Hiob 5 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

1 Beklag dig bare, så meget du vil, der er ingen, der hører dit råb. Tror du, englene vil tale din sag? 2 Vrede kan tage livet af en tåbe, deres bitterhed kan koste dem livet. 3 En tåbe kan klare sig godt for en tid, men pludselig ligger alt i ruiner. 4 Hans familie er prisgivet andres begær, der er ingen til at forsvare dem i retten. 5 De sultne kommer og stjæler hans høst, de lader intet tilbage på marken, begærlige folk overtager hans ejendele. 6 Ingen bliver straffet uden grund, ulykker kommer ikke af sig selv. 7 Nej, årsagen findes i mennesket selv, der kommer jo kun røg, hvor der er ild. 8 Derfor må du bekende din synd for Gud og lade ham være din dommer. 9 Hans visdom og storhed er grænseløs, hans undere kan man ikke tælle. 10 Han sender regn på jorden og vander både haver og marker. 11 Han rejser de ydmyge op og bringer de forliste i sikkerhed. 12 Men de listige spænder han ben for, så der intet kommer ud af deres onde planer. 13 Han fanger de kloge i deres egen snedighed, så deres kunstfærdige planer går i vasken. 14 De famler sig frem som i blinde, de kan ikke finde vej selv ved højlys dag. 15 Men de magtesløse redder han fra de stærkes kløer, han frelser dem fra de magtfuldes intriger. 16 Han giver de svage nyt håb og standser uretfærdigheden imod dem. 17 Det er en velsignelse at blive irettesat af Gud! Vær taknemmelig, når den Almægtige straffer dig! 18 For selv om han slår og sårer, så forbinder han også og helbreder. 19 Gang på gang beskytter han dig, både seks og syv gange redder han dig. 20 Under hungersnød redder han dig fra sultedøden, under krig redder han dig fra sværdets hug. 21 Han beskytter dig mod ondskabsfuld sladder og redder dig fra voldelige overfald. 22 Du kan le ad ulykker så vel som hungersnød, selv de vilde dyr behøver du ikke at frygte. 23 Markens sten skader ikke din plov, du kan passe din jord i fred for vilde dyr. 24 Du kan bo i tryghed i dit hus uden frygt for at miste dine ejendele. 25 Dine efterkommere bliver mange, så frodige som det grønne græs. 26 Som korn, der modnes, før det høstes, skal du nå en moden alder, før du dør. 27 Jeg har talt ud fra min egen erfaring, så hør efter og følg mit råd.”

English Standard Version

1 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? 2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. 3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. 4 His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. 5 The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns,* and the thirsty pant* after his* wealth. 6 For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, 7 but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. 8 “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, 9 who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: 10 he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; 11 he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. 12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. 13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. 15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. 17 “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil* shall touch you. 20 In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. 21 You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. 22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth. 23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. 24 You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. 25 You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth. 26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season. 27 Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.”*

Hiob 5 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version