Job 26
1 Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Then Job made answer and said,
2 Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
3 Hvor har du dog raadet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at faa Ordene frem, hvis Aand mon der talte af dig?
To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.
The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden paa intet;
By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
11 Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
13 ved hans Aande klarede Himlen op hans Haand gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
14 Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
