< Job 26 >
1 And Job answers and says:
Et Job répondit et dit:
2 “How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
Comme tu as aidé celui qui n’avait pas de puissance! Comme tu as délivré le bras qui était sans force!
3 How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.
Quel conseil tu as donné à celui qui n’avait pas de sagesse! et quelle abondance d’intelligence tu as montrée!
4 With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?
Pour qui as-tu prononcé des paroles, et de qui est le souffle qui est sorti de toi?
5 The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.
Les trépassés tremblent au-dessous des eaux et de ceux qui les habitent.
6 Sheol [is] naked before Him, And there is no covering to destruction. (Sheol )
Le shéol est à nu devant lui, et l’abîme n’a pas de voile. (Sheol )
7 Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on nothing,
Il étend le nord sur le vide, il suspend la terre sur le néant.
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.
Il serre les eaux dans ses nuages, et la nuée ne se fend pas sous elles;
9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.
Il couvre la face de son trône et étend ses nuées par-dessus.
10 He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.
Il a tracé un cercle fixe sur la face des eaux, jusqu’à la limite extrême où la lumière confine aux ténèbres.
11 Pillars of the heavens tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
Les colonnes des cieux branlent et s’étonnent à sa menace.
12 By His power He has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.
Il soulève la mer par sa puissance, et, par son intelligence, il brise Rahab.
13 He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.
Par son Esprit le ciel est beau; sa main a formé le serpent fuyard.
14 Behold, these [are] the borders of His way, and how little a matter is heard of Him, and who understands the thunder of His might?”
Voici, ces choses sont les bords de ses voies, et combien faible est le murmure que nous en avons entendu! Et le tonnerre de sa force, qui peut le comprendre?