Job 26

1 Job replied,

Da svarede Job og sagde:

2 “How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.

Hvad har du hjulpet den, som ingen Kraft havde? frelste du den Arm, som ingen Styrke havde?

3 What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.

Hvorledes raadede du den, som ingen Visdom havde, og kundgjorde Indsigt til Overflod?

4 Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?

For hvem har du kundgjort Tale, og hvis Aande talte ud af dig?

5 The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.

Dødningerne bæve neden under Vandene og deres Beboere.

6 Sheol lies naked before God, Abaddon is uncovered. (Sheol h7585)

Dødsriget ligger blottet for ham, og Afgrunden har intet Skjul. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.

Han udbreder Norden over det øde, han hænger Jorden paa intet.

8 He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.

Han binder Vandet sammen i sine Skyer, dog brister Skydækket ikke under dem.

9 He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.

Han lukker for sin Trone, han udbreder sin Sky over den.

10 On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.

Han har draget en Grænse oven over Vandene indtil der, hvor Lyset ender i Mørke.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.

Himmelens Piller skælve og forfærdes for hans Trusel.

12 He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.

Ved sin Kraft oprører han Havet, og med sin Forstand bryder han dets Hovmod.

13 The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.

Ved hans Aande blive Himlene dejlige; hans Haand gennemborer den flygtende Slange.

14 This is just a little of all he does—what we hear of him is hardly a whisper, so who can understand his thunderous power?”

Se, disse ere de yderste Grænser af hans Veje, og hvor svag er Lyden af det Ord, som vi have hørt deraf? Men hans Vældes Torden — hvo forstaar den!