Jobs 26
1 Då svara Job og sagde:
But 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 savest thou 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 how hast thou abundantly declared the thing as it is?
4 Kven hev du bore melding til? Kva ånd hev tala gjenom deg?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 Skuggarne i angest skjelva, vatsdjup og dei som deri bur.
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and its inhabitants.
Hell 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 the empty place, 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 torn under them.
9 Kongsstolen sin han gøymer burt og breider skyer yver honom.
He holdeth back 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 surrounded the waters with a border, until the day and night come to an end.
11 Stolparne under himmelen skjelv, og rædde vert dei for hans trugsmål.
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
12 Han rører havet upp med velde, og med sit vit han krasar ubeist.
He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13 Og himmelen klårnar ved hans ande; hans hand den snøgge ormen drap.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
14 Sjå her utkanten av hans veg; det berre kviskring er me høyrer. Kven skynar, når hans allmagt torar?
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?
