Job 25

1 Därefter tog Bildad från Sua till orda och sade:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 Hos honom är väldighet och förskräckande makt, hos honom, som skapar frid i sina himlars höjd.

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

3 Vem finnes, som förmår räkna hans skaror? Och vem överstrålas ej av 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 Huru skulle då en människa kunna hava rätt mot Gud eller en av kvinna född kunna befinnas ren?

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 Se, ej ens månen skiner nog klart, ej ens stjärnorna äro rena i 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 då människan, det krypet, människobarnet, den masken!

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.”