约伯记 40
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约伯在 神面前谦卑自己
40 耶和华又对约伯说：
2 “挑剔是非的，怎能与全能者争辩呢？
责备 神的，回答这个问题吧。”
3 于是约伯回答耶和华说：
4 “我是微小的，可以回答你甚么呢？
我只好用手掩口。
5 这说了一次，不再回答；
说了二次就不再说。”
耶和华再教训约伯
6 于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：
7 “你要如勇士束腰，
我要问你，你要告诉我。
8 你怎能废弃我所审断的？
怎能定我为有罪，好显出你自己为义呢？
9 你有 神那样的膀臂吗？
你能用他那样的声音打雷吗？
10 你当以庄严与尊贵为装饰，
以尊荣与威严为衣服。
11 要倒尽你忿激的怒气，
观看所有骄傲的人，使他们降卑。
12 观看所有骄傲的人，把他制伏，
把恶人践踏在他们的地方，
13 把他们一起掩藏在尘土里，
把他们本人捆绑在隐密处。
14 这样，我就要向你承认，
你的右手能拯救你。
神创造河马
15 你看看河马吧，
我造牠像造你一样，
牠吃草如牛一般。
16 你看，牠的力量在腰间，
牠的能力在肚腹的肌肉上，
17 牠挺直尾巴硬如香柏树，
牠大腿的筋虬结在一起，
18 牠的骨头仿佛铜管，
牠的骨干好象铁棍。
19 牠在 神所造的事工中居首（“牠在 神所造的事工中居首”直译作“牠在 神的工作中居首”），
只有创造牠的能使刀剑临到牠身上。
20 群山为牠生出食物，
田野的百兽都在那里玩耍。
21 牠躺在莲叶之下，
躺在芦苇丛中与泥泽之间；
22 莲叶的阴影遮蔽牠，
溪旁的白杨树环绕牠。
23 江河泛滥，牠毫不慌张，
约旦河的水涨到牠的口边，牠还是安然。
24 牠警觉的时候谁能捉拿牠？
谁能用铁圈穿牠的鼻子呢？”
Job 40
Expanded Bible
40 The Lord answered and said to Job:
2 “Will the person who ·argues [contends] with the Almighty correct him?
Let the person who ·accuses [reproves] God answer him.”
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 “I am ·not worthy [small]; I cannot answer you anything,
so I will put my hand over my mouth [C to indicate no more talking].
5 I spoke one time, but I will not answer again;
I even spoke two times, but I will ·say [add] nothing more.”
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job from the ·storm [whirlwind]:
7 “·Be strong [Brace yourself; L Gird your loins], like a man!
I will ask you questions,
and you must ·answer [inform] me [38:3].
8 Would you ·say that I am unfair [discredit my justice]?
Would you ·blame [condemn] me to make yourself look ·right [righteous]?
9 ·Are you [L Is your arm] as strong as God?
Can your voice thunder like his?
10 If so, then decorate yourself with ·glory [loftiness] and ·beauty [pride];
dress in ·honor [splendor] and ·greatness [majesty] as if they were clothing.
11 Let your great anger ·punish [L loose];
look at the proud and bring them down.
12 Look at the proud and make them ·humble [submit].
Crush the wicked wherever they ·are [stand].
13 ·Bury [L Hide] them all in the ·dirt [dust] together;
·cover [hide] their faces in the ·grave [L hidden place].
14 If you can do that, then I myself will ·praise [acknowledge] you,
because ·you are strong enough to save yourself [L your right hand has given you the victory].
15 “Look at Behemoth, [C a large land animal or monster],
which I made just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
16 Look at the strength it has in its ·body [L loins];
the muscles of its stomach are powerful.
17 Its tail ·is [stiffens] like a cedar tree;
the ·muscles [sinews] of its thighs are woven together.
18 Its bones are like tubes of bronze;
its legs are like bars of iron.
19 It is one of the first of God’s works,
but its Maker can ·destroy it [L approach it with a sword].
20 The hills, where the wild animals play,
provide food for it.
21 It ·lies [lives] under the lotus plants,
hidden by the ·tall grass in the swamp [reeds of the marsh].
22 The lotus plants ·hide [cover] it in their shadow;
the poplar trees by the ·streams [wadis] surround it.
23 If the river ·floods [grows turbulent], it will not ·be afraid [or hurry away];
it is ·safe [confident; secure] even if the Jordan River rushes to its mouth.
24 Can anyone ·blind its eyes and capture it [or take it with a hook]?
Can anyone ·put hooks in its nose [pierce its nose with a snare]?
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