Job 36
1 Elihu also continued, and said,
Elihú je tudi nadaljeval in rekel:
2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
»Dovoli mi malo in pokazal ti bom, da bom še govoril za Boga.
3 I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Svoje spoznanje bom prinesel od daleč in pravičnost pripisal svojemu Stvarniku.
4 For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Kajti zares moje besede ne bodo napačne. On, ki je popoln v spoznanju, je s teboj.
5 “Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Glej, Bog je mogočen in ne prezira nikogar. Mogočen je v moči in modrosti.
6 He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.
Ne varuje življenja zlobnih, temveč daje pravico ubogim.
7 He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
Svojih oči ne umakne od pravičnih, temveč so oni s kralji na prestolu. Da, utrjuje jih na veke in so povišani.
8 If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
In če bodo zvezani v okove in držani v vrveh stiske,
9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
tedaj jim kaže njihovo delo in njihove prestopke, ki so jih presegli.
10 He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
Tudi njihovo uho odpira k disciplini in zapoveduje, da se vrnejo od krivičnosti.
11 If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Če ga ubogajo in mu služijo, bodo svoje dni preživeli v uspevanju in svoja leta v užitkih.
12 But if they don’t listen, they will perish by the sword; they will die without knowledge.
Toda če ne ubogajo, se bodo pogubili pod mečem in umrli bodo brez spoznanja.
13 “But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
Toda hinavci v srcu kopičijo bes. Ne vpijejo, ko jih zvezuje.
14 They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.
Umrejo v mladosti in njihovo življenje je med nečistimi.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
Revnega osvobaja v njegovi stiski in njihova ušesa odpira v zatiranju.
16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
Celo tako bi te odstranil iz tesnega na prostran kraj, kjer ni omejenosti in to, kar naj bi bilo postavljeno na tvojo mizo, bi bilo polno tolšče.
17 “But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Toda izpolnil si sodbo zlobnega. Sodba in pravica te bosta zgrabili.
18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
Ker je bes, pazi, da te ne bi odvzel s svojim udarcem. Potem te velika odkupnina ne more osvoboditi.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
Bo cenil tvoja bogastva? Ne niti zlata niti vseh sil moči.
20 Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Ne želi si noči, ko so ljudje iztrebljeni iz svojega kraja.
21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Pazi, ne oziraj se na krivičnost, kajti to si izbral raje kakor stisko.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
Glej, Bog s svojo močjo povišuje. Kdo poučuje kakor on?
23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?
Kdo se mu je pridružil na njegovi poti? Ali kdo lahko reče: ›Počel si krivičnost?‹
24 “Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.
Spomni se, da poveličuješ njegovo delo, ki ga ljudje gledajo.
25 All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.
Vsak človek ga lahko vidi. Človek ga lahko gleda od daleč.
26 Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
Glej, Bog je velik in mi ga ne poznamo niti število njegovih let ne more biti preiskano.
27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,
Kajti kapljice vode dela majhne. Dež izliva glede na njegovo meglico,
28 which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.
katero oblaki kapljajo in obilno rosijo na človeka.
29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?
Mar prav tako lahko kdorkoli razume razširjanje oblakov ali zvok njegovega šotora?
30 Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
Glej, svojo svetlobo razširja nanje in pokriva dna morja.
31 For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
Kajti z njimi sodi ljudstvu, hrano daje v obilju.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
Z oblaki pokriva svetlobo in ji zapoveduje, naj ne sveti z oblakom, ki prihaja vmes.
33 Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.
Njegov hrup govori o tem, tudi živina glede meglice.
