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Job
A righteous man's anguish and the speech of God from the whirlwind
A poetic and philosophical dialogue centered on Job, a righteous man stripped of his possessions, his children, and his health. His friends argue conventional doctrines of retribution; Job protests his innocence; and God answers from a whirlwind without answering the question of why.
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乌斯地、有一个人名叫约伯．那人完全正直、敬畏 神、远离恶事。
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
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他生了七个儿子、三个女儿．
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
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他的家产有七千羊、三千骆驼、五百对牛、五百母驴、并有许多仆婢．这人在东方人中就为至大。
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
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他的儿子、按着日子、各在自己家里设摆筵宴、就打发人去、请了他们的三个姐妹来、与他们一同吃喝。
And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
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筵宴的日子过了、约伯打发人去叫他们自洁．他清早起来、按着他们众人的数目献燔祭．因为他说、恐怕我儿子犯了罪、心中弃掉 神。约伯常常这样行。
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
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有一天、 神的众子来侍立在耶和华面前、撒但也来在其中。
Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
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耶和华问撒但说、你从那里来．撒但回答说、我从地上走来走去、往返而来。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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耶和华问撒但说、你曾用心察看我的仆人约伯没有．地上再没有人像他完全正直、敬畏 神、远离恶事。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.
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撒但回答耶和华说、约伯敬畏 神、岂是无故呢。
Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
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你岂不是四面圈上篱笆围护他和他的家、并他一切所有的么．他手所作的、都蒙你赐福．他的家产也在地上增多。
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
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你且伸手、毁他一切所有的、他必当面弃掉你。
But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
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耶和华对撒但说、凡他所有的、都在你手中．只是不可伸手加害于他。于是撒但从耶和华面前退去。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
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有一天、约伯的儿女正在他们长兄的家里、吃饭喝酒、
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother`s house,
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有报信的来见约伯、说、牛正耕地、驴在旁边吃草．
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
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示巴人忽然闯来、把牲畜掳去、并用刀杀了仆人．惟有我一人逃脱、来报信给你。
and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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他还说话的时候、又有人来说、 神从天上降下火来、将群羊、和仆人、都烧灭了．惟有我一人逃脱、来报信给你。
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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他还说话的时候、又有人来说、迦勒底人分作三队、忽然闯来、把骆驼掳去、并用刀杀了仆人．惟有我一人逃脱、来报信给你。
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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他还说话的时候、又有人来说、你的儿女正在他们长兄的家里、吃饭喝酒．
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother`s house;
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不料、有狂风从旷野刮来、击打房屋的四角、房屋倒塌在少年人身上、他们就都死了．惟有我一人逃脱、来报信给你。
and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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约伯便起来、撕裂外袍、剃了头、伏在地上下拜、
Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;
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说、我赤身出于母胎、也必赤身归回．赏赐的是耶和华．收取的也是耶和华。耶和华的名是应当称颂的。
and he said, Naked came I out of my mother`s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
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在这一切的事上、约伯并不犯罪、也不以 神为愚妄。〈或作也不妄评 神〉
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
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又有一天、 神的众子来侍立在耶和华面前、撒但也来在其中。
Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.
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耶和华问撒但说、你从那里来．撒但回答说、我从地上走来走去、往返而来。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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耶和华问撒但说、你曾用心察看我的仆人约伯没有．地上再没有人像他完全正直、敬畏 神、远离恶事．你虽激动我攻击他、无故的毁灭他．他仍然持守他的纯正。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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撒但回答耶和华说、人以皮代皮、情愿舍去一切所有的、保全性命。
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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你且伸手、伤他的骨头、和他的肉．他必当面弃掉你。
But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
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耶和华对撒但说、他在你手中．只要存留他的性命。
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
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于是撒但从耶和华面前退去、击打约伯、使他从脚掌到头顶、长毒疮。
So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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约伯就坐在炉灰中、拿瓦片刮身体。
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
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他的妻子对他说、你仍然持守你的纯正么．你弃掉 神、死了罢。
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
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约伯却对他说、你说话像愚顽的妇人一样。嗳、难道我们从 神手里得福、不也受祸么。在这一切的事上、约伯并不以口犯罪。
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
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约伯的三个朋友、提幔人以利法、书亚人比勒达、拿玛人琐法、听说有这一切的灾祸临到他身上、各人就从本处约会同来、为他悲伤、安慰他。
Now when Job`s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.
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他们远远的举目观看、认不出他来、就放声大哭．各人撕裂外袍、把尘土向天扬起来、落在自己的头上。
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
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他们就同他七天七夜、坐在地上、一个人也不向他说句话．因为他极其痛苦。
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
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此后、约伯开口、咒诅自己的生日、
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
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说、
And Job answered and said:
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愿我生的那日和说怀了男胎的那夜、都灭没。
Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.
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愿那日变为黑暗．愿 神不从上面寻找他、愿亮光不照于其上。
Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.
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愿黑暗和死荫索取那日．愿密云停在其上．愿日蚀恐吓他。
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.
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愿那夜被幽暗夺取、不在年中的日子同乐．也不入月中的数目。
As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.
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愿那夜没有生育．其间也没有欢乐的声音。
Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
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愿那咒诅日子且能惹动鳄鱼的、咒诅那夜。
Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
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愿那夜黎明的星宿变为黑暗．盼亮却不亮、也不见早晨的光线。〈光线原文作眼皮〉
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:
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因没有把怀我胎的门关闭、也没有将患难对我的眼隐藏。
Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother`s] womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.
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我为何不出母胎而死．为何不出母腹绝气．
Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?
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为何有膝接收我．为何有奶哺养我。
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?
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不然、我就早已躺卧安睡．
For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,
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和地上为自己重造荒邱的君王、谋士、
With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
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或与有金子、将银子装满了房屋的王子、一同安息．
Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:
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或像隐而未现、不到期而落的胎、归于无有、如同未见光的婴孩。
Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.
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在那里恶人止息搅扰、困乏人得享安息．
There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
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被囚的人同得安逸．不听见督工的声音。
There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.
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大小都在那里．奴仆脱离主人的辖制。
The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.
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受患难的人、为何有光赐给他呢．心中愁苦的人、为何有生命赐给他呢。
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;
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他们切望死、却不得死、求死胜于求隐藏的珍宝。
Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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他们寻见坟墓就快乐、极其欢喜。
Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?
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人的道路既然遮隐、 神又把他四面围困、为何有光赐给他呢。
[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
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我未曾吃饭、就发出叹息、我唉哼的声音涌出如水。
For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.
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因我所恐惧的临到我身、我所惧怕的迎我而来。
For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.
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我不得安逸、不得平静、也不得安息．却有患难来到。
I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.
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提幔人以利法回答说、
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
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人若想与你说话、你就厌烦么．但谁能忍住不说呢。
If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
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你素来教导许多的人、又坚固软弱的手。
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
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你的言语曾扶助那将要跌倒的人．你又使软弱的膝稳固。
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
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但现在祸患临到你、你就昏迷．挨近你、你便惊惶。
But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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你的倚靠、不是在你敬畏 神么．你的盼望、不是在你行事纯正么。
Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, [And] the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
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请你追想、无辜的人、有谁灭亡．正直的人、在何处剪除。
Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
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按我所见、耕罪孽、种毒害的人、都照样收割。
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
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神一出气、他们就灭亡． 神一发怒、他们就消没。
By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
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狮子的吼叫、和猛狮的声音、尽都止息．少壮狮子的牙齿、也都敲掉。
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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老狮子、因绝食而死、母狮之子、也都离散。
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
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我暗暗的得了默示、我耳朵也听其细微的声音。
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
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在思念夜中．异象之间、世人沉睡的时候、
In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
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恐惧、战兢、临到我身、使我百骨打战。
Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
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有灵从我面前经过、我身上的毫毛直立。
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
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那灵停住、我却不能辨其形状．有影像在我眼前．我在静默中、听见有声音、说、
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
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必死的人岂能比 神公义么．人岂能比造他的主洁净么。
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
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主不信靠他的臣仆、并且指他的使者为愚昧．
Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:
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何况那住在土房、根基在尘土里、被蠹虫所毁坏的人呢。
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
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早晚之间、就被毁灭、永归无有、无人理会。
Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.
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他帐棚的绳索、岂不从中抽出来呢．他死、且是无智慧而死。
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.
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你且呼求．有谁答应你．诸圣者之中．你转向那一位呢。
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
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忿怒害死愚妄人、嫉妒杀死痴迷人。
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
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我曾见愚妄人扎下根．但我忽然咒诅他的住处。
I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
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他的儿女、远离稳妥的地步、在城门口被压、并无人搭救。
His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
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他的庄稼、有饥饿的人吃尽了、就是在荆棘里的、也抢去了．他的财宝、有网罗张口吞灭了。
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
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祸患、原不是从土中出来．患难、也不是从地里发生．
For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
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人生在世必遇患难、如同火星飞腾。
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
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至于我、我必仰望 神、把我的事情托付他．
But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
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他行大事不可测度、行奇事不可胜数．
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:
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降雨在地上、赐水于田里．
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;
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将卑微的安置在高处、将哀痛的举到稳妥之地．
So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
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破坏狡猾人的计谋、使他们所谋的、不得成就。
He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
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他叫有智慧的中了自己的诡计．使狡诈人的计谋速速灭亡。
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
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他们白昼遇见黑暗、午间摸索、如在夜间。
They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.
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神拯救穷乏人、脱离他们口中的刀、和强暴人的手。
But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
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这样、贫寒的人有指望、罪孽之辈必塞口无言。
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
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神所惩治的人是有福的．所以你不可轻看全能者的管教。
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
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因为他打破、又缠裹．他击伤、用手医治。
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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你六次遭难、他必救你．就是七次、灾祸也无法害你。
He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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在饥荒中、他必救你脱离死亡．在争战中、他必救你脱离刀剑的权力。
In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
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你必被隐藏、不受口舌之害．灾殃临到、你也不惧怕。
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
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你遇见灾害饥馑、就必嬉笑．地上的野兽、你也不惧怕。
At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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因为你必与田间的石头立约．田里的野兽、也必与你和好。
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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你必知道你帐棚平安、要查看你的羊圈、一无所失。
And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.
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也必知道你的后裔将来发达、你的子孙像地上的青草。
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
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你必寿高年迈才归坟墓、好像禾捆到时收藏。
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
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这理我们已经考察、本是如此．你须要听、要知道是与自己有益。
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
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惟愿我的烦恼称一称、我一切的灾害放在天平里。
Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!
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现今都比海沙更重、所以我的言语急躁。
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.
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因全能者的箭射入我身、其毒、我的灵喝尽了． 神的惊吓摆阵攻击我。
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5
野驴有草、岂能叫唤．牛有料、岂能吼叫。
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6
物淡而无盐、岂可吃么、蛋青有甚么滋味呢。
Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7
看为可厌的食物、我心不肯挨近。
My soul refuseth to touch [them]; They are as loathsome food to me.
8
惟愿我得着所求的、愿 神赐我所切望的．
Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!
9
就是愿 神把我压碎、伸手将我剪除。
Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10
我因没有违弃那圣者的言语、就仍以此为安慰、在不止息的痛苦中、还可踊跃。
And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11
我有甚么气力、使我等候．我有甚么结局、使我忍耐。
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
12
我的气力、岂是石头的气力．我的肉身、岂是铜的呢．
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?
13
在我岂不是毫无帮助么．智慧岂不是从我心中赶出净尽么。
Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?
14
那将要灰心、离弃全能者、不敬畏 神的人、他的朋友、当以慈爱待他。
To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15
我的弟兄诡诈、好像溪水、又像溪水流干的河道。
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;
16
这河、因结冰发黑、有雪藏在其中．
Which are black by reason of the ice, [And] wherein the snow hideth itself:
17
天气渐暖、就随时消化．日头炎热、便从原处干涸。
What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18
结伴的客旅离弃大道、顺河偏行．到荒野之地死亡。
The caravans [that travel] by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.
19
提玛结伴的客旅瞻望、示巴同伙的人等候。
The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them.
20
他们因失了盼望就抱愧、来到那里便蒙羞。
They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.
21
现在你们正是这样．看见惊吓的事便惧怕。
For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
22
我岂说、请你们供给我．从你们的财物中、送礼物给我。
Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?
23
岂说、拯救我脱离敌人的手么．救赎我脱离强暴人的手么。
Or, Deliver me from the adversary`s hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?
24
请你们教导我、我便不作声．使我明白在何事上有错。
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25
正直的言语、力量何其大．但你们责备、是责备甚么呢。
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
26
绝望人的讲论、既然如风、你们还想要驳正言语么。
Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
27
你们想为孤儿拈阄、以朋友当货物。
Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
28
现在请你们看看我、我决不当面说谎。
Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.
29
请你们转意、不要不公．请再转意、我的事有理。
Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
30
我的舌上、岂有不义么．我的口里、岂不辨奸恶么。
Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
1
人在世上岂无争战么．他的日子不像雇工人的日子么。
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
2
像奴仆切慕黑影、像雇工人盼望工价、
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
3
我也照样、经过困苦的日月、夜间的疲乏为我而定。
So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4
我躺卧的时候、便说、我何时起来、黑夜就过去呢．我尽是反来覆去、直到天亮。
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
5
我的肉体以虫子和尘土为衣．我的皮肤才收了口、又重新破裂。
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
6
我的日子比梭更快、都消耗在无指望之中。
My days are swifter than a weaver`s shuttle, And are spent without hope.
7
求你想念、我的生命不过是一口气．我的眼睛必不再见福乐。
Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.
8
观看我的人、他的眼必不再见我．你的眼目要看我、我却不在了。
The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
9
云彩消散而过、照样、人下阴间也不再上来。
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
10
他不再回自己的家、故土也不再认识他。
He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.
11
我不禁止我口．我灵愁苦、要发出言语．我心苦恼、要吐露哀情。
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12
我对 神说、我岂是洋海、岂是大鱼、你竟防守我呢。
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
13
若说、我的床必安慰我、我的榻必解释我的苦情．
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
14
你就用梦惊骇我、用异象恐吓我．
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
15
甚至我宁肯噎死、宁肯死亡、胜似留我这一身的骨头。
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.
16
我厌弃性命、不愿永活．你任凭我罢．因我的日子都是虚空。
I loathe [my life]; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
17
人算甚么、你竟看他为大、将他放在心上、
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
18
每早鉴察他、时刻试验他。
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
19
你到何时才转眼不看我、才任凭我咽下唾沫呢。
How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20
鉴察人的主阿、我若有罪、于你何妨．为何以我当你的箭靶子、使我厌弃自己的性命。
If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
21
为何不赦免我的过犯、除掉我的罪孽。我现今要躺卧在尘土中．你要殷勤的寻找我、我却不在了。
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
1
书亚人比勒达回答、说、
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2
这些话你要说到几时．口中的言语如狂风要到几时呢。
How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
3
神岂能偏离公平．全能者岂能偏离公义。
Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
4
或者你的儿女得罪了他、他使他们受报应。
If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;
5
你若殷勤的寻求 神、向全能者恳求．
If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6
你若清洁正直．他必定为你起来、使你公义的居所兴旺。
If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7
你起初虽然微小、终久必甚发达。
And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
8
请你考问前代、追念他们的列祖所查究的。
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
9
（我们不过从昨日才有、一无所知．我们在世的日子好像影儿。）
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);
10
他们岂不指教你、告诉你、从心里发出言语来呢。
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?
11
蒲草没有泥、岂能发长．芦荻没有水岂能生发。
Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
12
尚青的时候、还没有割下、比百样的草先枯槁。
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, [and] not cut down, It withereth before any [other] herb.
13
凡忘记 神的人、景况也是这样．不虔敬人的指望要灭没．
So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
14
他所仰赖的必折断、他所倚靠的是蜘蛛网。
Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider`s web.
15
他要倚靠房屋、房屋却站立不住．他要抓住房屋、房屋却不能存留。
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
16
他在日光之下发青、蔓子爬满了园子。
He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
17
他的根盘绕石堆、扎入石地。
His roots are wrapped about the [stone] -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.
18
他若从本地被拔出、那地就不认识他、说、我没有见过你。
If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.
19
看哪、这就是他道中之乐．以后必另有人从地而生。
Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.
20
神必不丢弃完全人、也不扶助邪恶人。
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.
21
他还要以喜笑充满你的口、以欢呼充满你的嘴。
He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.
22
恨恶你的要披戴惭愧．恶人的帐棚、必归于无有。
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
我真知道是这样．但人在 神面前怎能成为义呢。
Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
3
若愿意与他争辩、千中之一也不能回答。
If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4
他心里有智慧、且大有能力．谁向 神刚硬而得亨通呢。
[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-
5
他发怒、把山翻倒挪移、山并不知觉．
[Him] that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;
6
他使地震动、离其本位、地的柱子就摇撼。
That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;
7
他吩咐日头不出来、就不出来、又封闭众星。
That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;
8
他独自铺张苍天、步行在海浪之上。
That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
9
他造北斗、参星、昴星、并南方的密宫。
That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
10
他行大事不可测度、行奇事不可胜数。
That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.
11
他从我旁边经过、我却不看见．他在我面前行走、我倒不知觉。
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12
他夺取、谁能阻挡、谁敢问他、你作甚么。
Behold, he seizeth [the prey], who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13
神必不收回他的怒气．扶助拉哈伯的、屈身在他以下。
God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.
14
既是这样、我怎敢回答他、怎敢选择言语与他辩论呢。
How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words [to reason] with him?
15
我虽有义、也不回答他．只要向那审判我的恳求。
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
16
我若呼吁、他应允我、我仍不信他真听我的声音。
If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.
17
他用暴风折断我、无故的加增我的损伤。
For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18
我就是喘一口气、他都不容、倒使我满心苦恼。
He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
19
若论力量、他真有能力．若论审判、他说谁能将我传来呢。
If [we speak] of strength, lo, [he is] mighty! And if of justice, Who, [saith he], will summon me?
20
我虽有义、自己的口要定我为有罪．我虽完全、我口必显我为弯曲。
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
21
我本完全．不顾自己．我厌恶我的性命。
I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
22
善恶无分、都是一样．所以我说、完全人、和恶人、他都灭绝。
It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23
若忽然遭杀害之祸、他必戏笑无辜的人遇难。
If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.
24
世界交在恶人手中．蒙蔽世界审判官的脸．若不是他、是谁呢。
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If [it be] not [he], who then is it?
25
我的日子比跑信的更快、急速过去、不见福乐。
Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,
26
我的日子过去如快船、如急落抓食的鹰。
They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.
27
我若说、我要忘记我的哀情、除去我的愁容、心中畅快．
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;
28
我因愁苦而惧怕、知道你必不以我为无辜。
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29
我必被你定为有罪．我何必徒然劳苦呢。
I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?
30
我若用雪水洗身、用碱洁净我的手．
If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;
31
你还要扔我在坑里、我的衣服都憎恶我．
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32
他本不像我是人、使我可以回答他、又使我们可以同听审判。
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.
33
我们中间没有听讼的人、可以向我们两造按手。
There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
34
愿他把杖离开我、不使惊惶威吓我．
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
35
我就说话、也不惧怕他．现在我却不是那样。
Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.
1
我厌烦我的性命、必由着自己述说我的哀情．因心里苦恼．我要说话．
My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2
对 神说、不要定我有罪、要指示我、你为何与我争辩。
I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3
你手所造的、你又欺压、又藐视、却光照恶人的计谋．这事你以为美么。
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4
你的眼岂是肉眼．你查看、岂像人查看么。
Hast thou eyes of flesh? Or seest thou as man seeth?
5
你的日子岂像人的日子．你的年岁、岂像人的年岁、
Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man`s days,
6
就追问我的罪孽、寻察我的罪过么。
That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,
7
其实、你知道我没有罪恶、并没有能救我脱离你手的。
Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
8
你的手创造我、造就我的四肢百体．你还要毁灭我。
Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
9
求你记念、制造我如抟泥一般．你还要使我归于尘土么。
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10
你不是倒出我来好像奶、使我凝结如同奶饼么。
Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?
11
你以皮和肉为衣、给我穿上、用骨与筋、把我全体联络。
Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews.
12
你将生命和慈爱赐给我、你也眷顾保全我的心灵。
Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13
然而你待我的这些事、早已藏在你心里．我知道你久有此意。
Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:
14
我若犯罪、你就察看我、并不赦免我的罪孽。
If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15
我若行恶、便有了祸．我若为义、也不敢抬头、正是满心羞愧、眼见我的苦情。
If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.
16
我若昂首自得、你就追捕我如狮子．又在我身上显出奇能。
And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
17
你重立见证攻击我、向我加增恼怒．如军兵更换着攻击我。
Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.
18
你为何使我出母胎呢．不如我当时气绝、无人得见我。
Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.
19
这样、就如没有我一般．一出母胎、就被送入坟墓。
I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20
我的日子不是甚少么．求你停手宽容我、叫我在往而不返之先、就是往黑暗和死荫之地以先、可以稍得畅快。
Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21
我的日子不是甚少么．求你停手宽容我、叫我在往而不返之先、就是往黑暗和死荫之地以先、可以稍得畅快。
Before I go whence I shall not return, [Even] to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
22
那地甚是幽暗、是死荫混沌之地．那里的光好像幽暗。
The land dark as midnight, [The land] of the shadow of death, without any order, And where the light is as midnight.
1
拿玛人琐法回答说、
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2
这许多的言语、岂不该回答么．多嘴多舌的人、岂可称为义么。
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
3
你夸大的话、岂能使人不作声么．你戏笑的时候、岂没有人叫你害羞么。
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4
你说、我的道理纯全、我在你眼前洁净。
For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
5
惟愿 神说话、愿他开口攻击你。
But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,
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并将智慧的奥秘指示你．他有诸般的智识。所以当知道 神追讨你、比你罪孽该得的还少。
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7
你考察、就能测透 神么．你岂能尽情测透全能者么。
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8
他的智慧高于天、你还能作甚么．深于阴间、你还能知道甚么。
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?
9
其量、比地长、比海宽。
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
10
他若经过、将人拘禁、招人受审、谁能阻挡他呢。
If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?
11
他本知道虚妄的人．人的罪孽、他虽不留意、还是无所不见。
For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.
12
空虚的人、却毫无知识、人生在世好像野驴的驹子。
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass`s colt.
13
你若将心安正、又向主举手．
If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;
14
你手里若有罪孽、就当远远的除掉、也不容非义住在你帐棚之中。
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
15
那时、你必仰起脸来、毫无斑点．你也必坚固、无所惧怕。
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16
你必忘记你的苦楚、就是想起也如流过去的水一样。
For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
17
你在世的日子、要比正午更明．虽有黑暗、仍像早晨。
And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
18
你因有指望、就必稳固．也必四围巡查、坦然安息。
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.
19
你躺卧无人惊吓、且有许多人向你求恩。
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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但恶人的眼目必要失明、他们无路可逃．他们的指望就是气绝。
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
你们真是子民哪、你们死亡、智慧也就灭没了。
No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
3
但我也有聪明、与你们一样．并非不及你们．你们所说的、谁不知道呢。
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4
我这求告 神、蒙他应允的人、竟成了朋友所讥笑的．公义完全人、竟受了人的讥笑。
I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
5
安逸的人心里藐视灾祸．这灾祸常常等待滑脚的人。
In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
6
强盗的帐棚兴旺、惹 神的人稳固． 神多将财物送到他们手中。
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7
你且问走兽、走兽必指教你．又问空中的飞鸟、飞鸟必告诉你．
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
8
或与地说话、地必指教你．海中的鱼、也必向你说明。
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9
看这一切、谁不知道是耶和华的手作成的呢。
Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,
10
凡活物的生命、和人类的气息、都在他手中。
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
11
耳朵岂不试验言语、正如上膛尝食物么。
Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
12
年老的有智慧、寿高的有知识。
With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
13
在 神有智慧和能力．他有谋略和知识。
With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
14
他拆毁的、就不能再建造．他捆住人、便不得开释。
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15
他把水留住、水便枯干．他再发出水来、水就翻地。
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16
在他有能力和智慧、被诱惑的、与诱惑人的、都是属他。
With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17
他把谋士剥衣掳去、又使审判官变成愚人。
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
18
他放松君王的绑、又用带子捆他们的腰。
He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.
19
他把祭司剥衣掳去、又使有能的人倾败．
He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
20
他废去忠信人的讲论、又夺去老人的聪明。
He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
21
他使君王蒙羞被辱、放松有力之人的腰带。
He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.
22
他将深奥的事从黑暗中彰显、使死荫显为光明。
He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23
他使邦国兴旺而又毁灭．他使邦国开广而又掳去。
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
24
他将地上民中首领的聪明夺去、使他们在荒废无路之地漂流。
He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25
他们无光、在黑暗中摸索、又使他们东倒西歪、像醉酒的人一样。
They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
1
这一切我眼都见过、我耳都听过、而且明白。
Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2
你们所知道的、我也知道．并非不及你们。
What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
3
我真要对全能者说话、我愿与 神理论。
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.
4
你们是编造谎言的、都是无用的医生。
But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.
5
惟愿你们全然不作声．这就算为你们的智慧。
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.
6
请你们听我的辩论、留心听我口中的分诉。
Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7
你们要为 神说不义的话么、为他说诡诈的言语么。
Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?
8
你们要为 神徇情么、要为他争论么。
Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?
9
他查出你们来、这岂是好么．人欺哄人、你们也要照样欺哄他么。
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?
10
你们若暗中徇情、他必要责备你们。
He will surely reprove you If ye do secretly show partiality.
11
他的尊荣、岂不叫你们惧怕么．他的惊吓、岂不临到你们么。
Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
12
你们以为可记念的箴言、是炉灰的箴言．你们以为可靠的坚垒是淤泥的坚垒。
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay.
13
你们不要作声、任凭我罢、让我说话．无论如何我都承当。
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.
14
我何必把我的肉挂在牙上、将我的命放在手中。
Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
15
他必杀我．我虽无指望、然而我在他面前还要辩明我所行的。
Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
16
这要成为我的拯救、因为不虔诚的人不得到他面前。
This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.
17
你们要细听我的言语、使我所辩论的、入你们的耳中。
Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.
18
我已陈明我的案、知道自己有义。
Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous.
19
有谁与我争论、我就情愿缄默不言、气绝而亡。
Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
20
惟有两件、不要向我施行、我就不躲开你的面．
Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:
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就是把你的手缩回、远离我身．又不使你的惊惶威吓我。
Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
22
这样、你呼叫、我就回答．或是让我说话、你回答我。
Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23
我的罪孽和罪过有多少呢．求你叫我知道我的过犯与罪愆。
How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24
你为何掩面、拿我当仇敌呢。
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?
25
你要惊动被风吹的叶子么．要追赶枯干的碎秸么．
Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26
你按罪状刑罚我、又使我担当幼年的罪孽．
For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:
27
也把我的脚上了木狗、并窥察我一切的道路、为我的脚掌画定界限。
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet:
28
我已经像灭绝的烂物、像虫蛀的衣裳。
Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
1
人为妇人所生、日子短少、多有患难．
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
2
出来如花、又被割下．飞去如影、不能存留。
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3
这样的人你岂睁眼看他么．又叫我来受审么。
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?
4
谁能使洁净之物出于污秽之中呢．无论谁也不能。
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5
人的日子既然限定、他的月数在你那里、你也派定他的界限、使他不能越过、
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6
便求你转眼不看他、使他得歇息、直等他像雇工人完毕他的日子。
Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
7
树若被砍下、还可指望发芽、嫩枝生长不息、
For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8
其根虽然衰老在地里、干也死在土中．
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
9
及至得了水气、还要发芽、又长枝条、像新栽的树一样。
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
10
但人死亡而消灭．他气绝、竟在何处呢。
But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11
海中的水绝尽、江河消散干涸．
[As] the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;
12
人也是如此、躺下不再起来、等到天没有了、仍不得复醒、也不得从睡中唤醒。
So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
13
惟愿你把我藏在阴间．存于隐密处、等你的忿怒过去、愿你为我定了日期、记念我。
Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14
人若死了、岂能再活呢。我只要在我一切争战的日子、等我被释放的时候来到。〈被释放或作改变〉
If a man die, shall he live [again]? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.
15
你呼叫、我便回答．你手所作的、你必羡慕。
Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.
16
但如今你数点我的脚步、岂不窥察我的罪过么。
But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?
17
我的过犯被你封在囊中、也缝严了我的罪孽。
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.
18
山崩变为无有．磐石挪开原处。
But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;
19
水流消磨石头．所流溢的、洗去地上的尘土．你也照样灭绝人的指望。
The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.
20
你攻击人常常得胜、使他去世、你改变他的容貌、叫他往而不回。
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21
他儿子得尊荣他也不知道．降为卑他也不觉得。
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22
但知身上疼痛、心中悲哀。
But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.
1
提幔人以利法回答说、
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2
智慧人岂可用虚空的知识回答、用东风充满肚腹呢。
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
3
他岂可用无益的话、和无济于事的言语理论呢。
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4
你是废弃敬畏的意、在 神面前阻止敬虔的心。
Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.
5
你的罪孽指教你的口、你选用诡诈人的舌头。
For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6
你自己的口定你有罪、并非是我．你自己的嘴见证你的不是。
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7
你岂是头一个被生的人么．你受造在诸山之先么。
Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?
8
你曾听见 神的密旨么．你还将智慧独自得尽么。
Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
9
你知道甚么、是我们不知道的呢．你明白甚么、是我们不明白的呢。
What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10
我们这里有白发的、和年纪老迈的、比你父亲还老。
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.
11
神用温和的话安慰你、你以为太小么。
Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?
12
你的心为何将你逼去．你的眼为何冒出火星、
Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,
13
使你的灵反对 神、也任你的口发这言语。
That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
14
人是甚么、竟算为洁净呢．妇人所生的是甚么、竟算为义呢。
What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15
神不信靠他的众圣者、在他眼前天也不洁净．
Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:
16
何况那污秽可憎、喝罪孽如水的世人呢。
How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!
17
我指示你、你要听．我要述说所看见的、
I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
18
就是智慧人、从列祖所受、传说而不隐瞒的。
(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;
19
（这地惟独赐给他们、并没有外人从他们中间经过．）
Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
20
恶人一生之日、劬劳痛苦、强暴人一生的年数、也是如此。
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
21
惊吓的声音常在他耳中．在平安时抢夺的必临到他那里。
A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22
他不信自己能从黑暗中转回．他被刀剑等候。
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.
23
他漂流在外求食、说、那里有食物呢．他知道黑暗的日子在他手边豫备好了。
He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24
急难困苦叫他害怕、而且胜了他、好像君王豫备上阵一样。
Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25
他伸手攻击 神、以骄傲攻击全能者、
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
26
挺着颈项、用盾牌的厚凸面、向全能者直闯、
He runneth upon him with a [stiff] neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;
27
是因他的脸蒙上脂油、腰积成肥肉。
Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;
28
他曾住在荒凉城邑、无人居住将成乱堆的房屋。
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
29
他不得富足、财物不得常存、产业在地上也不加增。
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
30
他不得出离黑暗．火焰要将他的枝子烧干、因 神口中的气、他要灭亡．〈灭亡原文作走去〉
He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God`s] mouth shall he go away.
31
他不用倚靠虚假、欺哄自己．因虚假必成为他的报应。
Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.
32
他的日期未到之先这事必成就、他的枝子不得青绿。
It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green.
33
他必像葡萄树的葡萄、未熟而落、又像橄榄树的花、一开而谢。
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive-tree.
34
原来不敬虔之辈、必无生育、受贿赂之人的帐棚、必被火烧．
For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
35
他们所怀的是毒害、所生的是罪孽、心里所豫备的是诡诈。
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
这样的话我听了许多．你们安慰人、反叫人愁烦。
I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.
3
虚空的言语有穷尽么．有甚么话惹动你回答呢。
Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?
4
我也能说你们那样的话．你们若处在我的境遇、我也会联络言语攻击你们、又能向你们摇头。
I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul`s stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
5
但我必用口坚固你们、用嘴消解你们的忧愁。
[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage [your grief].
6
我虽说话、忧愁仍不得消解．我虽停住不说、忧愁就离开我么。
Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?
7
但现在 神使我困倦．使亲友远离我。
But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.
8
又抓住我、作见证攻击我．我身体的枯瘦也当面见证我的不是。
And thou hast laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me]: And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.
9
主发怒撕裂我、逼迫我、向我切齿．我的敌人怒目看我。
He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10
他们向我开口、打我的脸羞辱我、聚会攻击我。
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
11
神把我交给不敬虔的人、把我扔到恶人的手中。
God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
12
我素来安逸、他折断我、掐住我的颈项、把我摔碎、又立我为他的箭靶子。
I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.
13
他的弓箭手四面围绕我．他破裂我的肺腑、并不留情．把我的胆倾倒在地上．
His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14
将我破裂又破裂．如同勇士向我直闯。
He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.
15
我缝麻布在我皮肤上、把我的角放在尘土中。
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.
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我的脸、因哭泣发紫、在我的眼皮上有死荫。
My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
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我的手中、却无强暴、我的祈祷、也是清洁。
Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
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地阿、不要遮盖我的血、不要阻挡我的哀求。
O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no [resting] -place.
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现今、在天有我的见证、在上有我的中保。
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.
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我的朋友讥诮我．我却向 神眼泪汪汪．
My friends scoff at me: [But] mine eye poureth out tears unto God,
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愿人得与 神辩白、如同人与朋友辩白一样。
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
22
因为再过几年、我必走那往而不返之路。
For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
1
我的心灵消耗、我的日子灭尽、坟墓为我豫备好了。
My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is [ready] for me.
2
真有戏笑我的在我这里、我眼常见他们惹动我。
Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
3
愿主拿凭据给我、自己为我作保．在你以外谁肯与我击掌呢。
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
4
因你使他们心不明理．所以你必不高举他们。
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
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控告他的朋友、以朋友为可抢夺的、连他儿女的眼睛、也要失明。
He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6
神使我作了民中的笑谈．他们也吐唾沫在我脸上。
But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.
7
我的眼睛因忧愁昏花、我的百体好像影儿。
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as a shadow.
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正直人、因此必惊奇、无辜的人、要兴起攻击不敬虔之辈。
Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.
9
然而义人要持守所行的道、手洁的人要力上加力。
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
10
至于你们众人、可以再来辩论罢．你们中间、我找不着一个智慧人。
But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.
11
我的日子已经过了、我的谋算、我心所想望的、已经断绝。
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart.
12
他们以黑夜为白昼．说、亮光近乎黑暗。
They change the night into day: The light, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
13
我若盼望阴间为我的房屋．若下榻在黑暗中．
If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;
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若对朽坏说、你是我的父．对虫说、你是我的母亲姐妹．
If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister;
15
这样、我的指望在哪里呢．我所指望的、谁能看见呢。
Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?
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等到安息在尘土中、这指望必下到阴间的门闩那里了。
It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust.
1
书亚人比勒达回答说、
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2
你寻索言语要到几时呢．你可以揣摩思想、然后我们就说话。
How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
3
我们为何算为畜生、在你眼中看作污秽呢。
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, [And] are become unclean in your sight?
4
你这恼怒将自己撕裂的、难道大地为你见弃、磐石挪开原处么。
Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?
5
恶人的亮光、必要熄灭、他的火焰、必不照耀。
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6
他帐棚中的亮光、要变为黑暗．他以上的灯、也必熄灭。
The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.
7
他坚强的脚步、必见狭窄、自己的计谋、必将他绊倒。
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
8
因为他被自己的脚陷入网中、走在缠人的网罗上。
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.
9
圈套必抓住他的脚跟、机关必擒获他。
A gin shall take [him] by the heel, [And] a snare shall lay hold on him.
10
活扣为他藏在土内、羁绊为他藏在路上。
A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.
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四面的惊吓要使他害怕、并且追赶他的脚跟。
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.
12
他的力量必因饥饿衰败、祸患要在他旁边等候。
His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at his side.
13
他本身的肢体要被吞吃、死亡的长子要吞吃他的肢体。
The members of his body shall be devoured, [Yea], the first-born of death shall devour his members.
14
他要从所倚靠的帐棚被拔出来、带到惊吓的王那里。
He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.
15
不属他的必住在他的帐棚里．硫磺必撒在他所住之处。
There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
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下边、他的根本要枯干．上边、他的枝子要剪除。
His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.
17
他的记念、在地上必然灭亡、他的名字、在街上也不存留。
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.
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他必从光明中被撵到黑暗里、必被赶出世界。
He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.
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在本民中必无子无孙、在寄居之地、也无一人存留。
He shall have neither son nor son`s son among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.
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以后来的、要惊奇他的日子、好像以前去的、受了惊骇。
They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before were affrighted.
21
不义之人的住处、总是这样、此乃不认识 神之人的地步。
Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
你们搅扰我的心、用言语压碎我、要到几时呢。
How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
3
你们这十次羞辱我．你们苦待我也不以为耻。
These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.
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果真我有错、这错乃是在我。
And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.
5
你们果然要向我夸大、以我的羞辱为证指责我．
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
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就该知道是 神倾覆我、用网罗围绕我。
Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net.
7
我因委曲呼叫、却不蒙应允．我呼求、却不得公断。
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
8
神用篱笆拦住我的道路、使我不得经过．又使我的路径黑暗。
He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
9
他剥去我的荣光、摘去我头上的冠冕。
He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10
他在四围攻击我、我便归于死亡．将我的指望如树拔出来．
He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
11
他的忿怒向我发作、以我为敌人。
He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.
12
他的军旅一齐上来、修筑战路攻击我、在我帐棚的四围安营。
His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.
13
他把我的弟兄隔在远处、使我所认识的全然与我生疏。
He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
14
我的亲戚、与我断绝、我的密友、都忘记我。
My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.
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在我家寄居的、和我的使女、都以我为外人．我在他们眼中看为外邦人。
They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.
16
我呼唤仆人、虽用口求他、他还是不回答。
I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, [Though] I entreat him with my mouth.
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我口的气味、我妻子厌恶、我的恳求、我同胞也憎嫌。
My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.
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连小孩子也藐视我．我若起来、他们都嘲笑我。
Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.
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我的密友都憎恶我、我平日所爱的人向我翻脸。
All my familiar friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned against me.
20
我的皮肉紧贴骨头、我只剩牙皮逃脱了。
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21
我朋友阿、可怜我、可怜我、因为 神的手攻击我。
Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
22
你们为甚么仿佛 神逼迫我、吃我的肉还以为不足呢。
Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23
惟愿我的言语、现在写上、都记录在书上．
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
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用铁笔镌刻、用铅灌在磐石上、直存到永远。
That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!
25
我知道我的救赎主活着、末了必站立在地上．
But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
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我这皮肉灭绝之后、我必在肉体之外得见 神。
And after my skin, [even] this [body], is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;
27
我自己要见他、亲眼要看他、并不像外人．我的心肠在我里面消灭了。
Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
28
你们若说、我们逼迫他、要何等的重呢、惹事的根乃在乎他。
If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;
29
你们就当惧怕刀剑．因为忿怒惹动刀剑的刑罚、使你们知道有报应。〈原文作审判〉
Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath [bringeth] the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.
1
拿玛人琐法回答说、
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2
我心中急躁、所以我的思念叫我回答。
Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.
3
我已听见那羞辱我责备我的话．我的悟性叫我回答。
I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
4
你岂不知亘古以来、自从人生在地、
Knowest thou [not] this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
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恶人夸胜是暂时的、不敬虔人的喜乐不过转眼之间么。
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6
他的尊荣虽达到天上、头虽顶到云中．
Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
7
他终必灭亡、像自己的粪一样．素来见他的人要说、他在哪里呢。
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8
他必飞去如梦、不再寻见．速被赶去如夜间的异象。
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9
亲眼见过他的、必不再见他．他的本处、也再见不着他。
The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
10
他的儿女要求穷人的恩、他的手要赔还不义之财。
His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.
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他的骨头虽然有青年之力、却要和他一同躺卧在尘土中。
His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
12
他口内虽以恶为甘甜、藏在舌头底下、
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
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爱恋不舍、含在口中．
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;
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他的食物在肚里、却要化为酸、在他里面成为虺蛇的恶毒。
Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.
15
他吞了财宝、还要吐出． 神要从他腹中掏出来。
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.
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他必吸饮虺蛇的毒气．蝮蛇的舌头也必杀他。
He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper`s tongue shall slay him.
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流奶与蜜之河、他不得再见。
He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
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他劳碌得来的要赔还、不得享用．〈原文作吞下〉不能照所得的财货欢乐。
That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
19
他欺压穷人、且又离弃．强取非自己所盖的房屋。〈或作强取房屋不得再建造〉
For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
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他因贪而无厌、所喜悦的连一样也不能保守。
Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.
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其馀的、没有一样他不吞灭．所以他的福乐不能长久。
There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
22
他在满足有馀的时候、必到狭窄的地步．凡受苦楚的人、都必加手在他身上。
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
23
他正要充满肚腹的时候、 神必将猛烈的忿怒降在他身上、正在他吃饭的时候、要将这忿怒像雨降在他身上。
When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
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他要躲避铁器、铜弓的箭要将他射透。
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
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他把箭一抽、就从他身上出来．发光的箭头、从他胆中出来．有惊惶临在他身上。
He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.
26
他的财宝归于黑暗．人所不吹的火、要把他烧灭、要把他帐棚中所剩下的烧毁。
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
27
天要显明他的罪孽、地要兴起攻击他。
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.
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他的家产必然过去． 神发怒的日子、他的货物都要消灭。
The increase of his house shall depart; [His goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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这是恶人从 神所得的分、是 神为他所定的产业。
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
你们要细听我的言语、就算是你们安慰我。
Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.
3
请宽容我、我又要说话．说了以后、任凭你们嗤笑罢。
Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
4
我岂是向人诉冤、为何不焦急呢。
As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
5
你们要看着我而惊奇、用手摀口。
Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.
6
我每逢思想、心就惊惶、浑身战兢。
Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
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恶人为何存活、享大寿数、势力强盛呢。
Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
8
他们眼见儿孙、和他们一同坚立。
Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.
9
他们的家宅平安无惧、 神的杖也不加在他们身上。
Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
10
他们的公牛孳生而不断绝．母牛下犊而不掉胎。
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
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他们打发小孩子出去、多如羊群．他们的儿女踊跃跳舞。
They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
12
他们随着琴鼓歌唱、又因箫声欢喜。
They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
13
他们度日诸事亨通、转眼下入阴间。
They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.
14
他们对 神说、离开我们罢．我们不愿晓得你的道。
And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
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全能者是谁、我们何必事奉他呢．求告他有甚么益处呢。
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
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看哪、他们亨通不在乎自己．恶人所谋定的离我好远。
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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恶人的灯何尝熄灭．患难何尝临到他们呢． 神何尝发怒、向他们分散灾祸呢。
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?
18
他们何尝像风前的碎秸、如暴风刮去的糠秕呢。
That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
19
你们说、 神为恶人的儿女积蓄罪孽。我说、不如本人受报、好使他亲自知道。
[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:
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愿他亲眼看见自己败亡、亲自饮全能者的忿怒。
Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21
他的岁月既尽、他还顾他本家么。
For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?
22
神既审判那在高位的、谁能将知识教训他呢。
Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?
23
有人至死身体强壮、尽得平靖安逸．
One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet:
24
他的奶桶充满、他的骨髓滋润。
His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
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有人至死心中痛苦、终身未尝福乐的滋味。
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.
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他们一样躺卧在尘土中、都被虫子遮盖。
They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.
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我知道你们的意思、并诬害我的计谋。
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.
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你们说、霸者的房屋在那里．恶人住过的帐棚在那里。
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?
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你们岂没有询问过路的人么．不知道他们所引的证据么。
Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,
30
就是恶人在祸患的日子得存留、在发怒的日子得逃脱。
That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
31
他所行的、有谁当面给他说明．他所作的、有谁报应他呢。
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
32
然而他要被抬到茔地、并有人看守坟墓。
Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.
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他要以谷中的土块为甘甜、在他以先去的无数、在他以后去的更多。
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.
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你们对答的话中既都错谬、怎么徒然安慰我呢。
How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth [only] falsehood?
1
提幔人以利法回答说、
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
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人岂能使 神有益呢．智慧人但能有益于己。
Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
3
你为人公义、岂叫全能者喜悦呢．你行为完全、岂能使他得利呢。
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
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岂是因你敬畏他、就责备你、审判你么。
Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
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你的罪恶岂不是大么．你的罪孽也没有穷尽。
Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
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因你无故强取弟兄的物为当头、剥去贫寒人的衣服。
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
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困乏的人你没有给他水喝．饥饿的人、你没有给他食物。
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
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有能力的人、就得地土．尊贵的人、也住在其中。
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
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你打发寡妇空手回去、折断孤儿的膀臂。
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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因此、有网罗环绕你、有恐惧忽然使你惊惶．
Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
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或有黑暗蒙蔽你、并有洪水淹没你。
Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
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神岂不是在高天么．你看星宿何其高呢。
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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你说、 神知道甚么．他岂能看透幽暗施行审判呢。
And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
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密云将他遮盖、使他不能看见．他周游穹苍。
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
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你要依从上古的道么．这道是恶人所行的．
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
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他们未到死期、忽然除灭．根基毁坏、好像被江河冲去．
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
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他们向 神说、离开我们罢．又说、全能者能把我们怎么样呢。
Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
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那知 神以美物充满他们的房屋．但恶人所谋定的离我好远。
Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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义人看见他们的结局就欢喜、无辜的人嗤笑他们、
The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
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说、那起来攻击我们的、果然被剪除、其馀的都被火烧灭。
[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
21
你要认识 神、就得平安．福气也必临到你。
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
22
你当领受他口中的教训、将他的言语存在心里。
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
23
你若归向全能者、从你帐棚中远除不义、就必得建立。
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
24
要将你的珍宝丢在尘土里、将俄斐的黄金丢在溪河石头之间．
And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
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全能者就必为你的珍宝、作你的宝银。
And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
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你就要以全能者为喜乐、向 神仰起脸来。
For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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你要祷告他、他就听你．你也要还你的愿。
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
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你定意要作何事、必然给你成就．亮光也必照耀你的路。
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
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人使你降卑、你仍可说、必得高升．谦卑的人 神必然拯救。
When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
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人非无辜、 神且要搭救他．他因你手中清洁、必蒙拯救。
He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
如今我的哀告还算为悖逆．我的责罚比我的唉哼还重。
Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3
惟愿我能知道在那里可以寻见 神、能到他的台前．
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
4
我就在他面前将我的案件陈明、满口辩白。
I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
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我必知道他回答我的言语、明白他向我所说的话。
I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.
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他岂用大能与我争辩么．必不这样．他必理会我。
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
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在他那里正直人可以与他辩论．这样、我必永远脱离那审判我的。
There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
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只是我往前行、他不在那里．往后退、也不能见他。
Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there]; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
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他在左边行事、我却不能看见．在右边隐藏、我也不能见他。
On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
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然而他知道我所行的路、他试炼我之后、我必如精金。
But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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我脚追随他的步履．我谨守他的道、并不偏离。
My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
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他嘴唇的命令、我未曾背弃．我看重他口中的言语、过于我需用的饮食。
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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只是他心志已定、谁能使他转意呢．他心里所愿的、就行出来。
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14
他向我所定的、就必作成．这类的事他还有许多。
For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.
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所以我在他面前惊惶、我思念这事、便惧怕他。
Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
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神使我丧胆、全能者使我惊惶。
For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;
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我的恐惧、不是因为黑暗、也不是因为幽暗蒙蔽我的脸。
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
1
全能者既定期罚恶、为何不使认识他的人看见那日子呢。
Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?
2
有人挪移地界、抢夺群畜而牧养。
There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3
他们拉去孤儿的驴、强取寡妇的牛为当头。
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow`s ox for a pledge.
4
他们使穷人离开正道．世上的贫民尽都隐藏。
They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
5
这些贫穷人、如同野驴出到旷野、殷勤寻找食物．他们靠着野地给儿女糊口．
Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness [yieldeth] them bread for their children.
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收割别人田间的禾稼．摘取恶人馀剩的葡萄．
They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.
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终夜赤身无衣、天气寒冷毫无遮盖．
They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.
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在山上被大雨淋湿．因没有避身之处就挨近磐石。
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
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又有人从母怀中抢夺孤儿、强取穷人的衣服为当头．
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
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使人赤身无衣、到处流行．且因饥饿扛抬禾捆。
[So that] they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.
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在那些人的围墙内造油、醡酒、自己还口渴。
They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12
在多民的城内有人唉哼、受伤的人哀号． 神却不理会那恶人的愚妄。
From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
13
又有人背弃光明、不认识光明的道、不住在光明的路上。
These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.
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杀人的黎明起来、杀害困苦穷乏人．夜间又作盗贼。
The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
15
奸夫等候黄昏、说、必无眼能见我、就把脸蒙蔽。
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.
16
盗贼黑夜挖窟窿、白日躲藏、并不认识光明。
In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
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他们看早晨如幽暗．因为他们晓得幽暗的惊骇。
For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
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这些恶人犹如浮萍快快飘去．他们所得的分在世上被咒诅．他们不得再走葡萄园的路。
Swiftly they [pass away] upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
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干旱炎热消没雪水．阴间也如此消没犯罪之辈。
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [So doth] Sheol [those that] have sinned.
20
怀他的母〈原文作胎〉要忘记他．虫子要吃他、觉得甘甜．他不再被人记念．不义的人必如树折断。
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
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他恶待〈或作他吞灭〉不怀孕不生养的妇人、不善待寡妇。
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
22
然而 神用能力保全有势力的人．那性命难保的人仍然兴起。
Yet [God] preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.
23
神使他们安稳、他们就有所倚靠． 神的眼目也看顾他们的道路。
[God] giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.
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他们被高举不过片时、就没有了．他们降为卑、被除灭、与众人一样．又如谷穗被割。
They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
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若不是这样、谁能证实我是说谎的、将我的言语驳为虚空呢。
And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
1
书亚人比勒达回答说、
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2
神有治理之权、有威严可畏．他在高处施行和平。
Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.
3
他的诸军、岂能数算．他的光亮一发、谁不蒙照呢。
Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?
4
这样在 神面前、人怎能称义．妇人所生的、怎能洁净。
How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
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在 神眼前、月亮也无光亮、星宿也不清洁．
Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:
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何况如虫的人、如蛆的世人呢。
How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
1
约伯回答说、
Then Job answered and said,
2
无能的人、蒙你何等的帮助．膀臂无力的人、蒙你何等的拯救。
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3
无智慧的人、蒙你何等的指教．你向他多显大知识。
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4
你向谁发出言语来．谁的灵从你而出。
To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5
在大水和水族以下的阴魂战兢。
They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
6
在 神面前阴间显露、灭亡也不得遮掩。
Sheol is naked before [God], And Abaddon hath no covering.
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神将北极铺在空中、将大地悬在虚空．
He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8
将水包在密云中、云却不破裂。
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
9
遮蔽他的宝座、将云铺在其上．
He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10
在水面的周围画出界限、直到光明黑暗的交界。
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
11
天的柱子因他的斥责震动惊奇。
The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
12
他以能力搅动大海、〈搅动或作平静〉他藉知识打伤拉哈伯．
He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13
藉他的灵使天有妆饰．他的手刺杀快蛇。
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
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看哪、这不过是 神工作的些微．我们所听于他的是何等细微的声音．他大能的雷声谁能明透呢。
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
1
约伯接着说、
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
2
神夺去我的理、全能者使我心中愁苦．我指着永生的 神起誓、
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:
3
（我的生命尚在我里面、 神所赐呼吸之气仍在我的鼻孔内）
(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
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我的嘴决不说非义之言、我的舌也不说诡诈之语。
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
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我断不以你们为是．我至死必不以自己为不正。
Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
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我持定我的义、必不放松．在世的日子我心必不责备我。
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
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愿我的仇敌如恶人一样、愿那起来攻击我的、如不义之人一般。
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
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不敬虔的人、虽然得利、 神夺取其命的时候、还有甚么指望呢。
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
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患难临到他、 神岂能听他的呼求。
Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
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他岂以全能者为乐、随时求告 神呢。
Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
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神的作为、我要指教你们、全能者所行的、我也不隐瞒。
I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12
你们自己也都见过．为何全然变为虚妄呢。
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?
13
神为恶人所定的分、强暴人从全能者所得的报、〈报原文作产业〉乃是这样．
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:
14
倘或他的儿女增多、还是被刀所杀．他的子孙必不得饱食。
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15
他所遗留的人、必死而埋葬．他的寡妇也不哀哭。
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.
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他虽积蓄银子如尘沙、豫备衣服如泥土．
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;
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他只管豫备、义人却要穿上．他的银子、无辜的人要分取。
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.
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他建造房屋如虫作窝、又如守望者所搭的棚。
He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.
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他虽富足躺卧、却不得收殓．转眼之间就不在了。
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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惊恐如波涛、将他追上．暴风在夜间、将他刮去。
Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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东风把他飘去、又刮他离开本处。
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.
22
神要向他射箭、并不留情．他恨不得逃脱 神的手。
For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.
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人要向他拍掌、并要发叱声、使他离开本处。
Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
1
银子有矿、炼金有方。
Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
2
铁从地里挖出、铜从石中镕化。
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
3
人为黑暗定界限、查究幽暗阴翳的石头、直到极处．
[Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
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在无人居住之处刨开矿穴、过路的人也想不到他们．又与人远离、悬在空中摇来摇去。
He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
5
至于地、能出粮食．地内好像被火翻起来。
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
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地中的石头有蓝宝石、并有金沙。
The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.
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矿中的路鸷鸟不得知道、鹰眼也未见过．
That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon`s eye seen it:
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狂傲的野兽未曾行过．猛烈的狮子也未曾经过。
The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
9
人伸手凿开坚石、倾倒山根。
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
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在磐石中凿出水道．亲眼看见各样宝物。
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
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他封闭水不得滴流．使隐藏的物显露出来。
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12
然而智慧有何处可寻．聪明之处在哪里呢。
But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13
智慧的价值无人能知、在活人之地也无处可寻。
Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14
深渊说、不在我内．沧海说、不在我中。
The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
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智慧非用黄金可得、也不能平白银为他的价值。
It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
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俄斐金、和贵重的红玛瑙、并蓝宝石、不足与较量。
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
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黄金、和玻璃、不足与比较、精金的器皿、不足与兑换。
Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
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珊瑚、水晶、都不足论、智慧的价值胜过珍珠。〈或作红宝石〉
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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古实的红璧玺、不足与比较。精金、也不足与较量。
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20
智慧从何处来呢．聪明之处在哪里呢。
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
21
是向一切有生命的眼目隐藏、向空中的飞鸟掩蔽。
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
22
灭没和死亡说、我们风闻其名。
Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
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神明白智慧的道路、晓得智慧的所在。
God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
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因他鉴察直到地极、遍观普天之下．
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
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要为风定轻重．又度量诸水。
To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
26
他为雨露定命令、为雷电定道路。
When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
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那时他看见智慧、而且述说．他坚定、并且查究。
Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
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他对人说、敬畏主就是智慧、远离恶便是聪明。
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
1
约伯又接着说、
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
2
惟愿我的景况如从前的月分、如 神保守我的日子。
Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
3
那时他的灯照在我头上．我藉他的光行过黑暗。
When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
4
我愿如壮年的时候。那时我在帐棚中． 神待我有密友之情．
As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
5
全能者仍与我同在、我的儿女都环绕我．
When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
6
奶多可洗我的脚、磐石为我出油成河。
When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
7
我出到城门、在街上设立座位、
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
8
少年人见我而回避、老年人也起身站立．
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
9
王子都停止说话、用手摀口．
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
10
首领静默无声、舌头贴住上膛。
The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11
耳朵听我的、就称我有福．眼睛看我的、便称赞我．
For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
12
因我拯救哀求的困苦人、和无人帮助的孤儿。
Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
13
将要灭亡的为我祝福。我也使寡妇心中欢乐。
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow`s heart to sing for joy.
14
我以公义为衣服、以公平为外袍和冠冕。
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15
我为瞎子的眼、瘸子的脚。
I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
16
我为穷乏人的父．素不认识的人我查明他的案件。
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17
我打破不义之人的牙床、从他牙齿中夺了所抢的。
And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18
我便说、我必死在家中、〈原文作窝中〉必增添我的日子、多如尘沙．
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
19
我的根长到水边、露水终夜霑在我的枝上．
My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
20
我的荣耀在身上增新、我的弓在手中日强。
My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
21
人听见我而仰望、静默等候我的指教。
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
22
我说话之后、他们就不再说．我的言语像雨露滴在他们身上。
After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
23
他们仰望我如仰望雨．又张开口如切慕春雨。
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
24
他们不敢自信、我就向他们含笑．他们不使我脸上的光改变。
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25
我为他们选择道路、又坐首位．我如君王在军队中居住．又如吊丧的安慰伤心的人。
I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
1
但如今比我年少的人戏笑我．其人之父、我曾藐视、不肯安在看守我羊群的狗中。
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
2
他们壮年的气力既已衰败、其手之力与我何益呢。
Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished.
3
他们因穷乏饥饿、身体枯瘦、在荒废凄凉的幽暗中、龈干燥之地．
They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
4
在草丛之中采咸草、罗腾的根为他们的食物。〈罗腾小树名松类〉
They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.
5
他们从人中被赶出、人追喊他们如贼一般、
They are driven forth from the midst [of men]; They cry after them as after a thief;
6
以致他们住在荒谷之间、在地洞和岩穴中．
So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
7
在草丛中叫唤、在荆棘下聚集。
Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.
8
这都是愚顽下贱人的儿女．他们被鞭打、赶出境外。
[They are] children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land.
9
现在这些人以我为歌曲、以我为笑谈。
And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.
10
他们厌恶我、躲在旁边站着、不住的吐唾沫在我脸上。
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.
11
松开他们的绳索苦待我、在我面前脱去辔头。
For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
12
这等下流人在我右边起来、推开我的脚、筑成战路来攻击我。
Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
13
这些无人帮助的、毁坏我的道、加增我的灾。
They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, [Even] men that have no helper.
14
他们来如同闯进大破口．在毁坏之间、辊在我身上。
As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves [upon me].
15
惊恐临到我、驱逐我的尊荣如风．我的福禄如云过去。
Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
16
现在我心极其悲伤．困苦的日子将我抓住。
And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
17
夜间我里面的骨头刺我、疼痛不止、好像龈我。
In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the [pains] that gnaw me take no rest.
18
因 神的大力、我的外衣污秽不堪．又如里衣的领子将我缠住。
By [God`s] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
19
神把我扔在淤泥中、我就像尘土和炉灰一般。
He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.
20
主阿、我呼求你、你不应允我．我站起来、你就定睛看我。
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.
21
你向我变心、待我残忍．又用大能追逼我．
Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.
22
把我提在风中、使我驾风而行．又使我消灭在烈风中。
Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.
23
我知道要使我临到死地、到那为众生所定的阴宅。
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.
24
然而人仆倒、岂不伸手．遇灾难、岂不求救呢。
Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?
25
人遭难、我岂不为他哭泣呢．人穷乏、我岂不为他忧愁呢。
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
26
我仰望得好处、灾祸就到了．我等待光明、黑暗便来了。
When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.
27
我心里烦扰不安、困苦的日子临到我身。
My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.
28
我没有日光就哀哭行去．〈或作我面发黑并非因日晒〉我在会中站着求救。
I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
29
我与野狗为弟兄、与鸵鸟为同伴。
I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.
30
我的皮肤黑而脱落．我的骨头因热烧焦。
My skin is black, [and falleth] from me, And my bones are burned with heat.
31
所以我的琴音变为悲音、我的箫声变为哭声。
Therefore is my harp [turned] to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.
1
我与眼睛立约、怎能恋恋瞻望处女呢。
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
2
从至上的 神所得之分、从至高全能者所得之业、是甚么呢。
For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3
岂不是祸患临到不义的、灾害临到作孽的呢。
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
4
神岂不是察看我的道路、数点我的脚步呢。
Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?
5
我若与虚谎同行、脚若追随诡诈．
If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit
6
我若被公道的天平称度、使 神可以知道我的纯正．
(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);
7
我的脚步若偏离正路、我的心若随着我的眼目、若有玷污粘在我手上．
If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
8
就愿我所种的、有别人吃．我田所产的、被拔出来。
Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
9
我若受迷惑、向妇人起淫念、在邻舍的门外蹲伏．
If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor`s door;
10
就愿我的妻子给别人推磨、别人也与他同室。
Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
11
因为这是大罪、是审判官当罚的罪孽。
For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
12
这本是火焚烧、直到毁灭、必拔除我所有的家产。
For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
13
我的仆婢与我争辩的时候、我若藐视不听他们的情节．
If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;
14
神兴起、我怎样行呢．他察问、我怎样回答呢。
What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15
造我在腹中的、不也是造他么．将他与我抟在腹中的、岂不是一位么。
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16
我若不容贫寒人得其所愿、或叫寡妇眼中失望、
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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或独自吃我一点食物、孤儿没有与我同吃．
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
18
（从幼年时孤儿与我同长、好像父子一样．我从出母腹就扶助寡妇．〈扶助原文作引领〉）
(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother`s womb);
19
我若见人因无衣死亡、或见穷乏人身无遮盖．
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;
20
我若不使他因我羊的毛得暖、为我祝福．
If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21
我若在城门口见有帮助我的、举手攻击孤儿．
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
22
情愿我的肩头从缺盆骨脱落、我的膀臂从羊矢骨折断。
Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
23
因 神降的灾祸、使我恐惧、因他的威严、我不能妄为。
For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
24
我若以黄金为指望、对精金说、你是我的倚靠．
If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
25
我若因财物丰裕、因我手多得赀财而欢喜．
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
26
我若见太阳发光、明月行在空中、
If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
27
心就暗暗被引诱、口便亲手．
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28
这也是审判官当罚的罪孽、又是我背弃在上的 神。
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
29
我若见恨我的遭报就欢喜、见他遭灾便高兴．
If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
30
（我没有容口犯罪、咒诅他的生命）
(Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
31
若我帐棚的人未尝说、谁不以主人的食物吃饱呢．
If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?
32
（从来我没有容客旅在街上住宿、却开门迎接行路的人．）
(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);
33
我若像亚当〈亚当或作别人〉遮掩我的过犯、将罪孽藏在怀中、
If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,
34
因惧怕大众、又因宗族藐视我使我惊恐、以致闭口无言、杜门不出．
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-
35
惟愿有一位肯听我、（看哪、在这里有我所画的押、愿全能者回答我）
Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
36
愿那敌我者所写的状词在我这里我必带在肩上、又绑在头上为冠冕．
Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:
37
我必向他述说我脚步的数目、必如君王进到他面前。
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.
38
我若夺取田地、这地向我喊冤、犂沟一同哭泣．
If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
39
我若吃地的出产不给价值、或叫原主丧命．
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40
愿这地长蒺藜代替麦子、长恶草代替大麦．约伯的话说完了。
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
1
于是这三个人、因约伯自以为义、就不再回答他。
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
2
那时有布西人、兰族巴拉迦的儿子以利户、向约伯发怒、因约伯自以为义、不以 神为义。
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
3
他又向约伯的三个朋友发怒、因为他们想不出回答的话来、仍以约伯为有罪。
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
4
以利户要与约伯说话、就等候他们、因为他们比自己年老。
Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.
5
以利户见这三个人口中无话回答、就怒气发作。
And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.
6
布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说、我年轻、你们老迈、因此我退让、不敢向你们陈说我的意见。
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.
7
我说、年老的当先说话、寿高的当以智慧教训人。
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8
但在人里面有灵、全能者的气使人有聪明。
But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9
尊贵的不都有智慧、寿高的不都能明白公平。
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
10
因此我说、你们要听我言、我也要陈说我的意见。
Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.
11
你们查究所要说的话．那时我等候你们的话侧耳听你们的辩论、
Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.
12
留心听你们．谁知你们中间无一人折服约伯、驳倒他的话。
Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.
13
你们切不可说、我们寻得智慧． 神能胜他、人却不能。
Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:
14
约伯没有向我争辩、我也不用你们的话回答他。
For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15
他们惊奇不再回答、一言不发。
They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.
16
我岂因他们不说话、站住不再回答、仍旧等候呢。
And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
17
我也要回答我的一分话、陈说我的意见。
I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion.
18
因为我的言语满怀、我里面的灵激动我。
For I am full of words; The spirit within me constraineth me.
19
我的胸怀如盛酒之囊、没有出气之缝、又如新皮袋快要破裂。
Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.
20
我要说话、使我舒畅．我要开口回答。
I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.
21
我必不看人的情面、也不奉承人。
Let me not, I pray you, respect any man`s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
22
我不晓得奉承、若奉承、造我的主必快快除灭我。
For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.
1
约伯阿、请听我的话、留心听我一切的言语。
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
2
我现在开口、用舌发言。
Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3
我的言语、要发明心中所存的正直．我所知道的、我嘴唇要诚实的说出。
My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
4
神的灵造我、全能者的气使我得生。
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
5
你若回答我、就站起来、在我面前陈明。
If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
6
我在 神面前与你一样、也是用土造成。
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
7
我不用威严惊吓你、也不用势力重压你。
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
8
你所说的我听见了、也听见你的言语、说、
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
9
我是清洁无过的．我是无辜的、在我里面也没有罪孽。
I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
10
神找机会攻击我、以我为仇敌、
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:
11
把我的脚上了木狗、窥察我一切的道路。
He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
12
我要回答你说、你这话无理．因 神比世人更大。
Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.
13
你为何与他争论呢、因他的事都不对人解说。
Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
14
神说、一次、两次、世人却不理会。
For God speaketh once, Yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not.
15
人躺在床上沉睡的时候 神就用梦、和夜间的异象、
In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
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开通他们的耳朵、将当受的教训印在他们心上、
Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
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好叫人不从自己的谋算、不行骄傲的事．〈原文作将骄傲向人隐藏〉
That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man;
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拦阻人不陷于坑里、不死在刀下。
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
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人在床上被惩治、骨头中不住的疼痛．
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
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以致他的口厌弃食物、心厌恶美味。
So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
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他的肉消瘦、不得再见、先前不见的骨头、都凸出来。
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
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他的灵魂临近深坑、他的生命近于灭命的。
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
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一千天使中、若有一个作传话的、与 神同在、指示人所当行的事．
If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;
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神就给他开恩、说、救赎他免得下坑．我已经得了赎价。
Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
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他的肉要比孩童的肉更嫩．他就反老还童。
His flesh shall be fresher than a child`s; He returneth to the days of his youth.
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他祷告 神、 神就喜悦他、使他欢呼朝见 神的面． 神又看他为义。
He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
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他在人前歌唱说、我犯了罪、颠倒是非、这竟与我无益。
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
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神救赎我的灵魂免入深坑．我的生命也必见光。
He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
29
神两次、三次、向人行这一切的事．
Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, [yea] thrice, with a man,
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为要从深坑救回人的灵魂、使他被光照耀与活人一样。
To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
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约伯阿、你当侧耳听我的话．不要作声、等我讲说。
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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你若有话说、就可以回答我．你只管说、因我愿以你为是。
If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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若不然、你就听我说、你不要作声、我便将智慧教训你。
If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
1
以利户又说、
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2
你们智慧人、要听我的话．有知识的人、要留心听我说。
Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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因为耳朵试验话语、好像上膛尝食物。
For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
4
我们当选择何为是、彼此知道何为善。
Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.
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约伯曾说、我是公义、 神夺去我的理．
For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:
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我虽有理、还算为说谎言的．我虽无过、受的伤还不能医治。
Notwithstanding my right I am [accounted] a liar; My wound is incurable, [though I am] without transgression.
7
谁像约伯、喝讥诮如同喝水呢。
What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,
8
他与作孽的结伴、和恶人同行。
Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?
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他说、人以 神为乐、总是无益。
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.
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所以你们明理的人要听我的话． 神断不至行恶、全能者断不至作孽。
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
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他必按人所作的报应人、使各人照所行的得报。
For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.
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神必不作恶、全能者也不偏离公平。
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
13
谁派他治理地、安定全世界呢。
Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
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他若专心为己、将灵和气收归自己．
If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
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凡有血气的就必一同死亡、世人必仍归尘土。
All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.
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你若明理、就当听我的话、留心听我言语的声音。
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.
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难道恨恶公平的、可以掌权么．那有公义的、有大能的、岂可定他有罪么。
Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous [and] mighty?-
18
他对君王说、你是鄙陋的、对贵臣说、你是邪恶的。
[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked;
19
他待王子不徇情面、也不看重富足的过于贫穷的．因为都是他手所造。
That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
20
在转眼之间、半夜之中、他们就死亡．百姓被震动而去世、有权力的被夺去非借人手。
In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.
21
神注目观看人的道路、看明人的脚步。
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
22
没有黑暗、阴翳、能给作孽的藏身。
There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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神审判人、不必使人到他面前、再三鉴察。
For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.
24
他用难测之法打破有能力的人、设立别人代替他们。
He breaketh in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.
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他原知道他们的行为、使他们在夜间倾倒灭亡。
Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26
他在众人眼前击打他们、如同击打恶人一样。
He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
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因为他们偏行不跟从他、也不留心他的道．
Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:
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甚至使贫穷人的哀声达到他那里、他也听了困苦人的哀声。
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.
29
他使人安静、谁能扰乱〈或作定罪〉呢、他掩面谁能见他呢．无论待一国、或一人都是如此．
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
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使不虔敬的人不得作王、免得有人牢笼百姓。
That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.
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有谁对 神说、我受了责罚、不再犯罪．
For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
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我所看不明的、求你指教我．我若作了孽、必不再作。
That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
33
他施行报应、岂要随你的心愿、叫你推辞不受么。选定的、是你、不是我．你所知道的只管说罢。
Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.
34
明理的人、和听我话的智慧人、必对我说、
Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
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约伯说话没有知识、言语中毫无智慧。
Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.
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愿约伯被试验到底、因他回答像恶人一样。
Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.
37
他在罪上又加悖逆．在我们中间拍手、用许多言语轻慢 神。
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.
1
以利户又说、
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2
你以为有理、或以为你的公义胜于 神的公义、
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God`s,
3
才说、这与我有甚么益处．我不犯罪比犯罪有甚么好处呢。
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
4
我要回答你、和在你这里的朋友。
I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
5
你要向天观看、瞻望那高于你的穹苍。
Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
6
你若犯罪、能使 神受何害呢．你的过犯加增、能使 神受何损呢。
If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7
你若是公义、还能加增他甚么呢．他从你手里还接受甚么呢。
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
8
你的过恶或能害你这类的人．你的公义或能叫世人得益处。
Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
9
人因多受欺压就哀求．因受能者的辖制〈辖制原文作膀臂〉便求救、
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10
却无人说、造我的 神在那里．他使人夜间歌唱。
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
11
教训我们胜于地上的走兽、使我们有聪明胜于空中的飞鸟。
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
12
他们在那里、因恶人的骄傲呼求、却无人答应。
There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
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虚妄的呼求、 神必不垂听、全能者也必不眷顾。
Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.
14
何况你说、你不得见他、你的案件在他面前、你等候他罢。
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
15
但如今因他未曾发怒降罚、也不甚理会狂傲．
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
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所以约伯开口说虚妄的话、多发无知识的言语。
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
1
以利户又接着说、
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2
你再容我片时、我就指示你．因我还有话为 神说。
Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God`s behalf.
3
我要将所知道的从远处引来、将公义归给造我的主。
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4
我的言语真不虚谎．有知识全备的与你同在。
For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5
神有大能、并不藐视人．他的智慧甚广。
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6
他不保护恶人的性命、却为困苦人伸冤。
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.
7
他时常看顾义人、使他们和君王同坐宝座、永远要被高举。
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
8
他们若被锁链捆住、被苦难的绳索缠住．
And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;
9
他就把他们的作为、和过犯指示他们、叫他们知道有骄傲的行动。
Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10
他也开通他们的耳朵得受教训、吩咐他们离开罪孽转回。
He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11
他们若听从事奉他、就必度日亨通、历年福乐。
If they hearken and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
12
若不听从、就要被刀杀灭、无知无识而死。
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
13
那心中不敬虔的人、积蓄怒气． 神捆绑他们、他们竟不求救．
But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
14
必在青年时死亡、与污秽人一样丧命。
They die in youth, And their life [perisheth] among the unclean.
15
神借着困苦、救拔困苦人、趁他们受欺压、开通他们的耳朵。
He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.
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神也必引你出离患难、进入宽阔不狭窄之地．摆在你席上的、必满有肥甘。
Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.
17
但你满口有恶人批评的言语．判断和刑罚抓住你。
But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
18
不可容忿怒触动你、使你不服责罚．也不可因赎价大就偏行。
For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
19
你的呼求、〈呼求或作资财〉或是你一切的势力、果有灵验、叫你不受患难么。
Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
20
不要切慕黑夜、就是众民在本处被除灭的时候。
Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.
21
你要谨慎、不可重看罪孽、因你选择罪孽、过于选择苦难。
Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22
神行事有高大的能力．教训人的、有谁像他呢。
Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?
23
谁派定他的道路．谁能说、你所行的不义。
Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
24
你不可忘记称赞他所行的为大、就是人所歌颂的。
Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
25
他所行的万人都看见、世人也从远处观看。
All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.
26
神为大、我们不能全知．他的年数不能测度。
Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
27
他吸取水点、这水点从云雾中就变成雨．
For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
28
云彩将雨落下、沛然降与世人。
Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
29
谁能明白云彩如何铺张、和 神行宫的雷声呢。
Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?
30
他将亮光普照在自己的四围．他又遮覆海底。
Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
31
他用这些审判众民、且赐丰富的粮食。
For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
32
他以电光遮手、命闪电击中敌人。〈或作中了靶子〉
He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
33
所发的雷声显明他的作为、又向牲畜指明要起暴风。
The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
1
因此我心战兢、从原处移动。
Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
2
听阿、 神轰轰的声音、是他口中所发的响声。
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3
他发响声震遍天下、发电光闪到地极。
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto the ends of the earth.
4
随后人听见有雷声轰轰、大发威严．雷电接连不断。
After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
5
神发出奇妙的雷声．他行大事、我们不能测透。
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6
他对雪说、要降在地上．对大雨和暴雨、也是这样说。
For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
7
他封住各人的手、叫所造的万人、都晓得他的作为。
He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it].
8
百兽进入穴中、卧在洞内。
Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.
9
暴风出于南宫、寒冷出于北方。
Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
10
神嘘气成冰、宽阔之水也都凝结。
By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11
他使密云盛满水气．布散电光之云．
Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
12
这云、是藉他的指引、游行旋转、得以在全地面上行他一切所吩咐的。
And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,
13
或为责罚、或为润地、或为施行慈爱。
Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
14
约伯阿、你要留心听．要站立思想 神奇妙的作为。
Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15
神如何吩咐这些、如何使云中的电光照耀、你知道么。
Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16
云彩如何浮于空中、那知识全备者奇妙的作为、你知道么。
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17
南风使地寂静、你的衣服就如火热、你知道么。
How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?
18
你岂能与 神同铺穹苍么．这穹苍坚硬、如同铸成的镜子。
Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
19
我们愚昧不能陈说、请你指教我们该对他说甚么话。
Teach us what we shall say unto him; [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness.
20
人岂可说、我愿与他说话、岂有人自愿灭亡么。
Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21
现在有云遮蔽、人不得见穹苍的光亮．但风吹过、天又发晴。
And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
22
金光出于北方．在 神那里有可怕的威严。
Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
23
论到全能者、我们不能测度．他大有能力、有公平和大义、必不苦待人。
[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.
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所以人敬畏他．凡自以为心中有智慧的人、他都不顾念。
Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
1
那时耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说、
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2
谁用无知的言语、使我的旨意暗昧不明、
Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
3
你要如勇士束腰．我问你、你可以指示我。
Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4
我立大地根基的时候、你在哪里呢．你若有聪明只管说罢。
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
5
你若晓得就说、是谁定地的尺度．是谁把准绳拉在其上。
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
6
地的根基安置在何处．地的角石是谁安放的。
Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
7
那时晨星一同歌唱、 神的众子也都欢呼。
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8
海水冲出、如出胎胞．那时谁将他关闭呢．
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb;
9
是我用云彩当海的衣服、用幽暗当包裹他的布、
When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
10
为他定界限、又安门和闩、
And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
11
说、你只可到这里、不可越过、你狂傲的浪要到此止住。
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12
你自生以来、曾命定晨光、使清晨的日光知道本位．
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;
13
叫这光普照地的四极、将恶人从其中驱逐出来么。
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
14
因这光地面改变如泥上印印．万物出现如衣服一样。
It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment:
15
亮光不照恶人、强横的膀臂也必折断。
And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
16
你曾进到海源、或在深渊的隐密处行走么。
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17
死亡的门、曾向你显露么．死荫的门、你曾见过么。
Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18
地的广大、你能明透么．你若全知道、只管说罢。
Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19
光明的居所从何而至、黑暗的本位在于何处。
Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20
你能带到本境、能看明其室之路么。
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
21
你总知道、因为你早已生在世上、你日子的数目也多。
[Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!
22
你曾进入雪库、或见过雹仓么。
Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23
这雪雹乃是我为降灾、并打仗和争战的日子所豫备的。
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
24
光亮从何路分开、东风从何路分散遍地。
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25
谁为雨水分道、谁为雷电开路．
Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;
26
使雨降在无人之地、无人居住的旷野．
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27
使荒废凄凉之地得以丰足、青草得以发生。
To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
28
雨有父么、露水珠、是谁生的呢。
Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29
冰出于谁的胎、天上的霜、是谁生的呢。
Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30
诸水坚硬〈或作隐藏〉如石头、深渊之面凝结成冰。
The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
31
你能系住昴星的结么、能解开参星的带么。
Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
32
你能按时领出十二宫么、能引导北斗和随他的众星么．〈星原文作子〉
Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?
33
你知道天的定例么、能使地归在天的权下么。
Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34
你能向云彩扬起声来、使倾盆的雨遮盖你么。
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
35
你能发出闪电、叫他行去、使他对你说、我们在这里。
Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
36
谁将智慧放在怀中、谁将聪明赐于心内。
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
37
谁能用智慧数算云彩呢、尘土聚集成团、土块紧紧结连．那时、谁能倾倒天上的瓶呢。
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38
谁能用智慧数算云彩呢、尘土聚集成团、土块紧紧结连．那时、谁能倾倒天上的瓶呢。
When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
39
母狮子在洞中蹲伏、少壮狮子在隐密处埋伏、你能为他们抓取食物、使他们饱足么。
Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40
母狮子在洞中蹲伏、少壮狮子在隐密处埋伏、你能为他们抓取食物、使他们饱足么。
When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41
乌鸦之雏、因无食物飞来飞去、哀告 神．那时、谁为他豫备食物呢。
Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
1
山岩间的野山羊几时生产、你知道么．母鹿下犊之期你能察定么．
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2
他们怀胎的月数、你能数算么．他们几时生产你能晓得么．
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3
他们屈身、将子生下、就除掉疼痛。
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
4
这子渐渐肥壮、在荒野长大、去而不回。
Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.
5
谁放野驴出去自由．谁解开快驴的绳索。
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,
6
我使旷野作他的住处、使咸地当他的居所。
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
7
他嗤笑城内的喧嚷、不听赶牲𤘘的喝声。
He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8
遍山是他的草场．他寻找各样青绿之物。
The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
9
野牛岂肯服事你．岂肯住在你的槽旁。
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10
你岂能用套绳将野牛笼在犂沟之间．他岂肯随你耙山谷之地。
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11
岂可因他的力大、就倚靠他、岂可把你的工交给他作么。
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
12
岂可信靠他把你的粮食运到家、又收聚你禾场上的谷么。
Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather [the grain] of thy threshing-floor?
13
鸵鸟的翅膀欢然搧展、岂是显慈爱的翎毛和羽毛么。
The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love?
14
因他把蛋留在地上、在尘土中、使得温暖．
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
15
却想不到被脚踹碎、或被野兽践踏。
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.
16
他忍心待雏、似乎不是自己的．虽然徒受劳苦、也不为雏惧怕．
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear;
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因为 神使他没有智慧、也未将悟性赐给他。
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18
他几时挺身展开翅膀、就嗤笑马和骑马的人。
What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.
19
马的大力是你所赐的么．他颈项上挓挲的骔、是你给他披上的么．
Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
20
是你叫他跳跃像蝗虫么．他喷气之威使人惊惶。
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21
他在谷中刨地、自喜其力．他出去迎接佩带兵器的人。
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.
22
他嗤笑可怕的事、并不惊惶、也不因刀剑退回。
He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
23
箭袋和发亮的枪、并短枪、在他身上铮铮有声。
The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
24
他发猛烈的怒气将地吞下．一听角声就不耐站立。
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
25
角每发声、他说、呵哈．他从远处闻着战气、又听见军长大发雷声、和兵丁呐喊。
As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26
鹰雀飞翔、展开翅膀、一直向南、岂是藉你的智慧么。
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?
27
大鹰上腾、在高处搭窝、岂是听你的吩咐么。
Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?
28
他住在山岩、以山峰和坚固之所为家．
On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
29
从那里窥看食物、眼睛远远观望。
From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.
30
他的雏也咂血．被杀的人在那里、他也在那里。
Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
1
耶和华又对约伯说、
Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2
强辩的、岂可与全能者争论么．与 神辩驳的、可以回答这些罢。
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3
于是约伯回答耶和华说、
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
4
我是卑贱的．我用甚么回答你呢．只好用手摀口。
Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5
我说了一次、再不回答．说了两次、就不再说。
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6
于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯、说、
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7
你要如勇士束腰．我问你、你可以指示我。
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8
你岂可废弃我所拟定的．岂可定我有罪、好显自己为义么。
Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
9
你有 神那样的膀臂么．你能像他发雷声么。
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10
你要以荣耀庄严为妆饰、以尊荣威严为衣服．
Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
11
要发出你满溢的怒气、见一切骄傲的人、使他降卑．
Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12
见一切骄傲的人、将他制伏、把恶人践踏在本处．
Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
13
将他们一同隐藏在尘土中、把他们的脸蒙蔽在隐密处．
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
14
我就认你右手能以救自己。
Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
15
你且观看河马．我造你也造他．他吃草与牛一样。
Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
16
他的气力在腰间、能力在肚腹的筋上。
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
17
他摇动尾巴如香柏树．他大腿的筋互相联络。
He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18
他的骨头好像铜管．他的肢体仿佛铁棍。
His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
19
他在 神所造的物中为首．创造他的给他刀剑。
He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
20
诸山给他出食物、也是百兽游玩之处。
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
21
他伏在莲叶之下、卧在芦苇隐密处、和水洼子里。
He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
22
莲叶的阴凉遮蔽他、溪旁的柳树环绕他。
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
23
河水泛滥、他不发战、就是约但河的水涨到他口边、也是安然。
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
24
在他防备的时候谁能捉拿他、谁能牢笼他穿他的鼻子呢。
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
1
你能用鱼钩钓上鳄鱼么、能用绳子压下他的舌头么。
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
2
你能用绳索穿他的鼻子么、能用钩穿他的腮骨么。
Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
3
他岂向你连连恳求、说柔和的话么．
Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
4
岂肯与你立约、使你拿他永远作奴仆么。
Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
5
你岂可拿他当雀鸟玩耍么．岂可为你的幼女将他拴住么。
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6
搭伙的渔夫、岂可拿他当货物么、能把他分给商人么。
Will the bands [of fishermen] make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
7
你能用倒钩枪扎满他的皮、能用鱼叉叉满他的头么。
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?
8
你按手在他身上、想与他争战、就不再这样行罢。
Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
9
人指望捉拿他、是徒然的．一见他、岂不丧胆么。
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10
没有那么凶猛的人敢惹他．这样、谁能在我面前站立得住呢。
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
11
谁先给我甚么、使我偿还呢、天下万物都是我的。
Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
12
论到鳄鱼的肢体、和其大力、并美好的骨格、我不能缄默不言。
I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
13
谁能剥他的外衣．谁能进他上下牙骨之间呢。
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?
14
谁能开他的腮颊．他牙齿四围是可畏的。
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
15
他以坚固的鳞甲为可夸、紧紧合闭、封得严密。
[His] strong scales are [his] pride, Shut up together [as with] a close seal.
16
这鳞甲一一相连、甚至气不得透入其间．
One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.
17
都是互相联络、胶结不能分离。
They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.
18
他打喷嚏、就发出光来．他眼睛好像早晨的光线．〈光线原文作眼皮〉
His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19
从他口中发出烧着的火把、与飞迸的火星。
Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.
20
从他鼻孔冒出烟来、如烧开的锅、和点着的芦苇。
Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and [burning] rushes.
21
他的气点着煤炭、有火焰从他口中发出。
His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
22
他颈项中存着劲力、在他面前的都恐吓蹦跳。
In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him.
23
他的肉块互相联络、紧贴其身、不能摇动。
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
24
他的心结实如石头、如下磨石那样结实。
His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
25
他一起来、勇士都惊恐．心里慌乱、便都昏迷。
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
26
人若用刀、用枪、用标枪、用尖枪扎他、都是无用。
If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27
他以铁为干草、以铜为烂木。
He counteth iron as straw, [And] brass as rotten wood.
28
箭不能恐吓他使他逃避、弹石在他看为碎秸。
The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
29
棍棒算为禾秸．他嗤笑短枪飕的响声。
Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
30
他肚腹下如尖瓦片．他如钉耙经过淤泥。
His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds: He spreadeth [as it were] a threshing-wain upon the mire.
31
他使深渊开滚如锅、使洋海如锅中的膏油。
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32
他行的路随后发光、令人想深渊如同白发。
He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.
33
在地上没有像他造的那样无所惧怕．
Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
34
凡高大的、他无不藐视、他在骄傲的水族上作王。
He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.
1
约伯回答耶和华说、
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
2
我知道你万事都能作、你的旨意不能拦阻。
I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained.
3
谁用无知的言语、使你的旨意隐藏呢。我所说的、是我不明白的．这些事太奇妙、是我不知道的。
Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4
求你听我、我要说话．我问你、求你指示我。
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5
我从前风闻有你、现在亲眼看见你。
I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:
6
因此我厌恶自己、〈自己或作我的言语〉在尘土和炉灰中懊悔。
Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes.
7
耶和华对约伯说话以后、就对提幔人以利法说、我的怒气向你、和你两个朋友发作．因为你们议论我、不如我的仆人约伯说的是。
And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
8
现在你们要取七只公牛、七只公羊、到我仆人约伯那里去、为自己献上燔祭．我的仆人约伯就为你们祈祷．我因悦纳他、就不按你们的愚妄办你们．你们议论我、不如我的仆人约伯说的是。
Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
9
于是提幔人以利法、书亚人比勒达、拿玛人琐法、照着耶和华所吩咐的去行、耶和华就悦纳约伯。
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as Jehovah commanded them: and Jehovah accepted Job.
10
约伯为他的朋友祈祷、耶和华就使约伯从苦境转回、〈苦境原文作掳掠〉并且耶和华赐给他的、比他从前所有的加倍。
And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11
约伯的弟兄、姐妹、和以先所认识的人都来见他、在他家里一同吃饭．又论到耶和华所降与他的一切灾祸．都为他悲伤安慰他．每人也送他一块银子、和一个金环。
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
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这样、耶和华后来赐福给约伯、比先前更多．他有一万四千羊、六千骆驼、一千对牛、一千母驴。
So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
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他也有七个儿子、三个女儿。
He had also seven sons and three daughters.
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他给长女起名叫耶米玛．次女叫基洗亚．三女叫基连哈朴。
And he called the name of the first, Jemimah: and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.
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在那全地的妇女中、找不着像约伯的女儿那样美貌．他们的父亲使他们在弟兄中得产业。
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
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此后、约伯又活了一百四十年、得见他的儿孙、直到四代。
And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons` sons, [even] four generations.
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这样、约伯年纪老迈、日子满足而死。
So Job died, being old and full of days. Book I Psalm 1