1 Så svarte Job og sa:

Then Job answered and said:

2 Hvordan har du hjulpet den uten styrke! Hvordan har du reddet armen uten kraft!

How have you helped the powerless and saved the arm without strength?

3 Hva råd har du gitt der det manglet visdom? I mengde har du kunngjort forståelse.

How have you advised without wisdom and provided abundant insight?

4 Til hvem har du uttalt ord, og hvis ånd har gått ut fra deg?

To whom have you uttered words, and whose breath has come from you?

5 De dødes ånder skjelver under vannet, sammen med deres innbyggere.

The dead tremble beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

6 Sheol er naken for ham og det finnes ingen dekke for avgrunnen.

Sheol is naked before him; Abaddon has no covering.

7 Han spenner ut nord over det tomme rom og henger jorden på intet.

He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth upon nothing.

8 Han binder vannet i sine skyer, likevel sprekker ikke skyene under det.

He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.

9 Han skjuler sin trones ansikt, sprer sin sky over den.

He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.

10 Han trekker en sirkel over vannets overflate, helt til grensen mellom lys og mørke.

He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

11 Himmelens pilarer skjelver og forbauses ved hans trussel.

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

12 Ved sin kraft stilner han havet, og ved sin forstand knuser han Rahab.

By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.

13 Ved hans ånde blir himmelen klar; hans hånd har gjennomboret den flyktende slange.

By his breath the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

14 Se, dette er bare utkanten av hans vei, og hvor lite et hvisk vi hører om ham! Men hans veldige tordens drønn, hvem kan forstå?

Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?