Job 26
1 Then Job answered,
Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
2 "How have you helped him who is without power. How have you saved the arm that has no strength.
"Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
3 How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge.
Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
4 To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came forth from you?
Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
5 "Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
blottet er Dødsriget for ham, Afgrunden uden Dække. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
9 He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
10 He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
12 He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
14 Look, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him. But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
