¹Da nu hine tre Mænd ikke mere svarede Job, fordi han var retfærdig i sine egne Øjne,

¹And these three men cease from answering Job, for he [is] righteous in his own eyes,

²blussede Vreden op i Buziten Elihu, Barak'els Søn, af Rams Slægt. På Job vrededes han, fordi han gjorde sig retfærdigere end Gud,

²and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;

³og på hans tre Venner, fordi de ikke fandt noget Svar og dog dømte Job skyldig.

³and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

⁴Elihu havde ventet, så længe de talte med Job, fordi de var ældre end han;

⁴And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

⁵men da han så, at de tre Mænd intet havde at svare, blussede hans Vrede op;

⁵And Elihu seeth that there is no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burneth.

⁶og Buziten Elihu, Barak'els Søn, tog til Orde og sagde: Ung af Dage er jeg, og I er gamle Mænd, derfor holdt jeg mig tilbage, angst for at meddele eder min Viden;

⁶And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: — Young I [am] in days, and ye [are] age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.

⁷jeg tænkte: "Lad Alderen tale og Årenes Mængde kundgøre Visdom!"

⁷I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

⁸Dog Ånden, den er i Mennesket, og den Almægtiges Ånde giver dem Indsigt;

⁸Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

⁹de gamle er ikke altid de kloge, Oldinge ved ej altid, hvad Ret er;

⁹The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

¹⁰derfor siger jeg: Hør mig, lad også mig komme frem med min Viden!

¹⁰Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion — even I.

¹¹Jeg biede på, at I skulde tale, lyttede efter forstandige Ord, at I skulde finde de rette Ord;

¹¹Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.

¹²jeg agtede nøje på eder; men ingen af eder gendrev Job og gav Svar på hans Ord.

¹²And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, [Or] answerer of his sayings among you.

¹³Sig nu ikke: "Vi stødte på Visdom, Gud må fælde ham, ikke et Menneske!"

¹³Lest ye say, We have found wisdom, God doth thrust him away, not man.

¹⁴Mod mig har han ikke rettet sin Tale, og med eders Ord vil jeg ikke svare ham.

¹⁴And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.

¹⁵De blev bange, svarer ej mer, for dem slap Ordene op.

¹⁵(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

¹⁶Skal jeg tøve, fordi de tier og står der uden at svare et Ord?

¹⁶And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)

¹⁷Også jeg vil svare min Del, også jeg vil frem med min Viden!

¹⁷I answer, even I — my share, I shew my opinion — even I.

¹⁸Thi jeg er fuld af Ord, Ånden i mit Bryst trænger på;

¹⁸For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,

¹⁹som tilbundet Vin er mit Bryst, som nyfyldte Vinsække nær ved at sprænges;

¹⁹Lo, my breast [is] as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.

²⁰tale vil jeg for at få Luft, åbne mine Læber og svare.

²⁰I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.

²¹Forskel gør jeg ikke og smigrer ikke for nogen;

²¹Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,

²²thi at smigre bruger jeg ikke, snart rev min Skaber mig ellers bort!

²²For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.