< Job 26 >

1 Then Job answered:
Et Job répondit et dit:
2 “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
Comme tu as aidé la faiblesse, soutenu le bras débile!
3 How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
Comme tu as conseillé l'ignorance, et montré beaucoup de lumières!
4 To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
A qui s'adressaient tes propos? et qui t'inspirait ce que tu as énoncé?
5 The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
Devant Lui les Ombres tremblent, au-dessous des eaux et de leurs habitants.
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
Les Enfers sont à nu devant Lui, et rien ne Lui masque l'abîme. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
Il étendit l'Aquilon au-dessus du vide; la terre est suspendue sur le néant.
8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
Il serra les eaux dans ses nues, et sous leur poids le nuage n'éclate pas;
9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
Il cache l'aspect de son trône, et Il l'enveloppe de sa nuée.
10 He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Il traça sur les eaux une limite circulaire, au point où la lumière confine aux ténèbres.
11 The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.
Les colonnes des Cieux s'ébranlent, et s'étonnent à sa voix menaçante.
12 By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
Par sa force, Il soulève la mer, et par sa sagesse, Il en abat l'orgueil.
13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
Son souffle rassérène le ciel, et sa main transperce le dragon qui fuit.
14 Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
Ce sont là les bords de ses voies. Qu'il est faible le bruit qu'en saisit notre oreille! et le tonnerre de sa puissance, qui est-ce qui l'entend?

< Job 26 >