Jobs 26
1 Da tok Job til orde og sa:
But Job answered and said,
2 Hvor du har hjulpet den avmektige, støttet den kraftløse arm!
How have you helped him that is without power? how save you 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 have you counceled him that has no wisdom? and how have you plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4 Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennem dig?
To whom have you uttered words? and whose spirit came from you?
5 Dødsrikets skygger skjelver, vannenes dyp og de som bor i dem.
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Hell is naked before him, and destruction 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 the empty place, and hangs the earth on 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 rent under them.
9 Han lukker for sin trone, breder sine skyer over den.
He holds back the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
10 En grense har han dradd i en ring over vannene, der hvor lyset grenser til mørket.
He has compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
11 Himmelens støtter skjelver, og de forferdes for hans trusel.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
12 Ved sin kraft oprører han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.
He divides the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smites through the proud.
13 Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennemborer den lettfarende drage.
By his spirit he has garnished the heavens; his hand has formed the crooked 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?
See, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
