¹Moreover Elihu answered,

¹Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:

²“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

²"Hør mine Ord, I vise, I forstandige Mænd, lån mig Øre!

³For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

³Thi Øret prøver Ord, som Ganen smager på Mad;

⁴Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

⁴lad os udgranske, hvad der er Ret, med hinanden skønne, hvad der er godt!

⁵For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

⁵Job sagde jo: "Jeg er retfærdig, min Ret har Gud sat til Side;

⁶Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

⁶min Ret til Trods skal jeg være en Løgner? Skønt brødefri er jeg såret til Døden!"

⁷What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

⁷Er der mon Mage til Job? Han drikker Spot som Vand,

⁸Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

⁸søger Selskab med Udådsmænd og Omgang med gudløse Folk!

⁹For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’

⁹Thi han sagde: "Det båder ikke en Mand, at han har Venskab med Gud!"

¹⁰“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

¹⁰Derfor, I kloge, hør mig: Det være langt fra Gud af synde, fra den Almægtige at gøre ondt;

¹¹For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

¹¹nej, han gengælder Menneskets Gerning, handler med Manden efter hans Færd;

¹²Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

¹²Gud forbryder sig visselig ej, den Almægtige bøjer ej Retten!

¹³Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

¹³Hvo gav ham Tilsyn med Jorden, hvo vogter, mon hele Verden?

¹⁴If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

¹⁴Drog han sin Ånd tilbage og tog sin Ånde til sig igen,

¹⁵all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

¹⁵da udånded Kødet til Hobe, og atter blev Mennesket Støv!

¹⁶“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

¹⁶Har du Forstand, så hør derpå, lån Øre til mine Ord!

¹⁷Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?—

¹⁷Mon en, der hadede Ret, kunde styre? Dømmer du ham, den Retfærdige, Vældige?

¹⁸Who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?

¹⁸Han, som kan sige til Kongen: "Din Usling!" og "Nidding, som du er!" til Stormænd,

¹⁹Who doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

¹⁹som ikke gør Forskel til Fordel for Fyrster ej heller foretrækker rig for ringe, thi de er alle hans Hænders Værk.

²⁰In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

²⁰Brat må de dø, endda midt om Natten; de store slår han til, og borte er de, de vældige fjernes uden Menneskehånd.

²¹“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

²¹Thi Menneskets Veje er ham for Øje, han skuer alle dets Skridt;

²²There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

²²der er intet Mørke og intet Mulm, som Udådsmænd kan gemme sig i.

²³For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

²³Thi Mennesket sættes der ingen Frist til at møde i Retten for Gud;

²⁴He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

²⁴han knuser de vældige uden Forhør og sætter andre i Stedet.

²⁵Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

²⁵Jeg hævder derfor: Han ved deres Gerninger, og ved Nattetide styrter han dem;

²⁶He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

²⁶for deres Gudløshed slås de sønder, for alles Øjne tugter han dem,

²⁷because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,

²⁷fordi de veg borf fra ham og ikke regned hans Veje det mindste,

²⁸so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

²⁸så de voldte, at ringe råbte til ham, og han måtte høre de armes Skrig.

²⁹When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,

²⁹Tier han stille, hvo vil dømme ham? Skjuler han sit Åsyn, hvo vil laste ham? Over Folk og Mennesker våger han dog,

³⁰that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.

³⁰for at ikke en vanhellig skal herske, en af dem, der er Folkets Snarer.

³¹“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.

³¹Siger da en til Gud: "Fejlet har jeg, men synder ej mer,

³²Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

³²jeg ser det, lær du mig; har jeg gjort Uret, jeg gør det ej mer!"

³³Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.

³³skal han da gøre Gengæld, fordi du vil det, fordi du indvender noget? Ja du, ikke jeg, skal afgøre det, så sig da nu, hvad du ved!

³⁴Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

³⁴Kloge Folk vil sige til mig som og vise Mænd, der hører mig:

³⁵‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

³⁵"Job taler ikke med Indsigt, hans Ord er uoverlagte!

³⁶I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

³⁶Gid Job uden Ophør må prøves, fordi han svarer som slette Folk!

³⁷For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”

³⁷Thi han dynger Synd på Synd, han optræder hovent iblandt os og fremfører mange Ord imod Gud!"