Jobs 26
1 Da tok Job til orde og sa:
Then Job answered, and said,
2 Hvor du har hjulpet den avmektige, støttet den kraftløse arm!
How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!
3 Hvor du har gitt den uvise råd, og hvilket overmål av visdom du har lagt for dagen!
How thou have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennem dig?
To whom have thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5 Dødsrikets skygger skjelver, vannenes dyp og de som bor i dem.
Those who are deceased tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants of it.
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han breder Norden ut over det øde rum, han henger jorden på intet.
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
8 Han binder vannene sammen i sine skyer, og skyene brister ikke under dem.
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
9 Han lukker for sin trone, breder sine skyer over den.
He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.
10 En grense har han dradd i en ring over vannene, der hvor lyset grenser til mørket.
He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.
11 Himmelens støtter skjelver, og de forferdes for hans trusel.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
12 Ved sin kraft oprører han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through Rahab.
13 Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennemborer den lettfarende drage.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
14 Se, dette er bare utkantene av hans verk; hvor svak er lyden av det ord vi hører! Men hans veldes torden - hvem forstår den?
Lo, these are but the periphery of his ways. And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
