The landof uttergloomas darkness[itself], Of deepshadowwithoutorder,And which shinesas the darkness."
BeforeI go--and I shall not return--To the landof darknessand deepshadow,
Then Zopharthe Naamathiteanswered,
"IfI lookfor Sheolas my home,I makemy bedin the darkness;
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
"Let darknessand blackgloomclaimit; Let a cloudsettleon it; Let the blacknessof the dayterrifyit.
"Thereis nodarknessor deepshadowWherethe workersof iniquitymay hidethemselves.
"Have the gatesof deathbeen revealedto you, Or have you seenthe gatesof deepdarkness?
EventhoughI walkthrough the valleyof the shadowof death,I fearnoevil,for You are with me; Your rodand Your staff,they comfortme.
YetYou have crushedus in a placeof jackalsAnd coveredus with the shadowof death.
Will Your wondersbe madeknownin the darkness?And Your righteousnessin the landof forgetfulness?
But I, O LORD,have criedout to You for help,And in the morningmy prayercomesbeforeYou.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
Givegloryto the LORDyour God,BeforeHe bringsdarknessAnd beforeyour feetstumbleOn the duskymountains,And while you are hopingfor lightHe makesit into deepdarkness,[And] turns[it] into gloom.
"They did not say,'Whereis the LORDWho broughtus up out of the landof Egypt,Who ledus through the wilderness,Through a landof desertsand of pits,Through a landof droughtand of deepdarkness,Through a landthat noonecrossedAnd wherenomandwelt?'
And besidesallthis,betweenus and you there is a greatchasmfixed,sothat thosewho wishto come overfrom hereto you will not be able,and [that] nonemay cross overfrom thereto us.'
