Ἰώβ 26
1 Και απεκρίθη ο Ιώβ και είπε·
Job replied [to Bildad], saying this [sarcastically]:
2 Πόσον εβοήθησας τον αδύνατον· έσωσας βραχίονα ανίσχυρον.
“I am a very weak and helpless man; and (you [certainly] have not helped me [SAR] very much!/[do you think that] you have helped me [SAR] very much?) [RHQ]
3 Πόσον συνεβούλευσας τον άσοφον και εντελή σύνεσιν έδειξας
(You certainly have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all./[Do you think that] you have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all?) [RHQ] ([I’m sure you think that] you have given a lot of very good advice to me. [RHQ]
4 Προς τίνα απήγγειλας τους λόγους; και τίνος πνοή εξήλθεν από σου;
Who helped you to say all those [great/wise] things? Who inspired you to speak like you did?”
5 Οι νεκροί τρέμουσιν αυτόν υποκάτωθεν των υδάτων, και οι συγκατοικούντες μετ' αυτών.
“[Because] the spirits of dead people [are afraid], [they] tremble in the waters that are deep under the earth.
God knows all about [those who are in] the place of the dead; there is nothing down there that prevents God from seeing what is there. (Sheol h7585)
7 Εκτείνει τον βορέαν επί το κενόν· κρεμά την γην επί το μηδέν.
God stretched out the earth over the huge empty space and caused the earth to have nothing [to support it].
8 Δεσμεύει τα ύδατα εις τας νεφέλας αυτού· και η νεφέλη δεν σχίζεται υποκάτω αυτών.
He fills the thick/dense clouds with water and prevents that water from bursting the clouds.
9 Σκεπάζει το πρόσωπον του θρόνου αυτού· εκτείνει το νέφος αυτού επ' αυτόν.
He causes clouds to (obscure/prevent us from seeing) the moon.
10 Περιεκύκλωσε τα ύδατα με όρια, έως της συντελείας του φωτός και του σκότους.
He separated the light from the darkness and put the horizon to mark the place where the night ends and the daytime begins.
11 Οι στύλοι του ουρανού τρέμουσι και εξίστανται από της επιτιμήσεως αυτού.
When [he is angry, it is as though] he rebukes the pillars that hold up the sky. They are (shocked/very fearful), and they tremble.
12 Ταράττει την θάλασσαν διά της δυνάμεως αυτού, και διά της συνέσεως αυτού καταδαμάζει την υπερηφανίαν αυτής.
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
13 Διά του πνεύματος αυτού εκόσμησε τους ουρανούς· η χειρ αυτού εσχημάτισε τον συστρεφόμενον όφιν.
With his breath he caused the sky to be bright/clear; with his hand he killed the great dragon in the sea.
14 Ιδού, ταύτα είναι μέρη των οδών αυτού· αλλά πόσον ελάχιστον πράγμα ακούομεν περί αυτού; την δε βροντήν της δυνάμεως αυτού τις δύναται να εννοήση;
But those events show only a small amount of his power; [it is as though] we are hearing only whispers of his powerful voice. When we hear thunder, [we say, ] ‘(Who can really understand [how great] his power [is]/No one can [really] understand [how great] his power [is]!) [RHQ]’”
