Ayub 26
1 Tetapi Ayub berkata, "Alangkah mahirnya kauberi pertolongan kepadaku orang yang lemah dan kepayahan!
Then Job responded by saying:
Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?
3 Alangkah baiknya nasihat dan ajaran itu yang telah kauberikan kepadaku, orang yang dungu!
To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.
4 Kepada siapakah tuturmu itu tertuju? Siapa mengilhamimu untuk bicara seperti itu?"
Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?
5 Jawab Bildad, "Orang-orang di alam maut gemetar; air dan penghuninya bergeletar.
Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.
6 Di hadapan Allah, dunia orang mati terbuka, tak bertutup sehingga kelihatan oleh-Nya. (Sheol h7585)
The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. (Sheol h7585)
7 Allah membentangkan langit, di atas samudra, dan menggantungkan bumi pada ruang hampa.
He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.
8 Dimuati-Nya awan dengan air berlimpah-limpah, namun awan itu tidak robek karena beratnya.
He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.
9 Disembunyikan-Nya wajah bulan purnama di balik awan yang telah dibentangkan-Nya.
He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.
10 Digambar-Nya lingkaran pada muka lautan untuk memisahkan terang dari kegelapan.
He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
11 Bila Ia menghardik dengan suara menggelegar, tiang-tiang penyangga langit gemetar.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.
12 Samudra ditaklukkan oleh kuasa-Nya dan Rahab pun dihajar oleh kemahiran-Nya.
By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.
13 Napas-Nya menyapu langit hingga cerah sekali; tangan-Nya membunuh naga yang nyaris lari.
His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.
14 Tetapi semua itu hanya pertanda kuasa-Nya; hanya bisikan yang sampai di telinga kita. Betapa sedikit pengertian kita tentang Allah dan hebatnya kuasa-Nya!"
Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?
