Job 26
1 Da svarede Job og sagde:
Then Job answered:
2 Hvad har du hjulpet den, som ingen Kraft havde? frelste du den Arm, som ingen Styrke havde?
“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
3 Hvorledes raadede du den, som ingen Visdom havde, og kundgjorde Indsigt til Overflod?
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
4 For hvem har du kundgjort Tale, og hvis Aande talte ud af dig?
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
5 Dødningerne bæve neden under Vandene og deres Beboere.
The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udbreder Norden over det øde, han hænger Jorden paa intet.
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 Han binder Vandet sammen i sine Skyer, dog brister Skydækket ikke under dem.
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
9 Han lukker for sin Trone, han udbreder sin Sky over den.
He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
10 Han har draget en Grænse oven over Vandene indtil der, hvor Lyset ender i Mørke.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
11 Himmelens Piller skælve og forfærdes for hans Trusel.
The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
12 Ved sin Kraft oprører han Havet, og med sin Forstand bryder han dets Hovmod.
By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 Ved hans Aande blive Himlene dejlige; hans Haand gennemborer den flygtende Slange.
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Se, disse ere de yderste Grænser af hans Veje, og hvor svag er Lyden af det Ord, som vi have hørt deraf? Men hans Vældes Torden — hvo forstaar den!
Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
