< Job 26 >
1 Then Job made answer and said,
Job antwoordde, en sprak
2 How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!
Hoe goed weet ge den zwakke te helpen, De krachteloze arm te stutten?
3 How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!
Hoe weet ge den onwetende raad te geven, En wat wijze lessen spreidt ge ten toon?
4 To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?
Met wiens hulp hebt ge uw woord gesproken Wiens geest is van u uitgegaan?
5 The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.
De schimmen beven onder de aarde De wateren sidderen met die erin wonen;
6 The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil. (Sheol )
Het dodenrijk ligt naakt voor zijn oog, De onderwereld zonder bedekking. (Sheol )
7 By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
Hij spant het Noorden over de baaierd, Hangt de aarde boven het niet;
8 By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
Hij knevelt de wateren in zijn zwerk, De wolken bersten niet onder haar last;
9 By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
Hij bedekt het gelaat der volle maan, En spreidt er zijn nevel over uit.
10 By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.
Hij trekt een kring langs de waterspiegel, Waar het licht aan de duisternis grenst;
11 The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.
De zuilen van de hemel staan te waggelen, Rillen van angst voor zijn donderende stem.
12 By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
Hij zwiept de zee door zijn kracht, Ranselt Ráhab door zijn beleid;
13 By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.
Zijn adem blaast de hemel schoon, Zijn hand doorboort de vluchtende Slang!
14 See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
Is dit nog enkel de zoom van zijn wegen Hoe weinig verstaan wij ervan, En wie begrijpt dan de kracht van zijn donder?