Job 26
1 Så 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 hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
3 Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
The under-world is naked before him, And destruction is without covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, 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 confounded at his rebuke.
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
13 ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed 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?
Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
