¹So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

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

²Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

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

³Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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

⁴Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

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

⁵When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

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

⁶Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, “I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.

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;

⁷I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

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

⁸But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

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

⁹It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

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

¹⁰Therefore I said, ‘Listen to me; I also will show my opinion.’

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

¹¹“Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say.

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

¹²Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

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

¹³Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom, God may refute him, not man;’

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

¹⁴for he has not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches.

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

¹⁵“They are amazed. They answer no more. They don’t have a word to say.

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

¹⁶Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

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

¹⁷I also will answer my part, and I also will show my opinion.

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

¹⁸For I am full of words. The spirit within me constrains me.

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

¹⁹Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent; like new wineskins it is ready to burst.

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

²⁰I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.

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

²¹Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.

²¹Forskel gør jeg ikke og smigrer ikke for nogen;

²²For I don’t know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.

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