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18 Så tog Sjuhiten Bildad til Orde og sagde: "Så gør dog en Ende på dine Ord, kom til Fornuft og lad os tale! Hvi skal vi regnes for Kvæg og stå som umælende i dine Øjne? 4 Du, som i Vrede sønderslider din Sjæl, skal for din Skyld Jorden blive øde og Klippen flyttes fra sit Sted?

Nej, den gudløses Lys bliver slukt, hans Ildslue giver ej Lys; Lyset i hans Telt går ud, og hans Lampe slukkes for ham; hans kraftige Skridt bliver korte, han falder for eget Råd; thi hans Fod drives ind i Nettet, på Fletværk vandrer han frem, Fælden griber om Hælen, Garnet holder ham fast; 10 Snaren er skjult i Jorden for ham og Saksen på hans Sti; 11 Rædsler skræmmer ham alle Vegne og kyser ham Skridt for Skridt: 12 Ulykken hungrer efter ham, Undergang lurer på hans Fald: 13 Dødens førstefødte æder hans Lemmer, æder hans Legemes Lemmer; 14 han rives bort fra sit Telt, sin Fortrøstning; den styrer hans Skridt til Rædslernes Konge; 15 i hans Telt har Undergang hjemme, Svovl strøs ud på hans Bolig; 16 nedentil tørrer hans Rødder, oventil visner hans Grene; 17 hans Minde svinder fra Jord, på Gaden nævnes ikke hans Navn; 18 man støder ham ud fra Lys i Mørket og driver ham bort fra Jorderig; 19 i sit Folk har han ikke Afkom og Æt, i hans Hjem er der ingen tilbage; 20 de i Vester stivner ved hans Skæbnedag, de i Øst bliver slagne af Rædsel. 21 Ja, således går det den lovløses Bolig, dens Hjem, der ej kender Gud!

Bildad

18 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:

“When will you end these speeches?(B)
    Be sensible, and then we can talk.
Why are we regarded as cattle(C)
    and considered stupid in your sight?(D)
You who tear yourself(E) to pieces in your anger,(F)
    is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
    Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(G)

“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(H)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(I)
The light in his tent(J) becomes dark;(K)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(L)
The vigor(M) of his step is weakened;(N)
    his own schemes(O) throw him down.(P)
His feet thrust him into a net;(Q)
    he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(R) holds him fast.(S)
10 A noose(T) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(U) lies in his path.(V)
11 Terrors(W) startle him on every side(X)
    and dog(Y) his every step.
12 Calamity(Z) is hungry(AA) for him;
    disaster(AB) is ready for him when he falls.(AC)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(AD)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(AE)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(AF)
    and marched off to the king(AG) of terrors.(AH)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(AI)
    burning sulfur(AJ) is scattered over his dwelling.
16 His roots dry up below(AK)
    and his branches wither above.(AL)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(AM)
    he has no name(AN) in the land.(AO)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(AP)
    and is banished(AQ) from the world.(AR)
19 He has no offspring(AS) or descendants(AT) among his people,
    no survivor(AU) where once he lived.(AV)
20 People of the west are appalled(AW) at his fate;(AX)
    those of the east are seized with horror.
21 Surely such is the dwelling(AY) of an evil man;(AZ)
    such is the place(BA) of one who does not know God.”(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains