Job 26
1 Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:
But Job answered and said,
2 "Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!
To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that [has] much strength, and [he] who has a strong arm?
3 Hvor har du dog rådet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!
To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
4 Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
5 Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;
Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?
Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering. (Sheol h7585)
7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;
He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
8 Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;
binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not rent under it.
9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;
He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
10 han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.
He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
11 Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;
The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
12 med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;
He has calmed the sea with [his] might, and by [his] wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
13 ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.
And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
14 Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?
Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ [it]?
