Job 26
1 Then Job answered,
Et Job répondit et dit:
2 "How have you helped him who is without power. How have you saved the arm that has no strength.
Comme tu as aidé la faiblesse, soutenu le bras débile!
3 How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge.
Comme tu as conseillé l'ignorance, et montré beaucoup de lumières!
4 To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came forth from you?
A qui s'adressaient tes propos? et qui t'inspirait ce que tu as énoncé?
5 "Those who are deceased tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
Devant Lui les Ombres tremblent, au-dessous des eaux et de leurs habitants.
Les Enfers sont à nu devant Lui, et rien ne Lui masque l'abîme. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
Il étendit l'Aquilon au-dessus du vide; la terre est suspendue sur le néant.
8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
Il serra les eaux dans ses nues, et sous leur poids le nuage n'éclate pas;
9 He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
Il cache l'aspect de son trône, et Il l'enveloppe de sa nuée.
10 He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
Il traça sur les eaux une limite circulaire, au point où la lumière confine aux ténèbres.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
Les colonnes des Cieux s'ébranlent, et s'étonnent à sa voix menaçante.
12 He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
Par sa force, Il soulève la mer, et par sa sagesse, Il en abat l'orgueil.
13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
Son souffle rassérène le ciel, et sa main transperce le dragon qui fuit.
14 Look, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him. But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
Ce sont là les bords de ses voies. Qu'il est faible le bruit qu'en saisit notre oreille! et le tonnerre de sa puissance, qui est-ce qui l'entend?
