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 hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
3 Hvor du har gitt den uvise råd, og hvilket overmål av visdom du har lagt for dagen!
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4 Hvem har du fremført dine ord for, og hvis ånd har talt gjennem dig?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
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 hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han breder Norden ut over det øde rum, han henger jorden på intet.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 Han binder vannene sammen i sine skyer, og skyene brister ikke under dem.
He bindeth 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 holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 En grense har han dradd i en ring over vannene, der hvor lyset grenser til mørket.
He hath 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 divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13 Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd gjennemborer den lettfarende drage.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath 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?
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
