Job 26

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBBIA CEI 2008
1 Then Job responded by saying:	1 Giobbe prese a dire:
2 Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong?	2 «Che aiuto hai dato al debole e che soccorso hai prestato al braccio senza forza!
3 To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.	3 Quanti consigli hai dato all’ignorante, e con quanta abbondanza hai manifestato la saggezza!
4 Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?	4 A chi hai rivolto le tue parole e l’ispirazione da chi ti è venuta?
5 Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.	5 Le ombre dei morti tremano sotto le acque e i loro abitanti.
6 The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition.	6 Davanti a lui nudo è il regno dei morti e senza velo è l’abisso.
7 He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing.	7 Egli distende il cielo sopra il vuoto, sospende la terra sopra il nulla.
8 He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once.	8 Rinchiude le acque dentro le nubi e la nuvola non si squarcia sotto il loro peso.
9 He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it.	9 Copre la vista del suo trono stendendovi sopra la sua nuvola.
10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.	10 Ha tracciato un cerchio sulle acque, sino al confine tra la luce e le tenebre.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod.	11 Le colonne del cielo si scuotono, alla sua minaccia sono prese da terrore.
12 By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant.	12 Con forza agita il mare e con astuzia abbatte Raab.
13 His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent.	13 Al suo soffio si rasserenano i cieli, la sua mano trafigge il serpente tortuoso.
14 Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?	14 Ecco, questi sono solo i contorni delle sue opere; quanto lieve è il sussurro che ne percepiamo! Ma il tuono della sua potenza chi può comprenderlo?».