Job 26
1 Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Then responded Job, and said: —
2 "Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?
3 Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
The shades, tremble, beneath the waters and their inhabitants;
Naked is hades before him, and there is no covering to destruction; (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
A, boundary, hath he encircled on the face of the waters, as far as where light ends in darkness;
11 Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:
13 ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath 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?
Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
