Job 35

Elihu spake moreover, and said,

Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,

But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.