Job 26

1Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Job, at nagsabi, 2Paano mong tinulungan siya na walang kapangyarihan! Paano mong iniligtas ang kamay na walang lakas! 3Paano mong pinayuhan siya na walang karunungan, at saganang ipinahayag mo ang mabuting kaalaman! 4Kanino mo binigkas ang mga salita? At kanino ang diwa na lumabas sa iyo? 5Ang mga patay ay nanginginig sa ilalim ng tubig, at ang mga nananahan doon. 6Ang Sheol ay hubad sa harap ng Dios, at ang Abaddon ay walang takip. 7Kaniyang iniuunat ang hilagaan sa pagitang walang laman, at ibinibitin ang lupa sa wala. 8Kaniyang itinatali ang tubig sa kaniyang masinsing alapaap; at ang alapaap ay hindi nahahapak sa ilalim nila. 9Kaniyang tinatakpan ang ibabaw ng kaniyang luklukan, at iniladlad ang kaniyang mga alapaap sa ibabaw niyaon. 10Siya'y gumuguhit ng isang hangganan sa ibabaw ng tubig, hanggang sa pinagsasalikupan ng liwanag at kadiliman. 11Ang mga haligi ng langit ay nagsisipanginig. At nangatitigilan sa kaniyang saway. 12Kaniyang pinapag-iinalon ang dagat ng kaniyang kapangyarihan, at sa kaniyang kaalaman ay sinasaktan niya ang Rahab. 13Sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang Espiritu ay ginayakan niya ang langit; sinaksak ng kaniyang mga kamay ang maliksing ahas. 14Narito, ang mga ito ang mga gilid lamang ng kaniyang mga daan: at pagkarahan ng bulong na ating naririnig sa kaniya! Nguni't sinong makakaunawa ng kulog ng kaniyang kapangyarihan?

1Then Job answered, 2“How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength! 3How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge! 4To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you? 5“The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them. 6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. 7He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing. 8He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them. 9He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it. 10He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness. 11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke. 12He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab. 13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent. 14Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

1Maar Job antwoordde en zeide: 2Hoe hebt gij geholpen dien, die zonder kracht is, en behouden den arm, die zonder sterkte is? 3Hoe hebt gij hem geraden, die geen wijsheid heeft, en de zaak, alzo zij is, ten volle bekend gemaakt? 4Aan wien hebt gij die woorden verhaald? En wiens geest is van u uitgegaan? 5De doden zullen geboren worden van onder de wateren, en hun inwoners. 6De hel is naakt voor Hem, en geen deksel is er voor het verderf. 7Hij breidt het noorden uit over het woeste; Hij hangt de aarde aan een niet. 8Hij bindt de wateren in Zijn wolken; nochtans scheurt de wolk daaronder niet. 9Hij houdt het vlakke Zijns troons vast; Hij spreidt Zijn wolk daarover. 10Hij heeft een gezet perk over het vlakke der wateren rondom afgetekend, tot aan de voleinding toe des lichts met de duisternis. 11De pilaren des hemels sidderen, en ontzetten zich voor Zijn schelden. 12Door Zijn kracht klieft Hij de zee, en door Zijn verstand verslaat Hij haar verheffing. 13Door Zijn Geest heeft Hij de hemelen versierd; Zijn hand heeft de langwemelende slang geschapen. 14Ziet, dit zijn maar uiterste einden Zijner wegen; en wat een klein stukje der zaak hebben wij van Hem gehoord? Wie zou dan den donder Zijner mogendheden verstaan?