Job 40
1 God continued speaking to Job.
Og HERREN svarede Job og sagde:
2 “Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
Vil den trættekære tvistes med den Almægtige? Han, som revser Gud, han svare herpå!
3 Job answered the Lord,
Da svarede Job HERREN og sagde:
4 “Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
Se, jeg er ringe, hvad skal jeg svare? Jeg lægger min Hånd på min Mund!
5 I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
Een Gang har jeg talt, gentager det ikke, to Gange, men gør det ej mer!
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Da svarede HERREN Job ud fra Stormvejret og sagde:
7 “Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
"Omgjord som en Mand dine Lænder, jeg vil spørge, og du skal lære mig!
8 Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
Mon du vil gøre min Ret til intet, dømme mig, for af du selv kan få Ret?
9 Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
Har du en Arm som Gud, kan du tordne med Brag som han?
10 Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
Smyk dig med Højhed og Storhed, klæd dig i Glans og Herlighed!
11 Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
Udgyd din Vredes Strømme, slå de stolte ned med et Blik,
12 Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
bøj med et Blik de stolte og knus på Stedet de gudløse,
13 Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
skjul dem i Støvet til Hobe og lænk deres Åsyn i Skjulet!
14 Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
Så vil jeg også love dig for Sejren, din højre har vundet.
15 Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
Se Nilhesten! Den har jeg skabt såvel som dig. Som Oksen æder den Græs.
16 Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
Se, hvilken Kraft i Lænderne og hvilken Styrke i Bugens Muskler!
17 It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
Halen holder den stiv som en Ceder, Bovens Sener er flettet sammen;
18 Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
dens Knogler er Rør af, Kobber, Benene i den som Stænger af Jern.
19 It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.
Den er Guds ypperste Skabning, skabt til at herske over de andre;
20 The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
thi Foder til den bærer Bjergene, hvor Markens Vildt har Legeplads.
21 It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
Den lægger sig hen under Lotusbuske, i Skjul af Siv og Rør;
22 The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
Lotusbuskene giver den Tag og Skygge, Bækkens Pile yder den Hegn.
23 Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
Den taber ej Modet, når Jordan stiger, er rolig, om Strømmen end svulmer mod dens Gab.
24 No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.
Hvem kan gribe den i dens Tænder og trække Reb igennem dens Snude?
