Job 26

1 Then Job responded by saying:

Saa tog Job til Orde og svarede:

2 Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?

Hvor har du dog hjulpet ham, den afmægtige, støttet den kraftløse Arm!

3 To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.

Hvor har du dog raadet ham, den uvise, kundgjort en Fylde af Visdom!

4 Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?

Hvem hjalp dig med at faa Ordene frem, hvis Aand mon der talte af dig?

5 Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.

Skyggerne skælver af Angst, de, som bor under Vandene;

6 The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. (Sheol h7585)

blottet er Dødsriget for ham, Afgrunden uden Dække. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.

Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden paa intet;

8 He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.

Vandet binder han i sine Skyer, og Skylaget brister ikke derunder;

9 He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.

han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;

10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.

han drog en Kreds over Vandene, der, hvor Lys og Mørke skilles.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.

Himlens Støtter vakler, de gribes af Angst ved hans Trusel;

12 By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.

med Vælde bragte han Havet til Ro og knuste Rahab med Kløgt;

13 His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.

ved hans Aande klarede Himlen op hans Haand gennembored den flygtende Slange.

14 Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?

Se, det er kun Omridset af hans Vej, hvad hører vi andet end Hvisken? Hans Vældes Torden, hvo fatter vel den?