Job 26
1 Then answered Job, and said,
Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
2 What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?
"Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
3 How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
4 To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
5 The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.
Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
6 Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)
blottet er Dødsriget for ham, Afgrunden uden Dække. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
8 He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;
Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
9 He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
10 A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
12 By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
13 By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
14 Lo, these are ends of his ways; for how slight a whisper is heard [by us] of him! but the thunder of his mighty deeds who can understand?
Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
