27 約伯接著說:
「我憑不給我公道的永恆上帝,
憑使我靈魂陷入痛苦的全能者起誓,
只要我一息尚存,
鼻中還有上帝之氣,
我的嘴唇決不說惡語,
舌頭決不講謊話。
我決不承認你們有理,
我至死堅信自己無辜。
我堅守自己的公義,決不放棄,
我有生之年都問心無愧。

「願我仇敵的下場和惡人一樣,
願我對頭的結局和罪人相同。
因為不敬虔的人將被剷除,上帝將奪去他的性命。
那時,他還有何指望?
患難臨到他時,
上帝豈會垂聽他的呼求?
10 他豈會以全能者為樂,
時時求告上帝?

11 「我要教導你們有關上帝的能力,
我不會隱瞞全能者的作為。
12 其實你們也曾親眼目睹,
為何還講這些虛妄之言?

13 「以下是上帝給惡人定的結局,
全能者賜給殘暴之徒的歸宿。
14 他的兒女再多也難逃殺戮,
他的子孫永遠吃不飽。
15 他倖存的後人被瘟疫吞噬,
生還的寡婦也不哀哭。
16 儘管他堆積的銀子多如塵沙,
儲存的衣服高若土堆,
17 但義人將穿他儲存的衣服,
清白的人將分他堆積的銀子。
18 他建的房子像蛾繭,
像守望者搭的草棚。
19 他睡前還是富翁,
醒來後財富已空。
20 恐懼如洪水般淹沒他,
暴風在夜間把他捲去。
21 東風把他颳走,
吹得無影無蹤。
22 狂風[a]毫不留情地擊打他,
他拼命地逃離風的威力。
23 狂風向他拍掌,
呼嘯著吹走他。

Footnotes

  1. 27·22 狂風」希伯來文指代不清,也可譯作「祂」,指上帝,23節同。

27 约伯接着说:
“我凭不给我公道的永恒上帝,
凭使我灵魂陷入痛苦的全能者起誓,
只要我一息尚存,
鼻中还有上帝之气,
我的嘴唇决不说恶语,
舌头决不讲谎话。
我决不承认你们有理,
我至死坚信自己无辜。
我坚守自己的公义,决不放弃,
我有生之年都问心无愧。

“愿我仇敌的下场和恶人一样,
愿我对头的结局和罪人相同。
因为不敬虔的人将被铲除,上帝将夺去他的性命。
那时,他还有何指望?
患难临到他时,
上帝岂会垂听他的呼求?
10 他岂会以全能者为乐,
时时求告上帝?

11 “我要教导你们有关上帝的能力,
我不会隐瞒全能者的作为。
12 其实你们也曾亲眼目睹,
为何还讲这些虚妄之言?

13 “以下是上帝给恶人定的结局,
全能者赐给残暴之徒的归宿。
14 他的儿女再多也难逃杀戮,
他的子孙永远吃不饱。
15 他幸存的后人被瘟疫吞噬,
生还的寡妇也不哀哭。
16 尽管他堆积的银子多如尘沙,
储存的衣服高若土堆,
17 但义人将穿他储存的衣服,
清白的人将分他堆积的银子。
18 他建的房子像蛾茧,
像守望者搭的草棚。
19 他睡前还是富翁,
醒来后财富已空。
20 恐惧如洪水般淹没他,
暴风在夜间把他卷去。
21 东风把他刮走,
吹得无影无踪。
22 狂风[a]毫不留情地击打他,
他拼命地逃离风的威力。
23 狂风向他拍掌,
呼啸着吹走他。

Footnotes

  1. 27:22 狂风”希伯来文指代不清,也可译作“祂”,指上帝,23节同。

Job’s Final Word to His Friends

27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)

“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(B)
    the Almighty,(C) who has made my life bitter,(D)
as long as I have life within me,
    the breath of God(E) in my nostrils,
my lips will not say anything wicked,
    and my tongue will not utter lies.(F)
I will never admit you are in the right;
    till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(G)
I will maintain my innocence(H) and never let go of it;
    my conscience(I) will not reproach me as long as I live.(J)

“May my enemy be like the wicked,(K)
    my adversary(L) like the unjust!
For what hope have the godless(M) when they are cut off,
    when God takes away their life?(N)
Does God listen to their cry
    when distress comes upon them?(O)
10 Will they find delight in the Almighty?(P)
    Will they call on God at all times?

11 “I will teach you about the power of God;
    the ways(Q) of the Almighty I will not conceal.(R)
12 You have all seen this yourselves.
    Why then this meaningless talk?

13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
    the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(S)
14 However many his children,(T) their fate is the sword;(U)
    his offspring will never have enough to eat.(V)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
    and their widows will not weep for them.(W)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(X)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(Y)
17 what he lays up(Z) the righteous will wear,(AA)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(AB)
18 The house(AC) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(AD)
    like a hut(AE) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(AF)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(AG)
20 Terrors(AH) overtake him like a flood;(AI)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(AJ)
21 The east wind(AK) carries him off, and he is gone;(AL)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(AM)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(AN)
    as he flees headlong(AO) from its power.(AP)
23 It claps its hands(AQ) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(AR)