Job 26
1 Job replied,
Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:
2 “How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
3 What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
Hvor har du dog raadet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
4 Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
Hvem hjalp dig med at faa Ordene frem, hvis Aand mon der talte af dig?
5 The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
blottet er Dødsriget for ham, Afgrunden uden Dække. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden paa intet;
8 He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
9 He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
10 On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
12 He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
13 The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
ved hans Aande klarede Himlen op hans Haand gennembored 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, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
