Job 35

1 And Elihu made answer and said,

Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:

2 Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

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

3 What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

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

4 I will make answer to you and to your friends:

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

5 Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

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

6 If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

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

7 If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

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

8 Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

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

9 Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

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

10 But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;

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

11 Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

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

12 There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

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

13 But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

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

14 How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.

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

15 And now ...;

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

16 And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

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