Job 26
1 Da svarede Job og sagde:
Then Job answered and said:
2 Hvad har du hjulpet den, som ingen Kraft havde? frelste du den Arm, som ingen Styrke havde?
How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
3 Hvorledes raadede du den, som ingen Visdom havde, og kundgjorde Indsigt til Overflod?
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
4 For hvem har du kundgjort Tale, og hvis Aande talte ud af dig?
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
5 Dødningerne bæve neden under Vandene og deres Beboere.
Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udbreder Norden over det øde, han hænger Jorden paa intet.
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 Han binder Vandet sammen i sine Skyer, dog brister Skydækket ikke under dem.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 Han lukker for sin Trone, han udbreder sin Sky over den.
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
10 Han har draget en Grænse oven over Vandene indtil der, hvor Lyset ender i Mørke.
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
11 Himmelens Piller skælve og forfærdes for hans Trusel.
The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
12 Ved sin Kraft oprører han Havet, og med sin Forstand bryder han dets Hovmod.
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
13 Ved hans Aande blive Himlene dejlige; hans Haand gennemborer den flygtende Slange.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed 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!
Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
