¹Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

¹Så svarede HERREN Job ud fra Stormvejret og sagde:

²“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

²"Hvem fordunkler mit Råd med Ord, som er uden Mening?

³Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

³Omgjord som en Mand dine Lænder, jeg vil spørge, og du skal lære mig!

⁴“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

⁴Hvor var du, da jeg grundede Jorden? Sig frem, om du har nogen Indsigt!

⁵Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

⁵Hvem bestemte dens Mål - du kender det jo - hvem spændte Målesnor ud derover?

⁶Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

⁶Hvorpå blev dens Støtter sænket, hvem lagde dens Hjørnesten,

⁷when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

⁷mens Morgenstjernerne jubled til Hobe, og alle Gudssønner råbte af Glæde?

⁸“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

⁸Hvem stængte for Havet med Porte, dengang det brusende udgik af Moders Skød,

⁹when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

⁹dengang jeg gav det Skyen til Klædning og Tågemulm til Svøb,

¹⁰marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

¹⁰dengang jeg brød det en Grænse og indsatte Portslå og Døre

¹¹and said, ‘Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?’

¹¹og sagde: "Hertil og ikke længer! Her standse dine stolte Vover!"

¹²“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;

¹²Har du nogen Sinde kaldt Morgenen frem, ladet Morgenrøden vide sit Sted,

¹³that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

¹³så den greb om Jordens Flige og gudløse rystedes bort,

¹⁴It is changed as clay under the seal, and stands forth as a garment.

¹⁴så den dannedes til som Ler under Segl, fik Farve, som var den en Klædning?

¹⁵From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

¹⁵De gudløses Lys toges fra dem, den løftede Arm blev knust.

¹⁶“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

¹⁶Har du mon været ved Havets Kilder, har du mon vandret på Dybets Bund?

¹⁷Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

¹⁷Mon Dødens Porte har vist sig for dig, skued du Mulmets Porte?

¹⁸Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.

¹⁸Så du ud over Jordens Vidder? Sig frem, om du ved, hvor stor den er!

¹⁹“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

¹⁹Hvor er Vejen til Lysets Bolig, og hvor har Mørket mon hjemme,

²⁰that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

²⁰så du kunde hente det til dets Rige og bringe det hen på Vej til dets Bolig?

²¹Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

²¹Du ved det, du blev jo født dengang, dine Dages Tal er jo stort!

²²Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

²²Har du været, hvor Sneen gemmes, og skuet, hvor Hagelen vogtes,

²³which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

²³den, jeg gemmer til Trængselens Tid, til Kampens og Krigens Dag?

²⁴By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?

²⁴Hvor er Vejen did, hvor Lyset deler sig, hvor Østenvinden spreder sig ud over Jorden?

²⁵Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;

²⁵Hvem åbnede Regnen en Rende og Tordenens Lyn en Vej

²⁶To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

²⁶for at væde folketomt Land, Ørkenen, hvor ingen bor,

²⁷to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

²⁷for at kvæge Øde og Ødemark og fremkalde Urter i Ørkenen?

²⁸Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

²⁸Har Regnen mon en Fader, hvem avlede Duggens Dråber?

²⁹Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?

²⁹Af hvilket Skød kom Isen vel frem, hvem fødte mon Himlens Rim?

³⁰The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

³⁰Vandet størkner som Sten, Dybets Flade trækker sig sammen.

³¹“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

³¹Knytter du Syvstjernens Bånd, kan du løse Orions Lænker?

³²Can you lead forth the constellations in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

³²Lader du Aftenstjemen gå op i Tide, leder du Bjørnen med Unger?

³³Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

³³Kender du Himmelens Love, fastsætter du dens Magt over Jorden?

³⁴“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?

³⁴Kan du løfte Røsten til Sky, så Vandskyl adlyder dig?

³⁵Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are?’

³⁵Sender du Lynene ud, så de går, og svarer de dig: "Her er vi!"

³⁶Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

³⁶Hvem lagde Visdom i sorte Skyer, hvem gav Luftsynet Kløgt?

³⁷Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

³⁷Hvem er så viis, at han tæller Skyerne, hvem hælder Himmelens Vandsække om,

³⁸when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

³⁸når Jorden ligger i Ælte, og Leret klumper sig sammen?

³⁹“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

³⁹Jager du Rov til Løvinden, stiller du Ungløvers hunger,

⁴⁰when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

⁴⁰når de dukker sig i deres Huler; ligger på Lur i Krat?

⁴¹Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

⁴¹Hvem skaffer Ravnen Æde, når Ungerne skriger til Gud og flakker om uden Føde?