¹Og videre sagde Elihu:

¹And Elihu addeth and saith: —

²Bi nu lidt, jeg har noget at sige dig, thi end har jeg Ord til Forsvar for Gud.

²Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God [are] words.

³Jeg vil hente min Viden langvejsfra og skaffe min Skaber Ret;

³I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.

⁴thi for vist, mine Ord er ikke Opspind, en Mand med fuldkommen Indsigt har du for dig.

⁴For, truly, my words [are] not false, The perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.

⁵Se, Gud forkaster det stive Sind,

⁵Lo, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty [in] power [and] heart.

⁶den gudløse holder han ikke i Live; de arme lader han få deres Ret,

⁶He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

⁷fra retfærdige vender han ikke sit Blik, men giver dem Plads for stedse hos Konger på Tronen i Højhed.

⁷He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And [from] kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

⁸Og hvis de bindes i Lænker, fanges i Nødens Bånd,

⁸And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,

⁹så viser han dem deres Gerning, deres Synder, at de hovmodede sig,

⁹Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

¹⁰åbner deres Øre for Tugt og byder dem vende sig bort fra det onde.

¹⁰And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

¹¹Hvis de så hører og bøjer sig, da ender de deres Dage i Lykke, i liflig Fryd deres År.

¹¹If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.

¹²Men hører de ikke, falder de for Sværd og opgiver Ånden i Uforstand.

¹²And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

¹³Men vanhellige Hjerter forbitres; når han binder dem, råber de ikke om Hjælp;

¹³And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.

¹⁴i Ungdommen dør deres Sjæl, deres Liv får Mandsskøgers Lod.

¹⁴Their soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.

¹⁵Den elendige frelser han ved hans Elende og åbner hans Øre ved Trængsel.

¹⁵He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

¹⁶Men dig har Medgangen lokket, du var i Fred for Ulykkens Gab; ingen Trængsel indjog dig Skræk, fuldt var dit Bord af fede Retter.

¹⁶And also He moved thee from a strait place, [To] a broad place — no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.

¹⁷Den gudløses som kom til fulde over dig, hans retfærdige Dom greb dig fat.

¹⁷And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld — because of fury,

¹⁸Lad dig ikke lokke af Vrede til Spot eller Bødens Storhed lede dig vild!

¹⁸Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

¹⁹Kan vel dit Skrig gøre Ende på Nøden, eller det at du opbyder al din Kraft?

¹⁹Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

²⁰Ej må du længes efter Natten, som. opskræmmer Folkeslag der, hvor de er;

²⁰Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.

²¹var dig og vend dig ikke til Uret, så du foretrækker ondt for at lide.

²¹Take heed — do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.

²²Se, ophøjet er Gud i sin Vælde, hvo er en Lærer som han?

²²Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who [is] like Him — a teacher?

²³Hvo foreskrev ham hans Vej, og hvo turde sige: "Du gjorde Uret!"

²³Who hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, `Thou hast done iniquity?`

²⁴Se til at ophøje hans Værk, som Mennesker priser i Sang!

²⁴Remember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.

²⁵Alle Mennesker ser det med Fryd, skønt dødelige skuer det kun fra det fjerne.

²⁵All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.

²⁶Se, Gud er ophøjet, kan ikke ransages, Tal på hans År kan ikke fides.

²⁶Lo, God [is] high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there [is] no searching.

²⁷Thi Dråber drager han ud af Havet, i hans Tåge siver de ned som Regn,

²⁷When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

²⁸og Skyerne lader den strømme og dryppe på mange Folk.

²⁸Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

²⁹Hvo fatter mon Skyernes Vidder eller hans Boligs Bulder?

²⁹Yea, doth [any] understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?

³⁰Se, han breder sin Tåge om sig og skjuler Havets Rødder;

³⁰Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,

³¹Thi dermed nærer han Folkene, giver dem Brød i Overflod;

³¹For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.

³²han hyller sine Hænder i Lys og sender det ud imod Målet;

³²By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

³³hans Torden melder hans Komme, selv Kvæget melder hans Optræk.

³³He sheweth by it [to] his friend substance, Anger against perversity.