Job 26
1 Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
Then answered Job, and said,
2 "Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?
3 Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.
Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.
11 Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:
13 ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.
14 Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
Lo, these are ends of his ways; for how slight a whisper is heard [by us] of him! but the thunder of his mighty deeds who can understand?
