Job 35
1 Then Elihu also said this:
Respondeu mais Elihu e disse:
2 “[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
Tens por direito dizeres: Maior é a minha justiça do que a de Deus?
3 and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
Porque disseste: De que te serviria ele? ou de que mais me aproveitarei do que do meu pecado?
4 [Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
Eu te farei resposta, a ti e aos teus amigos contigo.
5 “[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
Atenta para os céus, e vê; e contempla as mais altas nuvens, que são mais altas do que tu
6 If you have sinned, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
Se pecares, que efetuarás contra ele? se as tuas transgressões se multiplicarem, que lhe farás.
7 And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
Se fores justo, que lhe darás? ou que receberá da tua mão?
8 It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
A tua impiedade danaria outro tal como tu; e a tua justiça aproveitaria ao filho do homem.
9 “People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
Por causa da grandeza da opressão fazem clamar aos oprimidos: exclamam por causa do braço dos grandes.
10 But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
Porém ninguém diz: Onde está Deus que me fez, que dá salmos na noite.
11 He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
Que nos faz mais doutos do que os animais da terra, e nos faz mais sábios do que as aves dos céus.
12 People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
Ali clamam, porém ele não responde, por causa da arrogância dos maus.
13 It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
Certo é que Deus não ouvirá a vaidade, nem atentará para ela o Todo-poderoso.
14 So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
E quanto ao que disseste, que o não verás: juízo há perante ele; por isso espera nele.
15 Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
Mas agora, ainda que a ninguém a sua ira visitasse, nem advertisse muito na multidão dos pecadores:
16 You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
Logo Job em vão abriu a sua boca, e sem ciência multiplicou palavras.
