¹Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:

¹And Elihu answereth and saith: —

²"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,

²This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — `My righteousness [is] more than God`s?`

³at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"

³For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?`

⁴Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:

⁴I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

⁵Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!

⁵Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

⁶Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?

⁶If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

⁷Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?

⁷If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

⁸Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!

⁸For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

⁹Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,

⁹Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

¹⁰men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,

¹⁰And none said, `Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,

¹¹lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"

¹¹Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.`

¹²Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;

¹²There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

¹³til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,

¹³Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

¹⁴endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!

¹⁴Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.

¹⁵Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,

¹⁵And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

¹⁶så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.

¹⁶And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.