¹Ja, derover skælver mit Hjerte, bævende skifter det Sted!

¹Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.

²Lyt dog til hans bragende Røst, til Drønet, der går fra hans Mund!

²Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.

³Han slipper det løs under hele Himlen, sit Lys til Jordens Ender;

³Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.

⁴efter det brøler hans Røst, med Højhed brager hans Torden; han sparer ikke på Lyn, imedens hans Stemme høres.

⁴After it roar doth a voice — He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

⁵Underfuldt lyder Guds Tordenrøst, han øver Vælde, vi fatter det ej.

⁵God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.

⁶Thi han siger til Sneen: "Fald ned på Jorden!" til Byger og Regnskyl: "Bliv stærke!"

⁶For to snow He saith, `Be [on] the earth.` And the small rain and great rain of His power.

⁷For alle Mennesker sætter han Segl, at de dødelige alle må kende hans Gerning.

⁷Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

⁸De vilde Dyr søger Ly og holder sig i deres Huler:

⁸And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.

⁹Fra Kammeret kommer der Storm, fra Nordens Stjerner Kulde.

⁹From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds — cold,

¹⁰Ved Guds Ånde bliver der Is, Vandfladen lægges i Fængsel.

¹⁰From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,

¹¹Så fylder han Skyen med Væde, Skylaget spreder hans Lys;

¹¹Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.

¹²det farer hid og did og bugter sig efter hans Tanke og udfører alt, hvad han byder, på hele den vide Jord,

¹²And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

¹³hvad enten han slynger det ud som Svøbe, eller han sender det for at velsigne.

¹³Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness — He doth cause it to come.

¹⁴Job du må lytte hertil, træd frem og mærk dig Guds Underværker!

¹⁴Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

¹⁵Fatter du, hvorledes Gud kan magte dem og lade Lys stråle frem fra sin Sky?

¹⁵Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

¹⁶Fatter du Skyernes Svæven, den Alvises Underværker?

¹⁶Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷Du, hvis Klæder ophedes, når Jorden døser ved Søndenvind?

¹⁷How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

¹⁸Hvælver du Himlen sammen med ham, fast som det støbte Spejl?

¹⁸Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds — strong as a hard mirror!

¹⁹Lær mig, hvad vi skal sige ham! Intet kan vi få frem for Mørke.

¹⁹Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

²⁰Meldes det ham, at jeg taler? Siger en Mand, at han er fra Samling?

²⁰Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

²¹Og nu: Man ser ej Lyset, skygget af mørke Skyer, men et Vejr farer hen og renser Himlen,

²¹And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it [is] in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

²²fra Norden kommer en Lysning. Over Gud er der frygtelig Højhed,

²²From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour.

²³og den Almægtige finder vi ikke. Almægtig og rig på Retfærd bøjer han ikke Retten;

²³The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

²⁴derfor frygter Mennesker ham, men af selv kloge ænser han ingen.

²⁴Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.