Job 40
1 Og Herren svarede Job og sagde:
And the Lord God answered Job, and said,
2 Vil Dadleren gaa i Rette med den Almægtige? den, som anklager Gud, han svare herpaa!
Will [any one] pervert judgement with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.
3 Da svarede Job Herren og sagde:
And Job answered and said to the Lord,
4 Se, jeg er ringe, hvad skal jeg give dig til Svar? jeg har lagt min Haand paa min Mund.
Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Jeg har talt een Gang, men vil ikke svare mere; og to Gange, men vil ikke blive ved.
I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.
6 Og Herren svarede Job ud af Stormen og sagde:
And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],
7 Bind op om dine Lænder som en Mand; jeg vil spørge dig, og undervis du mig!
Nay, gird up now your loins like a man; and I will ask you, and do you answer me.
8 Vil du gøre min Ret til intet? vil du dømme mig at være uretfærdig, for at du kan være retfærdig?
Do not set aside my judgement: and do you think that I have dealt with you in any other way, than that you might appear to be righteous?
9 Eller har du en Arm som Gud, og kan du tordne med Lyn som han?
Hast you an arm like the Lord's? or do you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Pryd dig dog med Højhed og Herlighed, og ifør dig Ære og Pragt!
Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe yourself with glory and honour.
11 Udgyd din overstrømmende Vrede, og se til hver en hovmodig, og ydmyg ham!
And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.
12 Se til hver hovmodig, og tryk ham ned, og knus de ugudelige paa deres Sted!
Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.
13 Skjul dem i Støv til Hobe; fængsl deres Ansigt til Mørket!
And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.
14 Og da vil ogsaa jeg bekende om dig, at din højre Haand kan frelse dig.
[Then] will I confess that your right hand can save [you].
15 Se dog Behemoth, som jeg skabte saavel som dig, den æder Græs som en Okse.
But now look at the wild beasts with you; they eat grass like oxen.
16 Se nu, dens Styrke er i dens Lænder, og dens Kraft er i dens Bugs Muskler.
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 Den strækker sin Stjert ud som et Cedertræ; dens Boves Sener ere sammenslyngede.
He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.
18 Benene i den ere som Kobberrør, dens Knogler ligesom en Jernstang.
His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is [as] cast iron.
19 Den er den første iblandt Guds Skabninger; han, som skabte den, rakte den dens Sværd.
This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.
20 Thi Bjergene bære Foder til den, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken lege der.
And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
21 Den ligger under Lotusbuske i Skjul af Rør og Dynd.
He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
22 Lotusbuske dække den med Skygge; Piletræerne ved Bækken omgive den.
And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and [so do] the bushes of the field.
23 Se, Floden bliver vældig, men den flygter ej; den er tryg, om end Jordan svulmede op og naaede dens Mund.
If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
24 Kan nogen fange den lige for dens Øjne eller trække et Reb igennem dens Næse?
[Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [one] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.
