Job 40
Og Herren svarede Job og sagde:
2 Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
Vil Dadleren gaa i Rette med den Almægtige? den, som anklager Gud, han svare herpaa!
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Da svarede Job Herren og sagde:
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
Se, jeg er ringe, hvad skal jeg give dig til Svar? jeg har lagt min Haand paa min Mund.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Jeg har talt een Gang, men vil ikke svare mere; og to Gange, men vil ikke blive ved.
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Og Herren svarede Job ud af Stormen og sagde:
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Bind op om dine Lænder som en Mand; jeg vil spørge dig, og undervis du mig!
8 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
Vil du gøre min Ret til intet? vil du dømme mig at være uretfærdig, for at du kan være retfærdig?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
Eller har du en Arm som Gud, og kan du tordne med Lyn som han?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Pryd dig dog med Højhed og Herlighed, og ifør dig Ære og Pragt!
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Udgyd din overstrømmende Vrede, og se til hver en hovmodig, og ydmyg ham!
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Se til hver hovmodig, og tryk ham ned, og knus de ugudelige paa deres Sted!
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Skjul dem i Støv til Hobe; fængsl deres Ansigt til Mørket!
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Og da vil ogsaa jeg bekende om dig, at din højre Haand kan frelse dig.
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
Se dog Behemoth, som jeg skabte saavel som dig, den æder Græs som en Okse.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Se nu, dens Styrke er i dens Lænder, og dens Kraft er i dens Bugs Muskler.
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
Den strækker sin Stjert ud som et Cedertræ; dens Boves Sener ere sammenslyngede.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
Benene i den ere som Kobberrør, dens Knogler ligesom en Jernstang.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
Den er den første iblandt Guds Skabninger; han, som skabte den, rakte den dens Sværd.
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
Thi Bjergene bære Foder til den, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken lege der.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Den ligger under Lotusbuske i Skjul af Rør og Dynd.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Lotusbuske dække den med Skygge; Piletræerne ved Bækken omgive den.
23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
Se, Floden bliver vældig, men den flygter ej; den er tryg, om end Jordan svulmede op og naaede dens Mund.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Kan nogen fange den lige for dens Øjne eller trække et Reb igennem dens Næse?
