Job 25

1 Då svarade Bildad af Suah, och sade:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 Är icke herrskap och fruktan när honom, hvilken frid gör ibland sina högsta?

“God is very powerful; everyone should have an awesome respect for him; he causes everything to be peaceful high up in heaven.

3 Ho kan räkna hans krigsmän? Och öfver hvem uppgår icke hans ljus?

(Can anyone count the angels who are in his army [in heaven]?/No one can count the angels who are in his army [in heaven].) [RHQ] (Is there any place where his light does not shine?/There is no place where his light does not shine.) [RHQ]

4 Och huru kan en menniska rättfärdig varda för Gudi? Eller huru kan ene qvinnos barn rent vara?

So, (how can God consider anyone to be righteous?/God certainly cannot consider anyone to be righteous.) [RHQ] (How can any human being be truly pure?/No human being can be truly pure.) [RHQ]

5 Si månen skin icke ännu, och stjernorna äro ännu icke rena för hans ögon;

Consider this: God does not even consider the full moon to be bright, and he does not consider the stars to be spotless.

6 Huru mycket mindre en menniska, den malen, och ens menniskos barn, den matken?

So, (what about humans?/he does not consider humans [to be important].) [RHQ] They are [as insignificant as] [MET] maggots. [God does not think more highly of] people [than he thinks of] worms.”