Job 41
1 Kan du trække Krokodillen op med Krog og binde dens Tunge med Snøre?
Canst thou draw out the crocodile with a fishhook? or cause his tongue to sink into the batted rope?
2 Kan du mon stikke et Siv i dens Snude, bore en Krog igennem dens Kæber?
Canst thou put a reed through his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 Mon den vil trygle dig længe og give dig gode Ord?
Will he address many supplications unto thee? or will he speak submissively unto thee?
4 Mon den vil indgaa en Pagt med dig, saa du faar den til Træl for evigt?
Will he make a covenant with thee? that thou couldst take him as a servant for ever?
5 Han du mon lege med den som en Fugl og tøjre den for dine Pigebørn?
Canst thou play with him as with a bird? and tie him up for thy maidens?
6 Falbyder Fiskerlauget den og stykker den ud mellem Sælgerne?
Can companions waylay him? can they divide him among merchants?
7 Mon du kan spække dens Hud med Kroge og med Harpuner dens Hoved?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? and [pierce] with a fish-spear his head?
8 Læg dog engang din Haand paa den! Du vil huske den Kamp og gør det ej mer.
Lay thy hand upon him; think of the battle: thou wilt never do it again.
9 Det Haab vilde blive til Skamme, alene ved Synet laa du der.
Behold, his expectation was deceived: even at his mere sight is he cast down.
10 Ingen drister sig til at tirre den, hvem holder Stand imod den?
None is so daring that he would stir him up: and who is there that will stand up before me?
11 Hvem møder den og slipper fra det hvem under hele Himlen?
Who hath shown me favor, that I should repay him! whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.—
12 Jeg tier ej om dens Lemmer, hvor stærk den er, hvor smukt den er skabt.
I will not conceal [the account of] his limbs, nor the relation of his might, nor the grace of his proportion.
13 Hvem har trukket dens Klædning af, trængt ind i dens dobbelte Panser?
Who hath ever laid open the front of his garment? or who can penetrate into his double row of teeth?
14 Hvem har aabnet dens Ansigts Døre? Rundt om dens Tænder er Rædsel.
Who hath opened the doors of his face? all round about his teeth abideth terror.
15 Dens Ryg er Reder af Skjolde, dens Bryst er et Segl af Sten;
What pride is there in [his] strong shields; he is locked up as with a close seal.
16 de sidder tæt ved hverandre, Luft kommer ikke ind derimellem;
One is joined to another; and no breath can come between them.
17 de hænger fast ved hverandre, uadskilleligt griber de ind i hverandre.
They are fitted closely one to another: they are interlocked, that they cannot be severed.
18 Dens Nysen fremkalder straalende Lys, som Morgenrødens Øjenlaag er dens Øjne.
From his sneezing there beameth forth a light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning-dawn.
19 Ud af dens Gab farer Fakler, Ildgnister spruder der frem.
Out of his mouth issue burning torches, sparks of fire escape [therefrom].
20 Em staar ud af dens Næsebor som af en ophedet, kogende Kedel.
Out of his nostrils cometh forth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 Dens Aande tænder som glødende Kul, Luer staar ud af dens Gab.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame cometh out of his mouth.
22 Styrken bor paa dens Hals, og Angsten hopper foran den.
In his neck abideth strength, and before him danceth terror joyfully.
23 Tæt sidder Kødets Knuder, som støbt til Kroppen; de rokkes ikke;
The flakes of his flesh are fitted closely together: they are as molten metal on him, immovable.
24 fast som Sten er dens Hjerte støbt, fast som den nederste Møllesten.
His heart is firm like a stone: yea, as firm as the nether millstone.
25 Naar den rejser sig, gyser Helte, fra Sans og Samling gaar de af Skræk.
At his lifting himself up the mighty are terrified: the waves also are lessened.
26 Angriberens Sværd holder ikke Stand, ej Kastevaaben, Spyd eller Pil.
If one overtake him with the sword, it cannot hold; nor the spear, the dart, and armor.
27 Jern regner den kun for Halm og Kobber for trøsket Træ;
He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
28 Buens Søn slaar den ikke paa Flugt, Slyngens Sten bliver Straa for den,
The child of the bow cannot make him flee: into stubble are slingstones changed unto him.
29 Stridskøllen regnes for Rør, den ler ad det svirrende Spyd.
Clubs are esteemed as stubble, and he laugheth at the whirring of the lance.
30 Paa Bugen er der skarpe Rande, dens Spor i Dyndet er som Tærskeslædens;
Beneath him are sharp-pointed potsherds, he spreadeth out, [as it were, a] threshing-roller upon the mire.
31 Dybet faar den i Kog som en Gryde, en Salvekedel gør den af Floden;
He causeth the deep to boil like a pot: he rendereth the sea like an apothecary's mixture.
32 bag den er der en lysende Sti, Dybet synes som Sølverhaar.
Behind him he causeth his pathway to shine, [so that] men esteem the deep to be hoary.
33 Dens Lige findes ikke paa Jord, den er skabt til ikke at frygte.
There is none upon earth that ruleth over him, who is made to be without dread.
34 Alt, hvad højt er, ræddes for den, den er Konge over alle stolte Dyr.
He looketh upon all that is high: he is the king over all the ravenous beasts.
