Job 27
1 Job vedblev at fremsætte sit Tankesprog:
Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2 "Så sandt Gud lever, som satte min Ret til Side, den Almægtige, som gjorde mig mod i Hu:
As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness,
3 Så længe jeg drager Ånde og har Guds Ånde i Næsen,
as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4 skal mine Læber ej tale Uret, min Tunge ej fare med Svig!
my lips will not speak iniquity, nor will my tongue devise lies.
5 Langt være det fra mig at give jer Ret; til jeg udånder, opgiver jeg ikke min Uskyld.
Far be it from me that I should judge you to be right, for, until I expire, I will not withdraw from my innocence.
6 Jeg hævder min Ret, jeg slipper den ikke, ingen af mine Dage piner mit Sind.
I will not forsake my justification, which I have just begun to grasp, for my heart does not find blame for me in my whole life.
7 Som den gudløse gå det min Fjende, min Modstander som den lovløse!
Let the impious be as my enemy, and the sinful, as my adversary.
8 Thi hvad er den vanhelliges Håb, når Gud bortskærer og kræver hans Sjæl?
For what hope is there for the hypocrite, if he greedily plunders and God does not free his soul?
9 Hører mon Gud hans Skrig, når Angst kommer over ham?
Will God pay attention to his cry, when anguish overcomes him?
10 Mon han kan fryde sig over den Almægtige, føjer han ham, når han påkalder ham?
Or will he take delight in the Almighty and call upon God at all times?
11 Jeg vil lære jer om Guds Hånd, den Almægtiges Tanker dølger jeg ikke;
I will teach you through the hand of God, what the Almighty holds, and I will not conceal it.
12 se, selv har I alle set det, hvi har I så tomme Tanker?
Behold, you know all this, and so why do you speak vain things without a reason?
13 Det er den gudløses Lod fra Gud, Arven, som Voldsmænd får fra den Almægtige:
This is the portion of the impious man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they will receive from the Almighty.
14 Vokser hans Sønner, er det for Sværdet, hans Afkom mættes ikke med Brød;
If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread.
15 de øvrige bringer Pesten i Graven, deres Enker kan ej holde Klage over dem.
Whatever will remain of him will be buried in the ruins, and his widows will not weep.
16 Opdynger han Sølv som Støv og samler sig Klæder som Ler
If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,
17 han samler, men den retfærdige klæder sig i dem, og Sølvet arver den skyldfri;
then yes, he will gather, but the just will be clothed with it and the innocent will divide the silver.
18 han bygger sit Hus som en Edderkops, som Hytten, en Vogter gør sig;
He has built his house like a moth, and he has made a makeshift shelter like a sentry.
19 han lægger sig rig, men for sidste ang, han slår Øjnene op, og er det ej mer;
When he falls asleep, the rich man will leave him with nothing; he will open his eyes and find nothing.
20 Rædsler når ham som Vande, ved Nat river Stormen ham bort;
Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night.
21 løftet af Østenstorm farer han bort, den fejer ham væk fra hans Sted.
A burning wind will pick him up and carry him away, and, like a whirlwind, it will rush him from his place.
22 Skånselsløst skyder han på ham, i Hast må han fly fra hans Hånd;
And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile.
23 man klapper i Hænderne mod ham og piber ham bort fra hans Sted!
He will clasp his hands over himself, and he will hiss at himself, while considering his situation.
