Job 25

1 Bildad von Suah antwortete und sprach:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 Sein ist die Herrschermacht und Majestät, der Frieden schafft 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 Wer kann seine Scharen zählen, und über wem 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 könnte da ein Mensch Recht haben gegen Gott, 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 Sieh, selbst der Mond, er leuchtet nicht, und 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, und 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.”