Job 26
1 Därefter tog Job till orda och sade:
Job replied [to Bildad], saying this [sarcastically]:
2 Vilken hjälp har du ej skänkt den vanmäktige, huru har du ej stärkt den maktlöses arm!
“I am a very weak and helpless man; and (you [certainly] have not helped me [SAR] very much!/[do you think that] you have helped me [SAR] very much?) [RHQ]
3 Vilka råd har du ej givit den ovise, och vilket överflöd av klokhet har du ej lagt i dagen!
(You certainly have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all./[Do you think that] you have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all?) [RHQ] ([I’m sure you think that] you have given a lot of very good advice to me. [RHQ]
4 Vem gav dig kraft att tala sådana ord, och vems ande var det som kom till orda ur dig?
Who helped you to say all those [great/wise] things? Who inspired you to speak like you did?”
5 Dödsrikets skuggor gripas av ångest, djupets vatten och de som bo däri.
“[Because] the spirits of dead people [are afraid], [they] tremble in the waters that are deep under the earth.
God knows all about [those who are in] the place of the dead; there is nothing down there that prevents God from seeing what is there. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han spänner ut nordanrymden över det tomma och hänger upp jorden på intet.
God stretched out the earth over the huge empty space and caused the earth to have nothing [to support it].
8 Han samlar vatten i sina moln såsom i ett knyte, och skyarna brista icke under bördan.
He fills the thick/dense clouds with water and prevents that water from bursting the clouds.
9 Han gömmer sin tron för vår åsyn, han omhöljer den med sina skyar.
He causes clouds to (obscure/prevent us from seeing) the moon.
10 En rundel har han välvt såsom gräns för vattnen, där varest ljus ändas i mörker.
He separated the light from the darkness and put the horizon to mark the place where the night ends and the daytime begins.
11 Himmelens pelare skälva, de gripas av förfäran vid hans näpst.
When [he is angry, it is as though] he rebukes the pillars that hold up the sky. They are (shocked/very fearful), and they tremble.
12 Med sin kraft förskräckte han havet, och genom sitt förstånd sönderkrossade han Rahab.
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
13 Blott han andades, blev himmelen klar; hans hand genomborrade den snabba ormen.
With his breath he caused the sky to be bright/clear; with his hand he killed the great dragon in the sea.
14 Se, detta är allenast utkanterna av hans verk; en sakta viskning är allt vad vi förnimma därom. Hans allmakts dunder, vem skulle kunna fatta det?
But those events show only a small amount of his power; [it is as though] we are hearing only whispers of his powerful voice. When we hear thunder, [we say, ] ‘(Who can really understand [how great] his power [is]/No one can [really] understand [how great] his power [is]!) [RHQ]’”
