Job, 34

1. After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:

1. Elihu nastavi svoju besjedu i reèe:

2. May the wise hear my words, and may the educated listen to me.

2. "I vi, mudraci, èujte što æu reæi, vi, ljudi umni, poslušajte mene,

3. For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.

3. jer uši nam prosuðuju besjede isto kao što nepce hranu kuša.

4. Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.

4. Zajedno ispitajmo što je pravo i razmislimo skupa što je dobro.

5. For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.

5. Job je utvrdio: 'Ja sam pravedan, ali Bog meni pravdu uskraæuje.

6. For, within my judgment, there is a lie: my vehement barbs are without any sin.”

6. U pravu sam, a lašcem prave mene, nasmrt prostrijeljen, a bez krivnje svoje!'

7. What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,

7. Zar gdje èovjeka ima poput Joba koji porugu pije kao vodu,

8. who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men?

8. sa zlikovcima koji skupa hodi i s opakima isti dijeli put?

9. For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”

9. On tvrdi: 'Kakva korist je èovjeku od tog što Bogu ugoditi želi?'

10. Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.

10. Stoga me èujte, vi ljudi pametni! Od Boga zlo je veoma daleko i nepravednost od Svemoguæega,

11. For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.

11. te on èovjeku plaæa po djelima, daje svakom po njegovu vladanju.

12. For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.

12. Odista, Bog zla nikada ne èini, niti Svesilni kad izvræe pravo.

13. What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?

13. TÓa tko je njemu povjerio zemlju i vasioni svijet tko je stvorio?

14. But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.

14. Kad bi on dah svoj u se povukao, kad bi èitav svoj duh k sebi vratio,

15. All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.

15. sva biæa bi odjednom izdahnula i u prah bi se pretvorio èovjek.

16. Therefore, if you have understanding, hear what is said, and heed the sound of my eloquence.

16. Ako razuma imaš, slušaj ovo, prikloni uho glasu rijeèi mojih.

17. Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected? And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?

17. Može li vladat' koji mrzi pravo? Najpravednijeg hoæeš li osudit'? -

18. He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.

18. Onog koji kaže kralju: 'Nitkove!' a odlièniku govori: 'Zlikovèe!'

19. He does not accept the reputation of leaders; nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor. For all are the work of his hands.

19. Koji nije spram knezovima pristran i jednak mu je ubog i moguænik, jer oni su djelo ruku njegovih?

20. They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be taken away without a hand.

20. Zaglave za tren, usred gluhe noæi: komešaju se narodi, prolaze; ni od èije ruke moæni padaju.

21. For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he examines all of their steps.

21. Jer, on nadzire pute èovjekove, pazi nad svakim njegovim korakom.

22. There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.

22. Nema toga mraka niti crne tmine gdje bi se mogli zlikovci sakriti.

23. For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.

23. Bog nikome unaprijed ne kaže kada æe na sud pred njega stupiti.

24. He will break into many innumerable pieces, and he will cause others to stand up in their place.

24. Bez saslušanja on satire jake i stavlja druge na njihovo mjesto.

25. For he knows their works, and, as a result, he will bring the night, and they will be crushed.

25. TÓa odveæ dobro poznaje im djela! Sred noæi on ih obara i gazi.

26. Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.

26. Æuškom ih bije zbog zloæe njihove na mjestu gdje ih svi vidjeti mogu.

27. They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,

27. Jer prestadoše za njime hoditi, zanemariše putove njegove

28. so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.

28. goneæ uboge da vape do njega i potlaèene da k njemu leleèu.

29. For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?

29. Al' miruje li, tko da njega gane? Zastre li lice, tko ga vidjet' može?

30. He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.

30. Nad pucima bdi k'o i nad èovjekom da ne zavlada tko narod zavodi.

31. Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.

31. Kada bezbožnik Bogu svome kaže: 'Zavedoše me, više griješit neæu.

32. If I have erred, you may teach me; if I have spoken unfairly, I will add no more.

32. Ne uviðam li, ti me sad pouèi, i ako sam kad nepravdu èinio, ubuduæe ja èiniti je neæu!'

33. Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.

33. Misliš da Bog mora njega kazniti, dok ti zamisli njegove prezireš? Al' kada ti odluèuješ, a ne ja, mudrost nam svoju istresi dÓe sada!

34. Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.

34. Svi ljudi umni sa mnom æe se složit' i svatko razuman koji èuje mene:

35. But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching.

35. Nepromišljeno Job je govorio, u rijeèima mu neima mudrosti.

36. My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.

36. Stoga, nek' se Job dokraja iskuša, jer odgovara poput zlikovaca;

37. For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless, let him be constrained to be among us, and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.

37. a svom grijehu još pobunu domeæe, meðu nama on plješæe dlanovima i hule svoje na Boga gomila."