Jobs 26
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
Then Job answered and said,
2 Kvar helst hev du den veike hjelpt? Når studde du den trøytte arm?
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3 Kvar gav du uklok mann ei råd? Kor ovleg visdom hev du synt?
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4 Kven hev du bore melding til? Kva ånd hev tala gjenom deg?
To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5 Skuggarne i angest skjelva, vatsdjup og dei som deri bur.
They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
Sheol is naked before [God], And Abaddon hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Nordheimen han i audni spana, og hengde jordi yver inkje.
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 Han vatnet inn i skyer bind; og skyi brest ei under det.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
9 Kongsstolen sin han gøymer burt og breider skyer yver honom.
He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 Kring vatni han ei grensa set, der som ljos og myrker byta skal.
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
11 Stolparne under himmelen skjelv, og rædde vert dei for hans trugsmål.
The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
12 Han rører havet upp med velde, og med sit vit han krasar ubeist.
He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13 Og himmelen klårnar ved hans ande; hans hand den snøgge ormen drap.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
14 Sjå her utkanten av hans veg; det berre kviskring er me høyrer. Kven skynar, når hans allmagt torar?
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
