lahko reče: ›Počel si krivičnost?‹
Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?
24 Spomni se, da poveličuješ njegovo delo, ki ga ljudje gledajo.
Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.
25 Vsak človek ga lahko vidi. Človek ga lahko gleda od daleč.
All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.
26 Glej, Bog je velik in mi ga ne poznamo niti število njegovih let ne more biti preiskano.
Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27 Kajti kapljice vode dela majhne. Dež izliva glede na njegovo meglico,
For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;
28 katero oblaki kapljajo in obilno rosijo na človeka.
Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.
29 Mar prav tako lahko kdorkoli razume razširjanje oblakov ali zvok njegovega šotora?
Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?
30 Glej, svojo svetlobo razširja nanje in pokriva dna morja.
Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.
31 Kajti z njimi sodi ljudstvu, hrano daje v obilju.
For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
32 Z oblaki pokriva svetlobo in ji zapoveduje, naj ne sveti z oblakom, ki prihaja vmes.
He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
33 Njegov hrup govori o tem, tudi živina glede meglice.
The noise thereof telleth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.
