1 Da svarte Bildad fra Sjuah og sa,

Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,

2 Hvor lenge vil du fortsette å snakke? Skaff visdom, så kan vi si hva vi mener.

How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.

3 Hvorfor ser du på oss som dyr, uvitende og tåpelige?

Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?

4 Kom tilbake nå, kom: Du som plager deg selv i din lidenskap, vil jorden bli gitt opp for din skyld, eller en stein flyttet fra sin plass?

But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

5 For syndernes lys slukkes, og flammen fra hans ild skinner ikke.

For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

6 Lyset er mørkt i hans telt, og lyset som skinner over ham er slukket.

The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

7 Stegene av hans styrke blir korte, og ved hans planlegging overveldes han av ødeleggelse.

The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

8 Hans føtter føres inn i nettet, og han går rett i snorene.

His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.

9 Hans fot fanges i nettet; han fanges i grepet.

His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.

10 Den skjulte snoren ligger under jorden for å fange ham, og snoren er lagt i veien hans.

The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

11 Han er omgitt av frykt fra alle kanter, de jager ham ved hvert steg.

He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.

12 Hans styrke svekkes av mangel på mat, og ødeleggelse venter på hans fallende skritt.

His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.

13 Hans hud er ødelagt av sykdom, og kroppen hans er mat for de verste sykdommer.

His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.

14 Han blir trukket ut av sitt telt hvor han var trygg, og han føres bort til fryktens konge.

He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears.

15 I hans telt vil det vises noe som ikke er hans, brennende stein kastes på hans hus.

In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.

16 Under jorden tørker hans røtter, og over det blir hans grener kuttet av.

Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

17 Hans minne er borte fra jorden, og ute i landet er det ingen kunnskap om hans navn.

His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

18 Han sendes bort fra lyset inn i mørket; han drives ut av verden.

He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.

19 Han har ingen etterkommere eller slekt blant sitt folk, og i hans bosted finnes ingen med hans navn.

He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.

20 Over hans skjebne blir de i vest sjokkerte, og de i øst blir overveldet av frykt.

At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.

21 Sannelig, dette er de ugudeliges boliger, og dette er stedet for den som er uten kunnskap om Gud.

Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.