Jobs 26
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
And Job answered and said,
2 Kvar helst hev du den veike hjelpt? Når studde du den trøytte arm?
How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without 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 abundantly declared the thing as it is!
4 Kven hev du bore melding til? Kva ånd hev tala gjenom deg?
For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 Skuggarne i angest skjelva, vatsdjup og dei som deri bur.
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;
Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Nordheimen han i audni spana, og hengde jordi yver inkje.
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he 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 covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 Kring vatni han ei grensa set, der som ljos og myrker byta skal.
He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
11 Stolparne under himmelen skjelv, og rædde vert dei for hans trugsmål.
The pillars of the heavens 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 by 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 adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.
14 Sjå her utkanten av hans veg; det berre kviskring er me høyrer. Kven skynar, når hans allmagt torar?
Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?
