Ēlīhu slavina Dieva darbus pie cilvēkiem
1 Un Ēlīhu runāja vēl, sacīdams:
2 “Pagaidi brīdi, ka bilstu tev –
jo Dievam vēl ir vārdi!
3 Notālēm savu domu sākšu,
atzīšu – taisnība manam Radītājam!
4 Paties, manos vārdos nav melu,
viszinīgs vīrs tavā priekšā!
5 Redzi, Dievs ir dižens,
bet viņš neatstumj –
dižens viņš savā sirdsspēkā!
6 Ļaundarus viņš neatstāj dzīvus,
bet nabagiem tiesu dod.
7 Neatrauj skatienu no taisnajiem,
ar ķēniņiem tronī sēdina tos,
uz mūžiem tos paaugstina.
8 Bet, ja tie saistīti važām,
ja tie posta pinekļos tverti,
9 viņš tiem parāda viņu darbus
un vainas – ka viņi dižojušies!
10 Viņš pamācībai atver to ausis,
sauc novērsties no nelietības.
11 Ja tie uzklausa un viņam kalpo,
labi beidzas to dienas
un līksmībā paiet to gadi.
12 Ja nepaklausa, no šķēpa tie krīt
un iznīkst pat neapjēguši.
13 Bezgožu sirdis dusmas tur,
tie pat nebrēc, kad viņš tos sien,
14 to dvēseles jaunībā mirst,
dzīve tiem īsa kā tempļa prostitūtām .
15 Ciest likdams, viņš cietēju glābj,
spaidos Dievs tiem atdara ausis.
16 Tevi viņš izvilktu no moku rīkles
plašumā, kur spaidu nav!
Tavs galds būtu taukuma pilns!
17 Bet tu kā ļaundaris tiesāties nāc,
tiesa un spriedums nāks pār tevi!
18 Lai dusmas nedara tevi par ņirgu –
pat par ķīlu tu neizpirksies!
19 Vai tavi brēcieni līdzēs bēdās,
kaut tu nopūlies ar visu spēku?
20 Neilgojies tās nakts,
kad tautas celsies no savas vietas!
21 Sargies pievērsties netaisnībai –
tāpēc jau tu ciešanu pārbaudīts!
22 Redzi, augsts ir Dievs savā spēkā,
kas vēl tāds skolotājs kā viņš?
23 Kas rādīs viņam, kur viņa ceļš,
kas sacīs: tu dari netaisnību! –
24 Atceries cildināt viņa darbus,
ko visi cilvēki apdzied, –
25 visi ļaudis tos redzējuši,
pa gabalu cilvēks noskatās tajos!
26 Redzi, Dievs ir liels –
mums to neizdibināt,
viņa gadu skaits nav izzināms.
27 Viņš salasa ūdens lāses,
lietu smidzina no savas miglas,
28 no padebešiem tas lās,
pil pār ļaužu pūļiem.
29 Paties, kas apjēgs, kā mākoņi plešas,
kā pērkoni dārd viņa teltī?
30 Redzi, savus zibšņus viņš šķiež
un jūras dzīles viņš aizklāj.
31 Tā viņš tiesā tautas,
iztiku dod papilnam.
32 Savām plaukstām viņš zibšņus sedz
un pavēl tiem, kur spert.
33 Pērkona dārdi par viņu vēstī,
ganāmpulki jūt, ka viņš nāk.
1-2 Be patient and listen a little longer
to what I am saying on God's behalf.
3 My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know
to show that God, my Creator, is just.
4 Nothing I say to you is false;
you see before you a truly wise man.
5 How strong God is! He despises no one;
there is nothing he doesn't understand.
6 He does not let sinners live on,
and he always treats the poor with justice.
7 He protects those who are righteous;
he allows them to rule like kings
and lets them be honored forever.
8 But if people are bound in chains,
suffering for what they have done,
9 God shows them their sins and their pride.
10 He makes them listen to his warning
to turn away from evil.
11 If they obey God and serve him,
they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.
12 But if not, they will die in ignorance
and cross the stream into the world of the dead.
13 Those who are godless keep on being angry,
and even when punished, they don't pray for help.
14 They die while they are still young,
worn out by a life of disgrace.
15 But God teaches people through suffering
and uses distress to open their eyes.
16 God brought you out of trouble,
and let you enjoy security;
your table was piled high with food.
17 But now you are being punished as you deserve.
18 Be careful not to let bribes deceive you,
or riches lead you astray.
19 It will do you no good to cry out for help;
all your strength can't help you now.
20 Don't wish for night to come,
the time when nations will perish.
21 Be careful not to turn to evil;
your suffering was sent to keep you from it.
22 Remember how great is God's power;
he is the greatest teacher of all.
23 No one can tell God what to do
or accuse him of doing evil.
24 He has always been praised for what he does;
you also must praise him.
25 Everyone has seen what he has done;
but we can only watch from a distance.
26 We cannot fully know his greatness
or count the number of his years.
27 It is God who takes water from the earth
and turns it into drops of rain.
28 He lets the rain pour from the clouds
in showers for all human beings.
29 No one knows how the clouds move
or how the thunder roars
through the sky, where God dwells.
30 He sends lightning through all the sky,
but the depths of the sea remain dark.
31 This is how he feeds the people
and provides an abundance of food.
32 He seizes the lightning with his hands
and commands it to hit the mark.
33 Thunder announces the approaching storm,
and the cattle know it is coming.
