Jobs 27
1 Job heldt fram med talen sin og sagde:
And Job further continued and said in his parable,
2 «So sant Gud liver, som meg sveik, og Allvalds som meg volde sorg
[As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
3 - for endå eg min ande dreg; i nosi mi er guddomspust -:
verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
4 Urett ligg ei på mine lippor; mi tunga talar ikkje svik.
my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
5 D’er langt frå meg å gje’ dykk rett, mi uskyld held eg fast til dauden.
Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
6 Mi rettferd held eg fast uskjepla, eg ingen dag treng skjemmast ved.
but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
7 Min fiend’ skal seg syna gudlaus, min motstandar som urettferdig.
Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
8 Kva von hev en gudlaus att, når Gud vil sjæli or han draga?
For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?
9 Vil Gud vel høyra skriket hans, når trengsla bryt innyver honom?
Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
10 Kann han i Allvald vel seg gleda? Kann han kvar tid påkalla Gud?
has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?
11 Eg um Guds hand vil læra dykk; kva Allvald vil, det dyl eg ikkje.
Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
12 Sjå dette hev det alle set; kvi talar de då tome ord?
Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
13 Den lut fær gudlause av Gud, den arven valdsmann fær av Allvald.
This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
14 Til sverdet veks hans søner upp; hans avkom mettast ei med brød;
And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
15 dei siste legst i grav ved pest, og enkjorne held ingi klaga.
And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
16 Og um han dyngjer sylv som dust og samlar klæde liksom leir:
Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
17 Den rettvise tek klædi på; skuldlause skifter sylvet hans.
All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
18 Han byggjer huset sitt som molen, likt hytta vaktmannen set upp.
And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
19 Rik legg han seg - men aldri meir; han opnar augo - og er burte.
The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
20 Som vatsflaum rædsla honom tek, ved natt riv stormen honom burt.
Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
21 Han driv av stad for austanvind, som blæs han frå hans heimstad burt.
And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
22 Han utan miskunn på han skyt; frå handi hans han røma må.
And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 Med hender klappar dei åt han og pip han frå hans heimstad burt.
He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
