Jobs 26
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
Job replied,
2 Kvar helst hev du den veike hjelpt? Når studde du den trøytte arm?
“How helpful you have been to this feeble man that I am. How supportive you have been to the weak.
3 Kvar gav du uklok mann ei råd? Kor ovleg visdom hev du synt?
What good advice you have given to this ignorant man, demonstrating you have so much wisdom.
4 Kven hev du bore melding til? Kva ånd hev tala gjenom deg?
Who helped you speak these words? Who inspired you to say such things?
5 Skuggarne i angest skjelva, vatsdjup og dei som deri bur.
The dead tremble, those beneath the waters.
Sheol lies naked before God, Abaddon is uncovered. (Sheol h7585)
7 Nordheimen han i audni spana, og hengde jordi yver inkje.
He stretches the northern sky over empty space; he hangs the world on nothing.
8 Han vatnet inn i skyer bind; og skyi brest ei under det.
He gathers the rain in his storm clouds which do not break under the weight.
9 Kongsstolen sin han gøymer burt og breider skyer yver honom.
He veils his throne; covering it with his clouds.
10 Kring vatni han ei grensa set, der som ljos og myrker byta skal.
On the surface of the waters he set a boundary; he set a limit dividing light from darkness.
11 Stolparne under himmelen skjelv, og rædde vert dei for hans trugsmål.
The pillars of heaven tremble; they shake with fear at his rebuke.
12 Han rører havet upp med velde, og med sit vit han krasar ubeist.
He calmed the sea with his power; because he knew what to do he crushed Rahab.
13 Og himmelen klårnar ved hans ande; hans hand den snøgge ormen drap.
The breath of his voice made the heavens beautiful; with his hand he pierced the gliding serpent.
14 Sjå her utkanten av hans veg; det berre kviskring er me høyrer. Kven skynar, når hans allmagt torar?
This is just a little of all he does—what we hear of him is hardly a whisper, so who can understand his thunderous power?”
