Job 26
1 Da svarede Job og sagde:
Then responded Job, and said: —
2 Hvad har du hjulpet den, som ingen Kraft havde? frelste du den Arm, som ingen Styrke havde?
How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
3 Hvorledes raadede du den, som ingen Visdom havde, og kundgjorde Indsigt til Overflod?
How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
4 For hvem har du kundgjort Tale, og hvis Aande talte ud af dig?
Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
5 Dødningerne bæve neden under Vandene og deres Beboere.
The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Naked is hades before him, and there is no covering to destruction; (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udbreder Norden over det øde, han hænger Jorden paa intet.
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
8 Han binder Vandet sammen i sine Skyer, dog brister Skydækket ikke under dem.
Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
9 Han lukker for sin Trone, han udbreder sin Sky over den.
Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
10 Han har draget en Grænse oven over Vandene indtil der, hvor Lyset ender i Mørke.
A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
11 Himmelens Piller skælve og forfærdes for hans Trusel.
The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
12 Ved sin Kraft oprører han Havet, og med sin Forstand bryder han dets Hovmod.
By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
13 Ved hans Aande blive Himlene dejlige; hans Haand gennemborer den flygtende Slange.
By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath 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!
Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
