Jobs 40
1 Og Herren svara Job og sagde:
And the Lord God answered Job, and said,
2 «Vil klandraren med Allvald trætta? Lat han som lastar Gud då svara!»
Will [any one] pervert judgment with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.
3 Då svara Job Herren og sagde:
And Job answered and said to the Lord,
4 «For ring eg er; kva skal eg svara? Eg handi legg på munnen min.
Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Ein gong eg tala, no eg tegjer, tvo gong’ - eg gjer det ikkje meir.»
I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.
6 Og Herren svara Job or stormen og sagde:
And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],
7 «Spenn som mann ditt beltet på, gjev meg på mine spursmål svar:
Nay, gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.
8 Vil du forspille meg min rett, fordøma meg, so du fær rett?
Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?
9 Hev du vel slik ein arm som Gud? Kann du som han med røysti dundra?
Hast thou an arm like the Lord's? or dost thou thunder with a voice like his?
10 Pryd deg med høgd og herredom, klæd deg i glans og herlegdom,
Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe thyself with glory and honour.
11 Lat so din vreide strøyma fram, sjå kvar ein stolt og audmyk han!
And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.
12 Så kvar ein stolt og bøyg han ned, og slå til jord dei gudlause!
Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.
13 Og gøym deim alle under jordi, bitt deira andlit fast i løynd!
And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.
14 So skal eg og lovprisa deg, som siger med di høgre vann.
[Then] will I confess that thy right hand can save [thee].
15 Sjå elvhesten! Eg hev skapt han liksom deg; som ein ukse et han gras.
But now look at the wild beasts with thee; they eat grass like oxen.
16 Sjå då krafti i hans lender, i bukmusklarne hans styrke!
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 Halen gjer han stiv som ceder, fast bogsenarne er tvinna.
He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.
18 Knokarne er koparrøyrer, beini som jarnstenger er.
His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is [as] cast iron.
19 Av Guds verk er han det fyrste, av sin skapar fekk han sverd.
This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.
20 Bergi ber åt honom for, alle villdyr leikar der.
And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
21 Under lotusbusk han kviler, løyner seg i røyr og sev.
He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
22 Lotusbusk gjev honom skugge, piletre umkransar honom.
And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and [so do] the bushes of the field.
23 Strid gjeng elvi, ei han ottast; trygg er han um so sjølve Jordan fossar imot hans gap.
If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
24 Kann ein tak han so han ser det, draga snara gjenom snuten?
[Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [one] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.
