¹“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.

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

²Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.

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

³He sends it forth under the whole sky, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

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

⁴After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.

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

⁵God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.

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

⁶For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth;’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

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

⁷He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.

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

⁸Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.

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

⁹Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.

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

¹⁰By the breath of God, ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is frozen.

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

¹¹Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

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

¹²It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

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

¹³Whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.

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

¹⁴“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

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

¹⁵Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

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

¹⁶Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

¹⁶Fatter du Skyernes Svæven, den Alvises Underværker?

¹⁷You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

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

¹⁸Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

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

¹⁹Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

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

²⁰Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

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

²¹Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

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

²²Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.

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

²³We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

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

²⁴Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.”

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