Ēlīhu nosoda paštaisnību
1 Un Ēlīhu runāja vēl, sacīdams:
2 “Vai tu domā, ka tev taisnība,
kad saki: par Dievu es taisnāks? –
3 Tu prasi: kāds labums man,
ko es gūtu, ja negrēkotu? –
4 Atspēkošu es tevi vārdiem
un ar tevi kopā tavus draugus:
5 paskaties debesīs un raugi,
uzlūko padebešus augstu pār tevi!
6 Kaut tu grēkotu, kas viņam par to?
Ja pilns tu nedarbu, kas viņam no tā?
7 Ja tu taisns, ko viņam tas dod,
vai viņš ko ņem no tavas rokas?
8 Tādiem kā tu tavs negantums,
tavs taisnums tik cilvēku dēliem ko vērts.
9 Tie kliedz, ka varmāku daudz,
tie brēc zem spēkoņu rokas,
10 neprasa: kur ir Dievs, mans Radītājs,
kas dāvā dziesmas naktī,
11 liek mums mācīties no zemes zvēriem,
no debesu putniem gudrību aizgūt? –
12 Tad tie kliedz, bet viņš neatbild,
jo ļaundari pārlieku lepni,
13 bet Dievs neklausās niecībā,
Visuvarenais tos pat nemana!
14 Tu sūdzies, ka redzēt viņu nedabū?
Viņam pieder tiesa – tad gaidi viņu!
15 Kad nu viņš aiztaupa savas dusmas,
kad viņš ne dikti blēņdari tirda –
16 Ījabs dēļ niekiem vārsta muti,
bez sajēgas vairo vārdus!”
1-2 It is not right, Job, for you to say
that you are innocent in God's sight,
3 or to ask God, “How does my sin affect you?
What have I gained by not sinning?”
4 I am going to answer you and your friends too.
5 Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are!
6 If you sin, that does no harm to God.
If you do wrong many times, does that affect him?
7 Do you help God by being so righteous?
There is nothing God needs from you.
8 Others suffer from your sins,
and the good you do helps them.
9 When people are oppressed, they groan;
they cry for someone to save them.
10 But they don't turn to God, their Creator,
who gives them hope in their darkest hours.
11 They don't turn to God, who makes us wise,
wiser than any animal or bird.
12 They cry for help, but God doesn't answer,
for they are proud and evil.
13 It is useless for them to cry out;
Almighty God does not see or hear them.
14 Job, you say you can't see God;
but wait patiently—your case is before him.
15 You think that God does not punish,
that he pays little attention to sin.
16 It is useless for you to go on talking;
it is clear you don't know what you are saying.
