Job 25

1 Then Bildad [also] replied,

Da antwortete Bildad, der Schuchiter, und sprach:

2 “God is very powerful; everyone should have an awesome respect for him; he causes everything to be peaceful high up in heaven.

Herrschaft und Schrecken sind bei Ihm; Frieden schafft Er in seinen Höhen.

3 (Can anyone count the angels who are in his army [in heaven]?/No one can count the angels who are in his army [in heaven].) [RHQ] (Is there any place where his light does not shine?/There is no place where his light does not shine.) [RHQ]

Sind seine Scharen zu zählen? Und über wem erhebt sich nicht sein Licht?

4 So, (how can God consider anyone to be righteous?/God certainly cannot consider anyone to be righteous.) [RHQ] (How can any human being be truly pure?/No human being can be truly pure.) [RHQ]

Wie kann aber der Sterbliche gerecht sein vor Gott, und wie will der rein sein, der vom Weibe geboren ist?

5 Consider this: God does not even consider the full moon to be bright, and he does not consider the stars to be spotless.

Siehe, sogar der Mond leuchtet nicht helle, und die Sterne sind nicht rein vor ihm,

6 So, (what about humans?/he does not consider humans [to be important].) [RHQ] They are [as insignificant as] [MET] maggots. [God does not think more highly of] people [than he thinks of] worms.”

wie viel weniger der Sterbliche, der Wurm, und das Menschenkind, das nur ein Würmlein ist?