Job 5

Råb kun! Giver nogen dig Svar? Og til hvem af de Hellige vender du dig?

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

Thi Dårens Harme koster ham Livet, Tåbens Vrede bliver hans Død.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Selv har jeg set en Dåre rykkes op, hans Bolig rådne brat;

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

hans Sønner var uden Hjælp, trådtes ned i Porten, ingen reddede dem;

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

sultne åd deres Høst, de tog den, selv mellem Torne, og tørstige drak deres Mælk.

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Thi Vanheld vokser ej op af Støvet, Kvide spirer ej frem af Jorden,

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

men Mennesket avler Kvide, og Gnisterne flyver til Vejrs.

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Nej, jeg vilde søge til Gud og lægge min Sag for ham,

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

som øver ufattelig Vælde og Undere uden Tal,

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

som giver Regn på Jorden og nedsender Vand over Marken

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

for at løfte de bøjede højt, så de sørgende opnår Frelse,

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

han, som krydser de kloges Tanker, så de ikke virker noget, der varer,

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

som fanger de vise i deres Kløgt, så de listiges Råd er forhastet;

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

i Mørke raver de, selv om Dagen, famler ved Middag, som var det Nat.

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Men han frelser den arme fra Sværdet og fattig af stærkes Hånd,

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

så der bliver Håb for den ringe og Ondskaben lukker sin Mund.

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Held den Mand, som revses at Gud; ringeagt ej den Almægtiges Tugt!

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Thi han sårer, og han forbinder, han slår, og hans Hænder læger.

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Seks Gange redder han dig i Trængsel, syv går Ulykken uden om dig;

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

han frier dig fra Døden i Hungersnød, i Krig fra Sværdets Vold;

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

du er gemt for Tungens Svøbe, har intet at frygte, når Voldsdåd kommer;

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

du ler ad Voldsdåd og Hungersnød og frygter ej Jordens vilde dyr;

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

du har Pagt med Markens Sten, har Fred med Markens Vilddyr;

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

du kender at have dit Telt i Fred, du mønstrer din Bolig, og intet fattes;

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

du kender at have et talrigt Afkom, som Jordens Urter er dine Spirer;

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Graven når du i Ungdomskraft, som Neg føres op, når Tid er inde.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Se, det har vi gransket, således er det; det har vi hørt, så vid også du det!

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.