1 Så tog Job til Orde og svarede:

1 Then Job responded,

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

2 “What a help you are to the weak!How you have saved the arm without strength!

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

3 “What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!

4 Hvem hjalp dig med at få Ordene frem, hvis Ånd mon der talte af dig?

4 “To whom have you uttered words?And whose spirit was expressed through you?

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

5 “The departed spirits trembleUnder the waters and their inhabitants.

6 blottet er Dødsriget for ham, Afgrunden uden Dække.

6 “Naked is Sheol before Him,And Abaddon has no covering.

7 Han udspænder Norden over det tomme, ophænger Jorden på intet;

7 “He stretches out the north over empty spaceAnd hangs the earth on nothing.

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

8 “He wraps up the waters in His clouds,And the cloud does not burst under them.

9 han fæstner sin Trones Hjørner og breder sit Skylag derover;

9 “He obscures the face of the full moonAnd spreads His cloud over it.

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

10 “He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the watersAt the boundary of light and darkness.

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

11 “The pillars of heaven trembleAnd are amazed at His rebuke.

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

12 “He quieted the sea with His power,And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

13 ved hans Ånde klarede Himlen op hans Hånd gennembored den flygtende Slange.

13 “By His breath the heavens are cleared;His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

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

14 “Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;And how faint a word we hear of Him!But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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