Job 26
1 Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Then Job answered and said,
2 Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
“How you have helped one who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!
3 Hvor har du dog raadet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How you have advised one who has no wisdom and announced to him sound knowledge!
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at faa Ordene frem, hvis Aand mon der talte af dig?
With whose help have you spoken these words? Whose spirit was it that came out from you?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
The dead are made to tremble, those who are beneath the waters and all who dwell in them.
Sheol is naked before God; destruction itself has no covering against him. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden paa intet;
He stretches out the northern skies over the empty space, and he hangs the earth over nothing.
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, but the clouds are not torn under them.
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
He covers the surface of the moon and spreads his clouds on it.
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
He has engraved a circular boundary on the surface of the waters as the line between light and darkness.
11 Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
He calmed the sea with his power; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.
13 ved hans Aande klarede Himlen op hans Haand gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his breath he made the skies clear; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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 but the fringes of his ways; how small a whisper do we hear of him! Who can understand the thunder of his power?”
