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 have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
3 Hvorledes raadede du den, som ingen Visdom havde, og kundgjorde Indsigt til Overflod?
How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 For hvem har du kundgjort Tale, og hvis Aande talte ud af dig?
To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
5 Dødningerne bæve neden under Vandene og deres Beboere.
“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live 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, and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 Han binder Vandet sammen i sine Skyer, dog brister Skydækket ikke under dem.
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
9 Han lukker for sin Trone, han udbreder sin Sky over den.
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
10 Han har draget en Grænse oven over Vandene indtil der, hvor Lyset ender i Mørke.
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
11 Himmelens Piller skælve og forfærdes for hans Trusel.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 Ved sin Kraft oprører han Havet, og med sin Forstand bryder han dets Hovmod.
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
13 Ved hans Aande blive Himlene dejlige; hans Haand gennemborer den flygtende Slange.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift 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!
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
