Jobs 26
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
Then Job responded by saying:
2 Kvar helst hev du den veike hjelpt? Når studde du den trøytte arm?
Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?
3 Kvar gav du uklok mann ei råd? Kor ovleg visdom hev du synt?
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 Kven hev du bore melding til? Kva ånd hev tala gjenom deg?
Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?
5 Skuggarne i angest skjelva, vatsdjup og dei som deri bur.
Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.
The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. (Sheol h7585)
7 Nordheimen han i audni spana, og hengde jordi yver inkje.
He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.
8 Han vatnet inn i skyer bind; og skyi brest ei under det.
He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.
9 Kongsstolen sin han gøymer burt og breider skyer yver honom.
He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.
10 Kring vatni han ei grensa set, der som ljos og myrker byta skal.
He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.
11 Stolparne under himmelen skjelv, og rædde vert dei for hans trugsmål.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.
12 Han rører havet upp med velde, og med sit vit han krasar ubeist.
By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.
13 Og himmelen klårnar ved hans ande; hans hand den snøgge ormen drap.
His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.
14 Sjå her utkanten av hans veg; det berre kviskring er me høyrer. Kven skynar, når hans allmagt torar?
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?
