Job 26
1 Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Then Job answered,
2 Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!
3 Hvor har du dog raadet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How have you counselled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at faa Ordene frem, hvis Aand mon der talte af dig?
To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
“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 udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden paa intet;
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of 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 stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
13 ved hans Aande klarede Himlen op hans Haand gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
14 Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel 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?”
