Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —
Elihú je poleg tega spregovoril in rekel:
2 This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.
»Mar misliš, da je to pravilno, da govoriš: ›Moja pravičnost je večja kakor Božja?‹
3 For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?
Kajti praviš: ›Kakšna prednost ti bo to?‹ in ›Kakšno korist bom imel, če bom očiščen pred svojim grehom?‹
4 I, will answer thee plainly, and thy friends with thee.
Odgovoril ti bom in tvojim družabnikom s teboj.
5 Look at the heavens and see, —and survey the skies—they are higher than thou.
Poglej v nebo in glej. Ogleduj oblake, ki so višje kakor ti.
6 If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?
Če grešiš, kaj delaš zoper njega? Ali če so tvoji prestopki pomnoženi, kaj mu delaš?
7 If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?
Če si pravičen, kaj mu daješ? Ali kaj on prejema iz tvoje roke?
8 Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.
Tvoja zlobnost lahko prizadene človeka, kakor si ti in tvoja pravičnost lahko koristi človeškemu sinu.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;
Zaradi množice zatiranj povzročajo zatiranim, da kričijo. Vpijejo zaradi lakta mogočnega.
10 But none saith—Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;
Toda nihče ne pravi: ›Kje je Bog, moj stvarnik, ki daje pesmi ponoči,
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?
ki nas uči več kakor zemeljske živali in nas dela modrejše kakor perjad neba?‹
12 There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.
Tam vpijejo, toda nihče ne daje odgovora zaradi ponosa zlobnežev.
13 Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.
Bog zagotovo ne bo slišal prazne reči niti se Vsemogočni na to ne bo oziral.
14 How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.
Čeprav praviš, da ga ne boš videl, je vendar sodba pred njim, zato zaupaj vanj.
15 But, now, because it is not so, [thou sayest] —His anger hath punished, and yet hath he not at all known of transgression;
Toda sedaj, ker to ni tako, je obiskal v svoji jezi, vendar on tega v veliki skrajnosti ne pozna.
16 Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.
Job zato svoja usta zaman odpira. Besede množi brez spoznanja.«
