< Job 26 >

1 Then answered Job, and said,
Da tok Job til orde og sa:
2 What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?
Hvor du har hjulpet den avmektige, støttet den kraftløse arm!
3 How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
Hvor du har gitt den uvise råd, og hvilket overmål av visdom du har lagt for dagen!
4 To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennem dig?
5 The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.
Dødsrikets skygger skjelver, vannenes dyp og de som bor i dem.
6 Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)
Dødsriket ligger åpent for ham og avgrunnen uten dekke. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
Han breder Norden ut over det øde rum, han henger jorden på intet.
8 He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;
Han binder vannene sammen i sine skyer, og skyene brister ikke under dem.
9 He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
Han lukker for sin trone, breder sine skyer over den.
10 A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
En grense har han dradd i en ring over vannene, der hvor lyset grenser til mørket.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
Himmelens støtter skjelver, og de forferdes for hans trusel.
12 By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
Ved sin kraft oprører han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.
13 By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennemborer den lettfarende drage.
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, dette er bare utkantene av hans verk; hvor svak er lyden av det ord vi hører! Men hans veldes torden - hvem forstår den?

< Job 26 >