InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Job C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42
Job 26 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13
OET-LV THERE these are_the_ends_of mmm[fn] and_what a_whisper_of a_message we_hear in/on/over_him/it and_the_thunder_of mmm[fn][fn] who will_he_understand.
26:14 OSHB variant note: דרכ/ו: (x-qere) ’דְּרָכָ֗י/ו’: lemma=1870 n=1.1 morph=HNcbpc/Sp3ms id=18jpx דְּרָכָ֗י/ו
26:14 OSHB variant note: גבורת/ו: (x-qere) ’גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו’: lemma=1369 n=0.0 morph=HNcfpc/Sp3ms id=18hwb גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו
26:14 OSHB note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
OET (OET-RV) Listen, those are the ends of his ways,
⇔ and how we hear just a whisper of a word.
⇔ And who can interpret the thunder of his power?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
קְצ֬וֹת דְּרָכָ֗יו
fringes_of (Some words not found in UHB: see these fringes_of דרכ,ו and,what! faint_of message hear in/on/over=him/it and,the_thunder_of גבורת,ו who? understand )
Job is speaking of the things that God does as if they were ways or paths that God was walking along. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [are a small part of his actions]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וּמַה־שֵּׁ֣מֶץ דָּ֭בָר נִשְׁמַע־בּ֑וֹ
and,what! (Some words not found in UHB: see these fringes_of דרכ,ו and,what! faint_of message hear in/on/over=him/it and,the_thunder_of גבורת,ו who? understand )
Job may be using the term word in the sense of the sound of a word, in which case the term small would indicate a faint sound or whisper. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and how faint a whisper we hear of him]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
וְרַ֥עַם גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו מִ֣י יִתְבּוֹנָֽן
and,the_thunder_of (Some words not found in UHB: see these fringes_of דרכ,ו and,what! faint_of message hear in/on/over=him/it and,the_thunder_of גבורת,ו who? understand )
Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [No, no one can understand the thunder of his power!]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
וְרַ֥עַם גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗יו
and,the_thunder_of (Some words not found in UHB: see these fringes_of דרכ,ו and,what! faint_of message hear in/on/over=him/it and,the_thunder_of גבורת,ו who? understand )
Job is using this possessive form to describe thunder that is characterized by power. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And his powerful thunder]
OET-LV THERE these are_the_ends_of mmm[fn] and_what a_whisper_of a_message we_hear in/on/over_him/it and_the_thunder_of mmm[fn][fn] who will_he_understand.
26:14 OSHB variant note: דרכ/ו: (x-qere) ’דְּרָכָ֗י/ו’: lemma=1870 n=1.1 morph=HNcbpc/Sp3ms id=18jpx דְּרָכָ֗י/ו
26:14 OSHB variant note: גבורת/ו: (x-qere) ’גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו’: lemma=1369 n=0.0 morph=HNcfpc/Sp3ms id=18hwb גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו
26:14 OSHB note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
OET (OET-RV) Listen, those are the ends of his ways,
⇔ and how we hear just a whisper of a word.
⇔ And who can interpret the thunder of his power?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.