Job 25

1 Darauf erwidert Bildad aus Schuach und spricht:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 "Herrscht er vielleicht in Schrecken? Er, der da Ordnung hält in seinen Höhen?

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

3 Sind denn nicht zahllos seine Scharen? Und über wen erhebt sich nicht sein Licht?

(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]

4 Wie kann nur gegen Gott ein Mensch im Rechte sein und rein erscheinen der vom Weib Geborene?

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]

5 Des Mondes Schimmer selbst erklärt er nicht für hell; die Sterne sind nicht rein in seinen Augen,

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

6 geschweige denn der Mensch, die Made, der Menschensohn, der Wurm."

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.”