Job 26
1 Job prit la parole et dit:
And Job answers and says:
2 Comme tu sais bien venir en aide à la faiblesse! Comme tu prêtes secours au bras sans force!
“How you have helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!
3 Quels bons conseils tu donnes à celui qui manque d’intelligence! Quelle abondance de sagesse tu fais paraître!
How you have given counsel to the unwise, And made known wise plans in abundance.
4 A qui s’adressent tes paroles? Et qui est-ce qui t’inspire?
With whom have you declared words? And whose breath came forth from you?
5 Devant Dieu les ombres tremblent Au-dessous des eaux et de leurs habitants;
The Rephaim are formed, Also their inhabitants beneath the waters.
Sheol [is] naked before Him, And there is no covering to destruction. (Sheol h7585)
7 Il étend le septentrion sur le vide, Il suspend la terre sur le néant.
Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth on nothing,
8 Il renferme les eaux dans ses nuages, Et les nuages n’éclatent pas sous leur poids.
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.
9 Il couvre la face de son trône, Il répand sur lui sa nuée.
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading His cloud over it.
10 Il a tracé un cercle à la surface des eaux, Comme limite entre la lumière et les ténèbres.
He has placed a limit on the waters, To the boundary of light with darkness.
11 Les colonnes du ciel s’ébranlent, Et s’étonnent à sa menace.
Pillars of the heavens tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.
12 Par sa force il soulève la mer, Par son intelligence il en brise l’orgueil.
By His power He has quieted the sea, And by His understanding struck the proud.
13 Son souffle donne au ciel la sérénité, Sa main transperce le serpent fuyard.
He beautified the heavens by His Spirit, His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.
14 Ce sont là les bords de ses voies, C’est le bruit léger qui nous en parvient; Mais qui entendra le tonnerre de sa puissance?
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?”
