Jobs 28
1 Sylv hev sin stad, der dei det finn, og gullet, som dei reinsa vinn,
"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
2 og jarn fram or jordi fær, og kopar ut or steinen bræ’r;
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
3 På natteskuggen gjer dei slutt og myrkheims steinar granskar ut.
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
4 Djupt under by med annsamt liv i gruvor bergmenn kliv og sviv.
He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
5 På jordi brødkorn fram dei driv, men inni upp som eld dei riv.
As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6 Safiren sit i steinar der, og der seg og gullklumpar ter,
Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
7 Ei ørnen kjenner denne veg, for haukesyn han løyner seg.
That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon's eye seen it.
8 Ei stolte rovdyr vegen fann, og løva aldri gjeng på han.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
9 På harde steinen dei handi legg; då sturtar mang ein bergevegg.
He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
10 I berget seg gangar grev og skodar mang ein skatt so gjæv.
He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
11 Dei dytter til for rennand’ å, det løynde fram for ljoset må.
He binds the streams that they do not trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light.
12 Men visdomen, kvar er han å få? Og kvar skal ein vitet nå?
"But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13 Slett ingen veit hans verd og vinst; i manneheim han ikkje finst;
Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 Avgrunnen dyn: «Her ei han er!» Og havet segjer: «Ikkje her!»
The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'
15 Du kann’kje kjøpa han for gull, men sylv ei vega prisen full,
It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.
16 og ei for gull ifrå Ofir, ei for onyks, ei for safir.
It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Ei gull og glas er nok til kaup, og ei til byte fingull-staup.
Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 Korall, krystall gjeld ikkje her. Visdom er meir enn perlor verd.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 Topas frå Kus er altfor ring, ja, reinast gull vert ingen ting.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Visdomen, kvar kjem han ifrå? Og kvar skal ein til vitet nå?
From where then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
21 Det ingen veit på denne jord; ei fugl det fann, kvar helst han for.
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
22 Avgrunn og daude segjer greidt: «Eit gjetord er alt det me veit.»
Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
23 Men Gud han kjenner denne veg; han veit kvar visdom løyner seg.
"God understands its way, and he knows its place.
24 Han skodar heilt til heimsens tram, og under himmeln ser han fram.
For he looks to the farthest parts of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
25 Då vinden han med vegti vog og sette mål for vatnet og,
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
26 då han gav regnet lovi si og ljomet veg å ganga i,
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder;
27 då såg han og synte fram og granska honom umhugsam.
then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
28 Til menneskja han sagde so: «I Herrens otte visdom sit, og fly det vonde, det er vit.»»
To man he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"
